BRISBANE (The Thursday Times) — Australia ne Sunday ko New Zealand ko 32-12 se hara kar mardon ka Rugby League World Cup musalsal chauthi baar jeet liya, aur World Cup matchon mein unki jeet ka silsila 23 tak pahunch gaya.
Kangaroos half-time par 52,500 tamashaiyon se bhare stadium mein 24-6 se aage the aur kabhi sanjeeda khatre mein nahi aaye. Liam Martin ne 84 second baad try kiya, aur waqfe se pehle Jack Bostock, Bradman Best aur ek baar phir Martin ne try kiye. Doosre half ke aaghaz mein Tom Trbojevic ne try ka izafa kiya, Bostock ne aakhir mein apna doosra try kiya, aur Cameron Munster ne chaar goal kiye.
New Zealand apni ghaltiyon ka shikar
Maidan ke sab se kam umar khiladi Casey McLean ne ek converted try kiya jis se score lamha bhar ke liye barabar ho gaya, magar New Zealand ne baar baar gend aur maidan mein position ganwai. Kick-off ke baad Jamayne Isaako ki ghalti Australia ke pehle try ka sabab bani. Doosre half mein Isaiah Papali’i ne Kiwis ke liye tasalli ka try kiya.
Walsh aur Trbojevic ka milaap
Fullback Reece Walsh ne tez footwork aur offload se Trbojevic ke try ki raah hamwar ki. Is ke foran baad New Zealand ke Kalyn Ponga, jinhein Thursday ko Golden Boot ka fateh qaraar diya gaya tha, achhi position mein hote hue ek ghalat pass bahar phenk baithe.
Stacey Jones ki coaching mein Kiwis ne 15 October ko tournament ke iftitahi match mein Australia ko sakht muqabla diya tha, jo Kevin Walters ki coaching mein Australia ne 24-22 se jeeta. New Zealand ke 2008 ke final mein unhein harane ke baad se Australia World Cup ka koi match nahi haara.
Sunday ko hi pehle, Jillaroos ne Brisbane mein Kiwi Ferns ko 34-10 se hara kar khawateen ka World Cup musalsal chauthi baar jeeta, jis mein Jaime Chapman ne hat-trick ki.
