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 119 Fourth 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

Match details

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 Denmark Stephan Andersen
RB 32 Denmark Anders Randrup
CB 5 England Mark Howard
CB 18 Sweden Max von Schlebrügge
LB 21 Denmark Thomas Rasmussen
DM 20 Iceland Stefán Gíslason (c)
RM 6 Sweden Samuel Holmén
LM 7 Denmark Kasper Lorentzen  73'
AM 9 Denmark Martin Retov
CF 10 Sweden Martin Ericsson
CF 28 Zambia 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
GK 16 Denmark Lars Winde (c)
RB 2 Denmark Frank Hansen
CB 20 Norway Kristian Flittie Onstad
CB 21 Sweden Fredrik Björck
LB 15 Sweden Andreas Klarström
RM 31 Denmark Søren Rieks  50'  90'
CM 7 Denmark Jesper Jørgensen
CM 14 Denmark Martin Vingaard
LM 10 Brazil Thiago Pinto Borges  46'
CF 11 Denmark Jesper Bech
CF 25 France 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  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