1988 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Mechelen of Belgium and the defending champions, Ajax of the Netherlands. It was the final match of the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 28th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was played at Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, France, on 11 May 1988. Mechelen won the match 1–0 thanks to a goal by Piet den Boer who headed the ball low into the net after a cross by Eli Ohana from the left.

1988 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
Mechelen Ajax
Belgium Netherlands
1 0
Date11 May 1988
VenueStade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
RefereeDieter Pauly (West Germany)
Attendance39,446

Route to the final
Further information: 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
Belgium Mechelen Round Netherlands Ajax
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Romania Dinamo București 3–0 1–0 (H) 2–0 (A) First round Republic of Ireland Dundalk 6–0 4–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
Scotland St Mirren 2–0 0–0 (H) 2–0 (A) Second round West Germany Hamburger SV 3–0 1–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Switzerland Young Boys 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Italy Atalanta 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Semi-finals France Marseille 4–2 3–0 (A) 1–2 (H)

Match

Details
Mechelen Belgium1–0Netherlands Ajax
Den Boer 53' Report
Attendance: 39,446
Mechelen
Ajax
GK1Belgium Michel Preud'homme
RB6Belgium Koen SandersYellow card 61'
CB3Belgium Lei Clijsters (c)
CB4Netherlands Graeme Rutjes
LB9Belgium Geert Deferm
RM5Netherlands Wim Hofkensdownward-facing red arrow 73'
CM2Belgium Marc Emmers
LM8Netherlands Erwin Koeman
RW7Belgium Pascal De Wildedownward-facing red arrow 60'
LW10Israel Eli Ohana
CF11Netherlands Piet den BoerYellow card 81'
Substitutes:
FW16Belgium Paul de Mesmaekerupward-facing green arrow 60'
MF15Belgium Paul Theunisupward-facing green arrow 73'
DF14Belgium Raymond Jaspers
GK16Belgium Pierre Drouguet
MF17West Germany Joachim Benfeld
Manager:
Netherlands Aad de Mos
GK1Netherlands Stanley Menzo
RB2Netherlands Danny BlindRed card 16'
CB3Netherlands Jan WoutersYellow card 90'
CB5Netherlands Frank Verlaatdownward-facing red arrow 73'
LB4Sweden Peter Larsson
RM8Netherlands Aron Winter
CM6Netherlands Arnold Scholten
LM10Netherlands Arnold Mühren
RW7Netherlands John van 't Schip (c)downward-facing red arrow 57'
LW11Netherlands Rob Witschge
CF9Netherlands John Bosman
Substitutes:
FW16Netherlands Dennis Bergkampupward-facing green arrow 57'
FW13Netherlands Henny Meijerupward-facing green arrow 73'
GK Netherlands Lloyd Doesburg
MF Scotland Ally Dick
MF14Netherlands Richard Witschge
Manager:
Netherlands Barry Hulshoff

Assistant referees:
Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)
Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions

See also

References
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