2008 Danish Cup final explained

2008 Danish Cup final
Event:2007–08 Danish Cup
Team1:Brøndby
Team1score:3
Team2:Esbjerg
Team2score:2
Stadium:Parken
Man Of The Match1a:Samuel Holmén (Brøndby)
Referee:Claus Bo Larsen
Attendance:33,154
Previous:2007
Next:2009

The 2008 Danish Cup final was the final and deciding match of the 2007–08 Danish Cup. It took place on Thursday, 1 May 2008 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Brøndby IF, the Superliga number 9 of the day, met the then number 8 Esbjerg fB.

Brøndby had won the Cup on five previous occasions (1989, 1994, 1998, 2003, and 2005), while Esbjerg took the trophy in 1964 and 1976, but lost the final in 2006 to Randers FC.

Referee Claus Bo Larsen officiated the match.

Road to Copenhagen

Brøndby IFEsbjerg fB
Allerød FK [DS]
A
4–1
Williams 6
Lorentzen 10
Madsen 45, 69
Second roundVanløse IF [2D]
A
2–0
Lekic 32
Demba-Nyrén 48
Silkeborg IF [1D]
A
2–1
Retov 47
T. Rasmussen 88
Third roundVærløse BK [2D]
A
4–1
Jørgensen 31 (pen.), 59 (pen.)
Demba-Nyrén 68
Bech 74
OB [SL]
A
1–0
Lorentzen 119 Fourth roundHerfølge BK [1D]
A
1–0
Zimling 103
Randers FC [SL]
H
2–1
Gislason 50
Duncan Rasmussen 58
Quarter finalsSkive IK [1D]
A
4–0
Lange 13, 88
Bech 44
Murcy 60
FC Midtjylland [SL]
H
3–0
Katongo 34, 73
Holmén 63
Semi finals
First leg
F.C. Copenhagen [SL]
A
1–0
Murcy 66
FC Midtjylland [SL]
A
2–0
Katongo 10
von Schlebrügge 80
Second legF.C. Copenhagen [SL]
H
2–2
Bech 104
Lange 119

Match details

BRØNDBY IF
GK 16
RB 32
CB 5
CB 18
LB 21 Thomas Rasmussen (c)
DM 20
RM 6
LM 7
AM 9
FW 10
FW 28
Substitutes:
GK 30
MF 8
MF 25
DF 29
Manager:
Tom Køhlert
ESBJERG FB
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GK 16 Lars Winde (c)
RB 2
CB 20
CB 21
LB 15
RM 31
CM 7
CM 14
LM 10
FW 11
FW 25
Substitutes:
GK 1
DF 6
MF 13
FW 22
Manager:
Troels Bech
width=50% valign=topMan of the Match (Pokalfighter):
Samuel Holmén (Brøndby IF)

Assistant referees


Bill René Hansen
Ole V. Hansen
Fourth official


Lars Christoffersen

width=50% valign=topMatch rules:
  • 90 minutes.
  • 2 x 15 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Four named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

See also