Rory Fallon, centre, of New Zealand is tackled by Zlatko Dedic, left of Slovenia while teammate Miso Brecko looks on. (Christian Hofer/Getty Images) Milivoje Novakovic scored twice and Andraz Kirm added another goal for Slovenia to defeat visiting New Zealand 3-1 in a World Cup warmup for both countries on Friday in Maribor.
Rory Fallon scored for New Zealand.
Novakovic's first goal came in the seventh minute from a 25-meter free kick.
After some confusion in the Slovenian defense, Fallon equalized in the 20th with a 12-meter volley.
Ten minutes later, Novakovic again scored from a 25-meter free kick. Kirm made it 3-1 in the 44th minute.
Slovenia and New Zealand will both be playing in their second World Cup at the tournament in South Africa.
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