bɹˈiːn, ɐ lˈaɪmɹɪkmən, ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt mˈætʃ æz "sˈʌtʃ ɐ hjˈuːdʒ ᵻvˈɛnt fɹʌm maɪ tʃˈaɪldhʊd" ðæt hiː wʌz dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntᵻd wɛn ɪts twˈɛntiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi pˈæst ʌnmˈɑːɹkt, ænd hiː spˈɛnt ɐ jˈɪɹ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɚɹə plˈeɪ.
Breen, a Limerickman, remembered the 1978 match as "such a huge event from my childhood" that he was disappointed when its 20th anniversary passed unmarked, and he spent a year researching for a play.