Argentina - Australia 1:0

17 NOV 1993, World Cup Quals

Goals

1:0 Alex Tobin 59' [OG]

Argentina (Alfio Basile)

Sergio Goycochea, José Chamot, Carlos Javier MacAllister, Oscar Ruggeri, Sergio Vázquez, Diego Maradona, Hugo Perez, Fernando Redondo, Diego Simeone, Abel Balbo (70' Gustavo Zapata), Gabriel Batistuta

Australia (Eddie Thomson)

Tony Vidmar (65' Carl Veart), Robbie Slater, Graham Arnold, Mehmet Durakovic, Frank Farina, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Jason van Blerk, Aurelio Vidmar, Paul Wade, Robert Zabica

Cards

Diego Simeone (Y), Oscar Ruggeri (Y), Sergio Vázquez (Y), Aurelio Vidmar (Y), Milan Ivanovic (Y), Mehmet Durakovic (Y)

Venue

River Plate, Buenos Aires

Trivia

World Cup qualification playoff.

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Attendance: 59,678 (El Gráfico); 59,768 (OCR book)

The winning goal is officially recorded as an own goal by Alex Tobin; El Gráfico and the OCR book credit Gabriel Batistuta.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Sergio Goycochea40River Plate
José Chamot2Foggia
Carlos Javier MacAllister2Boca Juniors
Oscar Ruggeri87América
Sergio Vázquez24Universidad Católica
Diego Maradona84Newell's
Hugo Perez2Independiente
Fernando Redondo17Tenerife
Diego Simeone31Sevilla
Abel Balbo12Roma
Gustavo Zapata18Yokohama
Gabriel Batistuta27Fiorentina

See also

All matches in 1990s

All matches against Australia

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