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1987 Australia Men's National Team Results Researched by Greg Stock and John Punshon, Written by Greg Stock |
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1986 | A-Internationals | B-Internationals | Index | 1988
Friendly Matches | Everton | Chile B | Shamrock Rovers | South Korea B | Fortuna Sittard
Sources: Soccer Action, Australian Soccer Weekly and ASF Annual Report.
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Wednesday June 3 1987 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) Attendance: 18,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| AUSTRALIA Jeff Olver, Charlie Yankos, Wally Savor, Gary McDowall (Carlo Villani 70), Robbie Dunn, Graham Jennings, Frank Farina, Alan Davidson, Graham Arnold, Peter Raskopoulos (Oscar Crino 46), Chris Kalantzis (Andrew Zinni 86) Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil Goal: Dunn |
1 (4) | - | 1 (1) | Everton (England) Bobby Mimms, Trevor Steven, Pat Van Den Hauwe, Kevin Ratcliffe, Dave Watson, Peter Reid, Adrian Heath, Paul Bracewell, Ian Snodin, Neil Pointon, Alan Harper Coach: Howard Kendall Cautions: Nil Goal: Heath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In June 1987 the visiting English First Division club side Everton played Australia in a one off friendly match for the 'Nissan Challenge Cup'. The match finally went to penalties after the score was locked 1-1
and was won by Australia. The penalty sequence was as follows; Oscar Crino (1-0); Trevor Steven (1-1); Charlie Yankos (2-1); Adrian Heath (2-1: missed); Alan Davidson (3-1); Alan Harper (3-1: missed); Carlo Villani (4-1). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday June 11 1987 Gyeongju Civic Stadium, Gyeongju, South Korea Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: Not Recorded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile B Lineup Included; Gonzalez Coach: Not Recorded Cautions: Nil |
0 | - | 2 | AUSTRALIA Jeff Olver, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Gary McDowall, Graham Arnold, Chris Kalantzis (Frank Farina), Alan Davidson, Andrew Zinni, Oscar Crino, Carlo Villani (Peter Raskopoulos), Jean Paul De Marigny Coach: Frank Arok Caution: Kalantzis 20 Goals: McDowall 74, Arnold 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COLSPAN=5>Australia was invited to participate in the Presidents Cup tournament in South Korea in June 1987.
A number of these games were against club and B sides and are thus are loctaed in the B archive, while the semi-finals and finals are located in the A archive.
Drawn in Group B the first game was against Morocco with the second match being this one against the Chilean B team. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday June 13 1986 Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu, South Korea Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: Not Recorded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) Lineup Included; Pat Byrne Coach: Dermot Keely Cautions: Not Recorded |
0 | - | 1 | AUSTRALIA Mike Gibson, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Frank Farina, Paul Wade, Graham Arnold (Chris Kalantzis 69), Peter Raskopoulos, Andrew Zinni (Carlo Villani 86), Oscar Crino Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil Goal: Farina 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia defeated the reigning Irish league champions Shamrock Rovers in their third Presidents Cup Group B match. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday June 15 1987 Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea Referee: Robert Evans (United States) Attendance: Not Recorded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea B Lineup Unavailable Coach: Not Recorded Cautions: Not Recorded |
0 | - | 5 | AUSTRALIA Jeff Olver, Wally Savor (Alan Davidson 64), Graham Jennings, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Gary McDowall, Frank Farina, Paul Wade, Graham Arnold, Peter Raskopoulos (Oscar Crino 59), Chris Kalantzis Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Wade, Raskopoulos Goals: Yankos 20 pen, Farina 48, 61, Crino 79, Arnold 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday June 17 1987 Incheon Sungui Stadium, Incheon, South Korea Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: Not Recorded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna Sittard (Netherlands) Lineup Included; Wil Boessen Coach: Han Berger Cautions: Not Recorded Goal: Boessen 11 |
1 | - | 5 | AUSTRALIA Mike Gibson, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Robbie Dunn, Chris Kalantzis, Alan Davidson, Andrew Zinni, Oscar Crino, Alan Hunter, Carlo Villani, Jean Paul De Marigny Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil Goal: Hunter 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Socceroos finished on top of Group B and advanced to the knockout stage of the 1987 Presidents Cup in South Korea. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Finishing in top spot in Group B of the 1987 Presidents Cup final standings, Australia qualified for the semi-final against Egypt (see A archive). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last updated: 5 December 2024.