Charles draws a foul from Reynolds, which hands the home side one final chance to threaten from a free-kick on the left flank.
Thompson delivers a dangerous cross to the back post, but McLaughlin can only direct his header wide of the right post under pressure from Robinson.
90' +3
Lafferty wins a header on in the final third and Charles tries to react, but it bounces through into the path of Steffen.
90' +1
Robinson bursts through on goal after latching on to a ball over the top. However, it takes a touch off his knee and bounces through into the hands of Hazard. The wing-back fails to kill off the game.
90'
There will be four minutes of added time.
88'
N. McGinn has scored a goal for Northern Ireland! Assist by K. Lafferty.
Lafferty flicks the ball with his knee into the right inside channel before McGinn does the rest with a super finish.
WHAT A GOAL!!!!!!! MCGINN GETS NORTHERN IRELAND BACK INTO THE GAME!!!! 2-1!!!! McGinn latches on to a knockdown from Lafferty in the right inside channel before powering a right-footed volley over Steffen and into the net off the underside of the bar. It's a stunning finish, but it might be too late for the hosts.
79'
M. Smith enters the game and replaces D. Ballard.
Smith replaces Ballard at the back for the home side.
76'
The visitors are looking hungry to add further goals on the break. The USA have upped the ante with their subs from the bench.
74'
L. de la Torre enters the game and replaces K. Acosta.
De La Torre is on for the visitors and replaces Acosta.
Aaronson squares up Ballard and charges into the Northern Ireland box. However, the defender recovers well to make an important challenge.
73'
Robinson surges into the final third and he tries to offload towards Dike, but Ballard makes a good challenge before McLaughlin clears from the box.
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71'
Acosta runs at the Northern Ireland defence and he clips a cross towards the back post that just evades the runs of Lletget and Robinson.
67'
N. McGinn enters the game and replaces M. Kennedy.
McGinn replaces Kennedy for the home side that could require a reshuffle in the ranks.
63'
C. Richards enters the game and replaces A. Long.
B. Aaronson enters the game and replaces G. Reyna.
D. Dike enters the game and replaces J. Siebatcheu.
Dike comes on to the field to replace Siebatcheu.
Reyna comes off the field after scoring in the first half. Aaronson replaces the Borussia Dortmund man.
Richards slots into the USA backline to replace Long.
60'
P. McNair enters the game and replaces C. Evans.
D. Charles enters the game and replaces S. Lavery.
J. Lewis enters the game and replaces S. Ferguson.
A. McCann enters the game and replaces G. Saville.
Evans makes way for McNair in the middle of the park.
Charles makes his bow for Northern Ireland as he replaces Lavery.
Ferguson comes off the field and is replaced by Lewis for the home side.
McCann comes on to replace Saville in the middle of the park.
59'
Penalty goal scored by C. Pulišić for United States!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! PULISIC CONVERTS!!! 2-0 USA!!!! The forward scores from 12 yards, although Hazard will feel that he should do better. Pulisic strikes his effort within the grasp of the Northern Ireland keeper, but he cannot get down quickly enough to make the stop.
56'
Reynolds has a dart at Ferguson down the right inside channel, and goes down under pressure from the wing-back. However, the referee is unmoved after the American appeals for a penalty.
53'
Acosta floats a cross into the box from the right. Long rises to head at goal, but Evans is well placed to divert it wide of the right post.
52'
Brown has to make an inch-perfect challenge to poke Pulisic's throughball away from Reyna on the charge in the right inside channel. The USA still have a corner to threaten from.
51'
Ferguson floats a cross into the box from the left flank, but the visitors are able to clear their lines with ease.
50'
Lavery continues to make probing runs and a surge down the left flank draws a foul from Long.
47'
Lavery tries to latch on to a long ball forward from the back by Hazard, but he is caught offside.
46'
S. Lletget enters the game and replaces Y. Musah.
B. Reynolds enters the game and replaces S. Dest.
We're back underway at Windsor Park.
Musah is withdrawn at the break for the visitors and is replace in the midfielder by Lletget.
Reynolds replaces Dest on the right flank for the visitors.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: NORTHERN IRELAND 0-1 USA
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
43'
G. Saville gets yellow.
Saville brings down Acosta on the charge in the USA half and goes into the book.
Lavery makes another good run into the final third, but on this occasion Miazga gets back to produce a challenge and force the ball behind for a corner.
40'
The home side have had two good chances, but have not been able to capitalise in front of goal.
37'
Lafferty tries to send Lavery down the left flank, but Dest is there to edge out the forward and win a throw-in
35'
There will be an element of frustration for the home side. They had control of the game, but one lapse and a deflection has allowed the Stars and Stripes to take the lead.
33'
Steffen has to do well under pressure from a long ball over the top. He grabs and then releases the ball as he realises he will carry it over the edge of the box. Lavery was causing problems for the home side.
30'
G. Reyna has scored a goal for United States! Assist by T. Ream.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! REYNA PUTS THE USA AHEAD!!!!! 1-0!!!!! Reyna takes a neat turn on the edge of the box seeing his right-footed shot deflected past Hazard. The forward latches on to a pass from Ream and uses a piece of skill to beat the challenge of McLaughlin. He lines up a strike that deflects off the boot of Brown and wrong-foots Hazard to find the back of the net.
Ream slides an offload to Reyna, who does the rest with a neat turn and finish.
28'
Saville clips the ankles of Pulisic on the charge, but the midfielder avoids a booking for bringing down the Chelsea man.
27'
It has been a niggly game between the two teams. There have been a lot of free-kicks that have disrupted the tempo of the contest.
25'
Brown sends a throw long into the box from the left flank that Long has to head behind for a corner.
Ballard climbs in the box to attempt to connect with Thompson's corner from the left flank, but the defender cannot guide his header on target.
23'
Ferguson gets the better of Dest down the left flank and wins a free-kick off the challenge of the Barcelona man.
21'
Baraclough will be satisfied with the performance of his team. They've asked questions of the USA defence without being placed under pressure themselves.
19'
Ireland win a free-kick down the left flank that Thompson sends into the box. Reyna clears in a jump with Saville before Evans latches on to the loose ball. He tries to strike at goal, only to send his effort comfortably wide.
17'
Acosta loses out on the edge of his own box to Saville and Lavery feeds Lafferty. The skipper goes for an offload towards Saville on the charge into the penalty area, but he gets his pass all wrong sending it out for a throw-in.
14'
Siebatcheu tries to flick a backheel towards Pulisic on the charge, but his offload is intercepted by Ballard in the home side's box.
10'
Evans is brought down by a tough challenge by Acosta on the edge of the box. It hands Northern Ireland a free-kick in a dangerous position.
7'
Pulisic feeds Robinson down the left inside channel and he sends a dangerous low ball across the face of goal that evades all the white shirts in the middle.
6'
Dest makes a probing run down the right flank and he forces a low cross towards Reyna, but Evans reacts in the box to steer it away from the winger.
3'
Both sides are keen to get their foot on the ball in the early stages of the contest, but neither can carve out a shooting opportunity.
1'
We're underway at Windsor Park.
USA SUBS: Joshua Sargent, Brenden Aaronson, Luca De La Torre, Owen Otasowie, Chris Richards, Sebatian Lletget, Christian Cappis, Bryan Reynolds, Daryl Dike, Ethan Horvath, Erik Palmer-Brown, Chituru Odunze.
USA (4-3-3): Zack Steffen; Sergino Dest, Aaron Long, Matt Miazga, Antonee Robinson; Yunus Musah, Tim Ream, Kellyn Acosta; Giovanni Reyna, Jordan Siebatcheu, Christian Pulisic.
NORTHERN IRELAND SUBS: Jamal Lewis, Niall McGinn, Dion Charles, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Stuart Dallas, Alastair McCann, Paddy McNair, Gavin Whyte, Michael Smith, Craig Cathcart, Josh Magennis, Liam Hughes.
NORTHERN IRELAND (4-4-2): Conor Hazard; Conor McLaughlin, Ciaron Brown, Danny Ballard, Shane Ferguson; Matthew Kennedy, George Saville, Corry Evans, Jordan Thompson; Shayne Lavery, Kyle Lafferty.
Northern Ireland kicked off their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign on a low note, losing 2-0 to Italy on the road. Goals from Domenico Berardi and Ciro Immobile condemned Ian Baraclough's men to defeat in Parma. Norn Iron now need to find their form against the USA to secure a win to build confidence, having gone 18 months without recording a victory in regulation.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the friendly match between Northern Ireland and the USA at Windsor Park.
The USA have been in exceptional form of late, winning their last four matches. The Stars and Stripes crushed Jamaica 4-1 in their last outing as goals from Sergino Dest, Brenden Aaronson and a brace from Sebastian Lletget delivered a comfortable victory. Gregg Berhalter's men are building a solid foundation ahead of an important summer for the USMNT.
Northern Ireland have played decent football, but were undone by a piece of quality and bad luck on their count as Reyna's deflected strike found the net. The home side have created opportunities, but need to be more clinical in the final third to get back into the contest in the second half.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Northern Ireland are next in action against Bulgaria in their second World Cup qualifying clash on Wednesday at home. The USA do not play again until May when they face Switzerland in a friendly match.
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