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New Zealand 1-3 Australia · International Friendly Games

New Zealand lost to Australia 1-3 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

New Zealand and Australia met in the International Friendly Games on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.

Goalscorers

New Zealand: C. Wood 57'. Australia: M. Touré 35', 60'; N. Irankunda 54'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for New Zealand, 1 for Australia).

Line-ups

New Zealand started in a 4-2-3-1: Max Crocombe, Tim Payne, Finn Surman, Tyler Bindon, Francis De Vries, Joe Bell, Ryan Thomas, Elijah Just, Sarpreet Singh, Benjamin Old, Chris Wood.

Australia started in a 5-4-1: Paul Izzo, Lewis Miller, Alessandro Circati, Miloš Degenek, Cameron Burgess, Kye Rowles, Connor Metcalfe, Aiden O'Neill, Maximilien Balard, Nestory Irankunda, Mohamed Touré.

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Minute by minute

  1. 35'Goal! New Zealand 0-1 Australia. M. Touré (Australia) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. New Zealand 0-1 Australia.
  3. 54'Goal! New Zealand 0-2 Australia. N. Irankunda (Australia) scores, assisted by M. Balard.
  4. 57'Goal! New Zealand 1-2 Australia. C. Wood (New Zealand) scores, assisted by F. De Vries.
  5. 60'Goal! New Zealand 1-3 Australia. M. Touré (Australia) scores, assisted by C. Metcalfe.
  6. 63'VAR check complete: the goal for Australia stands.
  7. 73'VAR: red card for T. Bindon (New Zealand).
  8. 90'Full-time. New Zealand 1-3 Australia.
Full commentary (26 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: New Zealand vs Australia.
  2. 20'Yellow card for S. Singh (New Zealand) for foul.
  3. 24'Yellow card for C. Metcalfe (Australia) for foul.
  4. 35'Goal! New Zealand 0-1 Australia. M. Touré (Australia) scores.
  5. 45'Half-time. New Zealand 0-1 Australia.
  6. 46'The second half is under way.
  7. 54'Goal! New Zealand 0-2 Australia. N. Irankunda (Australia) scores, assisted by M. Balard.
  8. 57'Goal! New Zealand 1-2 Australia. C. Wood (New Zealand) scores, assisted by F. De Vries.
  9. 60'Goal! New Zealand 1-3 Australia. M. Touré (Australia) scores, assisted by C. Metcalfe.
  10. 63'VAR check complete: the goal for Australia stands.
  11. 64'Substitution, Australia: P. Yazbek comes on for M. Balard.
  12. 64'Substitution, Australia: J. Bos comes on for L. Miller.
  13. 67'Substitution, New Zealand: C. McCowatt comes on for R. Thomas.
  14. 67'Substitution, New Zealand: L. Rogerson comes on for B. Old.
  15. 67'Substitution, New Zealand: J. Randall comes on for C. Wood.
  16. 67'Substitution, New Zealand: C. Elliot comes on for T. Payne.
  17. 73'VAR: red card for T. Bindon (New Zealand).
  18. 74'Yellow card for T. Bindon (New Zealand) for foul.
  19. 75'Substitution, Australia: M. Boyle comes on for M. Touré.
  20. 79'Substitution, New Zealand: L. Brooke-Smith comes on for S. Singh.
  21. 79'Substitution, New Zealand: J. McGarry comes on for F. De Vries.
  22. 79'Yellow card for F. De Vries (New Zealand) for foul.
  23. 86'Substitution, Australia: A. Hrustić comes on for C. Metcalfe.
  24. 86'Substitution, Australia: N. Milanović comes on for N. Irankunda.
  25. 86'Substitution, Australia: J. Gauci comes on for P. Izzo.
  26. 90'Full-time. New Zealand 1-3 Australia.
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