Northern Ireland run goes on with Slovakia draw
Saturday, June 4, 2016
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Slovakia 0-0 Northern Ireland
The visitors extended their unbeaten record to 12 games with a goalless draw away to their fellow UEFA EURO 2016 finalists.
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- Northern Ireland go into UEFA EURO 2016 on a 12-match unbeaten run
- The visitors' Aaron Hughes earns his 100th cap in the goalless draw
- Slovakia's Vladimír Weiss spurns a one-on-one chance in the first half
- Slovakia set up in a 4-1-4-1 formation rather than the 4-2-3-1 used in qualifying
- Key player: Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia)
- Slovakia start their EURO campaign against Wales in Bordeaux on 11 June
- Northern Ireland face Poland in Nice the following day