2008 Croatian Football Cup final

The 2008 Croatian Cup final was a two-legged affair played between Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb. The first leg was played in Zagreb on 7 May 2008, while the second leg on 14 May 2008 in Split.

2008 Croatian Football Cup final

Event	2007–08 Croatian Cup
Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split 3 0
First leg
Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split 3 0
Date	7 May 2008
Venue	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Man of the Match	Mario Mandžukić (Dinamo Zagreb)
Referee	Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)
Attendance	15,000
Weather	Clear
Second leg
Hajduk Split Dinamo Zagreb 0 0
Date	14 May 2008
Venue	Stadion Poljud, Split
Man of the Match	Luka Modrić (Dinamo Zagreb)
Referee	Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Attendance	6,000
Weather	Clear

Dinamo Zagreb won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–0.

Road to the final

Dinamo Zagreb		Round	Hajduk Split
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Virovitica	3–1 (aet)	First round	Mladost Molve	9–1
Šibenik	3–2	Second round	Croatia Sesvete	2–0
Slaven Belupo	1–0	Quarterfinals	Inter Zaprešić	2–1
	1–0			4–0
NK Zagreb	3–1	Semifinals	Varteks	1–1
	3–2			4–0

First leg

7 May 2008

17:30 CET

Dinamo Zagreb	3–0	Hajduk Split
Tadić 8' Mandžukić 20', 88'	Report (in Croatian)

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Domagoj Ljubičić (Osijek)

DINAMO ZAGREB: GK 1 Georg Koch DF 3 Hrvoje Čale DF 5 Tomislav Mikulić DF 21 Ivica Vrdoljak DF 26 Dino Drpić MF 7 Etto MF 10 Luka Modrić (c) MF 14 Mihael Mikić MF 20 Ognjen Vukojević FW 11 Josip Tadić  83' FW 17 Mario Mandžukić Substitutes: FW 25 Tomo Šokota  83' Manager: Zvonimir Soldo

HAJDUK SPLIT: GK 12 Vladimir Balić DF 3 Goran Jozinović  86' DF 6 Boris Živković DF 20 Goran Sablić (c)  23'  46' DF 22 Mario Maloča MF 8 Siniša Linić MF 14 Marin Ljubičić  64' MF 15 Drago Gabrić MF 21 Duje Čop FW 9 Nikola Kalinić  77' FW 13 Ante Rukavina Substitutes: DF 5 Jurica Buljat  46' FW 16 Mladen Bartolović  86' Manager: Robert Jarni

Assistant referees: Dalibor Conjar (Osijek) Ivan Keškić (Vinkovci)

Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

14 May 2008

17:30 CET

Hajduk Split	0–0	Dinamo Zagreb
	Report (in Croatian)

Stadion Poljud, Split

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

HAJDUK SPLIT: GK 12 Vladimir Balić  19' DF 6 Boris Živković DF 22 Mario Maloča  45' DF 28 Boris Pandža MF 8 Siniša Linić MF 10 Florin Cernat  45' MF 14 Marin Ljubičić  24' MF 15 Drago Gabrić FW 9 Nikola Kalinić (c)  21' FW 13 Ante Rukavina FW 16 Mladen Bartolović  63' Substitutes: GK 1 Miro Varvodić  21' MF 18 Ivan Ćurjurić  45' MF 24 Mario Tičinović  63' Manager: Robert Jarni

DINAMO ZAGREB: GK 1 Georg Koch DF 3 Hrvoje Čale  19' DF 5 Tomislav Mikulić DF 21 Ivica Vrdoljak DF 22 Igor Bišćan MF 7 Etto MF 10 Luka Modrić (c)  89' MF 14 Mihael Mikić  19'  46' MF 20 Ognjen Vukojević FW 11 Josip Tadić  82' FW 17 Mario Mandžukić  45'  69' Substitutes: MF 2 Marijan Buljat  67'  46' FW 9 Boško Balaban  82' MF 18 Sammir  89' Manager: Zvonimir Soldo

Assistant referees: Željko Perak (Karlovac) Damir Pervan (Bjelovar)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

External links

• Official website (in Croatian)