International Friendly

Northern Ireland vs United States, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Northern Ireland
  • 88': Niall McGinn
FT
1 - 2
United States
  • 30': Giovanni Reyna
  • 59': Christian Pulisic (P)

Pulisic, Reyna score as United States beats Northern Ireland in friendly

Giovanni Reyna and Christian Pulisic scored as the U.S. beat Northern Ireland in a friendly to earn a first victory on European soil since 2015.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 7': Aaron Long (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 9': Offside, USA. Aaron Long tries a through ball, but Jordan Siebatcheu is caught offside.
  • 9': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (USA).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shayne Lavery following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Corry Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville following a fast break.
  • 18': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
  • 18': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Foul by Tim Ream (USA).
  • 21': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 22': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
  • 23': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Aaron Long.
  • 26': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
  • 26': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Jordan Siebatcheu (USA).
  • 27': Matthew Kennedy (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 30': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, USA 1. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tim Ream.
  • 36': Foul by Corry Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 36': Jordan Siebatcheu (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  • 38': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland).
  • 38': Tim Ream (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Hand ball by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 41': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Corry Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jordan Siebatcheu (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville.
  • 43': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 43': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 43': Kellyn Acosta (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 45': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, USA 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, USA 1.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Bryan Reynolds replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Sebastian Lletget replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 47': Offside, Northern Ireland. Conor Hazard tries a through ball, but Shayne Lavery is caught offside.
  • 47': Aaron Long (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 50': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
  • 50': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, USA. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Aaron Long (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, USA. Conceded by Corry Evans.
  • 54': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 58': Corner, USA. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
  • 59': Penalty USA. Christian Pulisic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Penalty conceded by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, USA 2. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Shayne Lavery.
  • 60': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Patrick McNair replaces Corry Evans.
  • 60': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann replaces George Saville.
  • 60': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Shane Ferguson.
  • 63': Substitution, USA. Chris Richards replaces Aaron Long.
  • 63': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Giovanni Reyna.
  • 63': Substitution, USA. Daryl Dike replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyle Lafferty.
  • 67': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Matthew Kennedy.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Foul by Daryl Dike (USA).
  • 69': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 74': Substitution, USA. Luca de la Torre replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  • 75': Corner, USA. Conceded by Niall McGinn.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Daryl Dike (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a through ball.
  • 79': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Michael Smith replaces Danny Ballard.
  • 79': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
  • 79': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Daryl Dike (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca de la Torre.
  • 81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Sebastian Lletget (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Reynolds.
  • 88': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, USA 2. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Lafferty.
  • 88': Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Daryl Dike (USA).
  • 89': Chris Richards (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 90': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Daryl Dike (USA).
  • 90'+4': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Bryan Reynolds (USA).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, USA 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 1, USA 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
60.7 Possession 39.3
9 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
416 Accurate Passes 225
515 Passes 332
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 1
12 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 71
25 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 27
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 12
21 Effective Clearances 11
21 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Conor Hazard (GK)
2 Conor McLaughlin
22 Ciaron Brown
4 Danny Ballard
13 Corry Evans
15 Jordan Thompson
6 George Saville Yellow Card
11 Shane Ferguson
5 Matthew Kennedy
9 Shayne Lavery
10 Kyle Lafferty
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Jamal Lewis, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Dion Charles, Josh Magennis, Liam Hughes, Michael Smith, Craig Cathcart, Niall McGinn, Gavin Whyte, Paddy McNair, Stuart Dallas, Alistair McCann.

USA United States (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Zack Steffen (GK)
4 Matt Miazga
13 Tim Ream
3 Aaron Long
8 Yunus Musah
23 Kellyn Acosta
5 Antonee Robinson
2 Sergiño Dest
16 Jordan Pefok
10 Christian Pulisic
7 Giovanni Reyna
United States Substitutes:
Bryan Reynolds, Daryl Dike, Ethan Horvath, Sebastian Lletget, Owen Otasowie, Brenden Aaronson, Josh Sargent, Luca de la Torre, Chituru Odunze, Christian Cappis, Erik Palmer-Brown, Chris Richards.

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