The
Socceroos
had
beaten
New
Zealand
1-0
in
Brisbane
on
Thursday
(September
22)
and
triumphed
again
at
Eden
Park
despite
fielding
an
entirely
different
starting
XI,
netting
twice
in
the
second
half.
New
Zealand
arguably
were
the
better
side
in
the
first
half
with
a
handful
of
half
chances,
but
lost
star
striker
Chris
Wood
to
an
apparent
rib
injury
in
the
32nd
minute.
Marco
Tilio
inexplicably
missed
a
golden
opportunity
on
the
stroke
of
half-time
from
Duke’s
cutback
before
the
Japan-based
forward
headed
in
Connor
Metcalfe’s
cross
in
the
54th
minute.
The
hosts
had
a
sniff
in
the
68th
minute
when
Harrison
Delbridge
turned
over
possession
in
a
dangerous
area
but
substitute
Alexander
Greive
fired
straight
at
Australia
goalkeeper
Andrew
Redmayne.
Exciting
Socceroos
teenager
Garang
Kuol
made
his
debut
as
a
substitute
and
burst
forward
to
set
up
Riley
McGree’s
chance,
which
was
saved
before
Cummings’ rebound
was
handballed
by
Liberato
Cacace,
resulting
in
an
Australia
penalty.
Scotland-born
Cummings
stepped
up
and
converted
the
81st-minute
spotkick
to
secure
the
win
in
Australia’s
final
game
before
announcing
their
World
Cup
squad.
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