1991 NSL Cup final
{{Infobox football match
| title = 1991 NSL Cup final
| image =
| caption =
| event = 1990–91 NSL Cup
| date = {{Start date|1991|4|7|df=y}}
| team1 = Melita Eagles
| team1score = 1
| team2 = Preston Makedonia
| team2score = 0
| details =
| stadium = Marconi Stadium
| city = Sydney
| man_of_the_match1a =
| referee = Tom McRoe
| attendance = 6,749
| weather =
| previous = 1990
| next = 1992
}}
The 1991 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1990–91 NSL Cup, the 15th season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Marconi Stadium in Sydney on 7 April 1991 between Melita Eagles and Preston Makedonia.{{cite web |date=8 January 2023 |title=NSL CUP FINAL 1991 (Archived) |url=https://archive.org/details/nsl-match-programs-1990-1991/NSL%20Cup%20Final%2C%201990-1991%2C%20Parramatta%20Melita%20Eagles%20vs%20Preston%20Makedonia/page/n1/mode/2up |archive-url= |archive-date=}} Melita Eagles won the match 1–0 for their first NSL Cup title.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1168699063211502|title=1990/1991 NSL Cup Final - Melita Eagles vs Preston Makedonia|publisher=Melita Eagles Sports Club|website=Facebook|date=22 December 2016}}
Route to the final
{{main|1990–91 NSL Cup}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin:0" |
| colspan="2"|Melita Eagles
!rowspan="2" style="width:25px"|Round !colspan="2"|Preston Makedonia |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:180px"|Opposition
!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score !scope="col" style="width:180px"|Opposition !scope="col" style="width:70px"|Score |
| colspan="2" | Bye
!scope=row style="text-align:center"|R1 | colspan="2" | Bye |
| Adelaide City (H)
|2–1 !scope=row style="text-align:center"|R2 |1–0 |
| South Melbourne (A)
|3–1 !scope=row style="text-align:center"|SF |APIA Leichhardt (H) |2–1 |
| colspan="5"|Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue |
Match
=Details=
| date = 7 April 1991
| time =
| team1 = Melita Eagles
| score = 1–0
| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9091/199091NSLCup.html#Final
| team2 = Preston Makedonia
| goals1 =
- Brown {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Marconi Stadium
| location = Sydney
| attendance = 6,749
| referee = Tom McRoe
}}
| width=92% |
| {{Football kit
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| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex McPherson | ||
| RB | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Callanan | ||
| CB | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Hunter | {{suboff|46}} | |
| CB | 5 | {{flagicon|URU}} Washington González | ||
| LB | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Scott O'Donnell | ||
| RM | 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Lenny Vial | {{suboff|73}} | |
| CM | 8 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Gimenez | ||
| CM | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Gus Cerro | ||
| LM | 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Aytek Genc | ||
| CF | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Marshall Soper | ||
| CF | 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Brown | ||
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | {{flagicon|ARG}} Alfredo Barrios | {{subon|46}} | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|POL}} Jarosław Nowicki | {{subon|73}} | ||
| colspan=3|Head Coach: | ||||
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|AUS}} Raul Blanco |
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|valign="top" width="50%"|
| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||||
| width=25| | width=25| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Traianedes | ||
| RB | 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Roodhouse | {{yel}} | |
| CB | 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Shaun Parton | ||
| CB | 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Jackson | {{yel}} | |
| LB | 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} George Jolevski | ||
| RM | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} George Petrov | ||
| CM | 7 | {{flagicon|YUG}} Zoran Tasevski | {{yel}} | |
| CM | 10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Crino | {{yel}} | {{suboff|58}} |
| LM | 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Josip Markovac | {{yel}} | |
| CF | 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kris Trajanovski | ||
| CF | 9 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Spink | {{yel}} | |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Spasevski | {{subon|58}} | ||
| colspan=3|Head Coach: | ||||
| colspan=3|{{flagicon|AUS}} John Gradiner |
|}
| style="width:100%;font-size:90%"
|style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"| Match rules
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