AUSTRALIA
1992 OLYMPICS

AUSTRALIA 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES 4TH PLACE
Standing: Bosnich, Markovski, Longo, Murphy, Zelic, Blagojevic and Okon.
Bended: Mori, Slifkas, Vidmar and Veart.

COACH: Eddie THOMSON


GOALKEEPERS:

1 John FILAN
20 Mark BOSNICH

DEFENDERS:

2 Milan BLAGOJEVIC
3 Dominic LONGO
4 Ned ZELIC ©
5 Shaun MURPHY
6 Tony VIDMAR
15 Tony POPOVIC

MIDFIELDERS:

7 John GIBSON
8 Paul OKON
10 George SLIFKAS
14 Steve REFENES
17 Gary HASLER
18 Steve CORICA
19 Brad MALONEY

FORWARDS:

9 Zlatko ARAMBASIC
11 John MARKOVSKI
12 Damian MORI
13 Carl VEART
16 David SEAL


HOME & AWAY KITS:-



AUSTRALIA X GHANA (Group Stage Olympic Games 1992 - July 26, 1992)


MAIN FORMATION


NAMES ON SHIRTS: 1.FILAN | 2.BLAGOJEVIC | 3.LONGO | 4.ZELIC | 5.MURPHY | 6.VIDMAR | 8.OKON | 9.ARAMBASIC | 10.SLIFKAS | 12.MORI | 14.REFENES | 16.SEAL | 18.CORICA

5-4-1/5-3-2 Formation
GK FILAN
LB VIDMAR
CB MURPHY
CWP ZELIC
CB LONGO
RB BLAGOJEVIC
DMF OKON
LMF REFENES
AMF SLIFKAS
RMF/SS MORI
CF ARAMBASIC

NOTES:
Tony Popovic - Was uneligible to play due to an injury.
Paul Okon - Sustains an injury to his left thigh, getting sidelined for the second group stage match against Mexico.
'46 (Half time sub) - David Seal in, Zlatko Arambasic Out (Seal - Brought in as a CF)
'58 - Steve Corica in, Paul Okon Out (Okon - Left Thigh Injury | Corica - Plays RMF - Activating "Formation B")

Dominic Longo - Yellow Card '27 (Stomps Bernard Aryee's back)
George Slifkas - Yellow Card '63 (Elbows Mohammed Gargo after being provoked)

Short Free Kick: Paul Okon
2nd Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Ned Zelic | Paul Okon | Dominic Longo | Tony Vidmar | Shaun Murphy | Milan Blagojevic | John Filan (Taken with both feet)
Left Corner: Paul Okon | George Slifkas
Right Corner: Steve Refenes
Penalty: -
Capitain: Ned Zelic
Up on Corners: Dominic Longo, Shaun Murphy, Milan Blagojevic, Paul Okon

Team Strategy
★CB Overlap: Ned Zelic | Dominic Longo (One at a time - Longo goes all the way up, Zelic stays by the midfield)
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ned Zelic/Shaun Murphy/Dominic Longo | George Slifkas/Steve Refenes
★Long Passing
★After '58 - Formation A/B: Mori as RB, Corica as RMF, Blagojevic as RDMF, Murphy as LDMF (4-3-2-1)



AUSTRALIA X MEXICO (Group Stage Olympic Games 1992 - July 28, 1992)


MAIN FORMATION


NAMES ON SHIRTS: 20.BOSNICH | 2.BLAGOJEVIC | 3.LONGO | 4.ZELIC | 5.MURPHY | 6.VIDMAR | 9.ARAMBASIC | 10.SLIFKAS | 12.MORI | 14.REFENES | 18.CORICA | 16.SEAL | 13.VEART

5-4-1 Formation (5-1-3-1)
GK BOSNICH
LB VIDMAR
CB MURPHY
CWP ZELIC
CB LONGO
RB MORI
DMF BLAGOJEVIC
LMF REFENES
AMF SLIFKAS
RMF CORICA
CF ARAMBASIC

NOTES:
'46 (Half time sub) - Carl Veart in, Steve Corica Out (Veart - Brought in as a RMF)
'58 - David Seal in, Zlatko Arambasic Out (Seal - Brought in as a CF)

Steve Refenes - Yellow Card '27 (Kicks the ball away from the mexican players)
Damian Mori - Yellow Card '50 (Sliding tackle on Silviano Delgado)

Short Free Kick: Milan Blagojevic | Ned Zelic | Tony Vidmar (Taken with Left Foot)
2nd Free Kick: George Slifkas | Tony Vidmar
Long Free Kick: Milan Blagojevic | Ned Zelic | Dominic Longo | George Slifkas | Tony Vidmar (Taken with both feet) | Shaun Murphy (Taken with both feet)
Left Corner: Milan Blagojevic
Right Corner: Steve Refenes
Penalty: -
Capitain: Ned Zelic
Up on Corners: Dominic Longo, Shaun Murphy, Damian Mori

Team Strategy
★Optional - CB Overlap: Dominic Longo
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ned Zelic/Shaun Murphy/Dominic Longo | Steve Refenes/Steve Corica



AUSTRALIA X DENMARK (Group Stage Olympic Games 1992 - July 30, 1992)


MAIN FORMATION


NAMES ON SHIRTS: 20.BOSNICH | 2.BLAGOJEVIC | 3.LONGO | 4.ZELIC | 5.MURPHY | 6.VIDMAR | 8.OKON | 11.MARKOVSKI | 10.SLIFKAS | 12.MORI | 16.SEAL | 13.VEART

5-4-1 Formation (5-1-3-1)
GK BOSNICH
LB VIDMAR
CB MURPHY
CWP OKON
CB LONGO
RB BLAGOJEVIC
DMF ZELIC
LMF MARKOVSKI
AMF/CMF SLIFKAS
RMF MORI
CF SEAL

NOTES:
George Slifkas - Receives his 2nd yellow card of the tournament, getting suspended for the quarterfinal match against Sweden.
'44 - Carl Veart in, Milan Blagojevic Out (Blagojevic - Right Ankle injury | Veart - Brought in as a RMF, as Mori starts playing RB)

Shaun Murphy - Yellow Card '9 (Intentionally kicks the ball at Niels Jørgensen)
George Slifkas - Yellow Card '15 (Pushes Miklos Molnar during a scramble for the ball)
Ned Zelic - Yellow Card '17 (Hits Lars Højer while trying to recover the ball)

Short Free Kick: -
2nd Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Ned Zelic | Tony Vidmar (Taken with both feet) | Milan Blagojevic | Paul Okon | John Markovski | Damian Mori | Shaun Murphy | Mark Bosnich
Left Corner: George Slifkas
Right Corner: -
Penalty: -
Capitain: Ned Zelic
Up on Corners: Dominic Longo, Shaun Murphy, Tony Vidmar

Team Strategy
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Damian Mori/George Slifkas | Carl Veart/George Slifkas



AUSTRALIA X SWEDEN (Quarter Finals Olympic Games 1992 - August 2, 1992)


MAIN FORMATION


NAMES ON SHIRTS: 20.BOSNICH | 2.BLAGOJEVIC | 3.LONGO | 4.ZELIC | 5.MURPHY | 6.VIDMAR | 8.OKON | 9.ARAMBASIC | 11.MARKOVSKI | 12.MORI | 13.VEART | 14.REFENES | 16.SEAL

5-4-1 Formation (5-2-2-1)
GK BOSNICH
LB VIDMAR
CB MURPHY
CWP OKON
CB LONGO
RB MORI
DMF ZELIC
DMF BLAGOJEVIC
LMF MARKOVSKI
RMF VEART
CF ARAMBASIC

NOTES:
'63 - David Seal in, Zlatko Arambasic Out (Seal - Brought in as a CF)
'74 - Steve Refenes in, Carl Veart Out (Refenes - Brought in as a RMF)

Carl Veart - Yellow Card '72 (Sliding tackle on Joachim Björklund)
Mark Bosnich - Yellow Card '90 + '1 (Time wasting)

Short Free Kick: Ned Zelic
2nd Free Kick: John Markovski
Long Free Kick: Ned Zelic | Paul Okon | Damian Mori | Milan Blagojevic | Mark Bosnich
Left Corner: -
Right Corner: John Markovski
Penalty: -
Capitain: Ned Zelic
Up on Corners: Dominic Longo, Shaun Murphy, Damian Mori

Team Strategy
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Milan Blagojevic/Ned Zelic



AUSTRALIA X POLAND (Semi Finals Olympic Games 1992 - August 5, 1992)


MAIN FORMATION


NAMES ON SHIRTS: 20.BOSNICH | 2.BLAGOJEVIC | 3.LONGO | 4.ZELIC | 5.MURPHY | 6.VIDMAR | 8.OKON | 10.SLIFKAS | 11.MARKOVSKI | 12.MORI | 13.VEART | 9.ARAMBASIC | 16.SEAL

4-5-1 Formation (4-2-3-1)
GK BOSNICH
LB VIDMAR
CB MURPHY
CWP/CB OKON
CB/RB LONGO
DMF ZELIC
CMF BLAGOJEVIC
AMF MARKOVSKI
AMF SLIFKAS
RMF MORI
SS VEART

NOTES:
'63 - David Seal in, John Markovski Out (Seal - Brought in as a SS by the right)
'74 - Zlatko Arambasic in, Damian Mori Out (Arambasic - Brought in as a left SS)

Carl Veart - Yellow Card '73 (Protesting against the referee's offside call)

Short Free Kick: Milan Blagojevic
2nd Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Ned Zelic | Tony Vidmar (Taken with Left Foot) | Damian Mori | Dominic Longo | Mark Bosnich
Left Corner: George Slifkas
Right Corner: John Markovski | Carl Veart
Penalty: -
Capitain: Ned Zelic
Up on Corners: Dominic Longo, Shaun Murphy, Paul Okon

Team Strategy
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Damian Mori/George Slifkas/John Markovski/Carl Veart (They all switched positions constantly, but usually Veart was the target man near or inside the box. This stopped after Seal and Arambasic came in.)
★CB Overlap: Shaun Murphy
★Optional - Long Passing



AUSTRALIA X GHANA (Third-Place Match Olympic Games 1992 - August 7, 1992)


MAIN FORMATION


NAMES ON SHIRTS: 1.FILAN | 2.BLAGOJEVIC | 3.LONGO | 4.ZELIC | 5.MURPHY | 6.VIDMAR | 8.OKON | 12.MORI | 14.REFENES | 17.HASLER | 19.MALONEY | 11.MARKOVSKI | 15.POPOVIC

5-4-1 Formation (5-2-2-1)
GK FILAN
LB VIDMAR
CB MURPHY
CWP ZELIC
CB LONGO
RB MORI
DMF OKON
DMF BLAGOJEVIC
AMF MALONEY
AMF REFENES
SS HASLER

NOTES:
'22 - Tony Popovic in, Shaun Murphy Out (Murphy - Broken Nose | Popovic - Brought in as a CB)
'72 - John Markovski in, Brad Maloney Out (Markovski - Brought in as a left LMF, moving Refenes to right AMF)

Milan Blagojevic - Yellow Card '52 (Arguing with the referee)
Dominic Longo - Yellow Card '52 (Sliding tackle on Kwame Ayew)

Short Free Kick: Milan Blagojevic | Paul Okon | Ned Zelic
2nd Free Kick: Ned Zelic | Brad Maloney | Tony Vidmar (Taken with Left Foot)
Long Free Kick: Ned Zelic | Milan Blagojevic | Damian Mori | Tony Popovic | John Filan
Left Corner: Steve Refenes | Paul Okon
Right Corner: Milan Blagojevic
Penalty: Paul Okon
Capitain: Ned Zelic
Up on Corners: Dominic Longo, Shaun Murphy, Damian Mori, Tony Vidmar | Tony Popovic

Team Strategy
★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Change Sides: Brad Maloney/Steve Refenes/Gary Hasler | John Markovski (They all switched positions constantly, but usually Hasler was the one playing near the box. John Markovski also took part in this strategy.)
★CB Overlap: Ned Zelic | Tony Popovic (One at a time)
★Optional - Long Passing

Posted all formations and strategies.