Australia Under 23 National Team "Olyroos" - 2002 Match Results

Written by Greg Stock

Sources: Doug Butcher and Thomas Esamie

Australia played two games against visiting club side Deportivo Colo Colo.

Played: Saturday July 20 2002 Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Australia
Michael Turnbull, Jonathan McKain, Iain Fyfe, Michael Prentice (Aaron Goulding 55), Jade North, Grant Last, Ahmad Elrich (Ray Sekulovski 86), Massimo Murdocca (Matt McKay 63), Lucas Pantelis (Naum Sekulovski 45), Scott Tunbridge (Alex Brosque 45), Dylan MacAllister (Greg Owens 70).
Cautions: McKain 33
0 - 1 Deportivo Colo Colo (Chile)
Eduardo Eugenio Lobos Lendeata, Luis Arturo Muna Irarrizabel, Alonso Patricio Zuniga Delgado, Raul Andres Munoz Mardones, Miguel Angel Aceval Munoz, Miguel Augusto Riffo Garay, Braulio Antonio Leal Salvo, Marcelo Fabian Espina Barrano (Marcelo Pablo Barticciotto Cicare 72), Francisco Anderson Husiquipan Castillo, Rodolfo Alejandro Madrid Gonzalez, Luis Ignacio Quinteros Gasset (Nicolas Martin Tagliani 69).
Goal: Garay 49
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Assistant Referees: John Bowdler & Stewart Lockrey (Australia)
Attendance: 4,500
Coaches: Frank Farina (Australia), Jaime Pizarro (Colo Colo)
Played: Wednesday July 24 2002 Venue: Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Australia
Michael Turnbull, Iain Fyfe, Jonathan McKain, Jade North, Michael Prentice, Greg Owens, Ahmad Elrich, Massimo Murdocca, Grant Last, Lucas Pantelis, Dylan MacAllister.
Goal: Owens 11
1 - 2 Deportivo Colo Colo (Chile)
Eduardo Eugenio Lobos Landeata, Luis Arturo Mena Irarrazabel, Alonso Patricio Zuniga Delgado, Raul Andres Munoz Mardones, Miguel Angel Aceval Munoz, Miguel Augusto Riffo Garay, Braulio Antonio Leal Salvo, Marcelo Fabian Espina Barrano, Francisco Anderson Husiquipan Castillo, Rodolfo Alejandro Madrid Gonzalez, Nicolas Martin Tagliani; Sub: Marcelo Pablo Barticciotto Cicare 46.
Goal: Tagliani 31
Attendance: 1,900
Coaches: Frank Farina (Australia), Jaime Pizarro (Colo Colo)

The Olyroos held a training camp in Europe in September 2002 and played two games against German club sides Bayer Leverkusen and Waldhof Mannheim.
The squad for this camp is listed here.

Played: Wednesday September 4 2002 Venue: Ulrich Haberland Stadium, Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany)
Frank Juric (Rene Adler 46), Anel Dziaka, Thomas Kleine, Petr Coupek (Sezer Ozturk 55), Meier, Huzeyfe Dogan, Tim Jerat (Oliver Dittrich 46), Tim Kruse (Pascal Ojigwe 46), David Muller (Danny Thones 46), Thomas Brdaric, Sebastian Schoof.
Goals: Brdaric 10, Dzaka 17, Dogan 49, Schoof 62, Kleine 66
5 - 3 Australia
Jess Van Stratten (Clint Davies 63), Adrian Madaschi (Mark Byrnes 70), Ljubo Milicevic, Patrick Kisnorbo, Gareth Edds, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Spase Dilevski, Richard Garcia (Carl Valeri 70), Scott McDonald, Nick Carle (Brett Holman 70), Mark Tsoirles (Luke Wilkshire 12).
Goals: Garcia 19, 67, Carle 42
Coach: Frank Farina (Australia)

Played: Friday September 6 2002 Venue: Bitburg, Germany
SV Waldhof Mannheim (Germany)
(Lineup Not Known)
0 - 1 Australia
Jess Van Stratten, Adrian Madaschi, Ljubo Milicevic, Patrick Kisnorbo, Carl Valeri, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Luke Wilkshire, Spase Dilevski, Richard Garcia, Brett Holman (Mark Tsoirlas 52), Nick Carle.
Goal: Carle 81
Coach: Frank Farina (Australia)

Last updated: 21 January 2021