Northern Ireland confirm Slovenia friendly in March
Wednesday 23 December 2015 14:02, UK
Northern Ireland have confirmed they will play Slovenia in a friendly as part of their preparations for Euro 2016 in France.
The match will be played at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast on Monday, March 28 (7.45pm kick-off).
It will be the second of two games towards the end of March which will help the Northern Ireland team build towards the European Championship finals in June and they will also play a double-header shortly before the tournament.
Slovenia, who lost to Ukraine in the Euro 2016 play-offs after finishing third behind England and Switzerland in their qualifying group, will provide a stern test according to Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill.
He said: "Slovenia are an excellent choice for us. They played Ukraine in the play-offs and while they lost 2-0 in Ukraine they drew 1-1 with them at home and played well. They are a good side."
Northern Ireland last played Slovenia in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign when they won 1-0 in Slovenia in September 2010 thanks to a Corry Evans goal and then drew 0-0 with them the following March at Windsor Park.
