2011 League of Ireland Cup final

2011 League of Ireland Cup Final
Event2011 League of Ireland Cup
Cork City Derry City
0 1
Date24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)
VenueTurners Cross, Cork
Man of the MatchDavin O'Neill (Cork City)
RefereePaul Tuite (Dublin)
Attendance4,164

The 2011 League of Ireland Cup Final also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup Final was the final match of the 2011 League of Ireland Cup, the 38th season of the League of Ireland Cup, a football competition for the 27 teams from the Premier Division, First Division, A Championship and the Ulster Senior League. The match was contested by Cork City[1] and Derry City, at Turners Cross in Cork on 24 September 2011.[2] It was broadcast live on Setanta Sports.

Route to the final

Cork City

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
25 April 2011 Second Round Wexford Youths 0–1 Cork City Ferrycarrig Park
18:00 Report Stephen Mulcahy 55'
Danny Murphy  87'		 Attendance: 200
6 June 2011 Quarter-Finals Cork City 2–1 St. Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
15:00 Derek O'Brien 19'
Graham Cummins 71'		 Report Neil Harney 57' Attendance: 1077
8 August 2011 Semi-Final Cork City 3–1 (a.e.t.) Limerick Turners Cross
19:45 Davin O'Neill 28' (pen.)
Vincent Escudé-Candau 103' (pen.)
Graham Cummins 118'		 Report Peter Hynes 13' Attendance: 2059

Derry City

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
28 March 2011 First Round Salthill Devon 2–4 (a.e.t.) Derry City Drom Clubhouse
19:45 Etanda Nkololo 35'
Victor Collins 59'		 Report James McClean 55'
Emmet Friars 75'
Ryan McBride 112'
Gareth McGlynn 114'
25 April 2011 Second Round Derry City 2–1 Mervue United Brandywell Stadium
15:00 David McDaid 7'
Michael McCrudden 56'		 Report Alex Lee 92'
27 June 2011 Quarter-Finals UCD 0–3 Derry City UCD Bowl
19:45 Sean Harding  74' Report Stephen McLaughlin 48'
Ruairí Harkin 58'
Michael McCrudden 62'		 Attendance: 200
23 August 2011 Semi-Final Derry City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Sligo Rovers Brandywell Stadium
Daniel Lafferty 33',  90'
Stephen McLaughlin 76' (93)		 Report Danny Ventre 45'
Eoin Doyle 80' (108)		 Attendance: 1200
Penalties
Emmet Friars
Ruaidhri Higgins
Owen Morrison
Ruairí Harkin
Stephen McLaughlin 		Joseph Ndo
Eoin Doyle
Richie Ryan
Alan Kirby

Final

Summary

The final was played on 24 September 2011 at Cork's Turners Cross.[3] Derry City defeated Cork City 1-0, thanks to a penalty scored by Éamon Zayed. This was Derry City's record 10th League of Ireland Cup.[4]

Details

Cork City0–1Derry City
Report Éamon Zayed 67' (pen.)
Shane McEleney  92'
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
Cork City
Derry City
CORK CITY:
GK 1 Mark McNulty
RB 21 Gavin Kavanagh
CB 22 Neal Horgan  84'
CB 3 Danny Murphy
LB 18 Kalen Spillane
RM 6 Gearóid Morrissey
CM 8 Shane Duggan
CM 11 Derek O’Brien  77'
LM 2 Ian Turner  77'
CF 9 Graham Cummins
CF 7 Davin O'Neill
Substitutes:
GK 16 James McCarthy
DF 14 Craig Burns
MF 24 Vincent Escudé-Candau  77'
FW 10 Vinny Sullivan  77'
FW 15 Danny Morrissey  84'
FW 19 Cathal Lordan
FW 20 Jamie Murphy
Manager:
Tommy Dunne
DERRY CITY:
GK 1 Gerard Doherty
RB 3 Emmet Friars
CB 5 Stewart Greacen
LB 12 Ryan McBride
RM 8 Kevin Deery
CM 16 Ruaidhri Higgins
CM 14 Gareth McGlynn
LM 4 Barry Molloy
CF 15 Stephen McLaughlin
CF 17 Éamon Zayed
CF 9 David McDaid  54'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Eugene Ferry
DF 6 Shane McEleney
DF 26 Thomas McMonagle
MF 7 Ruairí Harkin
MF 25 James Henry
FW 10 Patrick McEleney  54'
FW 18 Mark Farren
Manager:
Stephen Kenny

References

  1. ^ "City into EA Sports Cup Final - Sport - Cork Independent". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Turner's Cross to host EA Sports Cup final". Irish Examiner. 24 August 2011.
  3. ^ "EA Sports Cup". 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Ea Sports Cup Final: Cork City 0 Derry 1". Irish Times. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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