1988 National Soccer League Grand Final

Football match

1988 National Soccer League Grand FinalEvent| 1988 National Soccer League

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| Sydney Croatia | Marconi Fairfield

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2 | 2
Marconi Fairfield won 5–4 on penalties
Date| 3 September 1988
Venue| Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Referee| Chris Beath
Attendance| 17,064

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The 1988 National Soccer League Grand Final was the fourth National Soccer League Grand Final, the championship-deciding match of the Australian National Soccer League and the culmination of the 1988 season. The match was played between Sydney Croatia and Marconi Fairfield on 3 September 1988 at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney.

This was the first NSL Grand Final for both teams. Marconi Fairfield won 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw[1] and is the first club to win the national league championship from fourth place. It was also the first Australian National League Grand Final to feature two teams from the same city, with both teams representing Sydney.

## Teams

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Team  | Previous grand final appearances

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Sydney Croatia | None
Marconi Fairfield | None

## Route to the final

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Main article: 1988 National Soccer League

### Sydney Croatia

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Round  | Sydney Croatia

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Regular season | 2nd placed | Pos | Team

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* t
* e

| Pld | Pts

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1  | Wollongong City | 26  | 34
2  | Sydney Croatia | 26  | 34
3  | South Melbourne | 26  | 34
4  | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26  | 32
5  | Sydney Olympic | 26  | 27

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Major semi-final | Opponent  | Score
Wollongong Wolves | 0–0 (4–3 p) (A)

### Marconi Fairfield

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Round  | Marconi Fairfield

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Regular season | 4th placed | Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | Pts

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2  | Sydney Croatia | 26  | 34
3  | South Melbourne | 26  | 34
4  | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26  | 32
5  | Sydney Olympic | 26  | 27
6  | Adelaide City | 26  | 27

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Elimination semi-final | Opponent  | Score
Sydney Olympic | 3–1 (H)
Minor semi-final | Opponent  | Score
South Melbourne | 2–1 (A)
Preliminary Final | Opponent  | Score
Wollongong City | 2–0 (A)

## Match

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### Details

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3 September 1988

Sydney Croatia| 2–2 (a.e.t.)| Marconi Fairfield

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* Hunter 57'
* Lamond 108'

| Reports[2] |

* Calderan 39'
* Nastevski 117' (pen.)

Penalties

* Arnold
* Slater
* Jennings
* Jones
* Hunter
* Clinch

| 4–5 |

* Gray
* Farina
* Wheatley
* Katholos
* Nastevski
* Henderson

Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 17,064

Referee: Chris Bambridge

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GK |  |  Tony Franken
DF |  |  Wally Savor |  |  91'
DF |  |  Graham Jennings
DF |  |  Alan Hunter
DF |  |  Vedran Rožić
DF |  |  Mark Jones
MF |  |  Shane Clinch
MF |  |  Robbie Slater
MF |  |  Ivan Petkovic |  63'
FW |  |  Graham Arnold
FW |  |  Manis Lamond |  |  115'
Substitutes:
MF |  |  Craig Foster |  |  91'
FW |  |  Sean Ingham |  |  115'
Head coach:
Vedran Rožić
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GK |  |  Bob Catlin
DF |  |  Paul Carter
DF |  |  Tony Henderson
DF |  |  Steve Calderan
DF |  |  Gerry Gomez |  65'
MF |  |  Matteo Colucci |  |  15'
MF |  |  Ian Gray
MF |  |  Zlatko Nastevski
MF |  |  Peter Katholos
MF |  |  David Lowe |  |  65'
FW |  |  Frank Farina
Substitutes:
DF |  |  Robert Wheatley |  |  15'
FW |  |  Fred de Jong |  |  115'
Head coach:
Berti Mariani

Assistant referees:
Fourth official:

Match rules

* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

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## See also

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* 1988 National Soccer League

## References

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1. ^ "MARCONI'S TRIUMPH". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 9, no. 353\. 7 September 1998. p. 5.
2. ^ "1988 NSL Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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