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Australia 1-0 New Zealand · International Friendly Games

Australia beat New Zealand 1-0 in the International Friendly Games. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Australia and New Zealand met in the International Friendly Games at GIO Stadium Canberra in Canberra on Friday, 5 September 2025.

Goalscorers

Australia: M. Balard 87'. New Zealand did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Australia, 1 for New Zealand).

Line-ups

Australia started in a 5-4-1: Paul Izzo, Samuel Silvera, Alessandro Circati, Miloš Degenek, Cameron Burgess, Jordan Bos, Ajdin Hrustić, Patrick Yazbek, Ryan Teague, Connor Metcalfe, Martin Boyle.

New Zealand started in a 4-3-3: Max Crocombe, Tim Payne, Michael Boxall, Tyler Bindon, Francis De Vries, Ryan Thomas, Joe Bell, Sarpreet Singh, Callum McCowatt, Chris Wood, Elijah Just.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Australia 0-0 New Zealand.
  2. 87'Goal! Australia 1-0 New Zealand. M. Balard (Australia) scores, assisted by M. Touré.
  3. 90'Full-time. Australia 1-0 New Zealand.
Full commentary (18 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Australia vs New Zealand.
  2. 32'Yellow card for F. De Vries (New Zealand) for foul.
  3. 45'Half-time. Australia 0-0 New Zealand.
  4. 46'The second half is under way.
  5. 46'Substitution, Australia: A. O'Neill comes on for P. Yazbek.
  6. 46'Substitution, Australia: L. Miller comes on for S. Silvera.
  7. 63'Substitution, New Zealand: K. Barbarouses comes on for C. Wood.
  8. 63'Substitution, New Zealand: C. Elliot comes on for T. Payne.
  9. 64'Substitution, New Zealand: A. Rufer comes on for R. Thomas.
  10. 70'Substitution, New Zealand: B. Old comes on for E. Just.
  11. 70'Substitution, New Zealand: J. McGarry comes on for F. De Vries.
  12. 74'Substitution, Australia: N. Irankunda comes on for C. Metcalfe.
  13. 74'Substitution, Australia: N. Milanović comes on for A. Hrustić.
  14. 74'Substitution, Australia: M. Touré comes on for M. Boyle.
  15. 75'Substitution, New Zealand: F. Surman comes on for S. Singh.
  16. 85'Substitution, Australia: M. Balard comes on for R. Teague.
  17. 87'Goal! Australia 1-0 New Zealand. M. Balard (Australia) scores, assisted by M. Touré.
  18. 90'Full-time. Australia 1-0 New Zealand.
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