1996 OFC Nations Cup Final

1996 OFC Nations Cup Final

Event	1996 OFC Nations Cup
Tahiti Australia 0 11
First leg
Tahiti Australia 0 6
Date	27 October 1996
Venue	Olympic Stadium, Papeete
Referee	Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
Attendance	5,000
Second leg
Australia Tahiti 5 0
Date	1 November 1996
Venue	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Referee	Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Attendance	9,421

The 1996 OFC Nations Cup Final was the final match of the 1996 OFC Nations Cup. It was a two-legged match held on 27 October in Papeete and 1 November in Canberra Australia won the match 11–0 on aggregate against Tahiti. Australia won the right to play in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup as the representative from the OFC.

Match

First Leg

Tahiti  v  Australia

27 October 1996

Tahiti	0 – 6	Australia
		Ernie Tapai 5' Paul Trimboli 20' Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89'

Olympic Stadium, Papeete Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)

Second Leg

Australia  v  Tahiti

1 November 1996

Australia	5 – 0	Tahiti
Robbie Hooker 11' Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54' Rupena Raumati 31' (og)

Bruce Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 9,421 Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

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