Written by Greg Stock

Source: Doug Butcher

In preperation for the 1992 Olympic Games qualifiers Australia held a training camp in Europe playing five games inside two weeks against a variety of opposition.
Played: Friday August 17 1990				Venue: Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham, England
Gillingham (England) Harvey Choun Lim, Joe Dunne, Garry Kimble (Peter Beadie 76), Brian Clarke, Alan Walker (Iran Haines), Tim O'Shea, Mark O'Connor, Mike Trusson (Ian Docker 55), Steve Lovell (Peter Heritage 76), David Crown (Mark Dempsey 76), Peter Johnson.	0	-	0	Australia John Filan, Greg Dickinson, Shaun Murphy, Ned Zelic, Dominic Longo, Tony Vidmar, John Gibson (Eric Hristodoulou 41), Steve Refenes (Steve Georgakis 46), George Slifkas, Carl Veart, John Markovski. Caution: Slifkas 44
Referee: David Connon (England) Attendance: 967 Coaches: Eddie Thomson (Australia), Abdul Ghani Shahad (Iraq)
Played: Sunday August 19 1990				Venue: Tennadice, Dundee, Scotland
Dundee United (Scotland) Alan Main, Mark Perry (John O'Neil), Dave Bowman, John Clark, Scott Kopel, Neil Duffy, Ray McKinnon, Hamish French, Paddy Connolly, Mixu Pasteleinen (Ian Johnson), Duncan Ferguson (Gary Bollan). Goals:Clark 53	1	-	1	Australia John Filan, Greg Dickinson, Shaun Murphy (Michael Michalakopoulos), Ned Zelic, Dominic Longo, Tony Vidmar, John Gibson, Steve Refenes, George Slifkas, Carl Veart, John Markovski (Peter Murray). Goal: Zelic 14
Referee: D.Yates (Scotland) Attendance: 1,779 Coach: Eddie Thomson (Australia)
Played: Wednesday August 22 1990				Venue: Altenburg Stadion, Wettingen, Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland Under 21 Herve Dumont (Florent Delay 46), Marc Hodel (Marco Walker 46), Rene Morf, Francis Froidevaux, Regis Rothenbuhler, Pascal Thuler (Olivier Biaggi 46), Daniel Wyss, Sascha Reich, Sebastien Fournier, Andre Wiederkehr, Pascal Bezzola (David Orlando 46).	0	-	0	Australia John Filan, Greg Dickinson, Peter Murray (Steve Georgakis 46), Ned Zelic, Dominic Longo, Tony Vidmar, John Gibson, Steve Refenes (Eric Hristodoulou 72), George Slifkas, Carl Veart, John Markovski (Michael Michalakopoulos 52).
Referee: Fockler (Germany) Attendance: 500 Coaches: Marcel Cornioley (Switzerland), Graham Arnold (Australia)
Played: Friday August 24 1990				Venue: Dalymont Park, Dublin, Ireland
League Of Ireland Under 21 Tim Dalton, Brian Flood, Mick Neville, Tony McCarthy, Paul Brady (Neil Poutch 52), Ray O'Halloran, Fergus O'Donoghue (Curtis Fleming 67), Patsy Freyne, Ian Douglas (Barry O'Connor 52), Tony Cousins, Vinny Arkins. Goals: O'Halloran 36, Cousins 42	2	-	2	Australia John Filan (Steve Mautone), Greg Dickinson (John Markovski 60), Peter Murray (Carl Veart 60), Ned Zelic, Dominic Longo, Tony Vidmar, Steve Georgakis, Eric Hristodoulou, Steve Refenes (John Gibson 43), Mark Brazzale, Gary Hasler. Goals: Hasler 21, 69
Referee: J.Purcell (Ireland) Attendance: Not Known Coaches: Jim McLaughlin (League Of Ireland), Eddie Thomson (Australia)
Played: Wednesday August 29 1990				Venue: Stadion FK Hlinsko, Hlinsko, Czechoslavakia
Czechoslavakia Under 21 Norbert Juracka (Tomes Bernedy 46), Martin Kotulek (Ivan Kozak 46), Jan Suchoparek (Martin Penicka 46), Jiff Hovotny, Karol Prezkerica (Martin Bochonovic 46), Miroslav Sovic, Radim Neces, Martin Obsitnik (Michel Petrouli 46), Radoslav Letal, Jozef Majorol (Dusan Mesik 59), Jifi Novak. Goals: Majorol 44, Petrouli 88	2	-	0	Australia John Filan, Greg Dickinson, Steve Georgakis (Mark Brazzale 60), Ned Zelic, Dominic Longo, Tony Vidmar, John Gibson (John Markovski 77), Steve Refenes (Eric Hristodoulou 65), Gary Hasler, George Slifkas, Carl Veart (Michael Michalakopoulos 68).
Referee: Mauer (Czechoslavakia) Attendance: 2,058 Coaches: Ivan Kopecky (Czechoslavakia), Eddie Thomson (Australia)

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