Written by Greg Stock

Sources: Doug Butcher & John Punshon

In preperation for the Olympic Games qualifiers the Olyroos played a couple of friendly games, one in Japan and another against Singapore in Sydney.
Played: Wednesday June 1 2011				Venue: Tohoku Denryoku Bigswan Stadium, Nilgata, Japan
Japan Under 22 Shulchi Gonda, Yusuke Higa (Yutaka Yoshida 90), Hiroki Sakai, Mizuki Hamada, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Kazuya Yamamura (Kosuke Yamamoto 88), Daisuke Muramatsu, Keigo Higashi (Yuya Osako 76), Hotaru Yamaguchi, Genki Haraguchi (Ryohei Yamazaki 62), Kensuke Negei. Goals: Nagei 45, 63, Osako 84	3	-	1	Australia Andrew Redmayne (Dean Bouzanis 46), Ryan McGowan, Matthew Jurman, Aziz Eraltay Behich, Matthew Foschini, Oliver Bozanic, Isaka Cernak (Golgoi Mebrahtu 64), Rocco Visconte, Jason Hoffman (Mirjan Pavlovic 88), Mitchell Nichols, Marko Jesic (Diogo Ferriers 75). Goal: Nichols 4
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) Assistant Referees: Chan Shao-Xiong (Hong Kong) & Zhou Junjie (Hong Kong) Attendance 23,139 Coaches: Takashi Sekizuka (Japan), Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)
Played: Tuesday June 14 2011				Venue: Blacktown Olympic Park, Rooty Hill, Sydney
Australia Dean Bouzanis (Andrew Redmayne 46), Sebastian Ryall (Ryan McGowan 61), Matthew Jurman (Sam Gallagher 61), Aziz Eraltay Behich, Oliver Bozanic (Diogo Ferreira 61), Aaron Mooy, Matthew Foschini (Scott Neville 61), Jason Hoffman, Rocco Visconte (Mustafa Amini 61), Marko Jesic (Matthew Fletcher 61), Kofi Denning. Cautions: Hoffman 56 Goals: Denning 6, Mooy 14, Hoffman 52, Jesic 55, Amini 69, Behich 90	6	-	0	Singapore Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud, Muhammad Safuwen Bin Bahaurdin, Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzeh (Mohammad Afiq Bin Yunos 58), Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismall, Mohamed Ruzaini Bin Zainal (Emmeric Ong Yu Min 46), Muhammad Fazil Bin Ayob (Lou Zhenlun Eugene 53), Muhammad Farla Bin Remli (Nevin Nigel Vanu 46), Harles Harun, Mohammad Firdaus Bin Kasman (Feiroz Bin Hasan 66), Shahdan Bin Sefalman, Muhammad Khairul Nizam Bin Mohammad Kamal (Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari 46). Cautions: Remli 15 Hamzeh 35 Vanu 49
Referee: Kurt Ams Assistant Referees: Scott Edeling & Murray Wilson (Australia) Attendance: No Public Access Coach: Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)
The Olympic Games qualifiers started with a Preliminary Round against Yemen. Played over two legs in Australia due to security fears in Yemen, the Olyroos ran out 7-0 winners on aggregate.
Played: Sunday June 19 2011				Venue: Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Australia Andrew Redmayne, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Jurman, Aziz Eraltay Behich, Oliver Bozanic, Isaka Cernak (Aaron Mooy 46), Rocco Visconte (Mustafa Amini 72), Marko Jesic, Matthew Foschini, Jason Hoffman, Mitchell Nichols (Kofi Denning 79). Caution: Nichols 19 Goals: Hoffman 15, 90+3, Nichols 67	3	-	0	Yemen Shukri Salem Abdullah Delyah, Nateq Hazam Qaid Rageh, Ebrahim Mohammad All Gehamah, Najib Ahmed Qaid Al Haddad, Ammar Abdullah Qaid Khalaqi, Yaser Yahya Muhammad Al-Shalbani (Ali Abdulkarem All Qasen 86), Samar Hasan Sulalmen Yaseen, Munassar Awadh Abdullah Ba Haj, Mohammad Al Khadher Ahmed Al Anbari, Alman Saleh Abdullah Al-Nagri (Mohsen Mohammed Hasan Mohammed 70), Kamsel Tareq Othmen Mohammed (Ahmed Ali Mohammad Al-Dhahari 70). Cautions: Yaseen 67, Al Anbari 69, Ba Haj 87
Referee: Tan Hai (China) Assistant Referees: Mu Yuzin & Su Jige (China) Attendance: 2,597 Coach: Aurelio Vidmar (Australia), Abraham Mebratu (Yemen)
Played: Thursday June 23 2011				Venue: Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Australia Dean Bouzanis, Aziz Eraltay Behich, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Jurman (Ryan McGowan 62), Aaron Mooy, Matthew Foschini, Oliver Bozanic, Jason Hoffman, Mitchell Nichols (Diogo Ferriera 46), Rocco Visconte, Marko Jesic (Isaka Cernak 46).	4	-	0	Yemen Shukri Salem Abdullah Delyah, Nateq Hazam Qaid Rageh, Ebrahim Mohammad All Gehamah (Ahmed Ali Mohammad Al-Dhahari 47), Najib Ahmed Qaid Al Haddad, Ammar Abdullah Qaid Khalaqi, Abdulaziz Mohammad All Al-Gumsel (Ali Abdulkarem All Qesem 54), Samar Hasan Sulalmen Yaseen (Yaser Yahya Muhammad Al-Shalbani 27), Munassar Awadh Abdullah Ba Haj, Mohammad Al Khadher Ahmed Al Anbari, Mohsen Mohammed Hasan Mohammed. Cautions: Ba Haj 5, Hasan Mohammed 16
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) Assistant Referees: Mohammad Jaber Dharman (Qatar) & Fares Alshammari (Kuwait) Attendance: 3,009 Coach: Aurelio Vidmar (Australia), Abraham Mebratu (Yemen)
Played: Sunday September 11 2011				Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Sydney
South Australian Select XI Takumi Takahashi (Ben Moore 61), David Menechello (Adam Harris 61), Michael D'Alosio (Todd McSorely 45), Michele Lastella, Adam Van Dommele (Michael Papacharalambous 75), Shane Tobies (Steven Grelli 45), Ennies Halle (Luke Hilmek 61), Lee Robertson, Perya Okai, Calvin Mbarge (Anthony Sologna 78), Scott Tunbridge.	0	-	0	Australia Andrew Redmayne (Mark Birighitti 46), Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Jurman (Daniel Mullen 60), Aziz Eraltay Behich, Diogo Ferreira (Scott Neville 60), Oliver Bozanic, Matthew Foschini (Rhyan Grant 60), James Brown (Ben Kantarovski 60), Mitchell Nichols (Mate Dugandzic 60), Jason Hoffman, Mark Jesic.
Referee: Regis Quefhelloc (Australia) Assistant Referees: Paul Cetranglo & Curtis Wordsworth (Australia) Attendance: 600 Coaches: Joe Mullen (South Australian Select), Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)
The Olyroos commenced the third Preliminary Round of Olympic Games qualifiers against the United Arab Emirates in Adelaide. In the same group were Iraq and Uzbekistan.
Played: Wednesday September 14 2011				Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Australia Andrew Redmayne, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Jurman, Aziz Eraltay Behich, Matthew Foschini, James Brown (Mate Dugandzic 70), Oliver Bozanic, Diogo Ferriera (Rhyan Grant 70), Jason Hoffman, Mitchell Nichols, Marko Jesic. Cautions: Brown 54, Behich 88, Jurman 90+2	0	-	0	United Arab Emirates Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamad Juna Ashoori, Saad Surour Masoud Surour Beniyes, Mohamed Ahmed All Gharib Juma, Abdulaziz Hussain Muharak Al-Balooshi, Amer Abdulrahman Al-Hamadl, Theyab Awanah Al-Musabi (Mohammad Jamal Atiq Farhan Al-Falasi 57), Habib Ferdan Abdulla Fardan Al-Fardan (Salem Saleh Musallam Saham Al-Rajalbi 72), Mohamad Fawzi Joher Faraj Abdella, Ali Ahmed Mabkhourt Mohsen Omran Al-Hajeri (Mohamed Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Raqi Al-Amoudi 59), Junalbi. Cautions: Al-Rajalbi 72, Ashoori 82, Junalbi 89
Referee: Tojo Minoruy (Japan) Assistant Referees: Nagi Toshiyuki & Nishio Hideaki (Japan) Attendance: 2,390 Coaches: Aurelio Vidmar (Australia), Mahdi All Hassan Rehda (United Arab Emirates)
Played: Tuesday November 22 2011				Venue: Al Arabi Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Iraq Jalal Hassan Hachim, Falsal Jasim Nafti Al-Mansa, Ali Bahjet Fadhil, Feris Hassan Neamah, Saif Salman Hashim, Amjed Kalaf Mansoor Al-Muntaftk (Ali Saad Mahmood Al-Lami 79), Mohammad Saed Abdullah, Dhurgham Ismael Dawood Al-Quraishi, Nabeel Sabah Zghair Al-Hiaichi, Amjed Radhi Yousuf Al-Janabi (Mostafa Mohammed Jawad Kareem 89), Mustafa Ahmed Abdulameer (Mohamad Abdulraheem Karrar 60). Caution: Al-Mansa 90+3	0	-	0	Australia Mathew Ryan, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Jurman, Aziz Eraltay Behich, Matthew Foschini, Mate Dugandzic, James Brown, Oliver Bozanic, Jason Hoffman (Adam Taggart 71), Mitchell Nichols, Dimitrios Petratos (Kofi Denning 76). Cautions: Behich 28, Foschini 45+1
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon) Assistant Referees: Adi Ali & Hadi El Kassar (Lebanon) Attendance: 200 Coaches: Radhi Sh Swadi Al-Eleyawi (Iraq), Aurelio Vidmar (Australia)
The Olyroos third Preliminary round three group game was at home against Uzbekistan.
Played: Sunday November 27 2011				Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Australia Mathew Ryan, Sebastian Ryall, Matthew Jurman, Daniel Mullen, Matthew Foschini, Mate Dugandzic, James Brown (Rhyan Grant 77), Oliver Bozanic, Jason Hoffman (Adam Taggart 72), Mitchell Nichols, Dimitrios Petratos (Kofi Denning 72). Cautions: Brown 37, Dugandzic 58	0	-	0	Uzbekistan Kuvvatov Sanjar, Akbarjon Ismatullaev, Abdukakhkhor Khodjiarbarov, Salim Mustafsev, Islom Tuhtahojaev, Oybek Kilichev, Oleg Zotsev (Zohir Pirimov 58), Jesur Hasanov, Fozil Musaev, Kenja Turaev (Javion Ibrokhimov 81), Guryanov Nikolay (Abdukhaliqov Temurkhodja 41).
Referee: Abdullah Mohamad Al-Hilall (Oman) Assistant Referees: Hamed Sulalman Marhoun Al-Mayabi & Ghanim Salim Waleed Al-Bulushi (Oman) Attendance: 2,604 Coaches: Aurelio Vidmar (Australia), Vadim Abramov (Uzbekistan)

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