2000 OFC Nations Cup final

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2000 OFC Nations Cup Final
Event 2000 OFC Nations Cup
Australia New Zealand
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Date28 June 2000
Venue Stade Pater, Papeete
Referee Harry Attison
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The 2000 OFC Nations Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 28 June 2000 at the Stade Pater, Papeete. It was the final of the 2000 OFC Nations Cup which was the fifth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, an international competition for national teams in the Oceania Football Confederation.

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It was contested between Australia and New Zealand in what was a repeat of the 1998 final which New Zealand won. This was also New Zealand's third appearance in a continental final after also appearing in the 1973 final which they won. [1] For Australia, this was their fourth appearance in the final with Australia also winning the 1980 and 1996. [1] After both teams won their respective groups, Australia defeated Vanuatu while New Zealand defeated the Solomon Islands. [2]

In the final, goals from Shaun Murphy and Craig Foster gave Australia a 2–0 win over New Zealand to record their third OFC title. This also meant that as winners of the Nations Cup, they also qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup which was held in South Korea and Japan as representative of the OFC.

Route to the final

AustraliaRoundNew Zealand
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 17–0 Match 1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2–0
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 6–0 Match 2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3–1
Group A winner
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200230+236
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 210157−23
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2002122−210
Final standings Group B winner
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 220051+46
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 210145−13
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 200225−30
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–0 Semi-finalsFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2–0

Australia

As finalists in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup, and the OFC's top-ranked side, the "Socceroos" were given entry straight into the tournament finals. They progressed comfortably through the group stage, accounting for Cook Islands and Solomon Islands comfortably 17–0 and 6–0 respectively. In the semi-final, they played Vanuatu, winning 1–0 in a match that was closer than expected. Australia's Clayton Zane was the tournament's top scorer going into the final, with 5 goals.

New Zealand

Like Australia, New Zealand were given direct entry into the tournament finals, as 1998 OFC Nations Cup champions and the OFC's second ranked side. They beat both Tahiti and Vanuatu by 2 goals to progress from the group stage. In the semi-finals, they played Solomon Islands and won 2–0 to move through to the final.

Pre-match

Analysis

Despite New Zealand having won the 1998 OFC Nations Cup final, Australia went into the game as favourites, ranked 15 spots ahead of New Zealand in FIFA World Rankings.

Match

First half

Australia was the better side for much of the match, although New Zealand did create some chances. Australia took the lead 5 minutes from half time, as Shaun Murphy scored off a Stan Lazaridis corner.

Second half

Australia's ascendency continued, and when Danny Tiatto's cross was finished by Craig Foster midway through the second half, the result was all but secured for Australia.

Match details

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Shaun Murphy Soccerball shade.svg40'
Craig Foster Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report
Stade Pater, Papeete
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harry Attison
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Australia
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New Zealand
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AUSTRALIA:
GK1 Zeljko Kalac
RB2 Kevin Muscat
CB3 Shaun Murphy Soccerball shade.svg40'
CB5 Tony Popovic
LB7 Danny Tiatto
RM8 Stan Lazaridis
CM4 Paul Okon
CM6 Craig Foster Soccerball shade.svg66'Sub off.svg 80'
LM13 Brett Emerton
CF9 David Zdrillic
CF11 Paul Agostino Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutes:
MF14 Aurelio Vidmar Sub on.svg 80'
FW15 Clayton Zane Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Frank Farina
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NEW ZEALAND:
GK1 Jason Batty
CB2 Che Bunce
CB3 Sean Douglas
CB5 Jonathan Perry
RWB6 Gavin Wilkinson Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 70'
LWB18 Scott Smith
CM7 Simon Elliott
CM10 Chris Jackson
CM12 Mark Atkinson Sub off.svg 77'
CF8 Chris Killen
CF13 Kris Bouckenooghe
Substitutes:
MF16 Raf de Gregorio Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Paul Urlovic Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Ken Dugdale

Post match

Australia's win qualified them for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, and was their third OFC Nations Cup win their first since 1996.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". rsssf.com . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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