Northern Ireland vs New Zealand, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

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Northern Ireland

6': Liam Boyce

FT
1 - 0

New Zealand

Northern Ireland see off New Zealand with Liam Boyce strike

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Andrew Durante (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Matthew Lund (Northern Ireland).
4': Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand).
6': Foul by Matthew Lund (Northern Ireland).
6': Michael McGlinchey (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, New Zealand 0. Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Magennis.
9': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Boyce.
9': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Stefan Marinovic.
10': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
10': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Stefan Marinovic.
10': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
13': Foul by Andrew Durante (New Zealand).
13': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
15': Ryan Thomas (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, New Zealand. Tommy Smith tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
17': Offside, Northern Ireland. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
19': Foul by Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland).
19': Stefan Marinovic (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Clayton Lewis (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland).
25': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
25': Tommy Smith (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Lund.
30': Foul by Tom Doyle (New Zealand).
30': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Chris Wood (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
36': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland).
36': Tom Doyle (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Andrew Durante (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland).
41': Foul by Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland).
41': Michael Boxall (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Ryan Thomas (New Zealand).
44': Matthew Lund (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+1': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
45'+1': Tom Doyle (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, New Zealand 0.
45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 1, New Zealand 0.
45': Substitution, New Zealand. Bill Poni Tuiloma replaces Clayton Lewis.
45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Liam Boyce.
45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Chris Brunt.
45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Steven Davis replaces Matthew Lund.
47': Attempt blocked. Ryan Thomas (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wood.
48': Attempt missed. Tom Doyle (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
48': Foul by Tom Doyle (New Zealand).
48': Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Tom Doyle.
51': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Magennis with a cross.
55': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
55': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Andrew Durante.
58': Offside, New Zealand. Andrew Durante tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
58': Offside, Northern Ireland. Michael McGovern tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
62': Offside, New Zealand. Bill Poni Tuiloma tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
63': Substitution, New Zealand. Monty Patterson replaces Marco Rojas.
63': Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Kip Colvey.
63': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
63': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
64': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross.
70': Offside, New Zealand. Bill Poni Tuiloma tries a through ball, but Tom Doyle is caught offside.
71': Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
72': Aaron Hughes (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
72': Substitution, New Zealand. Deklan Wynne replaces Tom Doyle.
72': Offside, New Zealand. Michael Boxall tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
73': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland).
73': Ryan Thomas (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Paton replaces Stuart Dallas.
74': Chris Wood (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
79': Substitution, New Zealand. Shane Smeltz replaces Ryan Thomas.
80': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
80': Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Paul Paton (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
82': Offside, Northern Ireland. Paul Paton tries a through ball, but Aaron Hughes is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shay McCartan replaces Josh Magennis.
84': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Roy Carroll replaces Michael McGovern.
85': Foul by Paul Paton (Northern Ireland).
85': Shane Smeltz (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Andrew Durante (New Zealand).
87': Shay McCartan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Andrew Durante (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt blocked. Shay McCartan (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt saved. Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Ferguson.
90'+1': Offside, New Zealand. Michael Boxall tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
90'+2': Monty Patterson (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, New Zealand 0.

Statistics

NZL		NIR
11	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	0
50.1	Possession	49.9
3	SHOTS	11
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
347	Accurate Passes	337
445	Passes	436
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	90
37	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	1
2	Effective Tackles	12
3	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	22
25	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Line-Ups

Northern Ireland (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael McGovern (GK)
18	Aaron Hughes
5	Jonny Evans
6	Tom Flanagan
16	Oliver Norwood
11	Chris Brunt
17	Matthew Lund
14	Stuart Dallas
2	Conor Mclaughlin
21	Josh Magennis
9	Liam Boyce

Northern Ireland Substitutes:

Adam Thompson, Roy Carroll, Paul Paton, Kyle Lafferty, Shane Ferguson, Shay McCartan, Alan Mannus, Steven Davis, Danny Lafferty, Niall McGinn.

New Zealand (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Stefan Marinovic (GK)
22	Andrew Durante
20	Tommy Smith
5	Michael Boxall
14	Ryan Thomas
15	Lewis Clayton
8	Michael McGlinchey
17	Tom Doyle
18	Kip Colvey
9	Chris Wood
11	Marco Rojas

New Zealand Substitutes:

Dane Ingham, Sam Brotherton, Alex Rufer, Glen Moss, Monty Patterson, Deklan Wynne, Storm Roux, Shane Smeltz, Themistoklis Tzimopoulos, Bill Tuiloma, Tamati Williams, Kosta Barbarouses.

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