These statistics were written and researched for the OzSoccer archive by Nick Guoth and Greg Stock.
| During a break in the 1997/8 NSL season for the Optus World Series the Canberra Cosmos side played a friendly against the ACT representative side, the Rockets. | ||||
| Played : Saturday February 14 1998 | Venue : AIS Field, Canberra | |||
| Canberra Cosmos Tony Giannasca (Barney Smith 46'), Andy Roberts, Andrew Ravanello (Paul Dee 46'), Norman Kelly (Lindsay Wilson 46'), Harry James (Dale Wingell 46'), Michael Musitano, Peter Buljan, Toplica Popovich (Jim Baxter 46'), Tom Haythornthwaite, Damien Brown (Jason Dunn 46'), Jong Su Kim Goals : Buljan 50' Wingell 65' |
2 | - | 0 | ACT Rockets Pavez, Rinaudo (Rankine 62'), J Gagetti, P Gagetti, M Lazzari, Whittingham (Rakic 62'), S Lazzari, Campagna, Cattanach (Conlon 70'), Zwangobani, Exposito |
| Referee : Ben Williams (ACT) Cautions : Wingell 72' (Cosmos); J Gagetti 45' (ACT) Coach : Branko Culina (Canberra Cosmos) | ||||