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The All Whites have conceded two late goals to lose 2-0 to Chile in their final World Cup warm-up match in Nelspruit today.

New Zealand worked hard to contain the fast Chileans and did so for over an hour of the match.

But two goals came within three minutes of each other in the final half hour when James Bannatyne had a shot rifled past him in the 68th minute while a low right hand cross was tucked away in the 71st.

Ryan Nelsen's ear infection meant he did not travel to the game while Glen Moss, Cole Peverley and Aaron Clapham didn't see game time.

After midfielder Gonzalo Fierro had put Chile ahead on 68 minutes, striker Esteban Paredes finally got his name on the scoresheet in the 72nd minute to seal a comfortable victory.

With both side sides employing an army of substitutes and with the match split into three segments of 30 minutes rather than two halves, neither team found much in the way of momentum.

The Chileans had the better of it but despite the trickery of Alexis Sanchez and Fabian Orellana in their forward line, they constantly fell victim to New Zealand's disciplined offside trap.





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