National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 4th minute, Cédric Payen made a precise shot to the right of Jack Nolan. U21 Northern Ireland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vincent Gessler in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jack Nolan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jack Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Chevalier in the 14th minute of play. Louis Hasenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Choupo-Moting in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26thth minute of the game Eric Choupo-Moting who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Luxembourg's Louis Hasenkamp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Cédric Payen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jack Nolan. U21 Northern Ireland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cédric Payen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 33rd minute Danny Clegg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Hasenkamp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Billie Corrigan fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Northern Ireland's protests and gave Billie Corrigan a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Mark Simon managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Luxembourg's supporters rose to their feet, but Mark Simon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jack Nolan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Cédric Payen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jack Nolan was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After 39 minutes, Cédric Payen made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Northern Ireland's Jack Nolan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Choupo-Moting in the 44th minute of play forced U21 Luxembourg's goalkeeper Louis Hasenkamp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Louis Hasenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Choupo-Moting in the 46th minute of the match. Louis Hasenkamp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Choupo-Moting, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

U21 Luxembourg made a substitution. Lenny Hübsch replaced Ludwig Lentz. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Danny Clegg was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, U21 Northern Ireland's Eric Choupo-Moting nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Louis Hasenkamp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Louis Hasenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Choupo-Moting in the 58th minute of the match. U21 Luxembourg's Louis Hasenkamp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danny Clegg in the 65th minute of play. Eric Choupo-Moting scored 2-3 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Louis Hasenkamp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Northern Ireland's Joseph Neill was substituted for Toby Coogan. U21 Northern Ireland's Daniel Hawkins was substituted for Danny Clegg. U21 Luxembourg made a substitution. Bobby Lück replaced Vincent Gessler. U21 Northern Ireland's Keith Ripley was substituted for Eric Choupo-Moting. Louis Hasenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Hawkins in the 88th minute of the match. Aaron Chevalier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Jack Nolan made a huge save. With a little luck, U21 Northern Ireland's Jack Nolan got control of the ball when Milo Bachmayer tried to sneak it across the goal line.