Garbett late strike earns New Zealand long-awaited victory
New Zealand ended a seven-game scoring drought to hand China a 2-1 defeat in Wellington on Sunday as an own goal from Zhu Chenjie and Matthew Garbet
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KO
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First Half begins.
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33
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Alex Greive Penalty - Saved
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42
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Zhu Chenjie (OG)
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HT
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Halftime
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45
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On: Wei Zhen|Off: Wu Shaocong
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45
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On: Ba Dun|Off: Pu Chen
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45
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On: Liangming Lin|Off: Wei Shihao
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54
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On: Sun Guowen|Off: Hanwen Deng
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56
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Xu Xin Yellow Card
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64
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On: Max Mata|Off: Alex Greive
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64
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On: Clayton Lewis|Off: Marco Rojas
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66
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On: Chao He|Off: Xu Xin
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75
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On: Callan Elliot|Off: Tim Payne
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75
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On: Matthew Garbett|Off: Elijah Just
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81
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Matthew Garbett Goal - Volley
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81
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On: Xie Pengfei|Off: Wu Xi
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82
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On: Kyle Adams|Off: Nando Pijnaker
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82
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On: Kosta Barbarouses|Off: Callum McCowatt
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86
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Liangming Lin Yellow Card
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90+2
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Ba Dun Goal - Header
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FT
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End Regular Time
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New Zealand
NZL
China
CHN
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4-2-3-1
- Sail
- Cacace
- PijnakerOn: Kyle Adams | Off: Nando Pijnaker
- Boxall
- PayneOn: Callan Elliot | Off: Tim Payne
- Stamenic
- Bell
- McCowattOn: Kosta Barbarouses | Off: Callum McCowatt
- RojasOn: Clayton Lewis | Off: Marco Rojas
- JustOn: Matthew Garbett | Off: Elijah Just
- GreiveOn: Max Mata | Off: Alex Greive
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Saves
6
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Goals
0
82'
24
Kyle Adams
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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21
Tim Payne
Goals
0
75'
2
Callan Elliot
Goals
0
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11
Marco Rojas
Goals
0
64'
23
Clayton Lewis
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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6
Joe Bell
Goals
0
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17
Alex Greive
Goals
0
64'
19
Max Mata
Goals
0
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Goals
0
82'
7
Kosta Barbarouses
Goals
0
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14
Elijah Just
Goals
0
75'
8
Matthew Garbett
81'
Goals
1
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22
Dane Ingham
Goals
0
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Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Saves
0
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16
Alex Rufer
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Game Information
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VENUE: Wellington Regional Stadium
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Wellington, New Zealand
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ATTENDANCE: 10,307
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REFEREE: Woo-Sung Kim
Match Commentary
| - | Match ends, New Zealand 2, China PR 1. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, New Zealand 2, China PR 1. | |
| 90'+2' | Goal! New Zealand 2, China PR 1. Ba Dun (China PR) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sun Guowen. |
Match Stats
Possession
60%
40%
Shots (on Goal)
17 (4)
10 (7)
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| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
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