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
Date21 September 2008
VenueFredriksskans, Kalmar
RefereePeter Fröjdfeldt
Attendance7,158
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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

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Kalmar FF IFK 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.

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Match details

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Kalmar FF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IFK Göteborg
GK 1   Petter Wastå
RB 2   Arthur Sorin
CB 4   Marcus Lindberg
CB 3   Joachim Lantz
LB 26   Emin Nouri   61'
RM 18   Rasmus Elm   79'
CM 8   Henrik Rydström (c)
CM 17   Viktor Elm
CM 21   Lasse Johansson   58'
LM 7   Jimmie Augustsson
FW 10   Patrik Ingelsten   101'
Substitutes:
DF 9   Stefan Larsson   101'
MF 12   Daniel Sobralense   58'
FW 13   David Elm   79'
Manager:
  Nanne Bergstrand
GK 1   Kim Christensen
RB 16   Erik Lund
CB 5   Mattias Bjärsmyr
CB 22   Ragnar Sigurðsson
LB 14   Hjalmar Jónsson
RM 10   Niclas Alexandersson (c)
CM 19   Pontus Wernbloom
CM 8   Thomas Olsson   62'
LM 6   Adam Johansson   97'   99'
FW 7   Tobias Hysén
FW 29   Robin Söder   107'
Substitutes:
MF 9   Stefan Selakovic   107'
MF 13   Gustav Svensson   62'
FW 18   Jonas Wallerstedt   99'
Manager:
  Stefan Rehn
  Jonas Olsson

See also

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References

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