Matildas 1996 Matches

Matildas Internationals for 1996

Written by Steve Darby, Thomas Esamie and Greg Stock.
Thanks to John Punshon for his research.


Australia played in a 3 Nations Cup in New Zealand against the hosts and South Korea. This was a Friendly match.
Played: Sunday March 24 1996 Venue: Ken Maunder Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Australia
Cheryl Salisbury, Joanne Peters, Katrina Boyd (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Salisbury, Peters, Boyd
3 - 0 New Zealand
Rebecca Rolls, Zarnia Cogle, Rachel Oliver, Terry McCahill, Melissa Wileman, Susan Gregory, Maureen Jacobson (c), Amanda Crawford, Tania Neill, Joy Howland, Daniella Taylor; Subs: Kelly Mawston, Marlies Oostdam, Andrew Rogers
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)


This was a Friendly match.
Played: Monday March 25 1996 Venue: Ken Maunder Par, Auckland, New Zealand
South Korea
(Lineup Not Known)
0 - 1 Australia
Tracey Wheeler, Sarah Cooper (c), Louise McMurtrie, Krysten Swaffer, Dianne Alagich (Lizzy Claydon 12'), Joanne Peters, Katrina Boyd, Sacha Wainwright (Tammie Thornton 69'), Lisa Casagrande, Sonia Gegenhuber, Sunni Hughes
Goal: Casagrande 67'
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)


This was a Friendly match.
Played: Friday March 29 1996 Venue: Ken Maunder Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Australia
Tracey Wheeler, Sarah Cooper (c), Louise McMurtrie, Krysten Swaffer, Lizzy Claydon, Amy Wilson (Tammie Thornton 86'), Katrina Boyd, Sacha Wainwright, Lisa Casagrande, Sharon Black, Sunni Hughes
Goal: Boyd 4'
1 - 2 South Korea
Cha Sung Mi, Choi Yun Hee (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Cha Sung Mi 10' Choi Yun Hee 56'
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)


This was a Friendly match.
Played: Saturday March 30 1996 Venue: Ken Maunder Park, Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand
Rebecca Rolls, Melissa Wileman, Rachel Oliver, Terry McCahill, Melissa Ruscoe, Susan Gregory, Maureen Jacobson (c), Amanda Crawford, Maia Jackman, Kelly Mawston, Daniella Taylor; Suns: Zarnia Cogle, Joy Howland, Marlies Oostdam, Andrea Rogers
0 - 2 Australia
Cheryl Salisbury, Tammie Thornton, Katrina Boyd, Sunni Hughes (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Hughes 6' Boyd 55'
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)


Olympic Games warmup match for the United States of America. This was a Friendly match.
Played: Thursday July 4 1996 Venue: Tampa Stadium, Florida
United States Of America
Julie Foudy, Cindy Parlow (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Foudy 18' Parlow 81'
2 - 1 Australia
Tracey Wheeler, Sonia Gegenhuber, Louise McMurtrie, Bridgette Starr, Sharon Black, Lisa Casagrande, Sarah Cooper, Shelley Younan, Joanne Peters, Sunni Hughes, Katrina Boyd; Subs: Kelly Goleniowski, Bryony Duus
Goal: Black 5'
Coach: Tony Di Cicco (United States), Tom Sermanni (Australia)


Olympic Games warm up match for the United States of America. This was a Friendly match.
Played: Saturday July 6 1996 Venue: Pensacola Soccer Complex, Florida, USA
United States Of America
Tisha Venturini, Kristine Lilly (Lineup Incomplete)
Goals: Venturini 2' Lilly 49'
2 - 1 Australia
Tracey Wheeler, Katrina Boyd (Lineup Incomplete)
Goal: Boyd 88'
Coach: Tony Di Cicco (United States), Tom Sermanni (Australia)


Olympic Games warm-up match for Japan. This was a Friendly match.
Played: Wednesday July 10 1996 Venue: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Australia
Belinda Kitching, Sonia Gegenhuber (Shelley Youman 75'), Louise McMurtrie, Kristyn Swaffer, Bridgette Starr, Sarah Cooper, Bryony Duus (Trena Youngblutt 70'), Joanne Peters, Sharon Black, Sunni Hughes, Kim Revell (Tammie Thornton 65')
Goals: Hughes 39' Cooper 55'
2 - 2 Japan
(Lineup Not Known)
Goals: (Goalscorers Not Known)
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)


Olympic Games warm-up match for China. This was a Friendly match.
Played: Thursday July 11 1996 Venue: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Australia
Tracey Wheeler, Sonia Gegenhuber, Louise McMurtrie, Bridgette Starr, Sharon Black (Kristyn Swaffer 70'), Lisa Casagrande, Sarah Cooper, Shelley Youman (Bryony Duus 46' (Trena Youngblutt 70')), Kelly Golebiowski (Joanne Peters 35'), Tammie Thornton, Lizzy Claydon (Kim Revell 25')
0 - 1 China
(Lineup Not Known)
Goal: (Goalscorer Not Known)
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)


Olympic Games warm-up match for China. This was a Friendly match.
Played: Sunday July 14 1996 Venue: Adidas Soccer Complex, Bradenton, Florida, USA
Australia
Belinda Kitching, Kristyn Swaffer, Sharon Black (Lineup Incomplete)
Goal: Swaffer
1 - 2 China
(Lineup Not Known)
Goals: (Goalscorers Not Known)
Coach: Tom Sermanni (Australia)