1989 NSL Cup final

1989 NSL Cup final
Event1989 NSL Cup
Date20 August 1989 (1989-08-20)
VenueHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
RefereeDon Campbell
Attendance10,000

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

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
  • Maxwell 25'
  • Vidmar 40'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Don Campbell
GK Robert Zabica
DF Paul Schillabeer
DF Milan Ivanovic
DF Neville Flounders
DF Alex Tobin
DF Tony Vidmar
MF Sergio Melta
MF Adrian Santrac
FW Aurelio Vidmar
FW Joe Mullen
FW Steve Maxwell
Head Coach:
Zoran Matić
GK Gary Meier
DF David Barrett
DF Robert Hooker
DF Andy Bernal
DF Steve Georgakis
DF John Koch  67'
MF Gary Phillips
MF Robert Ironside
MF Grant Lee
FW Abbas Saad
FW Alistair Edwards
Substitutes:
MF Tony Spyridakos  67'
Head Coach:
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.