10 Sep 2009

All Whites win final World Cup playoff warmup

9:38 am on 10 September 2009

New Zealand's beaten Jordan 3-1 in Amman in the final warmup match for the football World Cup playoffs.

The All Whites played the second half with 10 men after defender Ivan Vicelich was sent off just before half-time.

Shane Smeltz equalised from the penalty spot after the All Whites conceded a goal in the first minute.

The debutant striker Rory Fallon headed in the second goal just before the break and Smeltz got the third midway through the second spell.