1989 NSL Cup final

1989 NSL Cup final
Event1989 NSL Cup
Adelaide City Sydney Olympic
2 0
Date20 August 1989 (1989-08-20)
VenueHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
RefereeDon Campbell
Attendance10,000
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The 1989 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1989 NSL Cup, the 13th season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on 20 August 1989 between Adelaide City and Sydney Olympic.[1] Adelaide City won the match 2–0 for their second NSL Cup title.[2]

Route to the final

Main article: 1989 NSL Cup
Adelaide City Round Sydney Olympic
Opposition Score Opposition Score
Bye R1 St George-Budapest (A) 6–3
Sunshine George Cross (H) 4–0 R2 Marconi Fairfield (A) 3–1
South Melbourne (A) 2–0 SF APIA Leichhardt (H) 1–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

Details

Adelaide City2–0Sydney Olympic
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Don Campbell
GK Australia Robert Zabica
DF Australia Paul Schillabeer
DF Australia Milan Ivanovic
DF England Neville Flounders
DF Australia Alex Tobin
DF Australia Tony Vidmar
MF Australia Sergio Melta
MF Australia Adrian Santrac
FW Australia Aurelio Vidmar
FW Australia Joe Mullen
FW Australia Steve Maxwell
Head Coach:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Matić
GK Australia Gary Meier
DF Australia David Barrett
DF Australia Robert Hooker
DF Australia Andy Bernal
DF Australia Steve Georgakis
DF Australia John Koch downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF Australia Gary Phillips
MF New Zealand Robert Ironside
MF Australia Grant Lee
FW Australia Abbas Saad
FW Australia Alistair Edwards
Substitutes:
MF Australia Tony Spyridakos upward-facing green arrow 67'
Head Coach:
Australia Eddie Thomson

Match rules

References

  1. ^ "1989 NATIONAL SOCCER CUP FINAL". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 392. 16 August 1989. p. 7.
  2. ^ Gauter, Lou (23 August 1989). "Adoring home crowd spurs City marauders". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 393. p. 4.