All Whites

The All Whites have broken their seven-game scoring drought to beat China 2-1 in the international football friendly in Wellington.

It's the first time the All Whites have beaten China in over 30 years. After the first game in the two match series finished in a nil-all draw in Auckland, the All Whites were desperate to score. The All Whites have broken their seven-game scoring drought to beat China 2-1 in the international football friendly in Wellington.

Even missing talisman striker Chris Wood, the NZ men broke a goal-less stretch dating back almost 12 months, since they beat Solomon Islands 5-0 in the Oceania ...

At Sky Stadium, Wellington: All Whites 2 (Chinjie Zhu own goal 42', Matt Garbett 81') China 1 (Dun Ba 90+2'). HT: 1-0. Crowd: 10,307.

He went close to scoring in the first half but his low-driven shot from the edge of the area was saved. “That was an awesome moment, not just for Matt but the whole team. China scored a consolation goal deep into stoppage time but there was not enough time left to stage a dramatic fightback. Sunday’s win against China was the All Whites’ first on home soil since 2017, and their first on home soil against non-Oceania opposition since their famous victory against Bahrain in 2009 – a result that sent them to the World Cup. You never blame them but you were thinking ‘oh, really?. “Players were aware of the goal scoring thing and then we get the penalty and obviously we were all expecting to break the drought then.

Darren Bazeley wants to be considered for the permanent job after ending the All Whites' barren run.

It’s a professional environment and we’re there to work hard and don’t see this as just another tour.” They’re a great set of lads to work with, we’ve got great staff and I get a lot of support,” Bazeley said. I always said when the opportunity came up that I was going to enjoy it, and I have. We’ve had a great week. “Again, a lot of possession and the team we put out was a very attack-minded team and we had some really good moments of connection and interchange, and created some good chances. “I’ve felt like it’s been a seamless transition into the role and I’ve been massively supported by the staff and the players, and it’s been a great week.