1987 NSL Cup final

1987 NSL Cup Final

Event	1987 NSL Cup
Sydney Croatia South Melbourne 2 0
on aggregate
First leg
Sydney Croatia South Melbourne 1 0
Date	14 October 1987
Venue	St George Stadium, Sydney
Referee	Rob Davies
Attendance	3,845
Second leg
South Melbourne Sydney Croatia 0 1
Date	18 October 1987
Venue	Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance	3,900
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The 1987 NSL Cup final was the 11th final of the NSL Cup. The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Sydney Croatia and South Melbourne. The first leg was hosted by Sydney Croatia at St George Stadium in Sydney on 14 October 1987, while the second leg was hosted by South Melbourne at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 18 October 1987. ^[1] Sydney Croatia won 2–0 on aggregate to win their first NSL Cup title. ^[2]

Route to the final

Sydney Croatia		Round [3]	South Melbourne
Opponent	Score		Opponent	Score
APIA Leichhardt	2–1 (H)	First round	Bye
St George-Budapest	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Preston Makedonia	2–0 (A)
Heidelberg United	1–1 (5–4 p) (H)	Semi-finals	Marconi Fairfield	4–1 (H)
Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Further information: 1987 NSL Cup

Sydney Croatia

Sydney Croatia started their 1987 NSL Cup campaign by winning against locals APIA Leichhardt 2–1 in the first round at home on. They defeated St George-Budapest 3–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they won on penalties against Heidelberg United to progress to their first NSL Cup Final.

South Melbourne

South Melbourne had a bye in the first round of this NSL campaign until they won 2–0 against Preston Makedonia in the quarter-finals. The semi-final was won 4–1 against Marconi Fairfield to progress to the Final.

Matches

First leg

Details

14 October 1987 (1987-10-14)

19:30 AEDT

Sydney Croatia	1–0	South Melbourne
Slater 85'	Report

St George Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 3,845

Referee: Rob Davies

GK 22 Greg Woodhouse DF 8 Wally Savor DF 4 Ray Vliestra DF 5 Vedran Rožić DF 3 Graham Jennings DF 12 Mark Jones DF 14 Ante Rumora MF 11 Zarko Odzakov MF 7 Robbie Slater FW 9 Graham Arnold FW 15 Manis Lamond  55' Substitutes: MF 6 Shane Clinch  55' Head coach: Vedran Rožić

GK 1 Peter Laumets DF 2 Bobby Russell DF 5 Steve Blair DF 12 Manny Anezakis DF 3 Ange Postecoglou DF 8 Richard Miranda MF 6 Paul Wade MF 4 Garry McDowall MF 7 Danny Crainie FW 9 Charlie Egan FW 10 Danny Wright Head coach: Brian Garvey

Second leg

Details

18 October 1987 (1987-10-18)

14:30 AEDT

South Melbourne	0–1	Sydney Croatia
	Report	Arnold ?'

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 3,900

GK 1 Peter Laumets DF 2 Bobby Russell DF 5 Steve Blair DF 12 Manny Anezakis DF 3 Ange Postecoglou DF 8 Richard Miranda  72' MF 6 Paul Wade MF 4 Garry McDowall MF 7 Danny Crainie FW 9 Charlie Egan FW 10 Danny Wright Substitutes: MF 14 Steve Tasios  72' Head coach: Brian Garvey

GK 22 Greg Woodhouse DF 8 Wally Savor DF 4 Ray Vliestra DF 5 Vedran Rožić DF 3 Graham Jennings DF 12 Mark Jones DF 14 Ante Rumora MF 2 David Rezo MF 11 Zarko Odzakov MF 7 Robbie Slater FW 9 Graham Arnold Head coach: Vedran Rožić

References

1. NATIONAL SOCCER CUP FINAL Souvenir Programme – SYDNEY CROATIA v SOUTH MELBOURNE. National Soccer League.
2. "UNLUCKY SOUTH MELBOURNE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 8, no. 136. 21 October 1987. p. 6.
3. Stock, Greg. "1987 National Soccer League "Beach Fashions" Cup Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 28 September 2022.