This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2002.
2002 season | |
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Manager | Frank Farina |
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.
Type | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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OFC Nations Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
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 |
Player | Goals |
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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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