2008 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Dates13 September 2008
Final positions
ChampionsEast Coast Bays (1st title)
Runner-upDunedin Technical
Tournament statistics
Jack Batty Memorial CupRyan Zoghby
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The 2008 Chatham Cup is the New Zealand's 81st knockout football competition. The final was played on 13 September at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore.

In all, 132 teams took part in the 2008 competition. Note: there is some confusion as to the round numbers. Some publications list a preliminary round, a qualification round, and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final; others list a preliminary round and five rounds before the quarter-finals. the latter numbering system is used in this article.

The 2008 competition's final rounds were unusual for two reasons: only one of the four semi-finalists had ever previously reached the semi-finals (Dunedin Technical - the only team to have done so - won the cup in 1999), and two South Island teams reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1995.[1] A change of venue for the final was mooted - possibly to Christchurch - had both finalists been South Island teams.

The 2008 final

In the final, 1999 Cup-winners Dunedin Technical faced finals debutants East Coast Bays in front of a crowd of some 3000 spectators at North Harbour Stadium. Technical had the better of the early stages of the match, as East Coast Bays took time to settle, but were unable to press home any advantage. By the mid-stages of the half Bays had begun to exert their dominance, particularly in the midfield area. The only goal of the match came from a long Ryan Zoghby throw-in in the 34th minute which was deflected by Technical defender Blair Scoullar into his own net.

Technical responded well to being behind, increasing the pressure on the Bays defence throughout the second half, but were unable to square the match.[2]

The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 2008 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Ryan Zoghby of East Coast Bays.

Results

Third round

Avon United (Christchurch)3 – 2Cashmere Wanderers
Bay Olympic (Auckland)0 – 1Melville United
Birkenhead United1 – 4Mangere United
Burnside (Christchurch)1 – 2Halswell United
Cambridge0 – 1Forrest Hill-Milford United
Caversham8 – 0Old Boys (Invercargill)
Dunedin Technical8 – 0Northern Hearts (Timaru)
Fencibles United (Auckland)4 – 5Mount Albert Grammar
Ferrymead Bays1 – 3Nomads United (Christchurch)
Glenfield Rovers9 – 0Ngaruawahia United
Grants Braes1 – 3Roslyn-Wakari
Hibiscus Coast (North Shore)4 – 1North Force (Whangarei)
Inglewood3 – 2Palmerston North End
Lower Hutt City4 – 1Wellington Marist
Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)1 – 2Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)
Metro (Auckland)3 – 1Takapuna
Mount Albert-Ponsonby1 – 5East Coast Bays
Napier City Rovers3 – 2Palmerston North Marist
NZ Celtic Supporters FC (Auckland)0(2) – 4(0)†North Shore United
Northern (Dunedin)0 – 0*Otago University
Oratia United2 – 9Central United (Auckland)
Petone7 – 0Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
Taradale1 – 4Maycenvale United (Hastings)
Taupo5 – 3Tauranga City United
Tawa2 – 4Wellington Olympic
Te Puke United5 – 4Rotorua United
Three Kings United (Auckland)0 – 1Papatoetoe
Waitakere City1 – 0Hamilton Wanderers
Waiuku2 – 1Onehunga Sports
Waterside Karori0 – 7Miramar Rangers
Western Suburbs (Porirua)3 – 0Island Bay United
Woolston Technical0 – 3Nelson Suburbs
† North Shore United won 4-0, but fielded an ineligible player. Match awarded to NZ Celtic Supporters and result amended to 2-0.
* Won on penalties by Northern (5-4)

Fourth round

Eastern Suburbs1 – 2East Coast Bays
Halswell United0 – 1Nelson Suburbs
Inglewood0 – 8Miramar Rangers
Lower Hutt City4 – 2Napier City Rovers
Mangere United0 – 2Mount Albert Grammar
Melville United4 – 2Papatoetoe
Metro2 – 0Taupo
NZ Celtic Supporters FC0 – 6Hibiscus Coast
Nomads United0 – 0*Avon United
Northern0 – 4Dunedin Technical
Petone1 – 2Wellington Olympic
Roslyn-Wakari1 – 2Caversham
Te Puke United0 – 5Central United
Waitakere City1 – 0Forrest Hill-Milford United
Waiuku1 – 5Glenfield Rovers
Western Suburbs5 – 2Maycenvale United
* Won on penalties by Avon United (5-4)

Fifth round

Dunedin Technical3 – 2Caversham
Coburn, Burgess, Smith [3] Jackson, Wheeler
Caledonian Ground, Dunedin North
Glenfield Rovers3 – 0Melville United
Hicks 2, Mudrik
Hibiscus Coast1 – 2 (aet)Waitakere City
Roland (pen.) Hogg 2 (1 pen.)
Metro0 – 4East Coast Bays
Campbell, Peat, Suri, Bresnahan
Albie Turner Field
Miramar Rangers3 – 0Lower Hutt City
Rowe, Farrington, Smith
Mount Albert Grammar0 – 7Central United
Del Monte 4 (2 pens.), Campbell, Young, Richmond
Nelson Suburbs3 – 2Avon United
Nawo 2, Ayers Long 2
Wellington Olympic1 – 3Western Suburbs
Haidakis Ryan 2, Brown

Quarter-finals

Dunedin Technical2 – 1Miramar Rangers
Coburn, Smith report Tromp
Caledonian Ground, Dunedin North
Referee: A. Martin
East Coast Bays6 – 0Waitakere City
Beguely 2, Peat, Kenyon, Bresnahan, Suri
Glenfield Rovers3 – 2Central United
Sinkora, Mudrik, Hicks report Richmond, Young
Nelson Suburbs2 – 1 (aet)Western Suburbs
Nawo, Allen report (pdf) Ryan (pen.)
Saxton Field, Stoke, Nelson
Referee: B. Goodall

Semi-finals

Dunedin Technical3 – 2Glenfield Rovers
Burgess 3 Beard, Mudrik
Caledonian Ground, Dunedin North
Referee: A. Martin
East Coast Bays2 – 1Nelson Suburbs
Bresnahan, Campbell (pen.) Billy
Bay City Park, East Coast Bays, North Shore

Final

Dunedin Technical0 – 1East Coast Bays
[2] Scoullar (o.g.)
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore

External links

References

  1. ^ Christchurch Press
  2. ^ a b Smith, R. "Own goal sinks Tech dream of Chatham Cup glory", Otago Daily Times, 15 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Coach warms to Technical's success", Otago Daily Times, 30 June, p.22.
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