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All Whites vs Chile | Mon 30th March | 7:00pm (NZT) | Eden Park

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https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360952594/all-whites-break-south-american-duck-morale-boosting-win-over-10-man-chile

While the first-half red card to Dario Osorio did alter the nature of the match, Darren Bazeley’s world No 86 side had come through early pressure to be going toe to toe with their world No 54 rivals before it.

Kosta Barbarouses ended a 14-year wait for a second goal against a team from outside the Pacific, while Ben Old – playing at left back – and Jesse Randall – ahead of him – impressed for the second match in a row and will have given their coach plenty to contemplate. So to will have Alex Paulsen, so there was still value to be had...........

........There was a sight of the much talked about Bell, Stamenić, Ryan Thomas midfield trio in the five minutes between Thomas coming on and Bell going off. Expect to see that more often in June.

What they said
Darren Bazeley (All Whites coach): “I'm really pleased. Friday [the 2-0 loss to Finland] was a tough evening and we spent a couple of days reviewing it. We had some really good meetings with the players, and the players stood up over the last few days and were determined to come back today and have a positive reaction and show the crowd who they are”.

Joe Bell (All Whites midfielder): “We've been looking to score more goals and we've been looking to get wins. We know that we're going to need that at the World Cup. Chile's a strong team and obviously we saw tonight (they have) quality players, but I think the overall team performance from us and the attitude was the key point”.

Kosta Barbarouses (All Whites forward): “It's easy to say we still would have got a good result, but I felt like it was one of those nights where we looked really good. We were on it from the beginning. We were compact and we looked dangerous as well. [A red card] can happen in the World Cup too, so you can't say it's because we were a man up. You’ve got to play what's in front of you”.
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coochiee edited March 30, 2026 23:56
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360952594/all-whites-break-south-american-duck-morale-boosting-win-over-10-man-chile

While the first-half red card to Dario Osorio did alter the nature of the match, Darren Bazeley’s world No 86 side had come through early pressure to be going toe to toe with their world No 54 rivals before it.

Kosta Barbarouses ended a 14-year wait for a second goal against a team from outside the Pacific, while Ben Old – playing at left back – and Jesse Randall – ahead of him – impressed for the second match in a row and will have given their coach plenty to contemplate. So to will have Alex Paulsen, so there was still value to be had...........

........There was a sight of the much talked about Bell, Stamenić, Ryan Thomas midfield trio in the five minutes between Thomas coming on and Bell going off. Expect to see that more often in June.


What they said
Darren Bazeley (All Whites coach): “I'm really pleased. Friday [the 2-0 loss to Finland] was a tough evening and we spent a couple of days reviewing it. We had some really good meetings with the players, and the players stood up over the last few days and were determined to come back today and have a positive reaction and show the crowd who they are”.


Joe Bell (All Whites midfielder): “We've been looking to score more goals and we've been looking to get wins. We know that we're going to need that at the World Cup. Chile's a strong team and obviously we saw tonight (they have) quality players, but I think the overall team performance from us and the attitude was the key point”.


Kosta Barbarouses (All Whites forward): “It's easy to say we still would have got a good result, but I felt like it was one of those nights where we looked really good. We were on it from the beginning. We were compact and we looked dangerous as well. [A red card] can happen in the World Cup too, so you can't say it's because we were a man up. You’ve got to play what's in front of you”.

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coochiee edited March 30, 2026 23:56
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360952594/all-whites-break-south-american-duck-morale-boosting-win-over-10-man-chile

While the first-half red card to Dario Osorio did alter the nature of the match, Darren Bazeley’s world No 86 side had come through early pressure to be going toe to toe with their world No 54 rivals before it.

Kosta Barbarouses ended a 14-year wait for a second goal against a team from outside the Pacific, while Ben Old – playing at left back – and Jesse Randall – ahead of him – impressed for the second match in a row and will have given their coach plenty to contemplate. So to will have Alex Paulsen, so there was still value to be had...........

........There was a sight of the much talked about Bell, Stamenić, Ryan Thomas midfield trio in the five minutes between Thomas coming on and Bell going off. Expect to see that more often in June.


What they said
Darren Bazeley (All Whites coach): “I'm really pleased. Friday [the 2-0 loss to Finland] was a tough evening and we spent a couple of days reviewing it. We had some really good meetings with the players, and the players stood up over the last few days and were determined to come back today and have a positive reaction and show the crowd who they are”.

Joe Bell (All Whites midfielder): “We've been looking to score more goals and we've been looking to get wins. We know that we're going to need that at the World Cup. Chile's a strong team and obviously we saw tonight (they have) quality players, but I think the overall team performance from us and the attitude was the key point”.

Kosta Barbarouses (All Whites forward): “It's easy to say we still would have got a good result, but I felt like it was one of those nights where we looked really good. We were on it from the beginning. We were compact and we looked dangerous as well. [A red card] can happen in the World Cup too, so you can't say it's because we were a man up. You’ve got to play what's in front of you”.