2002 Australia national soccer team season

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

Australia
2002 season
ManagerFrank Farina

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
Type GP W D L GF GA
OFC Nations Cup 5 4 0 1 23 2
Total 5 4 0 1 23 2

Match results

Oceania Nations Cup
6 July 2002 Group Stage Vanuatu  0–2  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
 69' Mori
 85' Despotovski		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima
8 July 2002 Group Stage New Caledonia  0–11  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
 3', pen 55', 75', 77' Despotovski
 14' Horvat
 21', 35' Chipperfield
 34' Mori
 82' Costanzo
 86' Porter
 90+1' Trimboli		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Derek Rugg
10 July 2002 Group Stage Fiji  0–8  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
 5' Milicic
 8', 13', 44', 53' Porter
 36' Juric
 47' Trimboli
 89' De Amicis		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joakim Sosongan
12 July 2002 Semi Final Tahiti  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Zaveroni  38' Report  88' Durakovic
 96' Mori		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Derek Rugg
14 July 2002 Final New Zealand  1–0  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Nelsen  78' Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima

Goal scorers
Player Goals
Despotovski 5
Porter 5
Mori 3
Chipperfield 2
Trimboli 2
Horvat 1
De Amicis 1
Durakovic 1
Costanzo 1
Juric 1
Milicic 1

References
  1. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2002A.html
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