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25/02/2032, Friendship Stadium, Cotonou, Benin, Live on National TV
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Benin Vs Northern Ireland

Benin play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: S Pradier (GK) , C Bourvil (CB) , J Tiozzo (CB) , M Maupassant (RB) , J Orne (LB) , C Harnois (CDM) , P Eury (CDM) , C Perec (CAM) , G Carel (CAM) , C Baze (ST) , C Louis-Dreyfus (ST) And the subs are: M Jadin (CB) , S Bouchez (CB) , F Becotte (CM) , L Artaud (CM) , L Bastien (ST)

Northern Ireland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E Buchan (GK) , R McRoberts (CB) , D Dermott (CB) , D Cooney (CB) , J McCourt (RB) , T Higgins (LB) , J Duffy (CDM) , D Shine (CAM) , J Provan (RM) , F McGee (LM) , K McNevin (ST) And the subs are: D Hughes (CB) , M Moriarty (CB) , C MacKenna (CM) , W Magee (CM) , B Sullivan (ST)

Welcome to Friendship Stadium in Cotonou, Benin where Benin will face Northern Ireland.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 4002.

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

8' - Josce Orne plays a short pass to Gower Carel.  Gower Carel passes to Chainey Bourvil.  Fionn McGee dispossesses Chainey Bourvil and takes possession.  Northern Ireland launch a counter attack.  Fionn McGee passes to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy sees Jamie Provan making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Jamie Provan takes the ball.  Jamie Provan tries to cutback and finds Kieran McNevin.  Kieran McNevin shoots...but Sumner Pradier stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Jeffrey Tiozzo is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

11' - Fionn McGee successfully tackles Chancellor Baze and takes the ball.  Fionn McGee hits the ball long to Daniel Cooney.  Chainey Bourvil successfully tackles Daniel Cooney and takes the ball.  Chainey Bourvil passes a long ball to Gower Carel.  With a turn of pace, Gower Carel beats Jamie Provan.  

11' - Gower Carel sees Cable Louis-Dreyfus making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

20' - Chainey Bourvil hits the ball long to Jeffrey Tiozzo.  Jeffrey Tiozzo plays the ball to Chivalry Harnois.  Chivalry Harnois finds Pierre Eury with a long pass.  Dale Shine dispossesses Pierre Eury and gains possession for his team.  Dale Shine takes the ball past Cabal Perec with a turn of pace.  

22' - Dale Shine finds Daniel Cooney with a long pass.  Chivalry Harnois successfully tackles Daniel Cooney and the ball goes loose.  Macy Maupassant brings the ball forward, outpacing Josh Duffy.  

29' - Gower Carel sees a run from Cabal Perec.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Cabal Perec is caught offside!  

31' - Fionn McGee plays the ball to James McCourt.  James McCourt sees a run from Dale Shine.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

33' - Gower Carel finds Cabal Perec with a long ball.  Cabal Perec tries to use ball skills to beat Daniel Cooney, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

34' - Cabal Perec sees Pierre Eury making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Pierre Eury is caught offside!  

36' - Fionn McGee passes a long ball to Dave Dermott.  Dave Dermott spots a run from Kieran McNevin.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

38' - Gower Carel passes to Josce Orne.  Dale Shine successfully tackles Josce Orne and takes possession.  Dale Shine crosses the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

39' - Kieran McNevin crosses the ball, but opposing player Chainey Bourvil takes possession.  

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

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

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Cable Louis-Dreyfus is going to be taken off.  Lance Bastien joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Cabal Perec plays a short pass to Chainey Bourvil.  Chainey Bourvil slides the ball to Pierre Eury.  Pierre Eury curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Richard McRoberts takes possession.  

68' - Richard McRoberts finds Dave Dermott with a long pass.  Dave Dermott plays a short pass to Dale Shine.  Dale Shine tries to beat Chainey Bourvil using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

68' - Dale Shine spots a run from Josh Duffy.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Josh Duffy is caught offside!  

73' - Kieran McNevin sees Jamie Provan making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jamie Provan runs on to the ball.  Jamie Provan attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a nice goal from Jamie Provan for Northern Ireland!  The keeper had no chance!

74' - Benin kick the ball off for the restart.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Cabal Perec will come off.  Frasier Becotte is brought on from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Josh Duffy is going to be taken off.  Ciaran MacKenna is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gower Carel is going to be taken off.  Lionel Artaud is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Daniel Cooney is going to be taken off.  Darragh Hughes joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Pierre Eury attempts to use his skills to beat Fionn McGee, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

79' - Pierre Eury sees a run from Chancellor Baze.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Chancellor Baze has strayed offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Richard McRoberts is going to be taken off.  Mel Moriarty is going to be brought on.  

81' - Ciaran MacKenna sees Kieran McNevin making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Kieran McNevin takes the ball.  Kieran McNevin reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Chivalry Harnois intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

84' - Macy Maupassant takes the ball past Fionn McGee with a turn of pace.  



The match has ended Benin 0 - 1 Northern Ireland.