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'It hasn't really hit me yet' - Kelly on France goal
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- Presseye Image caption, Patrick Kelly pictured with Kylian Mbappe after the game
- Patrick Kelly said the fact that he had scored his first international goal against one of the teams highly fancied to win the World Cup hadn't really sunk in yet after Northern Ireland lost 3-1 to France in Lille.
- The Barnsley midfielder pulled a goal back after Michael O'Neill's side trailed 2-0 to two Michael Olise goals, with the Bayern Munich frontman going on to add a third to complete his hat-trick.
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Presseye Image caption, Patrick Kelly pictured with Kylian Mbappe after the game
Patrick Kelly said the fact that he had scored his first international goal against one of the teams highly fancied to win the World Cup hadn't really sunk in yet after Northern Ireland lost 3-1 to France in Lille.
The Barnsley midfielder pulled a goal back after Michael O'Neill's side trailed 2-0 to two Michael Olise goals, with the Bayern Munich frontman going on to add a third to complete his hat-trick.
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