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FIFA #70

Ugh, no.

Northern Ireland lost to France

1 – 3

FT · Mon, Jun 8

Match Details

Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Lille) · 43,272 fans

Recap

Michael Olise's hattrick sends France to World Cup with victory over Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland were undone by a superb Michael Olise hat-trick as France jetted off to the World Cup with a 3-1 friendly win.

Recap via ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, France 3, Northern Ireland 1.
90'+4'Second Half ends, France 3, Northern Ireland 1.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Dayot Upamecano (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
90'+1'Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Adrien Rabiot.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'Corner, France. Conceded by Shea Charles.
90'Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
89'Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
88'Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
87'Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Malo Gusto.

Line Score

	1	2	T
NIR	0	1	1
FRA	1	2	3

Match Leaders

Northern Ireland

PK Patrick Kelly · 1Goals
PK Patrick Kelly · 2Total Shots
PC Pierce Charles · 2Saves
TH Trai Hume · 17Defensive Interventions
TH Trai Hume · 35Accurate Passes

France

MO Michael Olise · 3Goals
MO Michael Olise · 5Total Shots
MM Mike Maignan · 1Saves
AT Aurélien Tchouaméni · 11Defensive Interventions
DU Dayot Upamecano · 95Accurate Passes

Key Events

90'+1'Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Adrien Rabiot.

82'Substitution, France. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Michael Olise.

82'Substitution, France. Manu Koné replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.

79'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie McDonnell replaces Isaac Price.

79'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ceadach O’Neill replaces Patrick Kelly.

79'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Donley.

74'Goal! France 3, Northern Ireland 1. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.

64'Goal! France 2, Northern Ireland 1. Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Charles following a fast break.

63'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ethan Galbraith replaces Ali McCann.

62'Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.

62'Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.

62'Substitution, France. Rayan Cherki replaces Ousmane Dembélé.

49'Goal! France 2, Northern Ireland 0. Michael Olise (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

45'Substitution, France. Maxence Lacroix replaces William Saliba.

45'Substitution, France. Malo Gusto replaces Jules Koundé.

43'Goal! France 1, Northern Ireland 0. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.