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Teenager Callum Marshall has won six Northern Ireland caps Northern Ireland striker Callum Marshall says he expects Saturday's Nations League game with Belarus to "be like Covid again". The game will be played in western Hungary and behind closed doors because of current Uefa restrictions on Belarus. The 19-year-old, who is on loan at Huddersfield Town from West Ham, says it is far from ideal playing without supporters. "Nobody wants to play behind closed doors as a footballer, especially when you have fans like Northern Ireland, " Marshall told BBC Sport NI. "Everyone wants to see the away fans and hear them. " Northern Ireland defeated Luxembourg in their Nations League opener in Belfast but lost their last match away to Bulgaria. Michael O'Neill's side travel to Zalaegerszeg to face Belarus, who drew with Bulgaria and defeated Luxembourg in their opening matches. "It's out of our hands, " Marshall added on the game being played behind closed doors. "Both teams will be playing away from home, so we can't use that as an excuse. "It will be like Covid again with no atmosphere. It'll be harder to get up for the occasion, but I'm sure we will. " 'I felt a pain in my calf - it was a blood clot' 'I'm not the complete player, there's loads of places I can improve' Inexperienced keepers battle for NI opportunity Marshall has scored two goals for Huddersfield Town this season Marshall joined West Ham from Irish Premiership side Linfield as a 17-year-old in 2022 and is currently on loan at Huddersfield. He had a short stint on loan at West Brom last season, in which he only played three matches, and now hopes that he can kick on as he looks at a long-term future with West Ham. "It's great playing League One football and coming up against men every week. It's good for me, " said Marshall, who has won six Northern Ireland caps. "It didn't really work out for me on my last loan, but I knew I had to get back out on loan to try and prove that I am the player that the boys at West Ham think I am. " Marshall has scored two goals this season for Huddersfield, who sit ninth in League One after five matches. "I'm trying to prove, first of all because I'm young, that I can handle playing against men, " he said. "And second of all, trying to get goals. The whole way through my career so far I've proven I can score goals. "I've scored a couple for Huddersfield. I've been playing decently but the goals haven't' really been falling. Hopefully I can get that under way soon. " Nations League: England fortunate as Colwill clears off line & Greece opener ruled out Nations League: Finland 0-0 Republic of Ireland Eight-hundred-and-twenty-three! The spirit behind England's record-breaking day Glass Animals perform at Radio 1's famous Live Lounge Glass Animals perform for Rickie, Melvin and Charlie Comic characters, spoofs and musical comedy Fast-paced, action-packed sketch comedy with Louise Mc Carthy and Gayle Telfer Stevens Bite-sized tales of terror Real-life ghost stories hand-picked from the Uncanny inbox Black artists reveal their fight against exploitation Stars including Nile Rodgers chart the struggles of legendary black artists in the music industry Inexperienced keepers battle for NI opportunity Baxter wants Carrick to 'believe in themselves again' Sexton 'might have been tempted' by Leinster stay How Cliftonville won the Women's Premiership 'Nadal - the son every mum would love to have' 'I was wild and messed up - I don't want others to make same mistakes' Why was 'the greatest match' so great? Relive Nadal's top 10 moments - and vote for your favourite 'You can't leave him out' - is Palmer England's most important player? A 24-hour party of pain - a day and night running round a track Arsenal's Mead and Williamson take on Honesty Cards. Video Arsenal's Mead and Williamson take on Honesty Cards Chelsea 'won't win' Champions League 'playing like that' Watch: Referee awards two bizarre penalties for handball. Video Watch: Referee awards two bizarre penalties for handball Watch best shots as Australia batters set up big win against NZ. Video Watch best shots as Australia batters set up big win against NZ 'In the ocean, at the forefront of climate change' - Buchan 'Football needs to adapt to help female coaches' Will Norris or Verstappen face penalties before end of season? What to look out for in Women's Champions League group stage Man City v Premier League legal case verdict - what it all means Watch best shots as England chase down South Africa total for victory. Video Watch best shots as England chase down South Africa total for victory Can you beat our Premier League true or false quiz? Rower Grant has 'passion' to help tackle climate change 'How Hatton's win may be key to ending golf's paralysis' Smith at 15, Roets at 22st and three more Premiership talking points © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.