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1990 NSL Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1990 NSL Cup final

| image =

| caption =

| event = 1989–90 NSL Cup

| date = {{Start date|1990|4|25|df=y}}

| team1 = South Melbourne

| team1score = 4

| team2 = Sydney Olympic

| team2score = 1

| details =

| stadium = Olympic Park

| city = Melbourne

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = John Santa Isabel

| attendance = 8,790

| weather =

| previous = 1989

| next = 1991

}}

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.{{cite news|title=NSL CUP FINAL – SYDNEY OLYMPIC v SOUTH MELB HELLAS|newspaper=Australian Soccer Weekly|volume=11|number=426|date=18 April 1990|page=1}} South Melbourne won the match 4–1 for their first NSL Cup title.{{cite news|title=1990 NSL Cup final to South Melbourne|last=Blake|first=Greg

|newspaper=Australian Soccer Weekly|volume=11|number=428|date=2 May 1990|page=6}}

Route to the final

{{main|1989–90 NSL Cup}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin:0"
colspan="2"|South Melbourne

!rowspan="2" style="width:25px"|Round

!colspan="2"|Sydney Olympic

scope="col" style="width:180px"|Opposition

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score

!scope="col" style="width:180px"|Opposition

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score

Sunshine George Cross (H)

|4–2

!scope=row style="text-align:center"|R1

|Melita Eagles (H)

|4–1

Blacktown City (H)

|5–1

!scope=row style="text-align:center"|R2

|Sydney Croatia (H)

|3–1

Adelaide City (A)

|1–0

!scope=row style="text-align:center"|SF

|APIA Leichhardt (H)

|4–1

colspan="5"|Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

=Details=

{{football box

| date = 25 April 1990

| time = 19:00 AEST

| team1 = South Melbourne

| score = 4–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/8990/198990NSLCup.html#Final

| team2 = Sydney Olympic

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Olympic Park

| location = Melbourne

| attendance = 8,790

| referee = John Santa Isabel

}}

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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width=25|width=25|
GK1{{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Maclaren
DF2{{flagicon|AUS}} David Healy
DF3{{flagicon|AUS}} Ange Postecoglou
DF4{{flagicon|AUS}} Mehmet Duraković
DF5{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Blair
MF6{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Wade
FW8{{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Petersen
FW10{{flagicon|AUS}} Danny Wright{{suboff|84}}
FW11{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Tsolakis
FW9{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Trimboli
FW7{{flagicon|AUS}} Kimon Taliadoros
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW13{{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Palatsides{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Head Coach:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|HUN}} Ferenc Puskás

|valign="top"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width=25|width=25|
GK1{{flagicon|NZL}} Clint Gosling
DF2{{flagicon|AUS}} David Barrett
DF4{{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Hooker
DF12{{flagicon|AUS}} Andy Bernal
DF14{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Spyridakos
MF7{{flagicon|AUS}} Grant Lee
MF6{{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Phillips
MF10{{flagicon|NZL}} Robert Ironside
MF11{{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Refenes{{suboff|82}}
FW9{{flagicon|AUS}} Abbas Saad
FW13{{flagicon|AUS}} Alistair Edwards
colspan=3|Substitutes:
FW8{{flagicon|AUS}} Marko Perinovic{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Head Coach:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mick Hickman

|}

style="width:100%;font-size:90%"

|style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"|

Match rules

References

{{Reflist}}

{{NSL Cup}}

{{1989–90 in Australian soccer}}

{{South Melbourne FC matches}}

{{Sydney Olympic FC matches}}

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