New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert soon replaced Fallon with Wood, who went so close to clinching a winning goal as he turned Cannavaro inside-out before guiding a well-struck low shot just the wrong side of the post.

BBC: Italy 1-1 New Zealand

Elebert glanced in a header from close range shortly after the half-hour mark that was just past Langfield's left-hand post before Aberdeen's Ricky Foster kept out an Alex Neil effort from the right-hand side of the penalty area.

BBC: Hamilton's David Elebert (left) tussles with Sone Aluko

As the match began to peter out, Grainger's curling back-post free-kick was headed into the side netting by Parkin.

BBC: Sport - Football - Hibernian 0-0 St Johnstone