2002 Australia national soccer team season

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This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2002.

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Australia
2002 season
Manager Frank Farina
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Summary

Australia's only games in 2002 was when competing in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. Other than Scott Chipperfield, Australia sent a squad made up of NSL based players. [1] They won their group matches against Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji without conceding a goal. In the semi-final Tahiti scored in the 38th minute and it wasn't until the 88th minute that Mehmet Duraković scored Australia's equaliser to take the game to extra-time. In the 96th minute Damian Mori scored the golden-goal winner for Australia to send them through to the final against the hosts New Zealand. New Zealand won the final 1–0 to secure their third OFC Nations Cup title and qualification to the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as representatives of Oceania.

Record

TypeGPWDLGFGA
OFC Nations Cup 5401232
Total5401232

Match results

Oceania Nations Cup

6 July 2002 Group Stage Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg0–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand
Soccerball shade.svg69' Mori
Soccerball shade.svg85' Despotovski
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of French Polynesia.svg Charles Ariiotima
8 July 2002 Group Stage New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg0–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand
Soccerball shade.svg3', pen 55', 75', 77' Despotovski
Soccerball shade.svg14' Horvat
Soccerball shade.svg21', 35' Chipperfield
Soccerball shade.svg34' Mori
Soccerball shade.svg82' Costanzo
Soccerball shade.svg86' Porter
Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Trimboli
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Derek Rugg
10 July 2002 Group Stage Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand
Soccerball shade.svg5' Milicic
Soccerball shade.svg8', 13', 44', 53' Porter
Soccerball shade.svg36' Juric
Soccerball shade.svg47' Trimboli
Soccerball shade.svg89' De Amicis
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Joakim Sosongan
12 July 2002 Semi Final Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand
Zaveroni Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Soccerball shade.svg88' Durakovic
Soccerball shade.svg96' Mori
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Flag of New Zealand.svg Derek Rugg
14 July 2002 Final New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand
Nelsen Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Flag of French Polynesia.svg Charles Ariiotima

Goal scorers

PlayerGoals
Despotovski 5
Porter 5
Mori 3
Chipperfield 2
Trimboli 2
Horvat 1
De Amicis 1
Durakovic 1
Costanzo 1
Juric 1
Milicic 1

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References

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