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
Date14 July 2002
VenueEricsson Stadium, Auckland
Man of the MatchRyan Nelsen (New Zealand)
RefereeCharles Ariiotima (Tahiti)[1]
Attendance3,000[1]
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2004

Match

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Details

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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.