Qantas Young Socceroos win final game

2 min read 12 May 2006

The Qantas Young Socceroos (U-20) have scored a comprehensive 4-2 win over New Zealand in the final of the three-match series played at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra overnight.

The New Zealanders held a 1-0 advantage at the interval however the Qantas Young Socceroos dominated proceedings to lead 4-1 until a late goal for the visitors completed the scoring. Troy Hearfield scored twice with Chris Grossman and Bruce Djite also grabbing a goal apiece.

New Zealand won both the earlier matches played in the series (1-0, 3-1).

Australia are preparing for the AFC U-20 Championship which will take place in India during October and November. The top four teams at the 16-nation tournament will qualify for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

Match Details

Qantas Young Socceroos 4 (Troy Hearfield 68-, 77-, Chris Grossman 80-, Bruce Djite 83-) New Zealand U-20 2 (George Barbarouses 30-, Nick Roydhouse 89-)

Australian line-up: Ben Kennedy (gk), Stephen O-dor, Matthew Spiranovic (Peter Eleftherakis h/t), Shaun Ontong, Troy Hearfield, James Downey (Chris Grossman 70-), Christopher Nunes (Robbie Kruse 70-), Bruce Djite, Evan Berger (Greg King 52-), Nathan Burns (Tarek Elrich 70-), Jamie Cumming (Michael Marrone 81-)

Unused Substitutes: Aleks Vrteski (gk), Tando Velaphi (gk), Dario Vidosic, Foad Comandari, Nikita Rukavtysa, Joel Allwright, Blake Charity, Wade Oostendorp,

The Australian squad:

Aleks Vrteski (gk) (Perth Glory/AIS), Tando Velaphi (gk), Michael Marrone, Peter Eleftherakis, Matthew Spiranovic, Shaun Ontong, James Downey, Troy Hearfield, Greg King, Chris Grossman, Dario Vidosic, Foad Comandari, Evan Berger, Stephen O-dor, Christopher Nunes, Nikita Rukavtysa, Joel Allwright, Robbie Kruse, Blake Charity, Nathan Burns (all AIS), Bruce Djite (AIS/Marconi Stallions, NSW), Tarek Elrich (Newcastle Jets), Wade Oostendorp (Sydney FC), Jamie Cumming (Frankston Pines, Vic), Ben Kennedy (gk) (Broadmeadow Magic, NSW)