1991 Australia Men's National Team Results
Researched by Greg Stock and Frank Scicluna, Written by Greg Stock

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Friendly Matches | USSR B | United States B | South Korea B

Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly, ASF Annual Report and Daily Newspapers.

Friendly Matches

Saturday June 8 1991
Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea
Referee: Choi Chang Seon (South Korea)
Attendance: Not Recorded
USSR B
Lineup Included; Andrei Iudine
Coach: Anatoli Bychovets
Cautions: Not Recorded
Goal: Iudine 25
1 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Robert Zabica, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Tony Vidmar, Paul Wade (c), Mike Petersen, Aurelio Vidmar (Andrew Marth 86), Graham Arnold, Ernie Tapai (Branko Milosevic 85)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Not Recorded
Goals: Zelic 42, Gray 53
Australia were invited to participate in the Presidents Cup - 19th competition of the Korea Cup. They were drawn in Group B with USSR B, United States B and South Korea B.


Monday June 10 1991
Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu, South Korea
Referee: Park Hee Cha Rang (South Korea)
Attendance: Not Recorded
United States B
Beanen, Brisson, Cannon, Conway, Gosselin, Harrington, Cobi Jones, Pujots, Rast, Thompson, Joe-Max Moore
Coach: Not Recorded
Caution: Not Recorded
Goals: Moore 88, Jones 90
2 - 4 AUSTRALIA
John Filan, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Tony Vidmar, Paul Wade (c) (Branko Milosevic 60), Mike Petersen, Aurelio Vidmar, Graham Arnold, Ernie Tapai (Greg Brown 70)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Not Recorded
Goals: Gray 19, A.Vidmar 25, Durakovic 38, Arnold 76



Wednesday June 12 1991
Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang, South Korea
Referee: Nagaoka Yasunori (Japan)
Attendance: Not Recorded
South Korea B
Lineup Included; Day Soon-Yoo
Coach: Not Recorded
Cautions: Not Recorded
0 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Robert Zabica, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Andrew Marth, Paul Wade (c), Branko Milosevic, Aurelio Vidmar (Ernie Tapai 61), Graham Arnold (Milan Blagojevic 46), Greg Brown
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Not Recorded
Goals: Arnold 1, Brown 27
The final match in Group B against the South Korea B team was a win for the Socceroos qualifying them to meet the South Korea A side in the Presidents Cup Semi-Finals (see A archive).




1991 Presidents Cup South Korea Group B
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
AUSTRALIA
3
3
0
0
8356
2
Soviet Union B
3
1
1
1
3303
3
South Korea B
3
1
0
2
24-22
4
United States B
3
0
1
2
47-31
 
Note: Australia advanced to the Semi-Final of the 1991 Presidents Cup of South Korea.

 

Last updated: 19 December 2024.