Striker Shane Smeltz scored in the first half to give New Zealand a 1-0 win over Serbia in a World Cup warmup match on Saturday.
Smeltz rounded off a quick counterattack in the 23rd minute with a low shot past Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic for his 16th goal in 29 appearances for New Zealand.
Both teams created few chances in the second half when conditions were poor due to heavy rainfall.
The match was briefly interrupted shortly before the end when Serb fans threw fireworks and came onto the field.
New Zealand plays Slovakia, which drew with Cameroon 1-1 earlier Saturday, Italy and Paraguay in Group F at the World Cup.
Serbia takes on Ghana, Germany and Australia in Group D.
Lineups:
New Zealand: Mark Paston, Ryan Nelsen, Winston Reid, Tommy Smith, Tony Lochhead, Leo Bertos, Jeremy Christie, Simon Elliott, Rory Fallon, Chris Wood (Jeremy Brockie, 61), Shane Smeltz.
Serbia: Vladimir Stojkovic (Andelko Duricic, 46), Antonio Rukavina, Neven Subotic, Nemanja Vidic, Ivan Obradovic (Aleksandar Kolarov, 21), Zoran Tosic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Dragan Mrda, 59), Nenad Milijas (Radosav Petrovic, 46), Milos Ninkovic (Gojko Kacar, 46), Nikola Zigic, Marko Pantelic (Danko Lazovic, 66).
