Futsalroo Internationals for 2004

Written by Paul Mavroudis. For more details see credits.


This was the first of two matches played against Japan. This was a Friendly match.
Played : March 19 Venue : ???, Dural, New South Wales
Australia
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1 - 9 Japan
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This was the second of two matches played against Japan. This was a Friendly match.
Played : March 20 Venue : ???, Dural, New South Wales
Australia
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4 - 2 Japan
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The OFC Futsal Championships of 2004, held in Canberra, doubled as qualifiers for the World Cup in Chinese Taipei later that year. This was an OFC Futsal Championships match and World Futsal Champiomships qualifying match.
Played : July 25 Venue : AIS Arena, Canberra
Australia
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9 - 0 Solomon Islands
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This was an OFC Futsal Championships match and World Futsal Champiomships qualifying match.
Played : July 26 Venue : AIS Arena, Canberra
New Zealand
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0 - 4 Australia
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This was an OFC Futsal Championships match and World Futsal Champiomships qualifying match.
Played : July 27 Venue : AIS Arena, Canberra
Australia
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1 - 0 Fiji
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This was an OFC Futsal Championships match and World Futsal Champiomships qualifying match.
Played : July 28 Venue : AIS Arena, Canberra
Australia
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5 - 0 Samoa
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This was an OFC Futsal Championships match and World Futsal Champiomships qualifying match.
Played : July 29 Venue : AIS Arena, Canberra
Vanuatu
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0 - 1 Australia
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Prior to the World Cup later that month, the Futsalroos played in the Prè-Mundial International Futsal Tournament in Brazil. First up was Brazil. This was a Friendly match.
Played : November 5 Venue : Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil
Brazil
Lavoisier, Schumacher, Manoel Tobias, Vinícius, Índio Neto, Euler, Simi, Falcão, Vander Carioca, Franklin and Fininho
Goals : Vinícius 1, Euler 11, 20, 36, Manoel Tobias 22, 25, Schumacher 23, Indio 30, Neto 34, 35, Falcao 35, 40
12 - 1 Australia
Gavin O'Brien, Brett Hewitt, Simon Keith, Andrew Nolan, Ben Singleton, Elliot Zwangobani, Scott Manson, Damien Pilat, Luke Haydon, Danny Ngaluafe, Lachlan Wright, Adrian Vizzari, Paul Lombardo, Peter Spathis
Goals: Ngaluafe 39
Referee : Líber Prudente
Assistant Referee :Adrian Climent
Attendance : ???
Coaches : Fernando Coelho Ferretti (Brazil), Scott Gilligan (Australia)
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Next up was Argentina. This was a Friendly match.
Played : November 6 Venue : Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil
Argentina
Lamborizio, Cabral, Corazza, Daguer, Escobar, Amas, Cigliano, Nica, Maina
Goals : Escobar 7, 22, 28, Nica 32, Cigliano 37, Corazza 38
6 - 1 Australia
Gavin O'Brien, Brett Hewitt, Simon Keith, Ben Singleton, Lachlan Wright, Elliot Zwangobani, Damien Pilat, Luke Haydon, Andrew Nolan, Danny Ngaluafe, Peter Spathis, Adrian Vizzari, Paul Lombardo
Goals : Hewitt 12
Referee : João Antônio da Silva
Assistant Referee : Marco Antônio Marques
Attendance : ???
Coaches : Manuel Alberto Coronel (Argentina), Scott Gilligan (Australia)
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The third and final game of the tournament was against Thailand. This was a Friendly match.
Played : November 7 Venue : Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil
Australia
Gavin O'Brien, Elliot Zwangobani, Brett Hewitt, Simon Keith, Ben Singleton, Scott Manson, Damien Pilat, Luke Haydon, Andrew Nolan, Danny Ngaluafe, Lachlan Wright, Adrian Vizzari, Paul Lombardo
Goals: Ngaluafe 12, Keith 37, Singleton 40
3 - 1 Thailand
Chuenta, Junta, Issarasuwipakorn, Nueangkord, Khongkaew, Piemkum, A. Polsak, Manjarern, Y. Polsak, Phungphook, Innui, Khumthinkaew, Punpoem
Goals : Innui 13
Referee : Marco Antônio Marques
Assistant Referee : João Antônio da Silva
Attendance : ???
Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), Gláucio de Castro (Thailand)
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The 16 team tournament was split into 4 groups, with the top two of each group progressing to a second phase of group games. Australia was placed in Groud B. Their first match was against triple world champion Brazil, and their superstar Falcao, though it was far from a one mane show. This was a FIFA Futsal World Championship first round match.
Played : November 22 Venue : National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Australia
Gavin O'Brien, Brett Hewitt, Simon Keith, Ben Singleton, Lachlan Wright, Peter Spathis, Elliot Zwangobani, Scott Manson, Damian Pilat, Paolo Lombardo, Andrew Nolan, Danny Ngalufe, Luke Haydon, Adrian Vizzari
0 - 10 Brazil
Franklin, Pablo, Euler, Simi, Falcao, Angelo, Lavoisier, Schumacher, Neto, Manoel Tobias, Vinicius, Indio, Fininho, Vander
Goals : Falcao 8, 25, Schumacher 12, Vander 13, Simi 18, Indio 21, 30, Fininho 28, Neto 35, 39
Referee : Pedro Galan (Spain)
Assistant Referees : Adel Al Shatti (Kuwait), Yaya Djiba (Senegal)
Attendance : 670
Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), Fernando Leite (Brazil)
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Australia's second match was against the Czech Republic. This was a FIFA Futsal World Championship first round match.
Played : Novermber 24 Venue : National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Australia
Gavin O'Brien, Brett Hewitt, Simon Keith, Lachlan Wright, Luke Haydon, Peter Spathis, Elliot Zwangobani, Scott Manson, Damian Pilat, Paolo Lombardo, Andrew Nolan, Danny Ngalufe, Ben Singleton, Adrian Vizzari
0 - 5 Czech Republic
Petr Krayzel, Daniel Rajnoch, David Levcik, Martin Dlouhy, Michal Mares, Jan Klima, Jiri Kaspar, Vit Blazej, Tomas Sluka, Petr Hoffmann, Josef Havel, Roman Musial, Zdenek Slama, Jaroslav Kamenicky
Goals : Havel 15, Mares 34, 36, 39, Dlouhy 35
Referee : John Konstantinidis (USA)
Assistant Referees : Kazuya Isokawa (Japan), Nestor Valiente (Paraguay)
Attendance : 639
Coaches : Scott Gilligan (Australia), Michal Striz (Czech Republic)
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By the final group game, neither Thailand nor the Futsalroos could progress to the next phase. This was a FIFA Futsal World Championship first round match.
Played : November 26 Venue : National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Somkid Chuenta, Lertchai Issarasuwipakorn, Anucha Munjarern, Joe Nueangkord, Narongsak Khongkaew, Parinya Pandee, Pattaya Piemkum, Panuwat Janta, Anupong Polasak, Yutthana Polsak, Sompong Phungphook, Prasert Innui, Jadet Punpoem, Sermphan Khumthinkaew
Goals : Munjarern 24, Piemkum 37, Polsak 40
3 - 2 Australia
Gavin O'Brien, Brett Hewitt, Ben Singleton, Lachlan Wright, Adrian Vizzari, Peter Spathis, Elliot Zwangobani, Scott Manson, Simon Keith, Damian Pilat, Paolo Lombardo, Andrew Nolan, Danny Ngalufe, Luke Haydon
Goals : Vizzari 25, Singleton 40
Referee : Victor Van Helvoirt (Netherlands)
Assistant Referrees : Juan Carlos Sciancalepore (Argentina), Kazuya Isokawa (Japan)
Attendance : 650
Coaches : Glaucio De Oliveira (Thailand), Scott Gilligan (Australia)
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