A 3-0 win by Australia over Taiwan on Sunday dashed the hopes of Israel’s national soccer team to play in the Olympic games this summer in Seoul, South Korea.
Israel’s 1-0 victory over New Zealand was to no avail. The four-nation Oceania region pre-Olympic playoffs ended with Australia gaining 10 points to Israel’s 9. New Zealand came to a poor third with 5 points. Taiwan had none.
But the Israelis gained some consolation when its goal-keeper, Bonnie Ginsburg, was voted the best player of the entire tournament by the association of sports writers in Australia and New Zealand.
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