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OFC Nations Cup 2002
Auckland, New Zealand 5-14 July
Match 8, Day Four (Monday 8 July):
Group A - Ericsson Stadium
Final Score: Australia 11 vs New Caledonia 0
(Halftime: 5-0 Australia)
Farina satisfied with big win
By Peter Rees - OFC Media Officer
Australian Socceroos coach Frank Farina was not getting carried away with
his sides comprehensive 11-0 win over New Caledonia at Ericsson Stadium on
Monday night.
He remarked afterwards the win itself was more important than the amount of
goals scored. The score perhaps did not reflect fairly on the New
Caledonians who did show touches of flair and even launched a few attacks of
their own. Captain Jean Marc Case was one of the standouts in both attack
and defence.
Farinas troops were clinical in their finishing but were helped by the New
Caledonians reluctance to apply themselves fully in defence, which saw some
gift goals handed to the Socceroos.
Farina added he was most pleased with his players concentration and
discipline.
The other most pleasing aspect was they did the simple things well, he
said.
Debutant Bobby Depotovoski was the star of the match scoring four goals.
The Socceroos only overseas-based player Scott Chipperfield was also
impressive with a brace of goals to his name.
New Caledonia coach Martinengo Serge De Novack was visibly disappointed with
his teams performance claiming the Socceroos were just too big and too
fast and were constantly on the ball which made it difficult for his
players. He explained his team was unable to cope with the level of play the
Socceroos were playing at. The Socceroos certainly looked a better side than
the one that struggled to a 2-0 win over Vanuatu in their first match.
The Socceroos were red hot for the first half of the opening stanza but the
New Caledonians were able to keep them scoreless until the 55 min when
Depotovoski added his second goal from a penalty after New Caledonian
defender Theodore Pan fouled Damian Mori in the box. The floodgates then
reopened and New Caledonia could not prevent one of the worst defeats for
them ever.
Goalscorers:
3 min - # 10 Bobby Depotovski Australia 1 New Caledonia 0
14 min - # 5 Steve Horvat Australia 2 New Caledonia 0
21 min - # 11 Scott Chipperfield Australia 3 New Caledonia 0
34 min - # 9 Damian Mori Australia 4 New Caledonia 0
35 min - # 11 Scott Chipperfield Australia 5 New Caledonia 0
55 min - # 10 penalty (Bobby Depotovski) Australia 6 New Caledonia 0
75 min - # 10 Bobby Depotovski Australia 7 New Caledonia 0
77 min - # 10 Bobby Depotovski Australia 8 New Caledonia 0
82 min - # 14 Angelo Costanzo Australia 9 New Caledonia 0
86 min - # 8 Joel Porter Australia 10 New Caledonia 0
91 min - # 16 Paul Trimboli Australia 11 New Caledonia 0
Substitutions:
Australia
45 min - # 6 Patrick Kisnorbo for # 5 Steve Horvat
45 min - # 16 Paul Trimboli for # 11 Scott Chipperfield
59 min - # 8 Joel Porter for # 8 Damian Mori
New Caledonia
40 min - # 8 Steven Longue for # 12 Pierre Tidjine
53 min - # 15 Ricardo Nepamondou for # 14 Andre Sinedo
64 min - # 17 Maurice Cawa for # 13 Robert Kauma
Cautions: none
Team Lists:
Australia: 3. Jade North 4. Mehmed Durakovic 5. Steve Horvat 7. Robert
Middlesby 9. Damien Mori 10. Bobby Despotovski 11. Scott Chipperfield 13.
Milan Blagojevic 14. Angelo Costanzo 17. Ante Juric 18. Dean Anastasiadis
BENCH: 1. Jason Petkovic 2. Fausto de Amicis 6. Patrick Kisnorbo 8. Joel
Porter 12. Tom Poneljak 15. Ante Milicic 16. Paul Trimboli
Coach: Frank Farina
New Caledonia: 1. Michel Hne 4. Franck Oiremoin 5. Jean Marc Case 8. Steeven
Longue 9. Iamel Kabeu 10. Marius Mapou 12. Pierre Tidjine 13. Robert Kauma
14. Andre Sinedo 17. Maurice Cawa 18. David Hay
BENCH: 2. Theodore Pian 3. Alain Kecine 6. Gil Elmour 7. Yves Faye 11. Stone
Longue 15. Ricardo Nepamoindou 16. Jacques Dahote 19. Harer Danid 20. Justin
Dawano
Coach: M.Martingengo Serge De Novack
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
Assistant Referee 1: Tevita Vea (Tonga)
Assistant Referee 2: John Berry (New Zealand)
Fourth Official: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
Match Commissioner: Armand Colombani (Tahiti)
Referee Inspector: Ken Wallace (New Zealand)
Crowd: 200
Weather: cold, some rain, not much wind
Start time: 7:30pm
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