Northern Ireland vs Guinea: Close Encounter in Friendlies

Northern Ireland ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 1–0

Guinea

Match Summary

In a tightly contested friendly match, Northern Ireland secured a 1-0 victory over Guinea at the Estadio Municipal de La Linea. The game unfolded with both teams displaying determination, but it was Northern Ireland who managed to find the crucial goal to claim victory. The match, held on June 4, 2026, highlighted Northern Ireland's ability to grind out results in challenging encounters.

Match Events

9'T. Atcheson (I. Price) Northern Ireland
46'P. Charles (L. Southwood) Northern Ireland
46'K. Morrison (J. Reid) Northern Ireland
46'P. Smyth (B. Spencer) Northern Ireland
46'A. Diawara (L. Kourouma) Guinea
46'S. Cisse (M. Cherif) Guinea
46'O. Camara (A. Camara) Guinea
58'Jamie McDonnell Foul Northern Ireland
63'R. McConville (T. Hume) Northern Ireland
63'I. Bangoura (M. Sylla) Guinea
63'M. Toure (T. Barry) Guinea
63'M. Soumah (A. Cisse) Guinea
64'J. Donley (C. Marshall) Northern Ireland
64'J. McDonnell (A. McCann) Northern Ireland
64'I. Price (C. O'Neill) Northern Ireland
72'Tom Atcheson Professional foul last man Northern Ireland
76'Lass Kourouma Foul Guinea
78'I. Fofana (O. Diabate) Guinea
81'J. Devenny (E. Galbraith) Northern Ireland
81'S. Charles (P. Kelly) Northern Ireland
85'Substitution 10 (J. Magennis) Northern Ireland
88'S. Sylla (G. Sylla) Guinea

Statistics

Northern Ireland		Guinea
4	Shots on Goal	6
3	Shots off Goal	5
9	Total Shots	15
2	Blocked Shots	4
5	Shots insidebox	10
4	Shots outsidebox	5
11	Fouls	15
1	Corner Kicks	9
1	Offsides	3
40%	Ball Possession	60%
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
4	Goalkeeper Saves	3
355	Total passes	533
279	Passes accurate	470
79%	Passes %	88%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Guinea 4-5-1

Substitutes

Coach: Paulo Duarte

Northern Ireland

Substitutes

23 J. Clarke G
12 L. Southwood G
21 J. Magennis F
18 J. Reid F
8 C. Marshall F
16 A. McCann M
5 T. Hume D
7 E. Galbraith M
2 P. Kelly M
20 B. Spencer D
17 B. Graham F
13 C. O'Neill F

Player Stats

Top Rated: Ruairi McConville (highest match rating)

Northern Ireland

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Pierce Charles	G	45'	—	—	7.5
Tom Atcheson	D	72'	1	0	7.2
Ruairi McConville ★ Top Rated	D	63'	—	—	7.9
Ciaron Brown	D	96'	—	—	7.3
Paul Smyth	M	45'	—	—	6.9
Jamie McDonnell	M	64'	—	—	6.6
Shea Charles	M	81'	—	—	7.3
Justin Devenny	M	81'	—	—	6.9
Kieran Morrison	F	45'	—	—	6.2
Isaac Price	F	64'	—	1	7.3
Jamie Donley	F	64'	—	—	6
Luke Southwood sub	G	51'	—	—	7.2
Brodie Spencer sub	D	51'	—	—	7
Jamie Reid sub	F	40'	—	—	7.2
Trai Hume sub	D	33'	—	—	6.9
Ali McCann sub	M	32'	—	—	6.6
Ceadach O'Neill sub	F	32'	—	—	6.6
Callum Marshall sub	F	32'	—	—	7.2
Patrick Kelly sub	M	15'	—	—	6.3
Ethan Galbraith sub	M	15'	—	—	6.9
Josh Magennis sub	F	11'	—	—	6.3
Josh Clarke sub	G	—	—	—	—
Braiden Graham sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Pierce Charles	—	23/–/18%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tom Atcheson	1/1	36/–/26%	1	3/6	1/1	–/1	0/1
Ruairi McConville	—	27/–/25%	1	4/5	—	—	0/0
Ciaron Brown	—	30/–/25%	1	5/6	—	1/–	0/0
Paul Smyth	—	16/2/13%	4	5/9	—	1/2	0/0
Jamie McDonnell	—	23/1/19%	2	3/6	—	–/1	1/0
Shea Charles	–/1	34/–/30%	2	6/9	1/1	2/1	0/0
Justin Devenny	—	28/–/21%	3	4/7	–/1	—	0/0
Kieran Morrison	—	14/–/10%	—	–/3	—	—	0/0
Isaac Price	—	28/2/25%	—	3/9	1/3	2/–	0/0
Jamie Donley	1/2	17/–/13%	—	3/11	–/3	3/2	0/0
Luke Southwood	—	15/–/6%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Brodie Spencer	–/1	16/–/16%	2	3/7	—	–/2	0/0
Jamie Reid	1/1	3/–/3%	—	3/5	–/1	1/1	0/0
Trai Hume	—	6/–/4%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Ali McCann	—	12/–/8%	2	3/5	—	1/–	0/0
Ceadach O'Neill	1/1	6/–/3%	2	5/8	–/2	2/–	0/0
Callum Marshall	—	9/2/7%	4	5/8	1/2	–/1	0/0
Patrick Kelly	—	3/–/3%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Ethan Galbraith	—	5/–/3%	1	2/3	—	1/–	0/0
Josh Magennis	—	4/–/1%	—	1/2	—	—	0/0
Josh Clarke	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Braiden Graham	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Guinea

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Soumaïla Sylla	G	96'	—	—	7.6
Ibrahima Fofana	D	78'	—	—	6.3
Mohamed Soumah	D	63'	—	—	7.2
Mory Konate	D	96'	—	—	7.3
Sekou Sylla	D	88'	—	—	6.9
Mohamed Toure	M	63'	—	—	6.3
Seydouba Cisse	M	45'	—	—	6
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura	M	63'	—	—	7.5
Amadou Diawara	M	45'	—	—	6.9
Ousmane Camara	M	45'	—	—	6.2
Abdoul Karim Traoré	F	96'	—	—	5.9
Lass Kourouma sub	M	51'	—	—	7
Mohamed Cherif Haidara sub	M	51'	—	—	6.3
Abdoulaye Camara sub	F	51'	—	—	6.9
Amadou Cissé sub	D	33'	—	—	6.9
Thierno Barry sub	F	33'	—	—	6.7
Morlaye Sylla sub	F	33'	—	—	6.5
Ousmane Diabate sub	D	18'	—	—	6.9
Gassimou Sylla sub	F	8'	—	—	6.2
Mussa Diallo sub	G	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Soumaïla Sylla	—	41/–/38%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ibrahima Fofana	1/1	46/–/38%	1	4/8	1/1	1/2	0/0
Mohamed Soumah	—	73/–/67%	3	5/6	—	1/1	0/0
Mory Konate	—	98/2/91%	4	7/13	2/2	1/3	0/0
Sekou Sylla	–/2	38/1/34%	—	5/6	1/2	4/–	0/0
Mohamed Toure	1/1	17/–/14%	—	1/5	—	–/2	0/0
Seydouba Cisse	–/1	13/2/10%	1	1/7	—	—	0/0
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura	1/1	41/–/39%	5	7/8	—	—	0/0
Amadou Diawara	—	38/–/34%	1	3/4	2/2	—	0/0
Ousmane Camara	—	6/1/5%	1	2/8	1/4	–/1	0/0
Abdoul Karim Traoré	1/3	15/–/8%	—	2/10	–/2	1/1	0/0
Lass Kourouma	1/1	33/–/29%	1	3/7	—	2/2	1/0
Mohamed Cherif Haidara	1/1	11/1/9%	1	3/7	—	1/2	0/0
Abdoulaye Camara	—	10/1/9%	—	2/6	2/5	—	0/0
Amadou Cissé	—	21/–/21%	—	1/1	1/1	—	0/0
Thierno Barry	—	9/–/8%	1	3/6	2/4	—	0/0
Morlaye Sylla	—	16/1/12%	1	1/4	–/1	–/1	0/0
Ousmane Diabate	—	7/–/4%	2	3/4	1/1	—	0/0
Gassimou Sylla	—	—	—	–/3	–/3	—	0/0
Mussa Diallo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Friendlies
Round: Friendly International
Venue: Estadio Municipal Ciudad de La Linea, Cadiz
Referee: S. Galia