Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Northern Ireland 49th with 3, New Zealand 50th with 0. The last five rounds placed New Zealand no better than 183rd for form, against 50th in the standings. Per game in the league, Northern Ireland were scoring 2 and conceding 0, New Zealand 0 and 2, against a competition average of 2.26 goals per team per game.
Northern Ireland had lost three in a row.
Windsor Park, capacity 20,332, hosted the game. L. Kopriwa took charge of the match — our records show 41 games refereed with an average of 0.7 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Northern Ireland led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Northern Ireland: Liam Boyce (6')
Key stats
Possession: Northern Ireland 52% · New Zealand 48% · Total shots: 10-1 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 4-0