New Zealand vs Tunisia, 2024 International Friendly

· Tunisia win 4-2 on penalties

New Zealand

90'+3': Liberato Cacace

FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Tunisia win 4-2 on penalties

Tunisia

90'+3': Elias Achouri

About

New Zealand are hosting Tunisia at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
6': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
7': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
7': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia).
8': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sarpreet Singh.
9': Offside, New Zealand. Tommy Smith is caught offside.
11': Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
11': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
13': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Tyler Bindon (New Zealand).
13': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
13': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt missed. Ali Abdi (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
15': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Wajdi Kechrida.
16': Attempt saved. Tommy Smith (New Zealand) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Callum McCowatt with a cross.
18': Offside, New Zealand. Matthew Garbett is caught offside.
20': Offside, Tunisia. Elias Achouri is caught offside.
22': Hand ball by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
22': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
24': Foul by Nader Ghandri (Tunisia).
24': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt missed. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
26': Foul by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
26': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ali Abdi.
30': Penalty New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses draws a foul in the penalty area.
30': Penalty conceded by Hamza Jelassi (Tunisia) after a foul in the penalty area.
31': VAR Decision: Penalty New Zealand.
34': Penalty saved. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
35': Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia).
35': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
36': Foul by Tyler Bindon (New Zealand).
36': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Tyler Bindon (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Hand ball by Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
39': VAR Decision: No Penalty New Zealand.
43': Foul by Tommy Smith (New Zealand).
43': Nader Ghandri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, New Zealand 0, Tunisia 0.
45': Second Half begins New Zealand 0, Tunisia 0.
45': Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Saad replaces Hamza Rafia.
45': Substitution, Tunisia. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Hamza Jelassi.
46': Attempt missed. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tyler Bindon.
48': Foul by Nader Ghandri (Tunisia).
48': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Nader Ghandri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand).
49': Nader Ghandri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Nader Ghandri (Tunisia).
50': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.
51': Delay in match (New Zealand).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Callum McCowatt.
55': Offside, Tunisia. Elias Saad is caught offside.
56': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
56': Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
56': Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt blocked. Elias Achouri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni.
58': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Nader Ghandri.
59': Attempt missed. Alex Rufer (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
61': Offside, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses is caught offside.
63': Attempt blocked. Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïssa Laïdouni.
64': Attempt saved. Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sarpreet Singh with a through ball.
66': Elias Saad (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
67': Attempt missed. Dylan Bronn (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
67': Foul by Elias Achouri (Tunisia).
67': Tyler Bindon (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Wajdi Kechrida (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elias Saad.
71': Substitution, Tunisia. Alaa Ghram replaces Dylan Bronn.
71': Substitution, Tunisia. Mootez Zaddem replaces Nader Ghandri.
72': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
72': Mootez Zaddem (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Substitution, New Zealand. Elijah Just replaces Sarpreet Singh.
75': Attempt blocked. Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Abdi.
75': Foul by Elias Achouri (Tunisia).
75': Tyler Bindon (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Liberato Cacace (New Zealand).
76': Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
81': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
81': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Matthew Garbett.
82': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Waine replaces Callum McCowatt.
83': Ali Abdi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand).
85': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
85': Tyler Bindon (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt blocked. Elias Achouri (Tunisia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Ben Romdhane.
86': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
87': Attempt missed. Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elias Saad following a corner.
89': Foul by Alex Rufer (New Zealand).
89': Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Attempt missed. Elias Saad (Tunisia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Elias Achouri.
90'+2': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
90'+2': Michael Boxall (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, Tunisia. Aymen Dahmen replaces Béchir Ben Saïd.
90'+3': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
90'+3': Mootez Zaddem (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, New Zealand 0, Tunisia 0.
90'+3': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) is shown the red card.
90'+3': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90': Penalty Shootout begins New Zealand 0, Tunisia 0.
91': Penalty missed. Ben Waine (New Zealand) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
92': Goal! New Zealand 0, Tunisia 0(1). Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
92': Goal! New Zealand 0(1), Tunisia 0(1). Kosta Barbarouses (New Zealand) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
93': Goal! New Zealand 0(1), Tunisia 0(2). Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Penalty missed! Still New Zealand 0(1), Tunisia 0(2). Elijah Just (New Zealand) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
93': Goal! New Zealand 0(1), Tunisia 0(3). Ali Abdi (Tunisia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
94': Goal! New Zealand 0(2), Tunisia 0(3). Alex Rufer (New Zealand) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
94': Goal! New Zealand 0(2), Tunisia 0(4). Alaa Ghram (Tunisia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
94': Penalty Shootout ends, New Zealand 0(2), Tunisia 0(4).
0': Match ends, New Zealand 0(2), Tunisia 0(4).

Statistics

TUN		NZL
12	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	0
53.6	Possession	46.4
10	SHOTS	8
0	ON GOAL	4
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
421	Accurate Passes	357
489	Passes	419
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	15
0.0	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	53
38	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	0
12	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	8
11	Effective Clearances	12
11	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 45

Line-Ups

New Zealand (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Max Crocombe (GK)
15	Tommy Smith
5	Michael Boxall
13	Liberato Cacace
18	Tyler Bindon
10	Sarpreet Singh
8	Marko Stamenic
6	Alex Rufer
17	Kosta Barbarouses
20	Callum McCowatt
7	Matthew Garbett

New Zealand Substitutes:

Ben Old, Nando Pijnaker, Max Mata, Dane Ingham, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Oliver Sail, Ben Waine, Clayton Lewis, Elijah Just, Alex Paulsen.

Tunisia (5-3-2)

No.	Name
22	Ben Said (GK)
13	Hamza Jlassi
15	Oussama Haddadi
6	Dylan Bronn
2	Ali Abdi
21	Wajdi Kechrida
4	Nader Ghandri
5	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
14	Aïssa Laïdouni
7	Elias Achouri
8	Hamza Rafia

Tunisia Substitutes:

Ghaith Zaalouni, Amine Cherni, Faissal Mannai, Sayfallah Ltaief, Hamza Mathlouthi, Aymen Dahmen, Mouez Hassen, Mootez Zaddem, Elias Saad, Seifeddine Jaziri, Alaa Ghram, Haythem Jouini.

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