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24/11/2035, Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Live on National TV
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Northern Ireland Vs Japan

Northern Ireland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E Buchan (GK) , M Kavanah (CB) , M Doherty (CB) , G Kelly (CB) , P Cary (RB) , E Boyle (LB) , J Duffy (CDM) , D Shine (CAM) , J Provan (RM) , F McGee (LM) , M Molony (ST) And the subs are: I McCrory (CB) , R Hogan (CB) , W Magee (CM) , C MacKenna (CM) , D MacKnight (ST)

Japan play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: T Chiba (GK) , T Kon (CB) , H Mano (CB) , Y Hayashi (CB) , Y Tsutsui (RB) , Y Oe (LB) , H Arita (CDM) , H Kuse (CAM) , Y Nomura (RM) , M Hasegawa (LM) , H Kuba (ST) And the subs are: Y Nakayama (CB) , H Hano (CB) , Y Takano (CM) , G Shiba (CM) , N Yamashita (ST)

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

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

8' - Paul Cary passes to Matthew Kavanah.  Matthew Kavanah passes to Mark Doherty.  Hikaru Kuse dispossesses Mark Doherty and the ball goes loose.  Josh Duffy plays the ball to George Kelly.  George Kelly passes to Max Molony.  Max Molony sees Dale Shine making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Dale Shine runs on to the ball.  Dale Shine shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but Takeo Chiba deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Northern Ireland.  Fionn McGee places the ball to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

15' - Hiro Mano plays a long pass to Yuji Hayashi.  Yuji Hayashi plays a short pass to Taro Kon.  Taro Kon slides the ball to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse plays a short pass to Hiro Mano.  Hiro Mano finds Yuji Tsutsui with a long ball.  Josh Duffy tackles Yuji Tsutsui and the ball goes loose.  Hitoshi Arita sees Hisao Kuba making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Hisao Kuba is able to take the ball.  Hisao Kuba hits the ball...but Eoin Buchan performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

17' - Eoin Buchan spots a run from Josh Duffy.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Josh Duffy takes the ball.  Josh Duffy looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Takeo Chiba!  Hiro Mano gets to the ball first and clears.

20' - Mark Doherty sees Max Molony making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Max Molony runs on to the ball.  Max Molony attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Takeo Chiba deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Northern Ireland.  Fionn McGee gets ready to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but Hiro Mano intercepts the ball.  

29' - Fionn McGee plays a long pass to Mark Doherty.  Mark Doherty finds Josh Duffy with a short pass.  Josh Duffy sees Max Molony making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Max Molony is able to control the ball.  Max Molony looks to place the ball past the keeper...but Takeo Chiba manages to stop the shot!  

32' - Takeo Chiba finds Yuji Hayashi with a long pass.  Yuji Hayashi sees Hikaru Kuse making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

35' - Fionn McGee hits the ball long to George Kelly.  Yuji Tsutsui tackles George Kelly and the ball goes loose.  Taro Kon finds Yuji Tsutsui with a long ball.  Yuji Tsutsui tries to use ball skills to beat Fionn McGee and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

37' - Yuji Tsutsui sees Hikaru Kuse making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Hikaru Kuse is able to control the ball.  Hikaru Kuse strikes the ball...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

40' - Hitoshi Arita sees a run from Mitsuru Hasegawa.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Mitsuru Hasegawa takes the ball.  Mitsuru Hasegawa tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

42' - Eoin Buchan plays a long pass to Ethan Boyle.  Ethan Boyle takes the ball past Hitoshi Arita with a turn of pace.  

44' - Ethan Boyle attempts a shot from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

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

45' - Japan kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Taro Kon plays a long pass to Mitsuru Hasegawa.  Mitsuru Hasegawa passes to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse tries to beat Matthew Kavanah using his ball skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

52' - Hikaru Kuse sees a run from Hisao Kuba.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Hisao Kuba runs on to the ball.  Hisao Kuba fires a shot...and Hisao Kuba scores!  That's a good goal from the Japan player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jamie Provan is going to be taken off.  William Magee is going to be brought on.  

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

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dale Shine is going to be taken off.  Ciaran MacKenna joins the game from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Yuji Hayashi is going to be taken off.  Yuji Nakayama is brought on from the bench.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mark Doherty is going to be taken off.  Ian McCrory is brought on from the bench.  

58' - Ethan Boyle takes the ball past Hitoshi Arita with a turn of pace, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Northern Ireland.  

59' - Fionn McGee steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, and manages to find Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Takeo Chiba stops the shot!  

77' - Hitoshi Arita sees Hisao Kuba making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Yuji Tsutsui is going to be taken off.  Hajime Hano is brought on from the bench.  

83' - George Kelly plays the ball to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy spots a run from Ciaran MacKenna.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Ciaran MacKenna is able to control the ball.  Ciaran MacKenna looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Takeo Chiba!  

84' - Takeo Chiba spots a run from Hikaru Kuse.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

89' - Ciaran MacKenna plays the ball to Ethan Boyle.  Ethan Boyle finds Fionn McGee with a short pass.  Fionn McGee whips in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

90' - Hitoshi Arita sees a run from Hikaru Kuse.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Hikaru Kuse has strayed offside!  



The match has ended Northern Ireland 0 - 1 Japan.