2002 National Soccer League results
2001/2002 Season Round 23 Results
written by Thomas Esamie

Played (15/03/2002) Ericsson Stadium
Referee : C Diomis, Crowd : 2443
Football Kingz
Michael Theoklitos, Jonathon Perry, George Goutzioulis, Paul Urlovic, Andrew Vlahos, Heremaia Ngata, John Markovski (Hiroshi Miyazawa 75), Mark Burton (Levent Osman 77), Campbell Banks (Jeffrey Campbell 61), Chris Jackson, Sean Douglas
Goal : Ngata 8
1 - 7 Parramatta Power
Liam Reddy, David Barrett, Alex Tobin, Wayne O'Sullivan (Matthew Thompson 78), Damien Brown, Brett Holman, Ahmad Elrich, Joe Vrkic, Steve Eagleton (Bradley Groves 79), Adam Kwasnik (John Bounavoglia 61), Peter Bennett
Goals : Bennett 27, Holman 40, 74, Kwasnik 51, Elrich 61, 88, Thompson 84

Played (15/03/2002) WIN Stadium
Referee : C Zetter, Crowd : 2372
Wollongong Wolves
Dean Anastasiadis, Alvin Ceccoli, Robert Stanton, David Cervinski (George Souris 58), Stuart Young, Naum Sekulovski (Tony Perinich 84), Liam Austin (Alex Castro 81), Con Anthopoulos, David Huxley, Dino Mennillo, Dustin Wells
Goals : Young 22, 53, Sekulovski 84
3 - 1 Brisbane Strikers
Jason Kearton, Richie Alagich (Lawrence Drake 78), Shane Stefanutto, Jon McKain, Stuart McLaren, Peter Grierson (Michael Baird 24 (Joshua Rose 63)), Fernando Rech, Adam Webber, Kris Trajanovski, John Carbone, Matthew McKay
Goal : Trajanovski 12

Played (16/03/2002) Marconi Stadium
Referee : E Lennie, Crowd : 2623
Marconi-Fairfield
Michael Turnbull, Michael Beauchamp, Angelo Costanzo, Dominic Longo, Christian Care, Grant Last (Brendan Renaud 46), John Maisano, Steven Bozinovski (James Afkos 68), Shane Webb (Norman Tome 81), Royce Brownlie, Alex Brosque
Goals : Brownlie 51, 93
2 - 1 Adelaide Force
Adrian Cagalj, Iain Fyfe, Ante Kovacevic, Lucas Pantelis, Carl Veart, Robert Saraceno (Adriano Pellegrino 79), Aurelio Vidmar, Scott Tunbridge, Kristian Rees, Ivan Karlovic, Nick Budin (Aaron Goulding 69)
Goals : Budin 25
Match report by Fred Legget

Played (16/03/2002) Perth Oval
Referee : B Hugo, Crowd : 12449
Perth Glory
Jason Petkovic, Craig Deans, Gareth Naven, Scott Miller, Brad Maloney, Slobodan Despotovski (Nick Mrdja 76), Bradley Hassell, Damian Mori, Gary Faria, Shane Pryce, David Tarka (Michael Garcia 78)
Goals : Hassell 72, Mori 87
2 - 2 Newcastle United
Daniel Beltrame, Michael Prentice (Mark Wilson 20), Andrew Roberts, Chris Zoricich, Matthew Bingley, Joel Griffiths, Peter Tsekenis, Milan Blagojevic, Joseph Schirripa (Travis Dodd 70), Esala Masi (Alex Moreira 82), Robbie Middleby
Goals : Griffiths 9, Tsekenis 91

Played (17/03/2002) Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee : M Shield, Crowd : 2280
Sydney United
Vilson Knezevic, Michael Cunico (Goran Talevski 46), Ante Moric (Milan Bosnar 60), Gabriel Mendez, Brendan Santalab (Daniel Watkins 75), Ante Deur, Aytec Genc, Commins Menapi, Paul Bilokapic, Michael Cindric, Sebastian Sinozic
Goal : Mendez 76
1 - 1 Northern Spirit
Lupce Acevski, Simon Bell, Noel Spencer, Robert Trajkovski, Craig Foster, Pablo Cardozo, John Hutchinson (Adam Griffiths 59), Marcus Stergiopoulos, Michael Cartwright, Robert Enes (sent off 77), Ryan Griffiths (Stephen Dobbie 72)
Goal : Cardozo 37
Match report by Chris Dunkerley

Played (17/03/2002) Bob Jane Stadium
Referee : A Nardi, Crowd : 8594
South Melbourne
Michael Petkovic, Steve Iosifidis, Fausto De Amicis, Mehmet Durakovic, Steve Panopoulos, Vaughan Coveny, Paul Trimboli (Nick Sabljak 76), Radomir Sekulovski, Massimo Murdocca (Vince Lia 90), Patrick Kisnorbo, Con Boutsianis (Peter Buljan 72)
Goals : Trimboli 38, Sekulovski 45, Coveny 89
3 - 0 Olympic Sharks
Clint Bolton, Wayne Srhoj (Elias Augerinos 83), Lindsay Wilson, Tom Pondeljak, Dylan Macallister (Jeromy Harris 69), Troy Halpin, Andrew Packer, Andrew Durante, Zenon Caravella (Fred Agius 69), Hiroyuki Ishida, Ante Juric