Olyroos book ticket to Athens

AUCKLAND: Ryan Griffiths’ late equaliser which earned the Olyroos a 1-1 draw against New Zealand at North Harbour Stadium last night, was enough to book Australia’s ticket to Athens courtesy of a 3-1 aggregate. It was a flattering draw for the Olyroos who went into this deciding leg of the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifiers with…

SYDNEY: Australia has beaten New Zealand 2-0 in the first OFC Olympic qualifying play off at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney tonight. The home side were in control of the match from the opening whistle and finished off the gallant kiwis in the latter stages of the second half through goals to replacement John McKain and…

OFC, Auckland: The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced today the match officials for the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying play-offs to be contested by Australia and New Zealand on 26 & 30 January. Tahitian referee Charles Ariiotima will be in control of the first play off match on Monday, 26 January at Sydney’s Parramatta Stadium….

22 JAN: New Zealand and Australia will meet in a home and away playoff to decide the Oceania representative to the Athens Olympic Games men’s football tournament in August. In a highly entertaining finale to the group stages, New Zealand recovered from a 0-2 deficit in the first half to beat Vanuatu 3-2 in the…

OFC: It will be the ultimate moment of truth for four teams heading into the tomorrow evening’s final round of the group qualifying stages at the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Sydney and Auckland. Sydney’s Marconi Stadium will play host to what promises to be, a bruising and much anticipated battle between Australia…

OFC: The 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament reached its halfway point with an intriguing night of football at both match venues in round three action on Sunday. Over in Sydney, Group A produced the first upset of the tournament when Samoa stunned the highly rated Solomon Islands 1-0 at Marconi Stadium, while in Auckland,…

OFC: The 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Men’s Qualifying Tournament kicked off with four exciting matches being played in Sydney and Auckland in first round fixture last Wednesday. Ground and weather conditions at North Harbour Stadium were near perfect as Group B opened with Tonga making hard work of its 3-0 win over American Samoa while…

OFC Auckland: Just who will qualify to represent the Oceania region in football (soccer) at the Athens Olympic Games in August will be decided at the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which kicks off with first round fixtures tonight. Group A kicks off at Marconi Stadium in Sydney, Australia with a Melanesian derby between…

OFC AUCKLAND: The Oceania Football Confederation today confirmed the match officials to officiate at the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Australia and New Zealand from 14-22 January 2004. The tournament will see ten teams from the Oceania region placed in two groups playing a round robin format on a league system. The winner…

FIFA: The 52nd and Final match of the FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003 was billed as the most prolific attack, Brazil, versus the meanest defence, Spain. But in the end, the highlight of the 23rd day’s play turned out to be a far more complicated affair: the 4th-minute sending off of Spanish centre-half Melli…