The Northern Ireland boss decided to leave out Kyle Lafferty in an attempt to replicate the Germany player's mobility that had caused Ukraine so much trouble in the first game
Michael O'Neill was encouraged to pick Conor Washington over Kyle Lafferty for Northern Ireland's game against Ukraine in an attempt to replicate the influence Mario Gotze had in Germany's victory over them.
O'Neill felt Mikhail Fomenko's two centre-backs struggled to cope with the movement of lone striker Gotze during the 2-0 defeat in their Group C opener.
The Northern Ireland coach subsequently opted for Washington to lead the line in Lyon and left the less nimble Lafferty, who scored seven goals in qualifying, on the bench.