"We played very well and I've got to give full credit to the players, we really had complete dominance from the first minute all the way to the end.
"Obviously I'm disappointed we don't get the win because when you perform like that you should be getting the three points on the table but overall I'm really happy with the way the team committed to what we were trying to do."
Given what he saw on Saturday, Readings said the team will continue to focus their attention on refining their work in the final third.
"Even though we didn't create as many chances as we should have done with the possession we had, we still created more than enough chances to win the game.
"We did so well to get it to very dangerous positions and it's just that little bit of composure that we need rather than trying to score quickly like we tend to do."
The New Zealand team now look ahead to their meeting with Portugal on Tuesday morning (4am NZ time) and Readings is looking for the team to lift their level in and around the opposition penalty area.
"We've got to find another gear again because we haven't won a game yet and we haven't scored a goal yet and we've been easily good enough to in both of those games.
"There's nothing wrong with the way the team is playing in so many aspects, we just need to be better in the final part of the pitch."