Written by Greg Stock and Frank Scicluna. For more details see credits.
Australia plarticipated in the 1991 Presidents Cup in South Korea. Playing the preliminary games against 'B' sides the Socceroos performed well and went onto make the final against the host nation South Korea. | ||||
Played : June 8 1991 | Venue : Sowan, South Korea | |||
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics B
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1 | - | 2 | Australia Robert Zabica, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Tony Vidmar, Paul Wade, Mike Petersen, Aurelio Vidmar (Andrew Marth 86'), Graham Arnold, Ernie Tapai (Branko Milosevic 85') Goals : Gray, Zelic |
Coach : Eddie Thomson (Australia) | ||||
Played : June 10 1991 | Venue : Taegu, South Korea | |||
United States of America B
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2 | - | 4 | Australia John Filan, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Tony Vidmar, Paul Wade (Branko Milosevic 60'), Mike Petersen, Aurelio Vidmar, Graham Arnold, Ernie Tapai (Greg Brown 70') Goals : A Vidmar, Arnold, Gray, Durakovic |
Coach : Eddie Thomson (Australia) | ||||
The final preliminary against South Korea B was a win for the Socceroos and meant they qualified to meet the South Korea A side in the Presidents Cup final (see A archive). | ||||
Played : June 12 1991 | Venue : Pohang, South Korea | |||
South Korea B (Lineup unavailable) |
0 | - | 2 | Australia Robert Zabica, Ian Gray, Mehmet Durakovic, Ned Zelic, Alex Tobin, Andrew Marth, Paul Wade, Branko Milosevic, Aurelio Vidmar (Ernie Tapai 61'), Graham Arnold (Milan Blagojevic 46'), Greg Brown Goals : Arnold, Brown |
Coach : Eddie Thomson (Australia) | ||||