(Reuters) - New Zealand defender Niko Kirwan stepped out of his father's shadow to net the winner in the All Whites' 1-0 defeat of Bahrain in a friendly on Tuesday.
The son of rugby great John Kirwan, who played 63 times for New Zealand's All Blacks, Niko came on as a second-half substitute to head home a cross from Liberato Cacace in the 89th minute for his first international goal.
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