Northern Ireland 1-0 Guinea: Atcheson Suspended for France
Northern Ireland beat Guinea 1-0 but Tom Atcheson's red card rules him out of the France match. The 19-year-old scored before being sent off in Gibraltar.
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Northern Ireland beat Guinea 1-0 but Tom Atcheson's red card rules him out of the France match. The 19-year-old scored before being sent off in Gibraltar.
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