It was contested between hosts Australia and New Zealand. It was Australia's third final appearance with the team winning the last two OFC Nations Cup in 1980 and 1996.[1] For New Zealand, it was their second appearance in a final appearance after winning the 1973.[1] In the group stage, both Australia and New Zealand finished top of their groups with six points with the semi-finals seeing New Zealand defeat Fiji 1–0 while Australia defeated Tahiti 4–1.[2]
Mark Burton scored the game's only goal in the 24th minute to give New Zealand a 1-0 win and their second Nations Cup title. This meant that New Zealand won the right to play in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup (held in Mexico) as the representative from the OFC.[3]
Heading into the 1998 final, Australia was playing in the third consecutive final after winning the previous two tournaments (1980 and 1996) both being over Tahiti.[1] New Zealand was playing their second final with their other final appearance being in 1973 where they defeated Tahiti in the final.[1]
The two teams had met in official FIFA matches 16 times prior to the final of the OFC Nations Cup.[4] Their most recent encounter being a two-legs match in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Australia winning 5–0 on aggregate.[5] In Oceania, they had met twice with Australia winning the last encounter in Newcastle 3–0.[6]
Australia was drawn in Group B with Fiji and debutants Cook Islands. In the first match against Fiji, five Australians made their first appearance in the Australians colours. A first-half hat-trick from Damian Mori secured the victory for the Australians despite conceding a goal in the 63rd minute from Esala Masi.[7] The following match against the Cook Islands saw the smallest home crowd in Australia with only 400 people attending the match. Hat-tricks from Damian Mori (4 goals), Kris Trajanovski (4 goals) and Paul Trimboli aided in Australia defeating the Cook Islands 16–0. The score fell one short of the world record secured by Iran who defeated the Maldives in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. But it did eclipse a national record set a year prior against the Solomon Islands.[8]
In the semi-finals, they took on Tahiti who had finished second in Group A. Another hat-trick from Damian Mori brought his tally up to 10 goals for the tournament while a late goal from Carl Veart sealed the victory and a spot in the final. It was also during this match that Alex Tobin broke the record for the most international appearances by an Australian as he passed Paul Wade record of 84 caps.[9]
New ZealandEdit
New Zealand was drawn in Group A with Tahiti and Vanuatu. In the opening match against Tahiti, a single goal was the difference with the goal coming off Heimana Paama after being saved by the keeper in the 13th minute of play.[10] The following match against Vanuatu saw a hat-trick from South Melbourne FC player, Vaughan Coveny as he scored four goals in the 8–1 victory over Vanuatu with Rubert Ryan also scoring a double for New Zealand.[citation needed]
After topping the group, New Zealand met Fiji in the semi-finals and it took until the 88th minute before New Zealand finally scored a goal off Danny Hay before New Zealand got the lead in the match as they went on to win the match 1–0 and book a spot into the final.[citation needed]
^Cockerill, Michael (16 November 1995). "Australians hammer Kiwis 3-0". The Age. p. 36.
^Cockerill, Michael (26 September 1998). "Fijian fortitude puts Socceroos under pressure - Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 57.
^Cockerill, Michael (29 September 1998). "Socceroos' slaughter falls one short of record - Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 42.
^Cockerill, Michael (3 October 1998). "Hot-shot Mori puts Socceroos into final - Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 49.
^"Goal hits new coach's target". Waikato Times. 26 September 1998. p. 019.
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The 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final was an association football match that took place on the 4 September 1998 at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane It was the final of the 1998 OFC Nations Cup which was the fourth edition of the OFC Nations Cup a competition for national teams in the Oceania Football Confederation 1998 OFC Nations Cup FinalEvent1998 OFC Nations CupAustralia New Zealand0 1Date4 October 1998VenueSuncorp Stadium BrisbaneRefereeMassimo Raveino Tahiti Attendance12 000 19962000 It was contested between hosts Australia and New Zealand It was Australia s third final appearance with the team winning the last two OFC Nations Cup in 1980 and 1996 1 For New Zealand it was their second appearance in a final appearance after winning the 1973 1 In the group stage both Australia and New Zealand finished top of their groups with six points with the semi finals seeing New Zealand defeat Fiji 1 0 while Australia defeated Tahiti 4 1 2 Mark Burton scored the game s only goal in the 24th minute to give New Zealand a 1 0 win and their second Nations Cup title This meant that New Zealand won the right to play in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup held in Mexico as the representative from the OFC 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Road to the final 2 1 Australia 2 2 New Zealand 3 Match 3 1 Details 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground EditHeading into the 1998 final Australia was playing in the third consecutive final after winning the previous two tournaments 1980 and 1996 both being over Tahiti 1 New Zealand was playing their second final with their other final appearance being in 1973 where they defeated Tahiti in the final 1 The two teams had met in official FIFA matches 16 times prior to the final of the OFC Nations Cup 4 Their most recent encounter being a two legs match in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup with Australia winning 5 0 on aggregate 5 In Oceania they had met twice with Australia winning the last encounter in Newcastle 3 0 6 Road to the final EditMain article 1998 OFC Nations Cup Australia Round New ZealandOpponent Result Group stage Opponent Result Fiji 3 1 Match 1 Tahiti 1 0 Cook Islands 16 0 Match 2 Vanuatu 8 1Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Australia 2 2 0 0 19 1 18 6 Fiji 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 3 Cook Islands 2 0 0 2 0 19 19 0 Final standings Group A winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts New Zealand 2 2 0 0 9 1 8 6 Tahiti 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 3 Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 13 11 0Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result Tahiti 4 1 Semi finals Fiji 1 0Australia Edit Australia was drawn in Group B with Fiji and debutants Cook Islands In the first match against Fiji five Australians made their first appearance in the Australians colours A first half hat trick from Damian Mori secured the victory for the Australians despite conceding a goal in the 63rd minute from Esala Masi 7 The following match against the Cook Islands saw the smallest home crowd in Australia with only 400 people attending the match Hat tricks from Damian Mori 4 goals Kris Trajanovski 4 goals and Paul Trimboli aided in Australia defeating the Cook Islands 16 0 The score fell one short of the world record secured by Iran who defeated the Maldives in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup But it did eclipse a national record set a year prior against the Solomon Islands 8 In the semi finals they took on Tahiti who had finished second in Group A Another hat trick from Damian Mori brought his tally up to 10 goals for the tournament while a late goal from Carl Veart sealed the victory and a spot in the final It was also during this match that Alex Tobin broke the record for the most international appearances by an Australian as he passed Paul Wade record of 84 caps 9 New Zealand Edit New Zealand was drawn in Group A with Tahiti and Vanuatu In the opening match against Tahiti a single goal was the difference with the goal coming off Heimana Paama after being saved by the keeper in the 13th minute of play 10 The following match against Vanuatu saw a hat trick from South Melbourne FC player Vaughan Coveny as he scored four goals in the 8 1 victory over Vanuatu with Rubert Ryan also scoring a double for New Zealand citation needed After topping the group New Zealand met Fiji in the semi finals and it took until the 88th minute before New Zealand finally scored a goal off Danny Hay before New Zealand got the lead in the match as they went on to win the match 1 0 and book a spot into the final citation needed Match EditDetails Edit 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final4 October 1998Australia 0 1 New ZealandReport M Burton 24 Suncorp Stadium BrisbaneAttendance 12 000Referee Massimo Raveino Tahiti Australia New ZealandGK 1 Jason PetkovicRB 5 Alex Tobin c 60 CB 6 Mark BabicCB 12 Simon ColosimoLB 13 Alvin CeccoliRM 16 Kasey Wehrman CM 14 Goran Lozanovski 46 CM 8 Troy Halpin 62 LM 19 Brad MaloneyCF 10 Paul TrimboliCF 9 Damian MoriSubstitutions MF 20 Scott Chipperfield 46 DF 15 Dominic Longo 60 FW 17 Kris Trajanovski 62 90 Manager Raul Blanco GK 1 Jason Batty c RB 2 Chris Zoricich CB 3 Sean Douglas 85 CB 6 Gavin WilkinsonLB 14 Danny HayDM 12 Mark AtkinsonRM 11 Harry Ngata 74 CM 10 Chris Jackson CM 8 Aaran Lines CM 7 Mark BurtonCF 16 Vaughan CovenySubstitutions DF 4 Che Bunce 74 DF 15 Ivan Vicelich 85 Manager Ken DugdaleSee also Edit Australia New Zealand soccer rivalryReferences Edit a b c d Oceanian Nations Cup rsssf com Retrieved 22 June 2016 Oceanian Nations Cup 1998 rsssf com Retrieved 8 June 2016 Rendle Steve 5 October 1998 Win puts All Whites back on world stage The Evening Post p 24 New Zealand national football team record v Australia 11v11 com Retrieved 15 April 2020 Cockerill Michael 7 July 1997 Venables all smiles as Socceroos turn on style WORLD CUP The Sydney Morning Herald p 26 Cockerill Michael 16 November 1995 Australians hammer Kiwis 3 0 The Age p 36 Cockerill Michael 26 September 1998 Fijian fortitude puts Socceroos under pressure Soccer The Sydney Morning Herald p 57 Cockerill Michael 29 September 1998 Socceroos slaughter falls one short of record Soccer The Sydney Morning Herald p 42 Cockerill Michael 3 October 1998 Hot shot Mori puts Socceroos into final Soccer The Sydney Morning Herald p 49 Goal hits new coach s target Waikato Times 26 September 1998 p 019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 OFC Nations Cup final amp oldid 1151889096, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
