AUSTRALIA
2000 OLYMPICS
2000 OLYMPICS
AUSTRALIA 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES
Standing: Colosimo, Skoko, Laybutt, Foxe and Viduka.
Bended: Wehrman, Curcija, Grella, Lazaridis and Milosevic.
Standing: Colosimo, Skoko, Laybutt, Foxe and Viduka.
Bended: Wehrman, Curcija, Grella, Lazaridis and Milosevic.
COACH: Raul BLANCO
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Danny MILOSEVIC
18 Michael TURNBULL
22 Tynan SCOPE*
Joe DIDULICA**
DEFENDERS:
2 Simon COLOSIMO
4 Hayden FOXE 2nd©
6 Stephen LAYBUTT
8 Lucas NEILL
12 Con BLATSIS
19 Dragi NASTEVSKI*
MIDFIELDERS:
3 Stan LAZARIDIS
5 Josip SKOKO
7 Brett EMERTON ©
10 Kasey WEHRMAN
13 Vince GRELLA
15 Mark BRESCIANO
16 Jason CULINA
20 Buddy FARAH*
Paul OKON**
FORWARDS:
9 Mark VIDUKA
11 Clayton ZANE
14 Nick RIZZO
17 Michael CURCIJA
21 Archie THOMPSON*
Harry KEWELL**
* Stand-by players.
** Joe Didulica, Paul Okon (the original captain of the squad) and Harry Kewell got cut from the call-up list due to injuries.
HOME & AWAY KITS:-
AUSTRALIA X ITALY (Group Stage Olympic Games 2000 - September 13, 2000)
MAIN FORMATION
NAMES ON SHIRTS: 1.MILOSEVIC | 2.COLOSIMO | 3.LAZARIDIS | 4.FOXE | 5.SKOKO | 6.LAYBUTT | 7.EMERTON | 9.VIDUKA | 10.WEHRMAN | 13.GRELLA | 17.CURCIJA | 8.NEILL | 14.RIZZO | 15.BRESCIANO
3-5-2 Formation (3-3-2-2)
GK MILOSEVIC
CB COLOSIMO
CWP FOXE
CB LAYBUTT
LWB LAZARIDIS
DMF GRELLA
RMF/RWB EMERTON
CMF/AMF WEHRMAN
CMF/AMF SKOKO
CF CURCIJA
CF VIDUKA
NOTES:
'66 - Mark Bresciano in, Kasey Wehrman Out (Bresciano - Brought in as a CMF/AMF)
'79 - Lucas Neill in, Josip Skoko Out (Skoko - Right Foot Injury | Neill - Plays CMF/AMF)
'86 - Nick Rizzo in, Vince Grella Out (Rizzo - Plays LWF, as Neill fills in for Grella as a DMF)
Josip Skoko - Yellow Card '33 (Holds off Andrea Pirlo by the shirt)
Hayden Foxe - Yellow Card '74 (Elbows Marco Zanchi to the face during a scramble)
Mark Bresciano - Yellow Card '76 (Pulls Gianluca Zambrotta by the shirt near the box)
Stephen Laybutt - Yellow Card '89 (Protests against referee's decision on a foul)
Short Free Kick: Josip Skoko
2nd Free Kick: Hayden Foxe | Mark Viduka
Long Free Kick: Hayden Foxe | Josip Skoko | Vince Grella | Stan Lazaridis | Lucas Neill | Michael Curcija | Danny Milosevic
Left Corner: Josip Skoko
Right Corner: Josip Skoko | Mark Bresciano
Penalty: -
Capitain: Brett Emerton
Up on Corners: Hayden Foxe, Stephen Laybutt
Team Strategy
★Optional - CB Overlap: Hayden Foxe
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Mark Viduka/Michael Curcija | Josip Skoko/Kasey Wehrman
★Long Passing
AUSTRALIA X NIGERIA (Group Stage Olympic Games 2000 - September 16, 2000)
MAIN FORMATION
NAMES ON SHIRTS: 1.MILOSEVIC | 2.COLOSIMO | 3.LAZARIDIS | 4.FOXE | 5.SKOKO | 6.LAYBUTT | 7.EMERTON | 9.VIDUKA | 10.WEHRMAN | 13.GRELLA | 17.CURCIJA | 8.NEILL | 14.RIZZO | 11.ZANE
3-5-2 Formation (3-3-2-2)
GK MILOSEVIC
CB COLOSIMO
CWP FOXE
CB LAYBUTT
LWB LAZARIDIS
DMF GRELLA
RMF/RWB EMERTON
CMF/AMF WEHRMAN
CMF/AMF SKOKO
CF CURCIJA
CF VIDUKA
NOTES:
Brett Emerton - Receives a red card, getting suspended for the third group stage match against Honduras.
After Brett Emerton gets red carded - The team switches into a 3-4-2, as Skoko stays as the team's sole CMF, while Wehrman plays as a RMF, covering for Emerton.
'61 - Lucas Neill in, Kasey Wehrman Out (Neill - Brought in as a RWB)
'74 - Nick Rizzo in, Simon Colosimo Out (Rizzo - Plays LWF, as Grella plays closer to the D-Line and Neill plays CB/RB, while Skoko roams freely by the center and the right)
'79 - Clayton Zane in, Michael Curcija Out (Zane - Plays CF)
Brett Emerton - STRAIGHT RED CARD '56 (Fighting with Celestine Babayaro and Yakubu Aiyegbeni)
Stan Lazaridis - Yellow Card '57 (Cursing at Azubuike Oliseh after being fouled by him)
Short Free Kick: Josip Skoko
2nd Free Kick: Hayden Foxe | Mark Viduka
Long Free Kick: Josip Skoko | Hayden Foxe (Taken with both feet) | Simon Colosimo | Stephen Laybutt | Vince Grella
Left Corner: Josip Skoko
Right Corner: Josip Skoko
Penalty: -
Capitain: Brett Emerton | Hayden Foxe
Up on Corners: Hayden Foxe, Stephen Laybutt
Team Strategy
★CB Overlap: Hayden Foxe | Simon Colosimo (Once before halftime) (One at a time)
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Mark Viduka/Michael Curcija | Josip Skoko/Kasey Wehrman
★Long Passing
AUSTRALIA X HONDURAS (Group Stage Olympic Games 2000 - September 19, 2000)
MAIN FORMATION
NAMES ON SHIRTS: 1.MILOSEVIC | 2.COLOSIMO | 3.LAZARIDIS | 4.FOXE | 5.SKOKO | 6.LAYBUTT | 8.NEILL | 9.VIDUKA | 10.WEHRMAN | 13.GRELLA | 17.CURCIJA | 16.CULINA | 15.BRESCIANO | 11.ZANE
3-5-2 Formation (3-3-2-2)
GK MILOSEVIC
CB COLOSIMO
CWP FOXE
CB LAYBUTT
LWB LAZARIDIS
DMF GRELLA
RWB/RB NEILL
CMF/AMF WEHRMAN
CMF/AMF SKOKO
CF CURCIJA
CF VIDUKA
NOTES:
'30 - Jason Culina in, Vince Grella Out (Grella - Right Shin Injury | Culina - Brought in as a CMF/AMF, while Wehrman turns into a DMF, filling in for Grella)
'46 (Half time sub) - Mark Bresciano in, Simon Colosimo Out (Bresciano - Plays CMF, as the wingbacks start playing more defensive)
'79 - Clayton Zane in, Kasey Wehrman Out (Zane - Plays LWF, leaving the team without a DMF)
Mark Bresciano - Yellow Card '52 (Late tackle on Danilo Turcios)
Jason Culina - Yellow Card '89 (Pulls Francisco Pavón by the shirt)
Clayton Zane - Yellow Card '90+'3 (Elbows Noel Valladares during a scramble for the ball)
Short Free Kick: Stan Lazaridis
2nd Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Josip Skoko | Hayden Foxe | Stephen Laybutt | Mark Bresciano | Kasey Wehrman | Lucas Neill | Stan Lazaridis
Left Corner: Josip Skoko
Right Corner: Stan Lazaridis
Penalty: -
Capitain: Hayden Foxe
Up on Corners: Hayden Foxe, Stephen Laybutt, Lucas Neill
Team Strategy
★CB Overlap: Hayden Foxe | Simon Colosimo (Once at '36) (One at a time)
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Mark Viduka/Michael Curcija | Josip Skoko/Kasey Wehrman
★Long Passing