World Cup Qualifying Playoffs (Oceania vs. South America)
November 20,
2001, World Cup Qualifier, Melbourne, Australia 1-Uruguay 0 (Kevin
Muscat 79 pen)
November 25,
2001, World Cup Qualifier, Montevideo, Uruguay 3- Australia 0 (Harry Kewell 32, Aurelio Vidmar 48 / Karim Bagheri 75, Khodadad Azizi
80)
Date: November
20, 2001
Competition:FIFA World Cup
Qualifier- Playoffs, First Leg (Oceania vs. South America)
Result: Australia
1-Uruguay 0
Venue:Melbourne-
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 84,656
Referee:Graziano Cesari (Italy)
Linesmen:Marco Ivaldi
and Aniello Di Mauro (both Italy)
Kick-off time:20:15
Goalscorers:
(Australia): Kevin Muscat 79 pen
(Uruguay): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (79th minute, Australia): Kewell crossed from the left side, and Dario Rodriguez pulled down Agostino. Muscat scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Australia:
1-Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
14-Shaun Murphy (Sheffield United Football Club / England)
3-Craig Moore (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)
2-Kevin Muscat (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)
5-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)
4-Paul Okon (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)
11-Stan Lazaridis (Birmingham City Football Club /
England) (18-Paul Agostino (Turn- und
Sportverein München von 1860 e.V. / Germnay) 46)
7-Brett Emerton (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)
8-Josip Skoko (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk / Belgium)
10-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Association Football Club
/ England)
9-Mark Viduka (Leeds United Association Football Club /
England)
Coach: Frank Farina
Booked: Kevin Muscat 85
Other Substitutes:
6-Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)
(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo From: France Football, Issue 2928, May 21, 2002
(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo From: World Soccer, January 2002
(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo From: World Soccer, April 2002
(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo From: Magazine source unknown
(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo From: Magazine source unknown
(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo
From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)
(November
20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
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From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)
(November
20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo
From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)
(November
20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo
From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)
(November
20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)
Photo
From: Últimas Noticias,Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by
Mr. Rosdom Belian)
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From: Últimas Noticias,Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by
Mr. Rosdom Belian)
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From: Últimas Noticias,Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by
Mr. Rosdom Belian)
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From: Últimas Noticias,Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by
Mr. Rosdom Belian)
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From: Últimas Noticias,Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by
Mr. Rosdom Belian)
Photo
From: Últimas Noticias,Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by
Mr. Rosdom Belian)
Date: November
25, 2001
Competition:FIFA World Cup
Qualifier- Playoffs, Second Leg (Oceania vs. South America)
Result: Uruguay
3-Australia 0
Venue:Montevideo-
Estadio Centenario – ‘Monumento al Fútbol Mundial’
Attendance: 68,000
Referee:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) (In another source, Ahmed Yaqqob
Mohamed of United Arab Emirates is listed as the referee.)
Linesmen:Ali Abdulla Makhlouf
and Fourth official: Musallam Al Bloushi (both United Arab Emirates)
Kick-off time:16:00
Goalscorers:
(Uruguay): Debray Darío Silva Pereira 14, Richard Javier Morales Aguirre 70, 90
(Australia): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (14th minute, Uruguay): A long cross form the Uruguayan half from the right reached Dario Silva in the box, who advanced to score.
2:0 (70th minute, Uruguay): Recoba’s free kick from the left side was headed in by Morales.
3:0 (90th minute, Uruguay): Recoba’s pass from the left side was struck in by Morales.
Lineups:
Uruguay:
1-
Héctor Fabián Carini
Hernández (Juventus Football Club –Torino /
Italy)
2- Washington
Eduardo Tais Bidegain (Real Betis Balompié -Sevilla / Spain)
3-
Daniel Alejandro Lembo
Bentancor (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)
4-
Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)
6-
Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (Club
Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)
7- Gianni Bismark Guigou
Martínez (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)
5- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Associazione
Calcio Venezia / Italy)
20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba
Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
10- Mario Ignacio Regueiro
Pintos (Real Racing Club de Santander / Spain) (8- Gonzalo De Los
Santos Da Rosa(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 74)
9-
Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Malaga Club de Fútbol / Spain) (14- Gonzalo Sorondo
Amaro (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 83)
11-
Gerardo Federico Magallanes
González (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy) (18- Richard Javier Morales Aguirre (Club Nacional
de Fútbol Montevideo) 66)
Coach: Victor Haroldo Púa
Booked: Mario Ignacio Regueiro
Pintos 7, Pablo
Gabriel García Pérez 67, Richard Javier Morales
Aguirre 71, Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa81, Debray Darío Silva Pereira
82, Washington Eduardo Tais Bidegain 85, Héctor Fabián
Carini Hernández 90+2
Other Substitutes:
12- Gustavo Adolfo Munúa
Vera (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)
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1:0 (41st minute, Bulgaria): From the left side, Sirakov passed a cross to Sadkov who shot past Bonner. (Apparently Sadkov had pushed McCarthy to gain possession before passing).
1:1 (52nd minute, Republic of Ireland): Brady sent a free kick from the middle into the box, a series of headers ensued, Whelan’s header reached Stapelton, who shot past Mikhailov.
2:1 (82nd minute, Bulgaria): Bulgaria were awarded their penalty kick after Sirakov was fouled in the box by Moran. Tanev scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
Lineups:
Bulgaria:
1-Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)
2-Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)
3-Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)
4-Krasimir Bezinski (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)
5-Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)
6-Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (16-Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 63)
7-Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)
8-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)
9-Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)
10-Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)
11-Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (15-Petar Alexandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 60)
Coach: Hristo Mladenov
Booked: Ilia Voinov
Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Republic of Ireland:
1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)
2-John Christopher Patrick Anderson (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Manchester City Football Club / England)
5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Manchester United Football Club / England)
3-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
8-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England)
7-Paul McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)
6-William ‘Liam’ Brady (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)
11-Anthony Galvin (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
9-Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Manchester United Football Club / England) (12-Niall John Quinn (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 84)
10-John William Aldridge (Liverpool Football Club / England)
Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)
Booked: John Aldridge, Paul McGrath, Liam Brady
Team Captain: Frank Stapelton (Mick McCarthy assumed captaincy 84th)
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks
Note:
1-Match played under rainy and windy conditions.
Date:April 30, 1987
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7
2- This was the first
ever match between the nations on Bulgarian soil.
3-Bulgaria only needed to
hold onto a tie to advance to the Euros in West Germany. Scotland’s win
eliminated them and enabled Republic
of Ireland to qualify.
4-This was Bulgaria’s first home loss since losing to West Germany in a
Friendly in Varna on February 15, 1984. This was also their first home loss in
an official match since losing to Yugoslavia (0-1) in the same stadium for a
European Championship Qualifier on November 17, 1982.
5-Bulgaria captainn Georgi Dimitrov was injured and unavailable for this
match. Sirakov captained in his place. Krasimir Bezinski took
his place in the squad.
6- Petar
Aleksandrov had to be substituted out because of a shoulder injury in a
collision with Scottish defenders.
7-Final cap for Petar
Petrov (47/0) (1981-1987)
8-Final cap for Ilia Voinov (8/0)
(1986/87).
Scotland:
1-James Leighton
(Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
2- Stephen Clarke
(Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
3- Maurice Daniel Robert
Malpas (Dundee United Football Club)
4- Robert Sime ‘Roy’
Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)
5-Alexander McLeish
(Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
6- Gary Thompson
Gillespie (Liverpool Football Club / England)
7-Stephen Nicol
(Liverpool Football Club / England)
8- Paul Michael Lyons
McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (15-Gary Mackay (Heart of Midlothian
Football Club-Edinburgh) 57)
9- Graeme Marshall Sharp
(Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) (16-Gordon Scott Durie (Chelsea
Football Club-London / England) 71)
10-Brian McClair
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
11- Ian William Wilson
(Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)
Coach: Andrew Roxburgh
Booked: Stephen Clarke (In
another source, Roy Aitken is shown to be booked in the 51st minute)
Team Captain: Robert Sime
‘Roy’ Aitken
Official Kit
Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors:
Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts and Navy Blue Socks
Note:
1-First cap for Gordon
Scott Durie and Gary Mackay.
Photo From: European Football Yearbook, 88-89, Editor Mike Hammond
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