All Whites complete series sweep of India with big win at Te Kaha

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The All Whites have farewelled coach Darren Bazeley with a comfortable 3-0 defeat of India in Christchurch to complete a sweep of their two international friendlies.

The All Whites have farewelled coach Darren Bazeley with a comfortable 3-0 defeat of India in Christchurch to complete a sweep of their two international friendlies.

New Zealand struck all three goals in a dominant first half, but couldn't find the net in the second spell, despite continuing to dominate the contest against opponents ranked 50 places below them.

As with Thursday's 5-0 win in Auckland, the All Whites were frustrated at times not to be rewarded for the deluge of chances created.

It was nevertheless a bright sendoff for Bazeley, whose tenure of more than three years has ended, after the All Whites failed to advance through the pool stage of this year's World Cup and New Zealand Football chose not to extend his contract.

His side dominated the contest in the first soccer international at the new indoor Christchurch stadium, with the 138th-ranked Indians once again setting up deep on defence.

"I'm sad," Bazeley told TVNZ. "They're a great bunch of lads to work with.

"I love the team and it's come to an end. It's nice to finish on a couple of wins.

"We wanted to score more goals, but give credit to India, they defended deep and it was a different kind of game tonight.

"We got all the players on the pitch and to see some of the young players coming on playing some exciting football was great."

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