Saints striker Alex Greive's bid to reach the World Cup in Qatar fell agonisingly short at the final hurdle.
Having featured in their warm-up clash against Peru, Greive was in New Zealand's starting line-up for their winner-takes-all battle with Costa Rica last night.
Things got off to the worst possible start for the All Whites at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar as former Arsenal striker Joel Campbell slotted his team in front after just three minutes.