Michael O’Neill reacts to our defeat in Finland 👇🏻 #GAWA pic.twitter.com/5y3DWDfWnR — Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) November 17, 2023But it was a sadly familiar story as O’Neill’s men were unable to capitalise on early chances before being punished at the other end. “We played very well for 40 minutes in the game I thought,” O’Neill said. The Valerenga winger skipped through four challenges before exchanging passes with Glen Kamara, beating Hazard at his near post. “It’s a shot that I would not expect to beat my goalkeeper at the near post,” O’Neill said. Finland’s Teemu Pukki, celebrates with teammates (Roni Rekomaa/AP)“We’ve got a group of players where a lot of them are new to international football.

Source: The Herald November 17, 2023 21:35 UTC