1998 National Soccer League Grand Final

Football match
1998 National Soccer League Grand Final
Event1997–98 National Soccer League
South Melbourne Carlton SC
2 1
Date16 May 1998 (1998-05-16)
VenueOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Man of the MatchFausto De Amicis
(Joe Marston Medal)
RefereeEugene Brazzale
Attendance16,000
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The 1998 National Soccer League Grand Final was held on 16 May 1998 between South Melbourne and Carlton SC at Olympic Park Stadium. South Melbourne gained home advantage as they won the major semi-final against them two weeks earlier. John Anastasiadis scored in the ninth minute for South Melbourne as they went up 1–0 at the half time break. In the 78th minute, Marcus Stergiopoulos netted a goal for Carlton to equalise, however, an 87th minute winner from Con Boutsianis clinched the victory for South Melbourne, gifting them their third NSL championship.[1][2] Fausto De Amicis won the Joe Marston Medal.

Route to the final

League Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne (C) 26 13 9 4 56 41 +15 48 1997-98 National Soccer League Champions
2 Carlton SC 26 12 9 5 44 24 +20 45 1998 National Soccer League Finals
3 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 45 30 +15 43
4 Sydney United 26 11 10 5 37 26 +11 43
5 Marconi Stallions 26 12 7 7 33 25 +8 43
6 Wollongong Wolves 26 13 3 10 51 33 +18 42
7 Melbourne Knights 26 11 6 9 37 35 +2 39
8 Perth Glory 26 10 6 10 35 40 −5 36
9 UTS Olympic 26 10 5 11 37 43 −6 35
10 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 32 38 −6 34
11 Gippsland Falcons 26 8 7 11 28 36 −8 31
12 Brisbane Strikers 26 6 5 15 23 40 −17 23
13 Newcastle Breakers 26 4 9 13 30 50 −20 21
14 Canberra Cosmos 26 3 8 15 29 56 −27 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals Bracket

Elimination FinalsMajor/Minor SemifinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
16 May 1998
2Carlton101South Melbourne2
1South Melbourne21310 May 1998Carlton1
2Carlton1
5Marconi Fairfield101
5Marconi Fairfield0
4Sydney United011
5Marconi Fairfield2
6Wollongong Wolves1
6Wollongong Wolves325
3Adelaide City022

Match

Details

South Melbourne2 – 1Carlton SC
Anastasiadis 9'
Boutsianis 87'		 Reports[3] Stergiopoulos 78'
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
GK 1 Australia Michael Petkovic
MF 2 Australia Steve Iosifidis
DF 3 Australia Fausto De Amicis
DF 5 Australia Con Blatsis
MF 6 Australia David Clarkson
MF 7 Australia Steve Panopoulos
FW 9 Australia Paul Trimboli (c)
MF 11 Australia Bill Damianos
MF 15 Australia Goran Lozanovski downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 16 Australia Tansel Başer
FW 17 Australia John Anastasiadis downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
FW 8 New Zealand Vaughan Coveny upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 10 Australia Michael Curcija
MF 12 Australia Con Boutsianis upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 19 Australia George Goutzioulis
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou

Joe Marston Medal:
Fausto De Amicis (South Melbourne)
GK 1 Australia Dean Anastasiadis
DF 2 Australia Rob Trajkovski
DF 5 New Zealand Sean Douglas (c)
MF 7 Australia Krešimir Marušić
MF 10 Australia Lupo Lapsansky
FW 11 Australia Andrew Vlahos downward-facing red arrow 65'
DF 12 Australia Simon Colosimo
FW 14 Australia John Markovski
DF 15 Australia David Cervinski downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 17 New Zealand Mark Atkinson
MF 23 Australia Mark Bresciano
Substitutes:
MF 3 Australia Marcus Stergiopoulos upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 9 Australia Alex Josifovski
DF 18 Australia David Della Rocca
FW 25 Australia Adrian Cervinski upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Australia Eddie Krnčević

Assistant referees:
Fourth official:

Match rules

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

References

  1. ^ "Australian National League" (PDF). Hyundai A-League season guide 2019–20: 322.
  2. ^ "1998 National Soccer League Playoff results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. ^ "1998 NSL Final". Oz Football. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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