Northern Ireland v New Zealand Match Programme

PRESIDENT’S

WELCOME

On behalf of the Irish Football Association it gives me great TPIEWYVI XS [IPGSQI XLI TPE]IVW ERH SJƤGMEPW SJ XLI 2I[ Zealand FA to the National Football Stadium in Belfast for this evening's Vauxhall international friendly game.

I am sure there will be a number of people with 2I[ >IEPERH VSSXW ERH GSRRIGXMSRW GSQMRK EPSRK and I extend a warm welcome to everyone. 8LI KEQI [MPP FI XLI ƤVWX FIX[IIR SYV GSYRXVMIW EX full international level and an opportunity to forge new friendships for our respective associations. It is also a great opportunity for both management teams to get some match practice in advance of important competitive games later in the month. 3YV ZMWMXSVW EVI SR E QMRM )YVSTIER XSYV MR preparation for the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Russia and the Northern Ireland WUYEH EVI TVITEVMRK JSV XLI ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIV EKEMRWX %^IVFEMNER MR &EOY RI\X 7EXYVHE] night when they will seek to build on the excellent win over Norway at the end of March. %[E] JVSQ JSSXFEPP 2I[ >IEPERH LEW LMWXSVMG GSRRIGXMSRW [MXL 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9PWXIV 8LVII SJ 2I[ >IEPERHŭW 4VMQI 1MRMWXIVW [IVI FSVR LIVI SRI SJ [LSQ [EW .SLR &EPPERGI [LS [EW MRWTMVEXMSREP MR XLI JSVQEXMSR SJ XLI 9PWXIV 2I[ >IEPERH 8VYWX [LMGL MW FEWIH EX &EPPERGI ,SYWI +PIREZ] 'S Antrim. (IQERH JSV WXEHMYQ ERH LIVMXEKI GIRXVI ZMWMXW has been high and the response positive to the %WWSGMEXMSR MR XLI EGUYMVMRK SJ X[S JVMIRHP] KEQIW HYVMRK XLMW ;SVPH 'YT GEQTEMKR EKEMRWX 'VSEXME MR

2SZIQFIV ERH XLMW IZIRMRK EKEMRWX 2I[ >IEPERH 8LEROW XS EPP [LS LEZI GSQI SYX MR WMKRMƤGERX numbers to support the team. 8LI %PP &PEGOW [LS EVI GYVVIRXP] LSWXMRK XLI &VMXMWL ERH -VMWL 0MSRW LEZI FIIR XS XLIWI WLSVIW MR XLI past and now it is the turn of the All Whites to play a full international here. I do hope that the travelling party enjoy their time in Northern Ireland and take home lasting memories of their visit. At the March game against Norway the Association was to present Aaron Hughes with E WTIGMEPP] GSQQMWWMSRIH GET XS QEVO LMW XL international but an injury necessitated Aaron returning to his club. %EVSR E VSPI QSHIP JSV ER] ]SYRK TPE]IV QEOMRK XLIMV [E] MR XLI TVSJIWWMSREP KEQI LEW FIIR E great servant to Northern Ireland football and GYVVIRXP] LEW GETW 8SRMKLX [I LSTI XS QEOI XLI GET TVIWIRXEXMSR XS SYV ƤVWX SYXƤIPH GIRXYVMSR just prior to kick-off. - LSTI XLEX ]SY EPP IRNS] XLI KEQI ERH XLI WXEHMYQ I\TIVMIRGI ERH LEZI E WEJI NSYVRI] LSQI David J Martin President Irish Football Association

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