Soccer-Schoolteacher Grey scores dream goal as amateur Auckland City hold Boca Juniors to a draw

Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Group C - Auckland City v Boca Juniors - Geodis Park, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. - June 24, 2025 Auckland City's Christian Gray scores their first goal past Boca Juniors' Agustin Marchesin REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) -Christian Grey, a 28-year-old physical education teacher from New Zealand, scored against Argentine powerhouse Boca Juniors at the Club World Cup on Tuesday, offering the amateur side a fleeting moment of jubilation to make their participation in the elite tournament worthwhile.

Grey's strike secured a 1-1 draw that sparkled like gold amid the rubble of Auckland City's tournament, a campaign that had seen the amateur side brutally exposed by a 10-0 hammering from Bayern Munich and a 6-0 defeat to Benfica.