English:
Australia Defeats New Zealand in Thrilling Auckland Friendly
Auckland witnessed an exciting friendly match where Australia triumphed over New Zealand with a scoreline that reflected their greater offensive effectiveness. Despite New Zealand dominating possession with 55%, Australia proved more incisive in front of goal.
The match began with intensity, evidenced by early yellow cards for S. Singh of New Zealand and C. Metcalfe of Australia. Australia opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a goal by M. Toure, assisted by C. Metcalfe.
In the second half, Australia extended their lead in the 54th minute with a goal by N. Irankunda, assisted by M. Balard. New Zealand responded quickly in the 57th minute with a goal by C. Wood, assisted by F. De Vries, giving hope to the home crowd. However, in the 60th minute, M. Toure scored again for Australia, solidifying their advantage. An additional Toure goal was disallowed by VAR in the 62nd minute due to offside. The encounter was characterized by a physical game, with numerous fouls and yellow cards.
Despite New Zealand’s favorable possession, Australia demonstrated greater scoring power, reflected in their 13 shots, 6 of which were on target. New Zealand, on the other hand, managed 8 shots, with 4 on target. Australia secured the victory in this exciting match at Go Media Stadium.
Substitutions australia: at minute 64 M. Balard came in and P. Yazbek went out., at minute 64 L. Miller came in and J. Bos went out., at minute 75 M. Toure came in and M. Boyle went out., at minute 86 P. Izzo came in and J. Gauci went out., at minute 86 C. Metcalfe came in and A. Hrustic went out., at minute 86 N. Irankunda came in and N. Milanovic went out.
Substitutions new zealand: at minute 67 C. Wood came in and J. Randall went out., at minute 67 T. Payne came in and C. Elliot went out., at minute 68 B. Old came in and L. Rogerson went out., at minute 68 R. Thomas came in and C. McCowatt went out., at minute 79 S. Singh came in and L. Brooke-Smith went out., at minute 79 F. De Vries came in and J. McGarry went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
New Zealand
Australia
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