1988 NSL Cup final

1988 NSL Cup final

Event	1988 NSL Cup
APIA Leichhardt Brunswick Juventus 0 0
After extra time APIA Leichhardt won 5–3 on penalties
Date	14 August 1988 (1988-08-14)
Venue	Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Referee	Alan Kibbler
Attendance	2,200

The 1988 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1988 NSL Cup, the twelfth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Marconi Stadium in Sydney on 14 August 1988 between APIA Leichhardt and Brunswick Juventus. APIA Leichhardt won the match 5–3 on penalties after extra time for their second NSL Cup title.

Route to the final

Main article: 1988 NSL Cup

Sydney Olympic		Round	Preston Makedonia
Opposition	Score		Opposition	Score
Marconi Fairfield (A)	2–1	R1	Melbourne Knights (H)	1–0
Sydney Olympic (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	R2	Footscray JUST (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)
Sydney Croatia (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	SF	South Melbourne (H)	1–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

Details

14 August 1988

14:30 AEST

APIA Leichhardt	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Brunswick Juventus
	Report
Penalties
Bertogna McKinna Yankos Watson de Marigny	5–3	Yzendoorn Egan Palatsides Marley

Marconi Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Alan Kibbler

GK Tony Pezzano DF Jean-Paul de Marigny DF Charlie Yankos DF Arno Bertogna DF Darren Stewart MF Burim Zajmi  94' MF Terry Butler  74' FW Hilton Phillips FW Alex Bundalo FW Rod Brown FW Lawrie McKinna Substitutes: DF Kurt Reynolds  74' MF Joe Watson  94' Head Coach: Rale Rasic

GK Peter Laumets DF Mehmet Durakovic DF Brian Brown DF John Yzendoorn DF Joe Palatsides MF Vlatko Belic MF Garry McDowall FW Scott Patterson FW Sean Lane  107' FW Charlie Egan FW Andrew Zinni  90' Substitutes: DF Steve Marley  90' FW Frank McGrellis  107' Head Coach: Manfred Schaefer

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level