2008 Danish Cup Final

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 119Fourth 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
  • Both sides entered the competition in its second round.
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

Match details

Brøndby IF 3–2 Esbjerg fB
Holmén  15'
von Schlebrügge  69'
Retov  85'		 Rieks  62'  79'
Attendance: 33,154
Brøndby IF
Esbjerg fB
BRØNDBY IF
GK16Denmark Stephan Andersen
RB32Denmark Anders Randrup
CB5England Mark Howard
CB18Sweden Max von Schlebrügge
LB21Denmark Thomas Rasmussen
DM20Iceland Stefán Gíslason (c)
RM6Sweden Samuel Holmén
LM7Denmark Kasper Lorentzen 73'
AM9Denmark Martin Retov
CF10Sweden Martin Ericsson
CF28Zambia Chris Katongo 88'
Substitutes
GK 30 Denmark Michael Tørnes
MF 8 Denmark Kim Daugaard  88'
MF 25 Denmark Tobias Mikkelsen  73'
DF 29 Denmark Daniel Wass
Manager
Denmark Tom Køhlert
ESBJERG FB
GK16Denmark Lars Winde (c)
RB2Denmark Frank Hansen
CB20Norway Kristian Flittie Onstad
CB21Sweden Fredrik Björck
LB15Sweden Andreas Klarström
RM31Denmark Søren RieksYellow card 50' 90'
CM7Denmark Jesper Jørgensen
CM14Denmark Martin Vingaard
LM10Brazil Thiago Pinto Borges 46'
CF11Denmark Jesper Bech
CF25France Michaël Murcy 46'
Substitutes
GK 1 United States Tally Hall
MF 6 Denmark Niki Zimling  46'
DF 13 Denmark Kevin Conboy  90'
FW 22 Denmark Jesper Lange Yellow card 90+4'  46'
Manager
Denmark Troels Bech
Man of the Match
Sweden Samuel Holmén
Assistant referees
Denmark Bill René Hansen
Denmark Ole V. Hansen
Fourth official
Denmark Lars Christoffersen

See also

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