2012 League of Ireland Cup final

2012 League of Ireland Cup Final
Event2012 League of Ireland Cup
Date22 September
VenueTallaght Stadium, Dublin
RefereeTom Connolly
Attendance3,120
WeatherDry

The 2012 League of Ireland Cup Final also known as the 2012 EA Sports Cup Final was the final match of the 2012 League of Ireland Cup, the 39th 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 final was played on Saturday, 22 September 2012 in Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.[1] The match was televised live by Setanta Sports. If the scores were level after 90 minutes of play, then extra-time of 30 minutes duration would have been played, followed by a penalty shoot-out, if required to determine the winners of the cup.

The match was won 3-1 by Drogheda.[2]

Match

Details

Drogheda United3–1Shamrock Rovers
D.O'Brien 33'
K.Gilbert 43' (o.g.)
E.Foley 61'
Report
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: Tom Connolly
GK 1 Gabriel Sava
RB 17 Brian Gannon
CB 5 Alan McNally  73'
CB 4 Derek Prendergast  83'
LB 3 Philip Hand
RM 8 Ryan Brennan
CM 22 Eric Foley 61'
CM ? Paul Crowley (c)
LM 11 Gavin Brennan
ST 15 Peter Hynes  21'  89'
ST 19 Declan O'Brien 33'  90+2'
Substitutes:
RB 2 Stephen Quigley
CM 7 Cathal Brady
ST 9 Tiernan Mulvenna  89'
CM 10 Sean Brennan  90+2'
CB 28 Alan Byrne
GK 40 Shane Finnegan
RB 42 Conor O’Keeffe
Manager:
Mick Cooke
GK 1 Oscar Jansson
RB 2 Kerrea Gilbert (o.g.)
CB 23 Colin Hawkins
CB 4 Craig Sives
LB 3 Conor Powell
RM 21 Ronan Finn
CM 15 Killian Brennan 59'
CM 6 Stephen Rice (c)  45+4'
LM 7 Gary McCabe  60'
ST 11 Ciarán Kilduff  23'  65'
ST 24 Thomas Stewart  60'
Substitutes:
CM 8 Stephen O'Donnell
ST 9 Gary Twigg  65'
ST 10 Gary O’Neill
ST 14 Aaron Greene
ST 16 Daryl Kavanagh  60'
LM 20 Billy Dennehy  60'
GK 30 Reyaad Pieterse
Manager:
Trevor Croly

References

  1. ^ "EA SPORTS Cup Final confirmed for Tallaght Stadium". Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Drogheda prove their mettle". Irish Times. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.