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

Event	2002 OFC Nations Cup
Australia New Zealand 0 1
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]
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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]

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: Gray Vuke (Vanuatu)[1] Michel Angot (Tahiti)[1] Fourth official:Harry Attison (Vanuatu)[1]

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

• Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry