The OFC–UEFA play-off of the 1992 Olympic Football Tournament qualification competition was a two-legged tie that decided one spot in the 1992 Olympic football tournament in Spain. The play-off was contested by the winners from the OFC, Australia, and the fourth-ranked team from UEFA, the Netherlands.[1]
| Event | Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification | ||||||
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| on aggregate Australia won on away goals | |||||||
| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 17 May 1992 | ||||||
| Venue | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| Referee | Shizuo Takada (Japan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 18,784 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 24 May 1992 | ||||||
| Venue | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht | ||||||
| Referee | Philippe Leduc (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 8,500 | ||||||
The first leg in Sydney finished as a 1–1 draw, while the second leg in Utrecht finished as a 2–2 draw after extra time. Though level 3–3 on aggregate, Australia won on away goals and qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]
Qualified teams
edit| Confederation | Placement | Team |
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| OFC | 1991 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament winners |  Australia
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| CONMEBOL | 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship fourth-ranked team |  Netherlands
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Summary
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Australia
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3–3 (a) | Netherlands
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1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Matches
edit| Australia | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Report |
| Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Australia |
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| Report |
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3–3 on aggregate. Australia won on away goals and qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Goalscorers
editThere were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Shaun Murphy (against Netherlands)
References
edit- ^ Gerrard, Russell; Zlotkowski, Andre; Aarhus, Lars (6 December 2018). "Games of the XXV. Olympiad: Football Qualifying Tournament (Barcelona, Spain, 1992)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Curulli, Chris (8 April 2020). "The Dutch sledge that 'riled up' Australia & inspired dramatic Olympics qualification". Football Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
External links
edit- First leg report on 11v11.com
- Second leg report on 11v11.com
- Australia Under 23 National Team – 1992 Match Results at OZFootball.net