Gio Reyna and Christian Pulisic give USA victory over Northern Ireland

A superb strike from Niall McGinn gave Northern Ireland late hope

Christian Pulisic scores from the penalty spot against Northern Ireland. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

It was a familiar feeling for Northern Ireland as a positive performance went unrewarded in a 2-1 friendly defeat to the United States at Windsor Park.

Gio Reyna, the 18-year-old born in the north east of England when his father Claudio was playing for Sunderland, opened the scoring with a deflected strike before Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic doubled their advantage before the hour with a disputed penalty.