1988 European Super Cup

1988 European Super Cup
on aggregate
First leg
Date1 February 1989
VenueArgosstadion Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen
RefereeSiegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
Attendance7,000
Second leg
Date8 February 1989
VenuePhilips Stadion, Eindhoven
RefereeErik Fredriksson (Sweden)
Attendance17,100

The 1988 UEFA Super Cup was played between KV Mechelen, winners of the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup, and PSV Eindhoven, winners of the 1987–88 European Cup, with Mechelen winning 3–1 on aggregate.[1] This fixture involved one of the shortest cross-border distances in a major tie in continental football, with only 90 kilometres (56 mi) between the host cities. It is also the most recent occasion when a club from Belgium won a European trophy.

Match details

First leg

KV Mechelen Belgium3–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Bosman 16', 50'
De Wilde 17'
Report
Mechelen
PSV Eindhoven

Second leg

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0Belgium KV Mechelen
Gillhaus 78' Report
Attendance: 17,100
PSV Eindhoven
Mechelen

KV Mechelen won 3–1 on aggregate.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mechelen miracle continues". UEFA. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-14.