2012 League of Ireland Cup final explained

2012 League of Ireland Cup Final
Event:2012 League of Ireland Cup
Team1:Drogheda United
Team1score:3
Team2:Shamrock Rovers
Team2score:1
Date:22 September
Stadium:Tallaght Stadium
City:Dublin
Referee:Tom Connolly
Attendance:3,120
Weather:Dry
Previous:2011
Next:2013

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

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GK 1 Gabriel Sava
RB 17 Brian Gannon
CB 5 Alan McNally
CB 4 Derek Prendergast
LB 3 Philip Hand
RM 8 Ryan Brennan
CM 22 Eric Foley
CM ? Paul Crowley (c)
LM 11 Gavin Brennan
ST 15
ST 19
Substitutes:
RB 2 Stephen Quigley
CM 7 Cathal Brady
ST 9 Tiernan Mulvenna
CM 10 Sean Brennan
CB 28 Alan Byrne
GK 40 Shane Finnegan
RB 42 Conor O’Keeffe
Manager:
Mick Cooke
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GK 1 Oscar Jansson
RB 2
CB 23 Colin Hawkins
CB 4 Craig Sives
LB 3
RM 21 Ronan Finn
CM 15
CM 6 Stephen Rice (c)
LM 7
ST 11
ST 24
Substitutes:
CM 8 Stephen O'Donnell
ST 9
ST 10 Gary O’Neill
ST 14 Aaron Greene
ST 16
LM 20
GK 30 Reyaad Pieterse
Manager:
Trevor Croly

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EA SPORTS Cup Final confirmed for Tallaght Stadium . 2012-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828131026/http://www.airtricityleague.ie/matchzone/ea-sports-cup/4244-ea-sports-cup-final-confirmed-for-tallaght-stadium . 2012-08-28 . dead .
  2. Web site: Drogheda prove their mettle. 24 September 2012. Irish Times. 27 September 2012 .