International Friendly

FT Sunday, March 28, 2021
United States DWWWW 2
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Northern Ireland LLLDL 1
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USA112
NIR011
Windsor Park

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

NIR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Conor HazardG
  2. 2Conor MclaughlinCD
  3. 22Ciaron BrownCD-L
  4. 4Danny BallardCD-R
  5. 13Corry EvansCM-L
  6. 15Jordan ThompsonCM-R
  7. 6George SavilleAM
  8. 11Shane FergusonLM
  9. 5Matthew KennedyRM
  10. 9Shayne LaveryCF-L
  11. 10Kyle LaffertyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Jamal LewisSUB
  2. 12Bailey Peacock-FarrellSUB
  3. 8Dion CharlesSUB
  4. 21Josh MagennisSUB
  5. 23Liam HughesSUB
  6. 19Michael SmithSUB
  7. 20Craig CathcartSUB
  8. 7Niall McGinnSUB
  9. 18Gavin WhyteSUB
  10. 17Paddy McNairSUB
  11. 14Stuart DallasSUB
  12. 16Alistair McCannSUB

USA · 3-4-3

  1. 1Zack SteffenG
  2. 4Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  4. 3Aaron LongCD-R
  5. 8Yunus MusahCM-L
  6. 23Kellyn AcostaCM-R
  7. 5Antonee RobinsonLM
  8. 2Sergiño DestRM
  9. 16Jordan PefokF
  10. 10Christian PulisicCF-L
  11. 7Giovanni ReynaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Bryan ReynoldsSUB
  2. 21Daryl DikeSUB
  3. 22Ethan HorvathSUB
  4. 17Sebastian LletgetSUB
  5. 14Owen OtasowieSUB
  6. 11Brenden AaronsonSUB
  7. 9Josh SargentSUB
  8. 12Luca de la TorreSUB
  9. 25Chituru OdunzeSUB
  10. 18Christian CappisSUB
  11. 24Erik Palmer-BrownSUB
  12. 15Chris RichardsSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 43' George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, USA. Sebastian Lletget replaces Yunus Musah.
  4. 45' Substitution, USA. Bryan Reynolds replaces Sergiño Dest.
  5. 59' Goal! Northern Ireland 0, USA 2. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 60' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Shayne Lavery.
  7. 60' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Patrick McNair replaces Corry Evans.
  8. 60' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann replaces George Saville.
  9. 60' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Shane Ferguson.
  10. 63' Substitution, USA. Chris Richards replaces Aaron Long.
  11. 63' Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Giovanni Reyna.
  12. 63' Substitution, USA. Daryl Dike replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
  13. 67' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Matthew Kennedy.
  14. 74' Substitution, USA. Luca de la Torre replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  15. 79' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Michael Smith replaces Danny Ballard.
  16. 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.

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