2002 OFC Nations Cup Final

2002 OFC Nations Final
Event 2002 OFC Nations Cup
Date 14 July 2002
Venue Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Man of the Match Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
Referee Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)[1]
Attendance 3,000[1]

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]

Match

Details

14 July 2002
15:30 NZST
Australia 0 1 New Zealand
(Report) Nelsen  78'
Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)[1]
GK 1 Jason Petkovic
RB 4Mehmet Durakovic
CB 5Steve Horvat
CB 6 Patrick Kisnorbo
LB 3 Jade North  82'
RM 2Fausto De Amicis  69'  82'
CM 14Angelo Costanzo
CM 17 Ante Juric
LM 11Scott Chipperfield  37'
CF 9 Damian Mori (c)
CF 8Joel Porter  73'
Substitutes:
MF 7 Robbie Middleby  82'
FW 10 Bobby Despotovski  73'
MF 12 Tom Pondeljak  82'
DF 13Milan Blagojevic
CF 15Ante Milicic
FW 16Paul Trimboli
GK 18Dean Anastasiadis
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK 1 Jason Batty  57'
RB 2 Duncan Oughton
CB 4Chris Zoricich  63'
CB 14 Ryan Nelsen (c)
LB 20Gerard Davis
DM 12 Simon Elliott
RM 7Mark Burton
CM 15 Ivan Vicelich  19'
CM 8 Aaran Lines
LM 10Chris Jackson  40'
CF 11Chris Killen
Substitutes:
DF 3 Lee Jones
DF 5 Jonathan Perry
MF 6 Raf de Gregorio
FW 9Paul Urlovic
DF 13Christian Bouckenooghe
MF 16Glen Collins
MF 17Jeff Campbell
DF 18Scott Smith
GK 19James 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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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