Defending champions New Zealand All Stars were unable to find the net, resulting in a goalless draw against Melbourne in their first match of the Rams Group of Companies 10th Sanatan World Cup held in Sydney. Despite featuring prominent players such as Andrew Naicker, Aeron Singh, Sumeet Shankaran, and Sharavan Sharma, the Kiwis struggled to score, maintaining possession and applying pressure throughout the match.
In other matches that took place earlier today, Queensland and Wellington played to a 1-1 draw, NZ Sanatan secured a convincing 4-1 victory over Canberra, Lomawai and Waitakere ended their game in a 0-0 draw, while Nadi and Wellington City finished with a 3-3 tie.