1998 National Soccer League Grand Final

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 prior. 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.

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

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) Champion.

Finals Bracket
  Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                                           
 
2  Carlton  1  0  1    South Melbourne  2
1  South Melbourne  2  1  3            Carlton  1
       
       
      10 May 1998  
  5  Marconi Fairfield  1  0 1           2  Carlton  1  
  4  Sydney United  0  1  1         5  Marconi Fairfield  0
       
       
        5  Marconi Fairfield  2  
        6  Wollongong Wolves  1
     
     
  6  Wollongong Wolves  3  2  5  
  3  Adelaide City  0  2  2

Match

Details
South Melbourne2 – 1Carlton SC
Anastasiadis  9'
Boutsianis  87'		 (report) Stergiopoulos  78'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

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.
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