Chile continued their World Cup preparations

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By Paul Madden
goal.com

Chile continued their World Cup preparations with a facile 1-0 win over Northern Ireland thanks to a solitary first half goal from Esteban Paredes.

The Colo Colo midfielder was on hand to guide a back post header beyond Alan Blayney from Matias Fernandez's corner on the half hour mark to give Marcos Bielsa's men a straightforward win.

Blayney proved the busiest man on the pitch in the opening exchanges and kept Northern Ireland in touch with fine saves from Marco Estrada and Gonzalo Fierro early in the contest.