Summary

  • FT: Northern Ireland 1-2 USA - listen to BBC Radio Ulster commentary

  • A warm up to Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier v Bulgaria on Wednesday

  • Reyna opens scoring before Pulisic scores second

  • McGinn stunner gives late hope

  • NI lost their qualifying opener against Italy at the weekend

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  1. Postpublished at 81 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Daryl Dike looks a handful. He's fed again, holds off a defender and is denied by Conor Hazard at his near post.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 79 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Michael Smith is on for Daniel Ballard. That's all Northern Ireland's changes done now.

  3. Postpublished at 79 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    It's almost a first USA goal for Barnsley striker Daryl Dike. He runs onto a defence-splitting pass and clips the ball past Conor Hazard but Ciaron Brown clears off the line.

  4. Postpublished at 76 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    That's 11 subs made in total, NI have one left.

    USA have a corner, which Conor Hazard claws away.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 74 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    USA bring on ex-Fulham man Luca de la Torre for Kellyn Acosta.

  6. Postpublished at 72 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Chance for USA but Kellyn Acosta tries to pass instead of shooting and fails to find a team-mate.

  7. Postpublished at 70 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Jamal Lewis has a cross blocked and the loose ball lands to Ali McCann, who shoots wide from just outside the box.

  8. Postpublished at 69 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Dion Charles looks handy. He gets the ball in the centre circle, takes on a couple of players and gets a shot on target from 20 yards, although it's straight at the keeper.

  9. Here comes Dionpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    Northern Ireland 0-2 USA

    Mark Sterling
    BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park

    For a team that has long struggled to score goals, it is always exciting when a new striker comes into the squad.

    There will be a lot of Northern Ireland supporters looking and listening on with great interest to see how Accrington forward Dion Charles does now he has been sent on by Ian Baraclough.

    Finding your feet in international football is no easy task, but he has just curled one over with an early touch. Let's see if he can do for NI what he has been doing regularly for his club.

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    NI bring on veteran Niall McGinn for Aberdeen team-mate Matty Kennedy.

  11. Postpublished at 66 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Dion Charles goes close on his NI debut. Kyle Lafferty picks out the Accrington man who lifts a shot high and wide from 20 yards.

  12. Postpublished at 65 mins

    NI 0-2 USA

    Brenden Aaronson almost scores with his first touch but shoots over the bar from near the penalty spot.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    NI 0-2 USA

    Now the USA make more changes. Barnsley's Daryl Dike, Chris Richards and Brenden Aaronson are on. I've lost track of who's coming off at this stage.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 28 March 2021

    NI 0-2 USA

    NI bring on a few subs including Accrington's Dion Charles for his international debut.

    Jamal Lewis, Paddy McNair and Ali McCann are also on.

    George Saville, Shayne Lavery, Shane Ferguson and Corry Evans are off.

  15. goal

    GOAL - NI 0-2 USApublished at 60 mins

    Christian Pulisic

    It's not actually a great penalty but it still goes in. Christian Pulisic rolls it down the centre and it somehow goes under Conor Hazard.

    Christian Pulisic scores for USAImage source, Getty Images
  16. PENALTY TO USApublished at 59 mins

    NI 0-1 USA

    Christian Pulisic nicks the ball past Daniel Ballard in the box and is brought down. Penalty to the US.

  17. Postpublished at 57 mins

    NI 0-1 USA

    USA debutant Bryan Reynolds wants a penalty as he goes down after a Shane Ferguson arm but the referee isn't interested.

  18. Postpublished at 56 mins

    NI 0-1 USA

    Still plenty of endeavour from Northern Ireland but they've not had anything like a chance in this half.

    Northern Ireland's Michael KennedyImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 53 mins

    NI 0-1 USA

    The corner is put behind for another after Aaron Long tried to flick it towards goal.

    The follow-up corner is half-cleared.

  20. Postpublished at 52 mins

    NI 0-1 USA

    Good defending by Ciaron Brown. He tracks Gio Reyna's run onto Christian Pulisic's ball and gets a tackle in.