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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)
Attendance	3,000
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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]

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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Final : Australia 0 vs New Zealand 1". Canterbury Soccer Referees Association. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Oceania 2002" [Oceania 2002]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Nova Zelândia 1-0 Austrália" [New Zealand 1-0 Australia]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "Oceanian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
^ "FIFA/Confederations Cup 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2015.