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1968 Australia Cup final

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1968 Australia Cup Final
Event1968 Australia Cup
On aggregate
First leg
Date27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)
VenueWentworth Park, Sydney
RefereeM. O'Malley
Attendance3,402[1]
Second leg
Date3 November 1968 (1968-11-03)
VenueMiddle Park, Melbourne
RefereeM. O'Malley
Attendance2,850[1]
1967

The 1968 Australia Cup Final was the seventh and final Australia Cup Final, the final matches of the 1968 Australia Cup.[1] The first leg was played at Wentworth Park in Sydney, Australia, on 27 October 1968 and the second leg was played at Middle Park in Melbourne, Australia, on 3 November 1968 contested by Sydney Hakoah and Melbourne Hakoah. Sydney won the final 6–1 on aggregate.[2]

Route to the final

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Sydney Hakoah

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Round Opposition Score[1]
2nd South Sydney Croatia (H) 1–0
QF St George Budapest (H) 2–0
SF1 Perth Azzurri (A) 4–1
SF2 Perth Azzurri (H) w/o
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Melbourne Hakoah

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Round Opposition Score[1]
1st Launceston United (H) 1–0
2nd Melbourne Hungaria (H) 4–2
QF Melbourne Croatia (H) 2–0
SF1 Sydney Prague (H) 1–1
SF2 Sydney Prague (A) 3–2
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Matches

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Details

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First leg

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Sydney Hakoah3–0Melbourne Hakoah
Baartz 15', 24'
Rutherford 84'
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: M. O'Malley

Second leg

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Melbourne Hakoah1–3Sydney Hakoah
Thomas ?' Rutherford 57', ?'
Baartz 89'
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: M. O'Malley

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Andrew Robinson (23 November 2016). "Australia Cup 1968 – Results".
  2. ^ "Sydney Hakoah looks top club". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 October 1968.