Jesse Randall scores twice as New Zealand beat India 5–0 in Auckland
Chris Wood added his 46th international goal in the first of two friendlies against India, before a crowd of more than 10,000.
By GoalPost · Reporting from Friends of Football and ThePrint
New Zealand beat India 5–0 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland on Thursday. Bijoy Varghese's own goal opened the scoring after five minutes, and Jesse Randall scored twice before halftime, on 34 and 43 minutes.
Chris Wood made it 4–0 on 57 minutes, his 46th international goal, and Lachlan Bayliss added the fifth on 75 minutes. Friends of Football calls it New Zealand's biggest win over opposition from outside Oceania since a 5–0 win over Saudi Arabia in 1981.
The sides meet again in Christchurch on Sunday. Friends of Football reports it will be Darren Bazeley's last game as New Zealand coach.
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