International Friendly

FT Friday, September 5, 2025
New Zealand WWWWL 0
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Australia DWWWW 1
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GIO Stadium · 25,000 att.

Match Report

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Balard strikes on debut as Socceroos down New Zealand

Max Balard has enjoyed a perfect start to life as a Socceroo, scoring a winning goal two minutes into his Australian debut in a late 1-0 friendly win over New Zealand.

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Head to Head

AUS leads series 5-0

Lineups

AUS · 5-4-1

  1. 12Paul IzzoG
  2. 2Milos DegenekCD
  3. 21Cameron BurgessCD-L
  4. 23Alessandro CircatiCD-R
  5. 5Jordan BosLB
  6. 20Samuel SilveraRB
  7. 17Ryan TeagueCM-L
  8. 19Patrick YazbekCM-R
  9. 8Connor MetcalfeLM
  10. 10Ajdin HrusticRM
  11. 6Martin BoyleF

NZL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Max CrocombeG
  2. 4Tyler BindonCD-L
  3. 5Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 3Francis de VriesLB
  5. 2Tim PayneRB
  6. 6Joe BellCM
  7. 10Sarpreet SinghLM
  8. 23Ryan ThomasRM
  9. 9Chris WoodF
  10. 11Elijah JustLF
  11. 20Callum McCowattRF

Timeline

  1. 32' Francis de Vries (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Australia. Lewis Miller replaces Sam Silvera.
  3. 45' Substitution, Australia. Aiden O'Neill replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  4. 63' Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne.
  5. 63' Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Chris Wood.
  6. 64' Substitution, New Zealand. Alex Rufer replaces Ryan Thomas.
  7. 70' Substitution, New Zealand. James McGarry replaces Francis de Vries because of an injury.
  8. 70' Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Elijah Just.
  9. 74' Substitution, Australia. Mohamed Touré replaces Martin Boyle.
  10. 74' Substitution, Australia. Nicolas Milanovic replaces Ajdin Hrustic.
  11. 74' Substitution, Australia. Nestory Irankunda replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  12. 75' Substitution, New Zealand. Finn Surman replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  13. 85' Substitution, Australia. Max Balard replaces Ryan Teague.
  14. 87' Goal! Australia 1, New Zealand 0. Max Balard (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Touré following a corner.

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