Written by Greg Stock

Sources: Doug Butcher & Thomas Esamie

Played: Sunday January 12 1997				Venue: SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne Sharks Smith (Sam Frangos 46), John Paul Knezevc, Jimmy Latinopoulos, Dean Fak, John Pappas (Alex Jackson), Rodrig Vargas, George Tzirtis, Evis Heath, Nick Palamaris (Kosta Calmakamis), Peter Kakos, Nick Tsaltas.	0	-	3	Australia Joey Didulica (Danny Milosevic), Brett Emerton (Jacob Burns 46), Chris Coyne (Sebastian Sinozic 46), Ivan Zelic, Michael Garcia, Raphael Bove (Dragi Nastevski 46), Jason Culina, Mark Robertson (Zeljko Susa 46), Michael Curcija (Mile Sterjovski 46), Kasey Wehrman, Clayton Zane. Goals: Zane (x2 incl a pen), Susa
Coaches: Peter Tsolakis (Port Melbourne), Raul Blanco (Australia) Match Report
Australia preperation for the Olympic Games continued hosting a two game series with South Korea.
Played: Friday January 15 1999				Venue: Mobil Park, Morwell
Australia Joey Didulica, Brett Emerton, Chris Coyne, Sebastian Sinozic, Dragi Nastevski, Jacob Burns (Zeljko Susa 82), Mark Robertson (Jason Culina 46), Raphael Bove, Kasey Wehrman (Christian Care 46), Michael Curcija, Clayton Zane (Mile Sterjovski 30). Cautions: Wehrman 8, Sinozic 56, Coyne 90+3	0	-	1	South Korea Kim Yong-Dee, Chung Dee-Hoon (Lee Sang-Tee 55), Cho So-Kwon, Park Jin-Sub, Sim Jee-Won, Park Dong-Hyuk, Lee Kwan-Woo (Sin Byung-Ho 46), Kim Do-Kyun, An Hyo-Yoon (Chung Sook-Keun 62), Seoi Ki-Hyeon, Choi Chui-Woo (Park Ree-Cheoi 46). Cautions: Jae-Won 9, Jin-Sub 26, Rae-Cheoi 86, Do-Kyun 88 Goal: Kwan-Woo 17
Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia) Attendance: 1,500 Coach: Raul Blanco (Australia), Huh Jung-Moo (South Korea) Squad Listing Match Report
Played: Friday January 22 1999				Venue: Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Australia Joey Didulica, Brett Emerton, Chris Coyne, Sebastian Sinozic, Raphael Bove, Jacob Burns, Mark Robertson, Kasey Wehrman (Michael Garcia 69), Michael Curcija (Christian Care 75), Jason Culina, Mile Sterjovski (Peter Buljan 60). Cautions: Curcija 3, Culina 57	0	-	2	South Korea Chung Yoo-Seok, Cho So-Kwon, Park Jin-Sub, Sim Jee-Won, Park Jae-Hong (Chung Dee-Hoon 69), Park Dong-Hyuk, Kim Nam-Il (Kim Do-Kyun 36), Lee Kwan-Woo (Park Rae-Cheoi 77), An Hyo-Yeon, Seoi Ki-Hyeon, Lee Dong-Gook (Choi Chui-Woo 77). Cautions: Hyo-Yeon 32, Jin-Sub 49 Goals: Ki-Hyeon 25, Sinozic 90 Own Goal
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia) Attendance: 3,500 Coach: Raul Blanco (Australia), Huh Jung-Moo (South Korea) Squad Listing Match Report 1 Match Report 2
Australia travelled to Japan for a one-off game. Japan were preparing for their Olympic Games qualifiers and had recently beaten Argentina 1-0 in a friendly.
Played: Wednesday May 12 1999				Venue: Urawa, Japan
Japan Lineup Included; Kazuyuki Toda, Hidetoshi Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura, Junichi Inamoto, Tomokazu Myojin, Atsuhi Yanagisewa, Kenji Fukuda (Tomoyuki Hirase).	0	-	1	Australia Peter Zois, Simon Colosimo, Hayden Foxe, Steve Laybutt, Tansel Baser (Chris Coyne 81), Lucas Neill (Zeljko Susa 87), Brett Emerton, Raphael Bove, Vince Grella, Bill Damianos (Nick Carle 72), Archie Thompson (Kasey Wehrman 55). Goal: Foxe 70
Assistant Referee: Paul Colangelo (Australia) Attendance: 15,000 Coach: Raul Blanco (Australia)
Played: Monday June 7 1999				Venue: AIS Field, Canberra
A.C.T. Rockets Lineup Included; Tony Giannasca, Steve Lazzari.	0	-	3	Australia Lineup Included; Joey Didulica, Brett Emerton, Con Blatsis, Michael Garcia, Michael Curcija, Clayton Zane; Sub: Nick Carle. Goals: Zane 58, 88, Blatsis
Coaches: Ian Heywood (A.C.T. Rockets), Raul Blanco (Australia)
Australia met the full Singapore national side in a one-off friendly game.
Played: Sunday June 20 1999				Venue: Bishan Stadium, Singapore
Singapore Razal Hassan, Lim Tong Hai (Mohamad Hairi Suap 46), Abdul Aziz Salim, Robin Chitrakar, Tan Kim Leng, Zulkarneen Zainai (Hasrin Bin Jeilani 46), Mohamad Noor Bin Mohamad All, Mohamad Nazri Bin Nesir, Hafzat Jeuharmi, Azhar Salleh (Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin 54), Indra Sahdan Daud. Caution: Suap	0	-	5	Brazil Dejan Milosevic, Con Blatsis, Dragi Nastevski, Steve Laybutt (Buddy Farah 75), Brett Emerton, Zeljko Susa (George Goutzoulis 58), Jacob Burns, Michael Garcia (Michael Santalab 62), Kasey Wehrman (Nick Sabljak 75), Michael Curcija, Clayton Zane (Nick Carle 58). Goals: Emerton 25, Wehrman 40, Curcija 52, 82, Zane 57
Attendance: 6,000 Coaches: Vincent Subramaniam (Singapore), Raul Blanco (Australia) Match Report
Played: Wednesday June 30 1999				Venue: North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand Robbie Baraclough, Sakdy Phomahaxey, Greg Uhlmann, Gareth Rowe, Joe Murray (Jeff Campbell), Jeremy Brown (Blair Scoullar), Graham Pearce, Gerard Davis, Ian Robinson, Raffaele de Gregorio (Duncan Oughton), Campbell Banks. Caution: Baser Goals: Zane 15, 24	0	-	2	Australia Joey Didulica, Dragi Nastevski, Simon Colosimo, Steve Laybutt, Brett Emerton, Zeljko Susa (George Goutzoulis 55), Michael Garcia, Jacb Burns, Kasey Wehrman, Michael Curcija, Clayton Zane (Nick Carle 65). Goals: Zane 15, 44
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand) Attendance: 5,000 Coaches: Ricki Herbert & Ron Armstrong (New Zealand), Raul Blanco (Australia)
Played: Saturday July 3 1999				Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand Robbie Barraclough, Matt Ayloff (Sakdy Phomahaxey), Gareth Rowe, Greg Uhlmann, Matthew Urlovic (Gerard David 46), Duncan Oughton (Jeff Campbell), Jeremy Brown, Graham Pearce, Raffaele de Gregorio, Ian Robinson, Campbell Banks.	0	-	3	Australia Joey Didulica, Con Blatsis, Simon Colosimo, Steve Laybutt (Buddy Farah 45), Brett Emerton, Jacob Burns, Zeljko Susa (George Goutzoulis 78), Michael Garcia, Kasey Wehrman (Nick Sabljak 46), Michael Curcija, Clayton Zane. Goals: Zane 15, Curcija 20, Ayloff 44 Own Goal
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand) Attendance: 1,000 Coaches: Ricki Herbert & Ron Armstrong (New Zealand), Raul Blanco (Australia)
Played: Thursday September 2 1999				Venue: Staplewood Training Ground, Marchwood, England
Southampton (England) (Lineup & Goalscorer Not Known) Goal: _ 21	1	-	4	Australia Danny Milosevic (Peter Zois 46), Lucas Neill (Raphael Bove 75), Con Blatsis, Hayden Foxe, Steve Laybutt, Tansel Baser, Jason Culina (Marco Bresciano 55), Bill Damianos (Mark Robertson 78), Brett Emerton (Clayton Zane 78), Kosta Salapasidis (Daniel Allsopp 55), Nick Rizzo (Jacob Burns 75). Goals: Salapasidis 17, Neill 47, Allsopp 60, Foxe 65
Coaches: David Jones (Southampton), Raul Blanco (Australia)
Played: Tuesday September 7 1999				Venue: Meadow Park, Boreham Wood, London, England
Kuwait Lineup Included; Beder Najem. Goal: Najem 68 pen	1	-	1	Australia Danny Milosevic, Lucas Neill (Jacob Burns 69), Con Blatsis, Hayden Foxe, Steve Laybutt, Tansel Baser, Marco Bresciano (Jason Culina 41), Bill Damianos, Brett Emerton, Daniel Allsopp (Kosta Salapasidis), Nick Rizzo (Clayton Zane 69). Goal: Rizzo 47
Coach: Raul Blanco (Australia) Match Report
Australia held another training camp between November 8 and 18 with two games against Tunisia.
Played: Monday November 15 1999				Venue: Tunis, Tunisia
Tunisia (Lineup Not Known)	0	-	1	Australia Joey Didulica, Lucas Neill, Tansel Baser, Con Blatsis, Vince Grella, Ivan Zelic, Kosta Salapasidis (Mile Sterjovski 46), Jason Culina (Mark Robertson 79), Daniel Allsopp (Michael Curcija 81), Bill Damianos, Marco Bresciano.
Coach: Raul Blanco (Australia) Squad Listing
Played: Wednesday November 17 1999				Venue: Tunis, Tunisia
Tunisia (Lineup & Goalscorer Not Known) Goal: _89	1	-	1	Australia Danny Milosevic, Lucas Neill, Con Blatsis, Dragi Nastevski, Ivan Zelic, Jacob Burns, Vince Grella, Marco Bresciano, Michael Curcija (Mile Sterjovski 65), Daniel Allsopp, Zeljko Susa (Jason Culina 65). Red Card: Allsopp 25 Goal: Curcija 43
Coach: Raul Blanco (Australia) Squad Listing

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