1968 Australia Cup final

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1968 Australia Cup Final
Event 1968 Australia Cup
On aggregate
First leg
Date27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)
Venue Wentworth Park, Sydney
Referee M. O'Malley
Attendance3,402 [1]
Second leg
Date3 November 1968 (1968-11-03)
Venue Middle Park, Melbourne
RefereeM. O'Malley
Attendance2,850 [1]
1967

The 1968 Australia Cup Final was the seventh and final Australia Cup Final, the final matches of the 1968 Australia Cup. [1] The first leg was played at Wentworth Park in Sydney, Australia, on 27 October 1968 and the second leg was played at Middle Park in Melbourne, Australia, on 3 November 1968 contested by Sydney Hakoah and Melbourne Hakoah. Sydney won the final 6–1 on aggregate. [2]

Contents

Route to the final

Sydney Hakoah

RoundOppositionScore [1]
2nd South Sydney Croatia (H)1–0
QF St George Budapest (H)2–0
SF1 Perth Azzurri (A)4–1
SF2 Perth Azzurri (H) w/o
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Melbourne Hakoah

RoundOppositionScore [1]
1st Launceston United (H)1–0
2nd Melbourne Hungaria (H)4–2
QF Melbourne Croatia (H)2–0
SF1 Sydney Prague (H)1–1
SF2 Sydney Prague (A)3–2
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Matches

Details

First leg

Sydney Hakoah 3–0 Melbourne Hakoah
Baartz Soccerball shade.svg15', 24'
Rutherford Soccerball shade.svg84'
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: M. O'Malley

Second leg

Melbourne Hakoah 1–3 Sydney Hakoah
Thomas Soccerball shade.svg?' Rutherford Soccerball shade.svg57', ?'
Baartz Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: M. O'Malley

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Andrew Robinson (23 November 2016). "Australia Cup 1968 – Results".
  2. "Sydney Hakoah looks top club". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 October 1968.