Australia v Brazil - Highlights - 7 July, 1988

Played: July 7 1988
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia
Australia: Jeff Olver, Wally Savor, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Graham Jennings, Paul Wade, Oscar Crino, Alan Davidson (Robbie Slater 73), Frank Farina, Graham Arnold, John Kosmina (Vlado Bozinoski 73)
Brazil: Claudio Taffarel, Jorge Campos "Jorginho", Aloisio Alves, Ricardo Gomes, Nelsinho Kerchner, Geovani Silva, Ademir Kaefer (Milton De Souza 85), Valdo Candido, Hamilton De Souza "Careca" (Eduardo Santos "Edu" 62), Luis Da Costa "Muller", Romario Faria de Souza
Goal: Romario 31"
Referee: Richard Lorenc (Australia)
Crowd: 11214
Coach: Frank Arok (Australia), Carlos Alberto Silva (Brazil)

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• football
• soccer
• australia
• gold
• cup
• romario
• socceroos

[Chuqau]

Nice surprise to see this popping up here! Is this one of the late night ABC ones Jay?

[JayFCAK47]

Yes.

[magicrob]

When are these on?? I love it. Martin Tyler and Johnny Warren on the commentary... Thanks for posting (and for your A-League efforts during the year)

[JayFCAK47]

ABC2 under the show title 'Late Night Legends'

[solskjaersorulz]

yo jay u should get the video's when australia actually beat argentina and brazil, and maybe france too.

[JayFCAK47]

I will have Australia's 1988 win over Argentina up some time tomorrow.

[cramthelan]

@solskjaersorulz I was at the ground as a kid...Absolutely amazing

[munrubenmario]

If only Schwarz had a mo like Geoff's!

[bolton4ever19]

Hi, do you have any other Socceroo matches? Thanks.

[davemonzon2]

Incredible....I remember that I've been reading the report of this match on "La gazzetta dello sport" and the reporter wrote that the goal was in offside.....I also have the official programme of the match.....I was 17....

[ravipundek]

scott ollerenshaw....we sing ole.. ole ole ole... ole.... ole..

[dirtyharryheart107]

Crino was Australia's most talented midfielder at the time and was only left on the bench by Frank Arok due to injury. During this Bicentennial Gold Cup in 1988, the Socceroos also played Crino's birthplace Argentina and tried everything to get him fit for the 4-1 victory over the then World Champions but he simply couldn't pass the fitness test.

[dirtyharryheart107]

Crino was injured at the time of this Bicentennial Gold Cup in 1988. The Aussie camp tried everything to get him fit to play against his native Argentina in the same tournament but he just couldn't pass the fitness test.

[loukasoula]

But they did have Romario, Muller, Jorginho, Taffarel, Valdo (and maybe some others) who were all starters at World Cup 1990. Forget what I said about the real Careca being too old..thought for a second this was Brazil's Olympic team (or is it)..But this is definitely the other Careca. Trust me..any Brazilian could confim the difference

[loukasoula]

Completey different Careca in this video. This guy is Hamilton De Souza or Careca II. Antonio de Oliveira Filho was too old for this squad, and alreadya star. If you listen to the first sentence in the commentary, this Careca is an unknown. Not to mention, the look nothing alike

[yakamon123]

Oscar Crino who played this game in defensive midfield for the socceroos is actually Argentinian. Unfortunately Frank Arok left him o the bench against Argentina, would've been nice to see him play against his native country as for his home country, but they didn't need him.