Awer Mabil’s long-range rocket ensures Australia sink New Zealand

22-Sep-2022 15:40:18 | Guardian

Australia 1-0 New Zealand
Socceroos beat All Whites in first encounter since 2011

A long-range rocket from Awer Mabil ensured Australia beat New Zealand 1-0 in their World Cup farewell in Brisbane.

The match, which took place a staggering 11 years after the two teams last met, was Australia’s first game since qualifying for the World Cup and their last on home soil before the tournament in Qatar in November. Aside from Mabil’s 33rd-minute strike, however, it was a far from pretty occasion for the hosts on a wet Thursday night at Suncorp Stadium.