Australia v Solomon Islands, 17 June 1997
| Score | 6-2 to Australia |
| Referee | Brian Geoffrey Precious |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Oceania group 1 |
| Venue | Parramatta Stadium |
| Attendance | 2,122 |
View Australia v Solomon Islands head to head
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Australia
Manager: Terry Venables
Goals:
| Robbie Slater | 16 |
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| Graham Arnold | 17 |
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| Jimmy Kaierea | own goal | 39 |
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| Ernie Tapai | 48 |
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| Ernie Tapai | 52 |
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| Aurelio Vidmar | penalty | 75 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Tony Vidmar
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Josip Skoko
Midfielder
Robbie Slater
Forward
Graham Arnold
Alex Tobin
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Kevin Muscat for Ernie Tapai | 63 |
| Aurelio Vidmar for Josip Skoko | 63 |
| Kris Trajanovski for Robert Enes | 69 |
Cards:
2
Solomon Islands
Manager: Eddie Ngava
Goals:
| Augustine Pele | 60 |
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| Batram Suri | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Peter Moutoa for Severino Aefi | 62 |
| Moses Toata for Batram Suri | 68 |
| Colman Maniadalo for Noel Berry | 77 |
Cards:
| Danny Wabo | Y | |
| Eddie Rukumana | 75 | R |