2002 Australia national soccer team season

November 2015 November 2015This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2002. Australia 2002 Frank Farina 2001 2003 Summary 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.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/2002A.html Socceroo 2002 Matches 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. Record Type GP W D L GF GAOFC Nations Cup5401232 Total5401232 Match results Oceania Nations Cup 6 July 2002 Group Stage VAN 0–2 Australia 69 Mori 85 Despotovski NZL Auckland, New Zealand Ericsson Stadium 1,000 TAH Charles Ariiotima W 8 July 2002 Group Stage New Caledonia 1853 0–11 Australia 3 pen 55 75 77 Despotovski14 Horvat 21 35 Chipperfield 34 Mori 82 Costanzo 86 Porter 90+1 Trimboli Ericsson Stadium NZL Auckland, New Zealand 200 NZL Derek Rugg W 10 July 2002 Group Stage Fiji 0–8 AUS 5 Milicic 8 13 44 53 Porter 36 Juric 47 Trimboli 89 De Amicis Ericsson Stadium NZL Auckland, New Zealand 1,000 PNG Joakim Sosongan W 12 July 2002 Semi Final TAH 1–2 yes http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/reports/vONC2002.html#Tahiti AUS Zaveroni 38 88 Durakovic 96 Mori Ericsson Stadium NZL Auckland, New Zealand 1,000 NZL Derek Rugg W 14 July 2002 Final NZL 1–0 AUS Nelsen 78 Ericsson Stadium NZL Auckland, New Zealand 3,000 TAH Charles Ariiotima L Goal scorers Player Goals Despotovski5 Porter5 Mori3 Chipperfield2 Trimboli2 Horvat1 De Amicis1 Durakovic1 Costanzo1 Juric1 Milicic1 References 2002 Category:Australia men's national soccer team results Category:2001–02 in Australian soccer Category:2002–03 in Australian soccer Category:2002 national football team results