The 1990 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1989–90 NSL Cup, the 14th season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 25 April 1990 between South Melbourne and Sydney Olympic. South Melbourne won the match 4–1 for their first NSL Cup title.
Route to the final
South MelbourneRoundSydney OlympicOppositionScoreOppositionScoreSunshine George Cross (H)4–2R1Melita Eagles (H)4–1Blacktown City (H)5–1R2Sydney Croatia (H)3–1Adelaide City (A)1–0SFAPIA Leichhardt (H)4–1Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue
Match
Details
GK1 Bruce MaclarenDF2 David HealyDF3 Ange PostecoglouDF4 Mehmet DurakovićDF5 Steve BlairMF6 Paul WadeFW8 Mike PetersenFW10 Danny Wright FW11 Peter TsolakisFW9 Paul TrimboliFW7 Kimon TaliadorosSubstitutes:FW13 Joe Palatsides Head Coach: Ferenc Puskás GK1 Clint GoslingDF2 David BarrettDF4 Robert HookerDF12 Andy BernalDF14 Tony SpyridakosMF7 Grant LeeMF6 Gary PhillipsMF10 Robert IronsideMF11 Steve Refenes FW9 Abbas SaadFW13 Alistair EdwardsSubstitutes:FW8 Marko Perinovic Head Coach: Mick Hickman
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
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