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 IF
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 IF v Esbjerg fB

May 1, 2008 CEST
15:00

Brøndby IF	3–2	Esbjerg fB
Holmén 15' von Schlebrügge 69' Retov 85'		Rieks 62' 79'

Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 33,154
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen

Brøndby IF

Esbjerg fB

BRØNDBY IF

GK	16	Stephan Andersen
RB	32	Anders Randrup
CB	5	Mark Howard
CB	18	Max von Schlebrügge
LB	21	Thomas Rasmussen
DM	20	Stefán Gíslason (c)
RM	6	Samuel Holmén
LM	7	Kasper Lorentzen	73'
AM	9	Martin Retov
CF	10	Martin Ericsson
CF	28	Chris Katongo	88'
Substitutes
GK	30	Michael Tørnes
MF	8	Kim Daugaard	88'
MF	25	Tobias Mikkelsen	73'
DF	29	Daniel Wass
Manager
Tom Køhlert

ESBJERG FB

GK	16	Lars Winde (c)
RB	2	Frank Hansen
CB	20	Kristian Flittie Onstad
CB	21	Fredrik Björck
LB	15	Andreas Klarström
RM	31	Søren Rieks	50'	90'
CM	7	Jesper Jørgensen
CM	14	Martin Vingaard
LM	10	Thiago Pinto Borges		46'
CF	11	Jesper Bech
CF	25	Michaël Murcy		46'
Substitutes
GK	1	Tally Hall
MF	6	Niki Zimling		46'
DF	13	Kevin Conboy		90'
FW	22	Jesper Lange	90+4'	46'
Manager
Troels Bech

Man of the Match: Samuel Holmén
Assistant referees: Bill René Hansen
Ole V. Hansen
Fourth official: Lars Christoffersen

Danish Cup

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2008 Danish Cup Final

Road to Copenhagen

Match details

See also