Sunderland's Trai Hume labelled his senior international debut 'a brilliant night' despite Northern Ireland slipping to a narrow defeat in their friendly against Hungary. The Black Cats defender came off the bench late in the game, replacing Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard - who is currently on loan at Championship side Millwall - for the final seven minutes at Windsor Park but Ian Baraclough's Ireland side lost 1-0 with the goal scored by Roland Sallai ten minutes into the second half.
Despite the result, it was still a big night for Hume and he almost marked the occasion with a goal, forcing the keeper into a save late in the game. "It was a brilliant night and I thought we were going to nick one [a goal] at the end, you could see us pushing, and it was close," Hume told Northern Ireland's official YouTube channel.
"It was brilliant. I was a wee bit nervous but I got good applause when I came on and it was brilliant - I loved it." Of his late chance, he added: "I saw George [Saville] head the ball before that, I saw the ball come back in, and I thought I can win this and score but the keeper made a good save."
