Probabilities have been at a premium at Windsor Park as each defences got here out on prime.
Patrick Kelly hit the crossbar within the first half for Northern Eire, and Isaac Worth had an effort crushed away by Balazs Toth.
After Dan Ballard controversially conceded a penalty in Georgia, Shea Charles additionally had a penalty enchantment waved away within the lead-up to the Kelly likelihood for the same incident.
Whereas O’Neill mentioned he had but to see it again, he did quip that “the referee by no means appears to make the stroll for us to the aspect of the pitch. It by no means appears to occur for us.”
The specter of Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai was largely nullified all through the sport as Hungary, like Northern Eire, struggled to create any clear-cut possibilities.
The one save that Pierce Charles needed to make in aim was when a torpid clearance led to Alex Toth taking pictures in direction of aim within the closing phases, however the QPR stopper was in any other case untroubled.
After a 5,000-mile journey from Georgia of their opening sport, Northern Eire needed to shortly reset and O’Neill admitted he noticed “two drained groups” on the finish of the sport.
“I believe our preparation, our first sport when it comes to being away from residence and every little thing, was tougher.
“I felt like Hungary received a bit bit stronger in direction of the top.”
