2019 FAI Women's Cup final explained

2019 FAI Women's Cup Final
Event:	2019 FAI Women's Cup
Team1:	Peamount United
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Wexford Youths
Team2score:	3
Date:	3 November 2019
Stadium:	Aviva Stadium
City:	Dublin
Woman Player1:	Lauren Kelly (Wexford Youths)^[1] ^[2]
Referee:	Sarah Dyas (Louth)^[3]
Attendance:	2,000^[4]
Previous:	2018
Next:	2020

The 2019 FAI Women's Cup Final, known as the 2019 Só Hotels FAI Women's Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2019 FAI Women's Cup, the national association football Cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on 3 November 2019 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Peamount United and Wexford Youths contested the match.

The match was shown live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ2 HD in Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player worldwide with commentary from Ger Canning and Lisa Fallon. It was refereed by Sarah Dyas, assisted by Michelle O'Neill and Katie Hall with Emma Cleary as Fourth Official.^[5]

Underdogs Wexford Youths won the Cup to retain the trophy they won for a second time in 2018. League champions Peamount United were unable to emulate their only previous Cup win in 2010 and were denied a "double".^{[6] [7]}

Match

Summary

Wexford Youths took the lead after three minutes, when Lauren Kelly dribbled through the Peamount defence and shot low past a surprised Niamh Reid Burke. Karen Duggan scored a long-range equaliser for Peamount on 32 minutes, only for Kelly to reinstate Wexford's lead two minutes later.^{[8] [9]}

Seven minutes into the second half, Eleanor Ryan-Doyle brought the score back to 2–2 with another long range-goal from outside the penalty area. Wexford captain Kylie Murphy scored what proved to be the winning goal on 64 minutes, when she was assisted by Rianna Jarrett and curled a composed shot past Reid Burke from 12 yards (11m).^{[10] [11]}

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Niamh Reid Burke RB 2 CB 14 Claire Walsh CB 4 Louise Corrigan LB 17 DM 6 DM 16 Karen Duggan RW 7 Áine O'Gorman (c) AM 8 Niamh Farrelly LW 7 Megan Smyth-Lynch FW 10 Eleanor Ryan-Doyle Substitutions: GK 1 FW 20 DF 13 MF 12 Louise Masterson MF 5 Chloe Moloney DF 3 Lauren Kealy DF 22 Fiona Owens Manager: James O'Callaghan

GK 18 RB 11 CB 16 CB 5 LB 3 RM 15 CM 6 Kylie Murphy (c) CM 8 Edel Kennedy LM 12 FW 9 Lauren Kelly FW 19 Substitutions: GK 21 Maeve Williams MF 4 FW 14 MF 7 DF 10 MF 17 MF 23 Manager: Tom Elmes

Match officials Assistant referees: Michelle O'Neill Katie Hall Fourth official: Emma Cleary

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven substitutes named. Maximum of five substitutions.

External links

• RTÉ's full match coverage on RTÉ Player

Notes and References

1. News: Kelly . David . Lauren Kelly brace sets Wexford Youths up for back-to-back FAI Cups as Peamount fall short in double bid . 13 December 2022 . . 3 November 2019.
2. News: Fallon . John . Lauren Kelly steals the show as Wexford retain FAI Cup . 13 December 2022 . . 3 November 2019.
3. News: Cavaroli . Marcus . It's official: Dyas is heading for the top . 13 December 2022 . . 2 November 2019.
4. News: Szczuka . Mark . Wexford Youths retained the Women’s FAI Cup in Dublin . 13 December 2022 . Prost International . 5 November 2019.
5. News: Duffy . Emma . As it happened: Peamount United v Wexford Youths, 2019 Women's FAI Cup final . 13 December 2022 . The42.ie . . 3 November 2019.
6. News: Wexford Youths retain Só Hotels FAI Women’s Cup . 13 December 2022 . . 3 November 2019.
7. News: McCarthy . Ronan . Wexford Youths Women defeat Peamount United in the 2019 Women's FAI Cup Final . 13 December 2022 . . 4 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215135938/https://wexfordfc.ie/latest-news/868-wexford-youths-women-defeat-peamount-united-in-the-2019-women-s-fai-cup-final . 15 December 2019.
8. News: Dempsey . Andrew . WFAI Cup Final Report: Peamount United 2 - 3 Wexford Youths . 13 December 2022 . Extratime.com . 3 November 2019.
9. News: Fallon . John . Wexford Youths retain FAI Women's Cup . 13 December 2022 . . 3 November 2019.
10. News: Duffy . Emma . Kelly inspires Wexford Youths to FAI Cup title defence in five-goal thriller at the Aviva . 13 December 2022 . The42.ie . . 3 November 2019.
11. News: Leahy . Ed . Wexford Youths swing five-goal thriller to win FAI Cup . 13 December 2022 . . 3 November 2019.