1991 Australia Men's National Team Results Researched by Thomas Esamie, Greg Stock, Frank Scicluna and Jean-Michel Cazal, Written by Greg Stock |
| 1990 | A-Internationals | B-Internationals | Index | 1992
Friendly Matches | Czechoslavakia | Czechoslavakia | New Zealand | New Zealand | England | South Korea
Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly and ASF Annual Report.
Friendly Matches | ||||
Wednesday January 30 1991 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) Attendance: 6,854 | ||||
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AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Mehmet Durakovic, Andrew Bernal (Paul Trimboli 76), Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Alan Davidson, Paul Wade (c), Brank Milosevic, Aurelio Vidmar (Andrew Zinni 73), Warren Spink, Alistair Edwards Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Not Recorded |
0 | - | 1 | Czechoslavakia Petr Kouba, Alois Grussmann (Pavel Hapal 69), Dusan Tittel, Jaroslav Silhavy, Bartolomej Jurasko, Jiri Nemec, Ondrej Kristofik, Karel Kula (Petr Holota 81), Ladislav Pecko (Gunter Bittengel 84), Pavel Kuka (Roman Sedlacek 78), Roman Kukleta Coach: Milan Macala Cautions: Not Recorded Goal: Kristofik 44 |
The Czech national team toured Australia playing two matches against the Socceroos in January and February 1991. | ||||
Wednesday February 6 1991 Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney Referee: John McConnell (Australia) Attendance: 8,221 | ||||
AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Ned Zelic (Tony Vidmar 61), Andrew Bernal, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Alan Davidson (Warren Spink 65), Paul Wade (c), Branko Milosevic, Aurelio Vidmar (Andrew Zinni 60), David Lowe (Paul Okon 72), Alistair Edwards Coach: Eddie Thomson Caution: Bernal |
0 | - | 2 | Czechoslavakia Petr Kouba, Pavel Hapal, Dusan Tittel, Jaroslav Silhavy, Michal Hipp, Jiri Nemec, Ondrej Kristofik (Alois Grussmann 82), Karel Kula (Bartolomej Jurasko 80), Ladislav Pecko (Pavel Kuka 65), Roman Kukleta, Roman Sedlacek (Gunter Bittengel 46) Coach: Milan Macala Cautions: Nil Goals: Kula 59, Grussman 87 |
Sunday May 12 1991 Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand) Attendance: 7,500 | ||||
New Zealand Clint Gosling, Michael Ridenton, Rodger Gray, Ceri Evans, Anthony Ferris, Alan Carville (Thomas Edge 85), Danny Halligan, Michael McGarry, Robert Ironside, Noel Barkley (Brian Roberts 54), Declan Edge Coach: Ian Marshall Cautions: Not Recorded |
0 | - | 1 | AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Mehmet Durakovic, Andrew Marth, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Andrew Callanan, Paul Wade (c), Branko Milosevic (Aytek Genc 75), Aurelio Vidmar (Ian Gray 68), Paul Trimboli (David Lowe 65), Greg Brown Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Not Recorded Goal: Milosevic 44 |
Australia played New Zealand for the Trans Tasman trophy - renamed the Southern Cross Cup over two legs home and away. | ||||
Wednesday May 15 1991 Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide Referee: Bill Monteverde (Australia) Attendance: 6,500 | ||||
AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Ian Gray, Andrew Marth, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Andrew Callanan, Paul Wade (c), Mike Petersen, Aurelio Vidmar, David Lowe, Greg Brown Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Nil Goals: Petersen 46, A.Vidmar 49 |
2 | - | 1 | New Zealand Clint Gosling, Michael Ridenton, Rodger Gray, Carl Lightbown (Carl Jorgensen 63), Ceri Evans, Robert Ironside, Michael McGarry, Danny Halligan (Anthony Ferris 46), Declan Edge, Brian Roberts, Thomas Edge Coach: Ian Marshall Cautions: Lightbown Goal: Roberts 79 |
Australia retained the Trans Tasman trophy - renamed the Southern Cross Cup with two victories in two matches. | ||||
Saturday June 1 1991 Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand) Attendance: 35,472 | ||||
AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Tony Vidmar, Paul Wade (c), Mike Petersen, Aurelio Vidmar, Graham Arnold, Ernie Tapai (Greg Brown 76) Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Nil |
0 | - | 1 | England Chris Woods, Gary Parker, Desmond Walker, Mark Wright, Stuart Pearce, Geoff Thomas, David Batty, David Platt, Nigel Clough, Gary Lineker (Dennis Wise 81), David Hirst (John Salako 46) Coach: Graham Taylor Cautions: Nil Goal: Gray 40 Own Goal |
Australia played a one off match against the English national team. | ||||
Friday June 14 1991 Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Referee: Witaya Wongsmarn (Thailand) Attendance: 16,000 | ||||
South Korea Choi In-Young, Choi Gang-Hee, Park Jung-Bae, Goo Sang-Beom, Yoon Deuk-Yeo, Kim Joo-Sung, Lee Young-Jin, Kim Hyun-Seok, Ko Jung-Woon, Cho Min-Gook, Choi Sun-Ho (c) Coach: Ko Jae-Wook Caution: Goo Sang-Beom |
0 (4p) | - | 0 (3p) | AUSTRALIA Robert Zabica, Milan Blagojevic, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Andrew Marth, Paul Wade (c), Mike Petersen (Ernie Tapai 105), Aurelio Vidmar, Graham Arnold, Greg Brown (Branko Milosevic 76) Coach: Eddie Thomson Cautions: Marth, Milosevic, Zabica |
Australia qualified for the Semi-Finals of the 1991 Presidents Cup in South Korea finishing in top spot in Group Two (see B archive). The Socceroos went close to beating the home side losing 4-3 on penalties after extra time. | ||||
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Last updated: 19 December 2024.