2016 League of Ireland Cup final

2016 League of Ireland Cup Final
Event2016 League of Ireland Cup
Date17 September 2016
VenueMarkets Field, Limerick
RefereeRob Rogers
Attendance4,362

The 2016 League of Ireland Cup Final was the final match of the 2016 League of Ireland Cup, played between Limerick and defending champions St Patrick's Athletic. The match was played on 17 September 2016 at 5.30 pm.[1] Limerick's route to the final involved them beating fellow First Division side Cobh Ramblers, before beating Premier Division sides Wexford Youths, Galway United and Derry City. St Pat's however were drawn away from home in every round as they knocked out Dundalk, Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers en route to the final. Limerick lead at half time thanks to a terrific Lee Lynch strike but Pats hit back in the second half and equalised through Christy Fagan 20 minutes into the half. The game had a dramatic final 6 minutes as the Saints scored 3 goals through Conan Byrne, Jamie McGrath and Graham Kelly to retain the trophy.[2][3]

Match

Limerick1–4St Patrick's Athletic
Lee Lynch 17'
Aaron Greene  53'
Padhraic O'Connor  66'
[1] Conan Byrne  58'
Christy Fagan 65'
Billy Dennehy  66'
Conan Byrne 84'
Jamie McGrath 88'
Graham Kelly  89'
Graham Kelly 90+2'
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Rob Rogers
GK 1 Freddy Hall
RB 2 Shaun Kelly  67'
CB 24 Paudie O'Connor  66'
CB 3 Robbie Williams
LB 14 Sean Russell
CM 8 Shane Duggan (c)
CM 6 Paul O'Conor
CM 7 Lee Lynch
RW 16 Stephen Kenny  79'
ST 20 Chris Mulhall  70'
LW 10 Aaron Greene  53'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Tommy Holland
ST 9 John O'Flynn  70'
RW 12 Garbhan Coughlan  79'
CB 15 Tony Whitehead
LW 11 Shane Treacy  67'
ST 19 Ross Mann
CM 25 Sean McSweeney
Manager:
Martin Russell
GK 16 Conor O'Malley
RB 2 Ger O'Brien (c)
CB 22 Michael Barker
CB 5 Seán Hoare
LB 3 Ian Bermingham
CM 14 Graham Kelly  89' 90+2'
CM 12 Lee Desmond
CM 19 Jamie McGrath 88'
RW 7 Conan Byrne  58' 84'
ST 9 Christy Fagan 65'  85'
LW 20 Billy Dennehy  66'  88'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Brendan Clarke
ST 10 Dinny Corcoran  85'
LW 11 Mark Timlin  88'
CB 13 Rory Feely
CM 18 Sam Verdon
LW 27 Steven Kinsella
CM 28 Jonathan Lunney
Manager:
Liam Buckley

See also

References

  1. ^ "EA Sports Cup Final To Take Place In Eamonn Deacy Park On Sept. 19". www.stpatsfc.com.
  2. ^ "Saints surge late on to lift EA Sports Cup". 17 September 2016 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "St Pats hit three late goals to retain EA Sports Cup title at Limerick's expense". independent.