2008 Danish Cup Final

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2008 Danish Cup Final
Event2007–08 Danish Cup
Date1 May 2008 (2008-05-01)
VenueParken, Copenhagen
Man of the MatchSamuel Holmén (Brøndby)
RefereeClaus Bo Larsen
Attendance33,154
2007
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 IF Esbjerg fB
Allerød FK [DS]
A
4–1
Williams 6
Lorentzen 10
Madsen 45, 69
Second round Vanløse IF [2D]
A
2–0
Lekic 32
Demba-Nyrén 48
Silkeborg IF [1D]
A
2–1
Retov 47
T. Rasmussen 88
Third round Værløse BK [2D]
A
4–1
Jørgensen 31 (pen.), 59 (pen.)
Demba-Nyrén 68
Bech 74
OB [SL]
A
1–0
Lorentzen 119 Fourth round Herfølge BK [1D]
A
1–0
Zimling 103
Randers FC [SL]
H
2–1
Gislason 50
Duncan Rasmussen 58
Quarter finals Skive 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 leg F.C. Copenhagen [SL]
H
2–2
Bech 104
Lange 119
  • Both sides entered the competition in its second round.
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

Match details[]

Brøndby IF3–2Esbjerg fB
Holmén Goal 15'
von Schlebrügge Goal 69'
Retov Goal 85'
Rieks Goal 62', 79'
Attendance: 33,154
Brøndby IF
Esbjerg fB
BRØNDBY IF
GK 16 Denmark Stephan Andersen
RB 32 Denmark Anders Randrup
CB 5 England Mark Howard
CB 18 Sweden Max von Schlebrügge
LB 21 Denmark Thomas Rasmussen (c)
DM 20 Iceland Stefán Gíslason
RM 6 Sweden Samuel Holmén
LM 7 Denmark Kasper Lorentzen Substituted off 73'
AM 9 Denmark Martin Retov
FW 10 Sweden Martin Ericsson
FW 28 Zambia Chris Katongo Substituted off 88'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Denmark Michael Tørnes
MF 8 Denmark Kim Daugaard Substituted in 88'
MF 25 Denmark Tobias Mikkelsen Substituted in 73'
DF 29 Denmark Daniel Wass
Manager:
Denmark Tom Køhlert
ESBJERG FB
GK 16 Denmark Lars Winde (c)
RB 2 Denmark Frank Hansen
CB 20 Norway Kristian Flittie Onstad
CB 21 Sweden Fredrik Björck
LB 15 Sweden Andreas Klarström
RM 31 Denmark Søren Rieks Yellow card 50' Substituted off 90'
CM 7 Denmark Jesper Jørgensen
CM 14 Denmark Martin Vingaard
LM 10 Brazil Thiago Pinto Borges Substituted off 46'
FW 11 Denmark Jesper Bech
FW 25 France Michaël Murcy Substituted off 46'
Substitutes:
GK 1 United States Tally Hall
DF 6 Denmark Niki Zimling Substituted in 46'
MF 13 Denmark Kevin Conboy Substituted in 90'
FW 22 Denmark Jesper Lange Yellow card 90+4' Substituted in 46'
Manager:
Denmark Troels Bech

Man of the Match (Pokalfighter):
Samuel Holmén (Brøndby IF)

Assistant referees:
Bill René Hansen
Ole V. Hansen
Fourth official:
Lars Christoffersen

Match 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[]

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