2002 OFC Nations Cup Final
# 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. New Zealand defeated Australia 1–0, with the only goal being scored by central defender Ryan Nelsen in the 78th minute. The match was the third final between the two countries, an OFC Nations Cup record, after their 1998 and 2000 matches. With the win, New Zealand qualified for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the AFC – OFC Challenge Cup.

## Match

### Details

| 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) Michel Angot (Tahiti) Fourth official:Harry Attison (Vanuatu) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of golden goal extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions. |
