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FT. at @skystadium and it’s a win in Wellington for the All Whites. pic.twitter.com/RDrqOgO0do — New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) March 26, 2023
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END GAME
NEW ZEALAND 2-1 CHINA
92'
GOAL CHINA
In the final stretch, Dun scored the Asian team's goal.
90'
Add 4 more minutes.
86'
Liangming of China has been cautioned.
82'
Adams and Barbarouses enter
McCowatt and Pijnaker come out.
New Zealand changes
81'
NEW ZEALAND GOAL
Bell's cross and Garbett's shot drilled into the net to extend the deficit to 2-0.
75'
Garbett and Elliot
Payne and Just come off
New Zealand changes
66'
Chao in, Xin out, change from China
64'
Lewis and Mata
Greive and Rojas come out
New Zealand changes
57'
Xin of China has been cautioned.
54'
Guowen in, Hanwen out, change of China
46'
Zhen, Dun and Lingming entered
Zuacong, Shihao and Pu left the team
Changes in China
46'
The second half begins between New Zealand and China.
HALF TIME
Nothing more is added and they go to the break. New Zealand 1-0 China.
42'
GOAL NEW ZEALAND
Unfortunate play for the Asian team where Zhu Chenjie ends up pushing the ball into his own goal for the 1-0.
34'
Alex Greive misses the penalty kick for New Zealand.
33'
New Zealand is already arriving with insistence, with a total of 8 shots, although only one straight at goal. It seems that it is only a matter of seconds before the guest of honor arrives.
28'
Little by little, the home team is beginning to make more of a comeback, but still without opening the scoreboard as it has since the last game.
18'
A couple more shots from both teams, but still not direct from either side.
9'
The first shot on goal for the Venezuelan team goes wide.
0'
The game between New Zealand and China begins.
Minutes away
We are minutes away from the start of action between New Zealand and China.
Thus the formation of China
China's starting XI vs New Zealand:
GK
1 Yan Junling
DF
3 Zhu Chenjie
5 Zhang Linpeng
20 Liu Yang
26 Wu Shaocong
MF
4 Wei Shihao
8 Xu Xin
15 Wu Xi C
18 Deng Hanwen
FW
7 Wu Lei
14 Chen Pu#TeamChina #AllWhites #CHNMNT pic.twitter.com/iTvgCvXOC4 — HOTPOT FOOTBALL (@paulhotpot) March 26, 2023
XI China
1 Yan Junling 3 Zhu Chenjie 5 Zhang Linpeng 20 Liu Yang 26 Wu Shaocong 4 Wei Shihao 8 Xu Xin 15 Wu Xi C 18 Deng Hanwen 7 Wu Lei 14 Chen Pu
New Zealand's roster
This is the home team's stand.
Here is how we start at @skystadium vs China.
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) March 26, 2023
Joe Bell will start as captain for the first time. #NZLvCHN 🇳🇿🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/PbgBjVQjzR
Already warming up
Both teams are already warming up at SKY Stadium ahead of the game.
Warm ups underway at Sky Stadium 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/2Ju46e6mco
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) March 26, 2023
Already won
These two teams have met previously with the U-22 team, with the Oceanians winning 2-1.
84th minute: Jay Herdman comes on 🔃
— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) March 26, 2023
86th minute: Herdman scores a stunner to win the game for NZ’s U-22’s 🚀
Final score 🇳🇿2-1🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/atsPB1s7Tg
Expelled
New Zealand's Smith was sent off in the 63rd minute, hampering his team's chances of winning the match.
On the road
It is worth remembering that these two nations were left on the way to attend Qatar 2022, but they will be able to do so for the 2026 World Cup, will they make it?
Frist game
These two teams will be playing a round-robin game, where the first leg ended in a scoreless draw.
Start
New Zealand and China meet again in a friendly game that we will be bringing to you on VAVEL.
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What time is New Zealand vs China match for Friendly Game 2023?
This is the start time of the game New Zealand vs China of March 25th in several countries:
Argentina: 12:00 AM to be confirmed
Bolivia: 11:00 PM to be confirmed
Brazil: 12:00 AM to be confirmed
Chile: 12:00 AM to be confirmed
Costa Rica: 10:00 PM to be confirmed
Colombia: 10:00 PM to be confirmed
Ecuador: 10:00 PM to be confirmed
United States (ET): 11:00 PM to be confirmed
Spain: 4:00 AM to be confirmed
Mexico: 9:00 PM to be confirmed
Paraguay: 12:00 PM to be confirmed
Peru: 10:00 PM to be confirmed
Uruguay: 20:00 PM to be confirmed
Latest games New Zealand vs China
On several occasions these two teams have faced each other with a very even balance where equality has prevailed.
China 1-1 New Zealand, Friendly Match 2014
China 1-1 New Zealand, Friendly Match 2012
China 1-1 New Zealand, Friendly Match 2011
Key Player China
Chen Guokang is one of the players who plays in the local league, but who can generate unbalance on the flanks and could be one of the players to watch for this Saturday's game in the Americas.
Key player New Zealand
One of the most quality elements of this team is striker Chris Wood, who plays for Nottingham in the Premier League and one of his greatest virtues is his height, which could cause havoc for these friendly games.
Last roster China
1 Han Jiaqi, 6 T. Browning, 5 Zhu Chenjie, 3 Wu Shacong, 18 He Yupeng, 4 Jiang Shenglong, 8 Dai Tsun, 17 Xu Haofeng, 14 Chen Guokang, 11 Tan Longs, 20 H. Fang.
Last roster New Zealand
1 O. Sail, 4 N. Pijnaker, 2 W. Reid, 6 B. Tuiloma, 8 J. Bell, 19 M. Garbett, 15 C. Lewis, 13 L. Cacace, 20 N. Kirwan, 9 C. Wood, 11 A. Greive.
China: taking quality steps
China is one of the countries that always competes in any sport, but in soccer they have had a hard time being one of the protagonists and they hope that with more quotas for a World Cup they can give one of the surprises to get into the 48 best in the world.
New Zealand: getting a good start
It is worth remembering that by opening more spaces for the next World Cup, New Zealand would no longer have to seek the playoffs and could qualify directly, which is why they will try to prepare in the best way for the qualifiers so as not to have any problems for the 2026 edition.
The Kick-off
The New Zealand vs China match will be played at the Sky Stadium, in Wellington, New Zealand. The kick-off is scheduled at 23:00 pm ET.
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