New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert remains bullish about his side's chances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ despite going down 3-1 to Slovenia in a warm-up match in Maribor on Friday.
Two excellent free-kicks from star Milivoje Novakovic, and a tap-in from Andraz Kirm following a goalkeeping error from Mark Paston, was enough to see off the challenge from the New Zealanders, who saw Rory Fallon drive home their solitary goal in the 20th minute.
The All Whites created several other clear-cut chances but Chris Wood fired one wide and headed another over the bar before being denied by a superb reaction save from Samir Handanovic six minutes from half-time.
New Zealand stepped things up in the second half to keep Slovenia scoreless, while both Tommy Smith and Winston Reid - who were again solid at the back alongside skipper Ryan Nelsen - were both off target with headers from set-piece plays.......Read More
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