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621 vs Norway - 622 - 623 vs Azerbaijan International Challenge Match 2nd June 2017. KO 19:45 BST NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR)  1-0   NEW ZEALAND (NZL) (H/T 1-0) Venue: National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast (Adidas) (Nike) Attendance: 16,815 Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (LUX) Assistant Referees: David Mateus Santos (LUX) Daniel Da Costa (LUX) Fourth Official: Alain Durieux (LUX) Goalscorers: NIR  Boyce  6 NORTHERN IRELAND (3-5-2) Sub Cap NEW ZEALAND Sub 1 McGovern, Michael Norwich City -84 21 1 Marinovic,  Stefan 6 Flanagan, Tom Burton Albion 1 5 Boxall,  Michael 5 Evans, Jonathan © West Brom 60 22 Durante, Andrew  _ 18 Hughes, Aaron Hearts 105 ...

Soccer in Australia and New Zealand has long been held as a happy hunting ground for British and Irish players, offering the opportunity for some off-season earnings or a happy retirement base in a warmer climate. From Terry McCavana and Tommy Forde as antipodean football pioneers of the 1960s to Bobby Campbell 's career re-building stint in the 1970s and George Best 's brief stay in the twilight of his career, Northern Ireland internationals have not been afraid to take their boots to the far side of the globe. Australia's first national league, the NSL , was founded in 1977 and was augmented with a first New Zealand side, Auckland Kingz, in 1999. Before it was wound up as financially un-viable in 2004, the following Northern Ireland full, B, Under-23 or Under-21 players featured in the NSL: (exact details to be verified) George Best  (Brisbane Lions  1983 ) Bobby Campbell  (Brisbane City  1979 ) Lee Feeney  (Northern Spirit  2001 ) Norman Kelly ...