2002 OFC Nations Cup Final

The 2002 OFC Nations Cup Final was a football match that took place on 14 July 2002 at the Ericsson Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand to determine the 2002 OFC Nations Cup champion.[2] New Zealand defeated Australia 1–0, with the only goal being scored by central defender Ryan Nelsen in the 78th minute.[3] The match was the third final between the two countries, an OFC Nations Cup record, after their 1998 and 2000 matches.[4] With the win, New Zealand qualified for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the AFC – OFC Challenge Cup.[5]

2002 OFC Nations Final
Event2002 OFC Nations Cup
Australia New Zealand
0 1
Date14 July 2002
VenueEricsson Stadium, Auckland
Man of the MatchRyan Nelsen (New Zealand)
RefereeCharles Ariiotima (Tahiti)[1]
Attendance3,000[1]

Match

Details
Australia0–1New Zealand
Report Nelsen  78'
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)[1]
GK1Jason Petkovic
RB4Mehmet Durakovic
CB5Steve Horvat
CB6Patrick Kisnorbo
LB3Jade North 82'
RM2Fausto De Amicis 69' 82'
CM14Angelo Costanzo
CM17Ante Juric
LM11Scott Chipperfield 37'
CF9Damian Mori (c)
CF8Joel Porter 73'
Substitutes:
MF7Robbie Middleby 82'
FW10Bobby Despotovski 73'
MF12Tom Pondeljak 82'
DF13Milan Blagojevic
CF15Ante Milicic
FW16Paul Trimboli
GK18Dean Anastasiadis
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK1Jason Batty 57'
RB2Duncan Oughton
CB4Chris Zoricich 63'
CB14Ryan Nelsen (c)
LB20Gerard Davis
DM12Simon Elliott
RM7Mark Burton
CM15Ivan Vicelich 19'
CM8Aaran Lines
LM10Chris Jackson 40'
CF11Chris Killen
Substitutes:
DF3Lee Jones
DF5Jonathan Perry
MF6Raf de Gregorio
FW9Paul Urlovic
DF13Christian Bouckenooghe
MF16Glen Collins
MF17Jeff Campbell
DF18Scott Smith
GK19James Bannatyne 57'
Manager:
Mick Waitt

Man of the Match:
Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)

Match officials
  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:Harry Attison (Vanuatu)[1]
Match rules

See also

References
  1. "Final : Australia 0 vs New Zealand 1". Canterbury Soccer Referees Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. "Oceania 2002" [Oceania 2002]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. "Nova Zelândia 1-0 Austrália" [New Zealand 1-0 Australia]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. "Oceanian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. "FIFA/Confederations Cup 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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