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1981 NSL Cup final

1981 NSL Cup final
Event1981 NSL Cup
Brisbane Lions West Adelaide
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Date20 September 1981 (1981-09-20)
VenueBruce Stadium, Canberra
RefereeChris Bambridge
Attendance6,132
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The 1981 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1981 NSL Cup, the fifth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Bruce Stadium in Canberra on 20 September 1981 between Brisbane Lions and West Adelaide.

Brisbane Lions won the match 3–1 for their first NSL Cup title.[1] As winners, Brisbane Lions qualified for the 1982 Charity Shield, which they lost to National Soccer League champions Sydney City.

It was decided that the final would be hosted in Canberra as part of a gala weekend featuring annual press awards.[2]

Route to the final

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup
Brisbane Lions Round West Adelaide
Opposition Score Opposition Score
Townsville United (A) 3–0 1st Para Hills (H) 3–0
Grange Thistle (H) 2–0 2nd Cumberland United (H) 3–1
St Kilda Hakoah (H) 1–0 QF Brisbane City (H) 4–2
Marconi Fairfield (A) 3–2 SF Adelaide City (H) 1–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

Details

Brisbane Lions3–1West Adelaide
 Report
Attendance: 6,132
GK 20 England Nigel Lowndes
DF 5 Australia Colin Bennett
DF 6 Scotland Jim Hermiston
DF 3 Australia Alan Niven
DF 7 Australia Steve Hogg
MF 2 South Africa Paul Ontong
MF 8 Scotland Jim McLean
FW 9 Scotland Bobby Ferris
FW — Australia Calvin Daunt downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 16 Australia Craig Low
FW — Scotland Billy Williamson
Substitutes:
MF 14 Australia John Ogden upward-facing green arrow 75'
Head Coach:
Scotland Joe Gilroy
GK 1 Australia Martyn Crook
DF 12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Maricic
DF 17 Scotland Ian McKie
DF 5 Israel Shraga Topaz
MF — Australia Tom Forde
MF 11 Scotland Ian McGregor
FW 10 Scotland Graham Honeyman
FW — Republic of Ireland Vic Smythe
FW 8 Angola Lopez Manecas downward-facing red arrow 72'
FW — Scotland Jim Wright downward-facing red arrow 59'
FW — Australia Peter Kowalski
Substitutes:
DF 15 Greece Con Kambas upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW — Australia Aldo Lorenzoni upward-facing green arrow 72'
Head Coach:
Australia Peter Jasksa

Assistant referees:[3]
Don Campbell
Jack Johnston

Match rules

References

  1. ^ "Dream start leads Lions to the Cup". Soccer Action. 23 September 1981. p. 2.
  2. ^ Schwab, Laurie (12 August 1981). "Roll up, roll up to the mighty Philips Cup". Soccer Action. Vol. 6, no. 29. p. 3.
  3. ^ "PHILIPS CUP – FOOTBALL FIESTA". Soccer World. 17 September 1981. p. 5.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_NSL_Cup_final