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18/11/2056, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy, Live on National TV
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Italy Vs Northern Ireland

Italy play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: D Messa (GK) , V Maffeo (CB) , V Fiori (CB) , A Fanti (RB) , F Ossi (LB) , G Pagliuzzi (CDM) , P Chiellini (CAM) , D De Palo (RM) , A Acerbi (LM) , G Sateriale (ST) , M De Bacco (ST) And the subs are: V La Torre (CB) , F Marchisio (CB) , E Giovanni (CM) , M Maurizio (CM) , R Ippolito (ST)

Northern Ireland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Albany (GK) , L Devlin (CB) , G McAlister (CB) , F Fitzpatrick (CB) , D Beirne (RB) , R Ahearn (LB) , R Kelly (CDM) , P Meaney (CAM) , R McNiven (RM) , P Cavan (LM) , D Breckenridge (ST) And the subs are: D MacGowan (CB) , F Ryan (CB) , D Hearn (CM) , S Sheedy (CM) , C Ryan (ST)

Welcome to Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy where Italy will face Northern Ireland.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 73000.

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

3' - Primo Chiellini plays a short pass to Valerio Maffeo.  Valerio Maffeo plays the ball to Alberto Acerbi.  Alberto Acerbi sees a run from Gianfranco Sateriale.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Gianfranco Sateriale is caught offside!  

10' - Darragh Breckenridge hits the ball long to Gethin McAlister.  Valerio Maffeo successfully tackles Gethin McAlister and takes possession.  Valerio Maffeo plays a short pass to Fabrizio Ossi.  Richard Kelly successfully tackles Fabrizio Ossi and the ball goes loose.  Valerio Maffeo finds Vicenzo Fiori with a short pass.  Felix Fitzpatrick tackles Vicenzo Fiori and gains possession for his team.  Felix Fitzpatrick spots a run from Roy McNiven.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Roy McNiven is able to take the ball.  Roy McNiven looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

18' - Felix Fitzpatrick successfully tackles Primo Chiellini and takes possession.  Felix Fitzpatrick chips a long ball to Gethin McAlister.  Gethin McAlister finds Richard Kelly with a short pass.  Richard Kelly curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  

19' - Peter Cavan tackles Gianmarco Pagliuzzi and takes possession.  Peter Cavan shoots from distance towards goal...but the shot is saved by Damiano Messa!  

23' - Damiano Messa passes the ball to Alessio Fanti.  Alessio Fanti plays the ball to Fabrizio Ossi.  Fabrizio Ossi slides the ball to Alberto Acerbi.  With a turn of pace, Alberto Acerbi beats Felix Fitzpatrick.  

23' - Alberto Acerbi sees Gianfranco Sateriale making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Gianfranco Sateriale has strayed offside!  

29' - Darragh Breckenridge passes a long ball to Paul Meaney.  Primo Chiellini dispossesses Paul Meaney and takes possession.  Primo Chiellini plays the ball to Valerio Maffeo.  Valerio Maffeo passes a long ball to Fabrizio Ossi.  Fabrizio Ossi crosses the ball, and manages to find Gianfranco Sateriale.  Gianfranco Sateriale directs a header hoping to beat the keeper...but James Albany deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Italy.  Alessio Fanti will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but Ronan Ahearn intercepts and takes possession.  

33' - Gianmarco Pagliuzzi plays the ball to Gianfranco Sateriale.  Gianfranco Sateriale sees Primo Chiellini making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Primo Chiellini runs on to the ball.  Primo Chiellini reaches the byline and tries a cutback and finds Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Gianmarco Pagliuzzi for Italy!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

42' - Alessio Fanti sees a run from Primo Chiellini.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

44' - Darragh Breckenridge finds Gethin McAlister with a long pass.  Gethin McAlister sees a run from Peter Cavan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Peter Cavan is able to control the ball.  Peter Cavan attempts the cutback, but the goalkeeper dives to take the ball! 

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

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

48' - Ronan Ahearn passes the ball to Leon Devlin.  Leon Devlin passes the ball to Gethin McAlister.  Gethin McAlister hits the ball long to Leon Devlin.  Leon Devlin sees a run from Darragh Breckenridge.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Darragh Breckenridge has strayed offside!  

57' - Damiano De Palo hits the ball long to Vicenzo Fiori.  Vicenzo Fiori finds Alberto Acerbi with a short pass.  Alberto Acerbi passes the ball to Mariano De Bacco.  Paul Meaney tackles Mariano De Bacco and takes the ball.  Paul Meaney hits the ball long to Leon Devlin.  Leon Devlin passes to Paul Meaney.  Paul Meaney tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Richard Kelly will come off.  Dean MacGowan is brought on from the bench.  

66' - Vicenzo Fiori spots a run from Primo Chiellini.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Primo Chiellini is caught offside!  

68' - Darragh Breckenridge finds Gethin McAlister with a short pass.  Gethin McAlister sees Paul Meaney making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

72' - Damiano De Palo plays a long ball to Vicenzo Fiori.  Vicenzo Fiori plays the ball to Damiano De Palo.  Damiano De Palo attempts to use his skills to beat Leon Devlin and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

74' - Damiano De Palo plays a short pass to Gianmarco Pagliuzzi.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi spots a run from Alberto Acerbi.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Leon Devlin is going to be taken off.  Fionn Ryan joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Damiano De Palo dispossesses Darragh Beirne and gains possession for his team.  With a turn of pace, Damiano De Palo beats Dean MacGowan.  

82' - Dean MacGowan spots a run from Peter Cavan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Peter Cavan is caught offside!  

84' - Damiano De Palo finds Valerio Maffeo with a short pass.  Valerio Maffeo spots a run from Primo Chiellini.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Primo Chiellini has strayed offside!  

86' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Roy McNiven is going to be taken off.  Darragh Hearn is brought on from the bench.  

88' - Darragh Breckenridge dispossesses Valerio Maffeo and the ball goes loose.  Gianmarco Pagliuzzi spots a run from Primo Chiellini.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Primo Chiellini has strayed offside!  



The match has ended Italy 1 - 0 Northern Ireland.