National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 김 연 kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Lee Kang 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 Lee Kang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. David Singleton charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Singleton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Jack Nolan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jack Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lee Kang in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by 김 연 in the 16th minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Jack Nolan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lee Kang in the 17th minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Jack Nolan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jack Nolan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 김 연, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Jack Nolan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lee Kang in the 20th minute of the match. Harry Kane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Keith Ripley in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute, Eric Lambert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 25 minutes, Keith Ripley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Northern Ireland's supporters crossed their fingers, but Keith Ripley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Lee Kang came free, but Jack Nolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Keith Ripley got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of U21 Northern Ireland booed when U21 South Korea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. 김 필 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andy Sharpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Harry Kane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keith Ripley in the 33rd minute of play forced U21 South Korea's goalkeeper Harry Kane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jack Nolan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 김 연, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when 김 연 came free, but Jack Nolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achraf Hakimi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 김 연 took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jack Nolan. Jack Nolan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Andy Sharpe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Harry Kane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The U21 Northern Ireland players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 South Korea were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Keith Ripley to strike the kick off in the second half. Harry Kane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keith Ripley in the 52nd minute of the match. Harry Kane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Sharpe in the 53rd minute of the match. Lee Kang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Jack Nolan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 김 연 scored 0-3 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jack Nolan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. Danny Clegg replaced Keith Ripley. U21 South Korea made a substitution. Jimmy-Floyd Sung replaced 김 연. U21 South Korea made a substitution. 김 석 replaced 김 경. In the 72nd minute, 강 편 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74thth minute of the game Jimmy-Floyd Sung who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Northern Ireland's Jack Nolan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Eric Lambert hit a great ball. U21 Northern Ireland's Jack Nolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimmy-Floyd Sung in the 79th minute of play. U21 Northern Ireland's Jack Nolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ging Root in the 84th minute of play. Jack Nolan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 김 석, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Danny Clegg hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Jack Nolan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 김 석 in the 89th minute of the match. In the 89th minute 김 석 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jack Nolan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jimmy-Floyd Sung kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Jack Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimmy-Floyd Sung in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over U21 South Korea could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Northern Ireland throughout the match.