1973 Oceania Cup final

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1973 Oceania Cup Final
Event 1973 Oceania Cup
Date24 February 1973 (1973-02-24)
Venue Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
1980

The 1973 Oceania Cup Final was a football match that took place on 24 February 1973 to determine the winners of the 1973 Oceania Cup. It was the final of the first Oceania Cup, a tournament contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of OFC to decide the champions of Oceania.

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New Zealand won their inaugural Oceania Cup, beating Tahiti 2–0. New Zealand's Dave Taylor opened the scoring before Alan Marley scored their second to clinch the title.

Match

Details

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report
Kevin Curtain
Maurice Tillotson
Ron Armstrong
Colin Latimo
John Staines
Dennis Tindall Sub off.svg
David Taylor
Brian Turner
Alan Marley
Alan Vest
Malcolm Bland
Substitutions:
Brian Armstrong Sub on.svg
Manager:
Barrie Truman
Georges Piehi
Gérard Kautai
Joseph Burns
Alexis Tumahai
Charles Temarii
Terii Etaeta
William Aumeran Sub off.svg
Mana Temaiana
Lewis Lai San
Erroll Bennett
Harold Ng Fok Sub off.svg
Substitutions:
Gilles Malinowski Sub on.svg
Claude Carrara Sub on.svg
Manager:
F. Vernaudon

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