These statistics were written and researched for the OzSoccer archive by Paul Goodwin and Greg Stock.
| This match was a preseason NSL friendly organised between the Northern Spirit side and the NSW super league club side Eastern Suburbs. | ||||
| Played : Sunday September 20 1998 | Venue : Wentworth Park, Ultimo | |||
| Eastern Suburbs (Squad) Les Bihari, Adam Mark, Steve Hickman, Michael Reda, Rudi Jerkovic, Nick Mandric, Patrick Darvill, Vadim Mikoutski, Max Sevares, Scott Mutton, Steve McCombe, Scott Henderson, Matt Lowe, Yavos Ekinci, Moni Matakis, David Konh |
0 | - | 1 | Northern Spirit (Squad) John Perosh, Ian Crook, Mark Rudan, Nick Purdue, Luke Casserley, Sean Cranney, Clayton Zane, Phil Moss, Paul Wearne, Michael Cunico, Paul Henderson, James Stubbs-Mills, Daniel Watkins, Michael Langdon Goal : Crook 89' |
| Attendance : Approx 250 Coaches : Joe Watson (Eastern Suburbs), Graham Arnold (Northern Spirit) | ||||