Town defender Tommy Smith’s New Zealand career could be over but Blues youngster Monty Patterson has received his first senior All Whites call-up for the Oceania Nations Cup, which takes place in Papua New Guinea later this month.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) New Zealand broke a lengthy scoring drought and won for the first time in more than a year Sunday when it beat China 2-1 in a home football friendly. The first match between the teams was drawn 0-0 and New Zealand had gone 581 minutes without a goal when Matthew Garbett ran onto a chipped pass from captain Joe Bell, chested the ball down and struck it home with his left boot.