1996 National Soccer League grand final

1996 National Soccer League Grand Final 1995–96 National Soccer League Melbourne Knights 2 Marconi-Fairfield 1 1996 05 26 yes Olympic Park Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Andrew Marth (Joe Marston Medal) Eddie Lennie 14,256 1995 1997 The 1996 National Soccer League Grand Final was the first grand final to be held under the A-League name after the short-lived rebranding of the National Soccer League (NSL) began before the 1995–96 season. Melbourne Knights defeated Marconi-Fairfield 2–1 to win their second consecutive grand final.Cockerill, Mike 13 September 1995 Hill gets nod for A-League The Sydney Morning Herald http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news950913_0017_1038 16 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216085310/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news950913_0017_1038 16 February 2015Cockerill Michael 26 May 1996 It's two in a row for Knights The Sydney Morning Herald http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news960526_0010_1286 16 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216084838/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=news960526_0010_1286 16 February 2015 Melbourne Knights 2 (A Marth 58th A Cervinski 75th) bt Marconi 1 (A Harper 80th). Referee: E Lennie. Crowd: 14,258 at Olympic Park. For once the game matched the occasion as the Melbourne Knights confirmed their favouritism with a stylish 2-1 win over Marconi-Fairfield in yesterday's A-League grand final. Route to the final Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights were the first team into the grand final defeating Marconi-Fairfield 3–2 over two legs in the major semi-final.Knights Favoured At Home The Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 1996 Cockerill, Michael After a 1-0 win in the first leg at Somers Street, the Knights followed with a gutsy 2-2 draw in the return leg at Bossley Park on Saturday night, securing a 3-2 win on aggregate. Marconi-Fairfield After losing the major semi-final to the Knights, Marconi-Fairfield followed up with a 4–1 win over Adelaide City in the preliminary final to book their place in the grand final.Marconi Rediscover Themselves In Time The Sydney Morning Herald 20 May 1996 Cockerill, Michael Experience ultimately triumphed over youth as Marconi-Fairfield gave themselves genuine encouragement for next weekend's grand final by eliminating Adelaide City 4-1 in convincing style at Parramatta Stadium yesterday.Cockerill Michael 25 May 1996 We're hungry enough to win, claim underdogs Marconi en The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.newspapers.com/image/121337325/ 2020-06-03 Newspapers.com subscription Pre-match Venue selection With Melbourne Knights the first into the final, there was speculation that the Knights would host the match at Somers Street, however Soccer Australia announced on 12 May that the match would be played at Olympic Park. Match Details 1996 05 26 y 15:00 Grand final Melbourne Knights 2–1 Report Marconi-Fairfield Andrew Marth 58'Adrian Cervinski 74' Andy Harper 78' Olympic Park Melbourne, Australia 14,256 Eddie Lennie 1 uncollapsed GK AUS Vilson Knezevic AUS David Cervinski AUS Zoran Markovski AUS Lubo Lapsansky AUS Ante Kovacevic 45 CRO Josip Šimunić AUS Adrian Cervinski AUS Fausto De Amicis AUS Tom Pondeljak 71 AUS Andrew Marth AUS John Markovski 85Substitutes: AUS Vinko Buljubasic45 AUS Joe Bacak71 AUS Dragi Nastevski85Head coach AUS Ian Dobson GK AUS Bob Catlin AUS Brendan Renaud AUS Eric Hristodoulou AUS Vlado Zoric AUS Paul Souris AUS Matthew Bingley AUS Andy Harper AUS Brad Maloney AUS Robert Stanton AUS Gary van Egmond 65 AUS Dominic LongoSubstitutes: AUS Jon Angelucci65Head coach: AUS Manfred Schaefer Assistant referees: Fourth official:Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. References Grand final 1996 Category:Melbourne Knights FC matches Category:Marconi Stallions FC matches Category:1996 in sport in Melbourne Category:Men's soccer matches in Melbourne Category:May 1996 sports events in Australia