1973 Oceania Cup final

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The 1973 Oceania Cup Final was a football match that took place on 24 February 1973 to determine the winners of the 1973 Oceania Cup. It was the final of the first Oceania Cup, a tournament contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of OFC to decide the champions of Oceania.

1973 Oceania Cup Final
Event1973 Oceania Cup
Date24 February 1973 (1973-02-24)
VenueNewmarket Park, Auckland
RefereeB. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
1980

New Zealand won their inaugural Oceania Cup, beating Tahiti 2–0. New Zealand's Dave Taylor opened the scoring before Alan Marley scored their second to clinch the title.

Match

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New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti
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Kevin Curtain
Maurice Tillotson
Ron Armstrong
Colin Latimo
John Staines
Dennis Tindall  
David Taylor
Brian Turner
Alan Marley
Alan Vest
Malcolm Bland
Substitutions:
Brian Armstrong  
Manager:
Barrie Truman
Georges Piehi
Gérard Kautai
Joseph Burns
Alexis Tumahai
Charles Temarii
Terii Etaeta
William Aumeran  
Mana Temaiana
Lewis Lai San
Erroll Bennett
Harold Ng Fok  
Substitutions:
Gilles Malinowski  
Claude Carrara  
Manager:
F. Vernaudon

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