
New Zealand vs Australia, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyDebutants Garang Kuol, Jason Cummings star as Australia see off New Zealand
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Australia's teenager Garang Kuol strengthened his case for a World Cup call-up with a sparkling cameo in the Socceroos' 2-0 win over New Zealand.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Denis Genreau (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
- 3': Denis Genreau (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand).
- 4': Hand ball by Riley McGree (Australia).
- 10': Foul by Winston Reid (New Zealand).
- 10': Riley McGree (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
- 11': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Joel King.
- 12': Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Stamenic.
- 15': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Thomas Deng.
- 16': Attempt missed. Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Bell with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liberato Cacace.
- 29': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
- 29': Mathew Leckie (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Waine replaces Chris Wood because of an injury.
- 34': Ben Waine (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Harrison Delbridge (Australia).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Hand ball by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand).
- 38': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
- 39': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Denis Genreau (Australia).
- 41': Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand).
- 41': Harrison Delbridge (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 44': Attempt missed. Marco Tilio (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
- 44': Attempt missed. Mitchell Duke (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, New Zealand 0, Australia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New Zealand 0, Australia 0.
- 48': Offside, Australia. Riley McGree tries a through ball, but Mitchell Duke is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand).
- 49': Mitchell Duke (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Oliver Sail.
- 51': Attempt saved. Harrison Delbridge (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Genreau with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Australia).
- 51': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Marco Tilio (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 53': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand).
- 54': Goal! New Zealand 0, Australia 1. Mitchell Duke (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe with a cross.
- 56': Substitution, New Zealand. Alex Greive replaces Elijah Just.
- 57': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
- 58': Foul by Joel King (Australia).
- 58': Tim Payne (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand).
- 60': Marco Tilio (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Offside, Australia. Mathew Leckie tries a through ball, but Mitchell Duke is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Australia. Ryan Strain replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
- 63': Substitution, Australia. Cameron Devlin replaces Denis Genreau.
- 63': Substitution, Australia. Jason Cummings replaces Mitchell Duke.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Alex Greive (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Garbett.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Cameron Devlin.
- 66': Foul by Ryan Strain (Australia).
- 66': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt saved. Alex Greive (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Waine.
- 70': Ben Waine (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Marco Tilio (Australia).
- 70': Marco Tilio (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
- 70': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Waine with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Australia. Garang Kuol replaces Marco Tilio.
- 73': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Australia).
- 73': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, New Zealand. Michael Boxall replaces Winston Reid.
- 74': Substitution, New Zealand. Benjamin Old replaces Matthew Garbett.
- 74': Substitution, New Zealand. Storm Roux replaces Tim Payne.
- 76': Alex Greive (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Ryan Strain (Australia).
- 77': Attempt missed. Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 79': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Cameron Devlin.
- 79': Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garang Kuol.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Penalty conceded by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 79': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 80': Goal! New Zealand 0, Australia 2. Jason Cummings (Australia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand).
- 82': Mathew Leckie (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Substitution, Australia. Keanu Baccus replaces Connor Metcalfe.
- 84': Benjamin Old (New Zealand).
- 84': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Alex Greive (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Garang Kuol (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel King.
- 88': Alex Greive (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
- 89': Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Bill Tuiloma (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Garang Kuol (Australia).
- 90': Hand ball by Jason Cummings (Australia).
- 90'+1': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Storm Roux.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, New Zealand 0, Australia 2.
- 0': Match ends, New Zealand 0, Australia 2.
Statistics
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15 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
10 | SHOTS | 10 |
6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
406 | Accurate Passes | 279 |
510 | Passes | 369 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
14 | Crosses | 14 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
62 | Long Balls | 58 |
31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
19 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
30 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
18 | Interceptions | 8 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
16 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 34,985
Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 34,985
Line-Ups
New Zealand (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Oliver Sail (GK) |
2 | Winston Reid |
4 | Nando Pijnaker |
6 | Bill Tuiloma |
13 | Liberato Cacace ![]() |
21 | Tim Payne |
8 | Joe Bell |
10 | Marko Stamenic |
7 | Elijah Just |
19 | Matthew Garbett |
9 | Chris Wood |
Australia (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Andrew Redmayne (GK) |
26 | Harrison Delbridge |
13 | Thomas Deng |
4 | Joel King |
3 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
14 | Riley McGree |
23 | Connor Metcalfe |
10 | Denis Genreau |
15 | Mitchell Duke |
21 | Marco Tilio ![]() |
7 | Mathew Leckie |
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