New Zealand cannot break through the stoic defences of the Irish backline in the closing seconds before the referee ends the contest.
90'
There will be two minutes of added time.
Norn Iron break on the counter and Ferguson tees up Norwood for a strike. He does well to carve out an extra inch to curl his effort, but Marinovic makes a comfortable stop.
88'
BLOCK! McCartan takes the free-kick himself and he goes for the strike at goal, but Wood makes the block in the wall.
87'
A. Durante gets yellow.
Durante is booked for his challenge on McCartan.
McCartan drives at goal and tries to beat the challenge of Durante, but is caught and goes down on the edge of the box. A real chance for Ireland to secure the win here.
86'
A block from Durante almost falls to Wood in the box and Carroll has to be alert to scamper off his line to gather ahead of the Leeds striker.
84'
R. Carroll enters the game and replaces M. McGovern.
Carroll comes on to take his place between the sticks for departing McGovern.
83'
S. McCartan enters the game and replaces J. Magennis.
McCartan comes on for his Northern Ireland debut to replace Magennis.
OFFSIDE! Paton goes for the strike on the edge of the box, but he scuffs his effort at goal. It lands favourable at the feet of Davis, but as he turns and shoots, the flag is raised for offside.
81'
Boxall sends Norwood to the turf, and not for the first time the Northern Ireland midfielder is involved in a bit of afters.
79'
S. Smeltz enters the game and replaces R. Thomas.
Smeltz replaces Thomas for the visitors.
77'
Hudson's men have upped the ante over the last few minutes and are attempting to take advantage of tired Irish legs in the middle of the park. They're certainly using the ball better and are pushing the green shirts back towards their own goal.
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75'
Northern Ireland press forward, but leave space in the channels for a counter by the All Whites. Patterson attempts to send a low cross into the box, but Evans is there to make an important block.
74'
P. Paton enters the game and replaces S. Dallas.
Paton replaces Dallas for the home side.
73'
Norwood loses possession in the middle of the park and somehow avoids a booking for a poor challenge on Thomas. That's not the first time he's done that his evening.
72'
D. Wynne enters the game and replaces T. Doyle.
Wynne comes on to replace Doyle for the visitors.
71'
OFF THE POST! A mistake by Flanagan almost allows the visitors an equaliser as Barbarouses pounces on the ball in the box. He drills his effort past McGovern, only to be denied by the post. The ball took an Irish bounce and O'Neill's men scrambled it away.
69'
New Zealand are well off the pace again and Hudson will not be overly pleased by his side's effort to get back into the game.
67'
OVER! Ferguson raids down the left flank and he sends a peach of a cross for Magennis to attack. The forward makes good contact on his header, but can only guide his effort inches over the bar.
66'
Dallas tries to carve out room for a cross, but the looming figure of Durante is there to head the ball away from the box.
64'
Norwood swings a dangerous cross into the box from the left flank, with Magennis and Lafferty both vying for the ball. However, Durante rises highest in the area to clear away.
63'
M. Patterson enters the game and replaces M. Rojas.
K. Barbarouses enters the game and replaces K. Colvey.
Colvey makes way for Barbarouses for the visitors.
Patterson replaces Rojas for New Zealand.
61'
Wood almost gets between Evans and Hughes at the back, but the West Brom defender nudges him out and allows McGovern to clear the danger.
58'
Durante tries to get Wood involved as he lifts a long ball forward over the Ireland backline, but as Wood tries to control the offside flag is raised.
57'
The delivery from Norwood from the resulting corner is poor as Marinovic is able to claim ahead of Magennis at the back post. An improvement in quality is needed from the home side to get the second goal.
56'
Magennis probes down the right with a run into the channel, and he wins a corner for his side as Durante blocks his cross behind.
53'
An open start to the second period, with both sides enjoying good chances. Ireland are continuing to dominate possession, but the All Whites look dangerous on the break.
51'
CHANCE! Magennis swings a cross in from the right flank and Lafferty makes a good run across Boxall to meet the ball on the stretch. He makes a good contact, but the ball just swerves wide of the post.
50'
Better from Hudson's men at the start of the second half after a tepid effort in the first period. However, they must get Wood more involved in the action.
48'
WIDE! New Zealand come close to an equaliser as Thomas plays the ball out wide of Doyle to strike first time. He shoots with power on his left foot, but pulls it narrowly wide of the post.
47'
BLOCK! Wood turns the ball back into the feet of the advancing Thomas on the edge of the box, but his effort is blocked by the outstretched leg of Evans.
46'
K. Lafferty enters the game and replaces L. Boyce.
S. Ferguson enters the game and replaces C. Brunt.
B. Tuiloma enters the game and replaces C. Lewis.
S. Davis enters the game and replaces M. Lund.
Ferguson replaces Brunt at the break.
Davis replaces Lund in the midfield.
Tuiloma comes on for the visitors to replace Lewis.
The goalscorer Boyce is withdrawn for Kyle Lafferty.
We're back underway at Windsor Park.
45' +1
The referee ends the first half.
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
CHANCE! Magennis robs Smith of possession and raids into the right inside channel. He has little support so he goes for the strike from a tight angle, only to be denied by a smart stop by Marinovic.
Dallas and Brunt combine down the left to create space for the latter to swing a cross in from the left, but there's no green shirts to attack the ball in the six-yard box.
42'
The home side raid down the right through Magennis, who lays the ball back for Lund to send into the box. However, the midfielder's cross is too close to Marinovic, who claims with relative ease.
41'
Northern Ireland are attempting to end the half on a high note by building a rhythm, and they're being allowed to do so by the visitors who are backing off deep into their own half.
39'
The ball is in the net, but it comes after the referee had blown his whistle for a foul. Dallas had sent a great cross into the box for Boyle, but the forward pushed over Durante in his bid to head at goal. McLaughlin latched onto the rebound after the whistle and smashed a great strike into the top corner, but it was for nothing in the end.
38'
Lund makes a forward run to the edge of the box, but Magennis fails to pick him out with a header, allowing Durante to clear his lines.
36'
Norwood catches Doyle late and the referee has words. If this were a competitive fixture, the midfielder would be in the book now.
34'
The pace of the game has dropped over the last few minutes, with Norn Iron just losing their way in the final third.
32'
Smith is well and truly in the wars as he takes a knock to the face from McLaughlin, which results in a bloody mouth. Again he has words with the referee.
30'
Smith and Magennis are involved in an aerial duel for the ball, and although the New Zealand man ends on the deck, it's him who the referee chooses to speak to. The Kiwis defender didn't appear to be too pleased about that.
28'
Magennis flicks a long ball on for the run of Boyce in the box, but Boxall does well to cut across the forward and clear the danger.
27'
WIDE! Brunt charges forward through the middle and from 30 yards he tries an ambitious effort at goal, only to pull his strike well wide of the target.
25'
Lewis floats a cross into the box for the visitors, but it does not have the height needed to find Wood peeling off at the back post, with Flanagan clearing his lines.
22'
Durante makes an error at the back and Flanagan puts him under pressure on the flank. However, Doyle is there to help out his team-mate, sending the ball out for a throw-in.
21'
Hudson's men have offered nothing in attack thus far. Wood was the Championship's top scorer last term, but has not had a sniff for the All Whites this evening.
19'
Boyce continues his good start to the game as he challenges Marinovic for Dallas' cross, only for the referee to blow for a foul. It seemed a fair contest in the air and the ball was there for the taking on the deck in the New Zealand box.
16'
Ireland have had an excellent start to the game and are moving the ball with pace around the middle of the park. The All Whites have to hold their composure here.
14'
Flanagan latches on to a knockdown from Magennis in the box, but his strike is deflected into the hands of Marinovic.
12'
Magennis runs the left channel and beats Colvey to the ball. He backheels the ball past the defender, but there is no support for the forward from his team-mates.
10'
WIDE! Norwood swings a cross into the box from the resulting corner and Evans rises highest, only to see his header steered away by a combination of Marinovic and Smith.
SAVE! Norwood lifts another threatening delivery into the box and Magennis heads at goal at the back post, but Marinovic gets down to make the save.
9'
CHANCE! Northern Ireland threaten again through Magennis as he collects on the edge of the box and fires a low effort at goal, only to be denied by a fine save from Marinovic.
6'
L. Boyce has scored a goal for Northern Ireland! Assist by J. Magennis.
Magennis sends a pass forward for the run of Boyce and the striker delivers with a fine strike.
GOALLLL!!!!! BOYCE STRIKES! The striker notches his first international to fire Norn Iron into the lead. The home side broke from the midfield and a quick pass from Magennis released his team-mate. With three defenders for company he still had work to do, but he managed to carve out enough space for a left-footed strike, firing his effort past Marinovic.
5'
Dallas is afforded space on the left flank and he whips in a cross with pace towards goal, but it has too much flight on it for Magennis to challenge as Marinovic claims with ease.
3'
Boyce goes on the charge down the left for the home side, but Colvey gets across to quell his progress to clear the All Whites' lines.
2'
The visitors probe down the left and Thomas sends a low cross into the box, but Evans is on hand to clear the danger.
1'
We're underway in this friendly clash.
Michael O'Neill's men have enjoyed a steady start to their World Cup qualifying campaign and will be looking to build into form ahead of their crucial contest away in Azerbaijan.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the friendly clash between Northern Ireland and New Zealand at Windsor Park.
The All Whites have a busy month ahead of them competing in the Confederations Cup. Anthony Hudson's side have won their last two matches on the bounce against Fiji and will be looking to enter the tournament with momentum.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Northern Ireland have made five changes from their side that beat Norway back in March. Tom Flanagan, Aaron Hughes, Matthew Lund, Josh Magennis and Liam Boyce get the nod to start this evening.
Kip Colvey and Chris Wood start for New Zealand in only two changes from their win over Fiji last time out. Hudson opts for a 4-2-3-1 formation this evening, with Wood leading the line.
The players are out on the pitch, so we should be underway shortly.
HALF-TIME: NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 NEW ZEALAND
Northern Ireland hold a deserved 1-0 lead over New Zealand at the break at Windsor Park. Liam Boyce scored the goal - his first in international football - in the six minute with a neat left-footed finish.
Michael O'Neill's men had chances to double their lead, but were not quite clinical enough in front of goal. New Zealand have been well of the pace and have failed to test Michael McGovern, with much more effort needed in the second period.
FULL-TIME: NORTHERN IRELAND 1-0 NEW ZEALAND
Northern Ireland secure a comfortable 1-0 win this evening over New Zealand in preparation for their World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. Liam Boyce scored the only goal of the game in the sixth minute - his first international strike - maintaining his side's good run of form.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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