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
Sydney OlympicRoundPreston MakedoniaOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMarconi Fairfield (A)2–1R1Melbourne Knights (H)1–0Sydney Olympic (H)0–0 R2Footscray JUST (H)1–1 Sydney Croatia (H)2–1 SFSouth Melbourne (H)1–0Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue
Match
Details
GK Tony PezzanoDF Jean-Paul de MarignyDF Charlie YankosDF Arno BertognaDF Darren StewartMF Burim Zajmi MF Terry Butler FW Hilton PhillipsFW Alex BundaloFW Rod BrownFW Lawrie McKinnaSubstitutes:DF Kurt Reynolds MF Joe Watson Head Coach: Rale Rasic GK Peter LaumetsDF Mehmet DurakovicDF Brian BrownDF John YzendoornDF Joe PalatsidesMF Vlatko BelicMF Garry McDowallFW Scott PattersonFW Sean Lane FW Charlie EganFW Andrew Zinni Substitutes:DF Steve Marley FW Frank McGrellis Head Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
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