International Friendly

FT Tuesday, October 17, 2023
New Zealand LDWLD 0
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Australia WLLDL 2
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AUS112
Gtech Community Stadium · 5,761 att.

Match Report

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 5-0

Lineups

AUS · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 23Alessandro CircatiCD-L
  3. 19Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. 16Aziz BehichLB
  5. 17Lewis MillerRB
  6. 21Massimo LuongoCM-L
  7. 20Keanu BaccusCM-R
  8. 5Jordan BosLM
  9. 6Martin BoyleRM
  10. 15Mitchell DukeF
  11. 8Connor MetcalfeRCF

NZL · 4-3-3

  1. 22Michael WoudG
  2. 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
  3. 5Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 6Bill TuilomaRB
  6. 8Marko StamenicCM
  7. 20Callum McCowattLM
  8. 7Matthew GarbettRM
  9. 9Chris WoodF
  10. 16Elijah JustLF
  11. 17Alex GreiveRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Australia 1, New Zealand 0. Harry Souttar (Australia) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Duke.
  2. 45' Substitution, Australia. Ryan Strain replaces Lewis Miller.
  3. 66' Substitution, Australia. Craig Goodwin replaces Jordan Bos.
  4. 66' Substitution, Australia. Brandon Borrello replaces Mitchell Duke.
  5. 66' Substitution, Australia. Jackson Irvine replaces Massimo Luongo.
  6. 67' Substitution, New Zealand. Joe Champness replaces Alex Greive.
  7. 73' Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Waine replaces Elijah Just.
  8. 73' Substitution, New Zealand. Niko Kirwan replaces Bill Tuiloma.
  9. 76' Goal! Australia 2, New Zealand 0. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross following a corner.
  10. 81' Substitution, New Zealand. Tyler Bindon replaces Michael Boxall.
  11. 81' Substitution, New Zealand. Max Mata replaces Chris Wood.
  12. 81' Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  13. 82' Substitution, Australia. Samuel Silvera replaces Martin Boyle.

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