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Italy came from behind three times to beat New Zealand 4-3 in SouthAfrica, while the evening's other friendlies all ended in draws, withEstonia's 0-0 against Portugal marking 100 years of football in theBaltic nation.
Italy 4-3 New Zealand
NewZealand took a surprising 14th-minute lead in Pretoria with ShaneSmeltz heading in from a Tony Lochhead free-kick. The world championsequalised on 34 minutes as Simone Pepe's crossfield pass found FabioQuagliarella, who chested the ball down, beat a defender and crossedfor Alberto Gilardino to score from close range.
Chris Killenrestored New Zealand's lead before the break with a header from LeoBertos's corner, but Gilardino – with the fourth headed goal of thegame – responded two minutes into the second half. A Killen penalty putthe Antipodean side ahead again, but substitute Vincenzo Iaquintaresponded decisively, with goals in the 68th and 72nd minutes securingvictory.
Estonia 0-0 Portugal
Mart Poom kepta clean sheet in his final game for Estonia, coming off to a standingovation after 30 minutes of a goalless draw to be replaced by SergeiPareiko. Portugal fielded debutant goalkeeper Beto as Carlos Queiroztested out some new options, and the newly-signed FC Porto custodianmade a fine save to deny Ats Purje after 14 minutes. It proved to bethe best chance of the game.
Albania 1-1 Georgia
Thevisitors made a bright start in Tirana, scoring after just two minutesas Levan Kobiashvili's cross found the head of Skonto FC strikerVladimer Dvalishvili. Albania equalised on 59 minutes, with midfielderAnsi Agolli's low shot beating Georgia goalkeeper Grigol Bediashvili.The Caucusus side have still managed only one victory under coachHector Cúper, a 2-1 friendly win in Wales last August.
Belarus 2-2 Moldova
Thehome side squandered a two-goal lead in an entertaining encounter inBorisov, with Evgheni Cebotari setting the tone with a stingingfirst-minute shot that tested Belarus goalkeper Yuri Zhevnov. SCFreiburg striker Vitali Rodionov beat Stanislav Namasco on four minutesafter chasing a great Aleksandr Hleb through-ball, and while Namascosaved Sergei Sosnovski's 27th-minute header, he could not deny GennadiBliznyuk from the rebound. With both coaches making major changes atthe break, Moldova rallied with substitutes Denis Calincov (77) andValeriu Andronic (83) levelling the tie, the later scoring with a finelow shot.
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