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22/01/2028, Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Live on National TV
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Northern Ireland Vs Romania

Northern Ireland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E Buchan (GK) , R McRoberts (CB) , T Killough (CB) , I Byrnes (CB) , J Casey (RB) , I McClellan (LB) , C MacKenna (CDM) , K McNevin (CAM) , W Magee (RM) , T Dermott (LM) , I Flynn (ST) And the subs are: O McKowen (CB) , D Cooney (CB) , F McGee (CM) , J Duffy (CM) , D Morris (ST)

Romania play in a 4-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: D Staicu (GK) , I Onciul (CB) , B Adameșteanu (CB) , L Lupul (RB) , A Istrate (LB) , B Xenopol (CM) , M Grecu (CM) , A Pavel (CAM) , B Bordeianu (RM) , Y Manea (LM) , Y Barbu (ST) And the subs are: K Mirea (CB) , H Iordache (CB) , S Moga (CM) , D Athanasiu (CM) , T Lupaș (ST)

Welcome to Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland where Northern Ireland will face Romania.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 18000.

1' - Northern Ireland kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Kieran McNevin passes the ball to Ciaran MacKenna.  Ciaran MacKenna finds Ian Byrnes with a short pass.  Ian Byrnes plays a short pass to Ian McClellan.  Ian McClellan attempts to outskill Atanas á Istrate and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

6' - Ian McClellan sees a run from Ian Flynn.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Ian Flynn has strayed offside!  

11' - Thomas Killough sees Kieran McNevin making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Kieran McNevin has strayed offside!  

13' - Kieran McNevin sees a run from Ciaran MacKenna.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Ciaran MacKenna is caught offside!  

15' - Yanko á Barbu finds Atanas á Istrate with a long ball.  Atanas á Istrate crosses the ball into the box, but Kieran McNevin intercepts the ball.  

17' - Yanko á Manea attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Eoin Buchan manages to stop the shot!  

18' - Eoin Buchan sees William Magee making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and William Magee is able to control the ball.  William Magee attempts a shot towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

24' - Damyan Staicu passes to Ioan á Onciul.  Kieran McNevin dispossesses Ioan á Onciul and the ball goes loose.  Blazhe á Bordeianu hits the ball long to Bojidar á Adameșteanu.  Bojidar á Adameșteanu sees Mihail á Grecu making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Mihail á Grecu is caught offside!  

28' - Mihail á Grecu finds Atanas á Istrate with a long ball.  Atanas á Istrate sees a run from Yanko á Barbu.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

32' - James Casey slides the ball to Ciaran MacKenna.  Ciaran MacKenna finds Kieran McNevin with a long ball.  Kieran McNevin sees a run from Ian Flynn.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Ian Flynn takes the ball.  Ian Flynn looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Ian Flynn scores!  That's a good goal from the Northern Ireland player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

32' - Romania kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Yanko á Manea plays the ball to Blazhe á Bordeianu.  Blazhe á Bordeianu plays the ball to Apostol á Pavel.  Apostol á Pavel uses his pace to beat William Magee.  

36' - Apostol á Pavel sees Yanko á Manea making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

44' - James Casey plays a long pass to Richard McRoberts.  Richard McRoberts plays a short pass to Ciaran MacKenna.  Ioan á Onciul successfully tackles Ciaran MacKenna and takes possession.  Ioan á Onciul plays the ball to Atanas á Istrate.  Ian McClellan tackles Atanas á Istrate and takes the ball.  Ian McClellan takes the ball past Ioan á Onciul with a turn of pace, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Northern Ireland.  

45' - Ian Flynn stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, finding Ciaran MacKenna.  Ciaran MacKenna tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Ciaran MacKenna for Northern Ireland!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Romania kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - Atanas á Istrate slides the ball to Yanko á Manea.  Yanko á Manea plays the ball to Apostol á Pavel.  Apostol á Pavel finds Blazhe á Bordeianu with a long ball.  Blazhe á Bordeianu sees Yanko á Manea making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Yanko á Manea is able to take the ball.  Yanko á Manea tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and Yanko á Manea scores!  That's a good goal from the Romania player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ian Byrnes is going to be taken off.  Oisin McKowen is going to be brought on.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mihail á Grecu is going to be taken off.  Dimitar Athanasiu is going to be brought on.  

52' - Northern Ireland kick the ball off for the restart.  

59' - Richard McRoberts plays a long ball to Kieran McNevin.  Dimitar Athanasiu dispossesses Kieran McNevin and the ball goes loose.  William Magee sees a run from Kieran McNevin.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Kieran McNevin is able to control the ball.  Kieran McNevin tries to lift the ball over the advancing Damyan Staicu...and Kieran McNevin scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Northern Ireland player!  The keeper backpeddled desperately but had no chance!

60' - Romania kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Dimitar Athanasiu plays a short pass to Apostol á Pavel.  Apostol á Pavel slides the ball to Borislav á Xenopol.  Borislav á Xenopol plays a long pass to Lyudmil á Lupul.  Lyudmil á Lupul sees Yanko á Barbu making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Yanko á Barbu has strayed offside!  

66' - James Casey chips a long ball to Ian McClellan.  Ian McClellan spots a run from Ciaran MacKenna.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ciaran MacKenna is able to control the ball.  Ciaran MacKenna hits a shot...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  William Magee is first to the loose ball...William Magee hits the ball...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bojidar á Adameșteanu is going to be taken off.  Konstantin á Mirea is brought on from the bench.  

69' - Borislav á Xenopol tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ioan á Onciul is going to be taken off.  Hristofor á Iordache is brought on from the bench.  

76' - Borislav á Xenopol sees Yanko á Barbu making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Yanko á Barbu takes the ball.  Yanko á Barbu attempts a shot...but the shot is saved by Eoin Buchan!  

78' - Eoin Buchan passes a long ball to Kieran McNevin.  Kieran McNevin tries to beat Atanas á Istrate using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

80' - Kieran McNevin sees William Magee making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and William Magee takes the ball.  William Magee tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Thomas Dermott will come off.  Fionn McGee joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Richard McRoberts is going to be taken off.  Daniel Cooney is going to be brought on.  

83' - Damyan Staicu finds Yanko á Barbu with a long ball.  Yanko á Barbu tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

87' - Eoin Buchan passes to Ciaran MacKenna.  Ciaran MacKenna plays the ball to Thomas Killough.  Thomas Killough passes to William Magee.  William Magee curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Dimitar Athanasiu.  



The match has ended Northern Ireland 3 - 1 Romania.