WELLINGTON, New Zealand (March 15, 2026) (Interstat) — New Zealand earned a decisive 3-0 victory over China PR in an international friendly at Sky Stadium on Sunday. The match, organized by the Friendlies of Friendlies in World, saw the home side control play throughout.

New Zealand opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with an own goal from China PR defender Chenjie Zhu. Substitute Matthew Garbett, who entered the match in the 75th minute, doubled the lead in the 81st with an assist from midfielder Joe Bell. China PR’s Dun Ba scored a consolation goal in second-half stoppage time, assisted by Guowen Sun.

The result improves New Zealand’s record to 2-0 in this competition, while China PR falls to 0-2. China PR’s Xin Xu received the match’s only yellow card in the 56th minute. The outcome exceeded projections, as a pregame simulator had predicted a 1-1 draw.