2008 Svenska Cupen Final

The 2008 Svenska Cupen Final took place on 21 September 2008 at Fredriksskans, Kalmar. The match was contested by the then-leaders in Allsvenskan, Kalmar FF, and 4th placed IFK Göteborg. It was two years running that Kalmar and Göteborg met in the cup final and the latter match was played at Fredriksskans.

2008 Svenska Cupen Final
Event2008 Svenska Cupen
Kalmar FF IFK Göteborg
0 0
Date21 September 2008
VenueFredriksskans, Kalmar
RefereePeter Fröjdfeldt
Attendance7,158

The 90 minutes plus extra time ended in a goalless draw. After four successive penalties for both teams, Göteborg keeper Kim Christensen saved Marcus Lindberg's penalty. Thereafter Pontus Wernbloom scored and secured the fifth Svenska Cupen title for IFK Göteborg of all time.

Road to the Final
Kalmar FFIFK Göteborg
IFK Östersund [D3]
A
0-7		 Second round Skövde AIK [D1]
A
1-2
IF Brommapojkarna [SE]
H
2-0		 Third round Falkenbergs FF [SE]
A
0-3 (AET)
Degerfors IF [SE]
H
6-1		 Fourth round Ljungskile SK [AS]
H
1-0
IF Elfsborg [AS]
A
2-4		 Quarter finals GIF Sundsvall [AS]
A
2-3
Hammarby IF [AS]
A
0-1 (AET)		 Semi finals Enköpings SK [SE]
A
0-3
  • Square brackets [ ] represent the opposition's division.

[1]

Match details
Kalmar FF0 – 0 (aet)IFK Göteborg
Report
Penalties
Rydström
Johansson
V. Elm
Sobralense
Lindberg 		4 – 5 Alexandersson
Christensen
Sigurðsson
Jónsson
Wernbloom
Attendance: 7,158


Kalmar FF
IFK Göteborg
GK1 Petter Wastå
RB2 Arthur Sorin
CB4 Marcus Lindberg
CB3 Joachim Lantz
LB26 Emin Nouri 61'
RM18 Rasmus Elm 79'
CM8 Henrik Rydström (c)
CM17 Viktor Elm
CM21 Lasse Johansson 58'
LM7 Jimmie Augustsson
FW10 Patrik Ingelsten 101'
Substitutes:
DF9 Stefan Larsson 101'
MF12 Daniel Sobralense 58'
FW13 David Elm 79'
Manager:
Nanne Bergstrand
GK1 Kim Christensen
RB16 Erik Lund
CB5 Mattias Bjärsmyr
CB22 Ragnar Sigurðsson
LB14 Hjalmar Jónsson
RM10 Niclas Alexandersson (c)
CM19 Pontus Wernbloom
CM8 Thomas Olsson 62'
LM6 Adam Johansson 97' 99'
FW7 Tobias Hysén
FW29 Robin Söder 107'
Substitutes:
MF9 Stefan Selakovic 107'
MF13 Gustav Svensson 62'
FW18 Jonas Wallerstedt 99'
Manager:
Stefan Rehn
Jonas Olsson

See also

References
  1. "Cupfinal på söndag". Svenskfotboll.se. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
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