2007 Setanta Sports Cup final explained

The Setanta Sports Cup Final 2007 took place at Windsor Park, Belfast on Saturday 12 May 2007 between Linfield and Drogheda United. It was the third Setanta Cup Final and the first to be played in Northern Ireland.

Match details

GK 1 Alan Mannus DF 21 Jim Ervin DF 11 Noel Bailie (c) DF 5 William Murphy DF 3 Pat McShane MF 22 MF 15 Mark Dickson MF 14 MF 16 Aidan O'Kane FW 17 FW 9 Glenn Ferguson Substitutes: GK 18 Greg Shannon DF 2 Steven Douglas DF 19 Tim McCann MF 6 Tim Mouncey MF 4 FW 23 Stephen Garret FW 24 Thomas Stewart Manager: David Jeffrey Man of the Match:Alan Mannus (Linfield)

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Mikko Vilmunen DF 2 DF 6 Graham Gartland DF 14 Brian Shelley DF 3 MF 7 Shane Robinson MF 16 Stuart Byrne MF 15 Stephen Bradley MF 26 FW 17 Éamon Zayed FW 9 Declan O'Brien (c) Substitutes: GK 25 Cian Byrne DF 4 MF 8 Gavin Whelan MF 18 MF 19 Sami Ristila FW 10 Glen Fitzpatrick FW 12 Manager: Paul Doolin

Trivia

• The two teams competing in the final, Linfield and Drogheda United, are the only teams to have won the competition previously.
• This was the first final played in Northern Ireland. The two previous finals were held in Tolka Park, Dublin.
• Linfield and Drogheda United have previously met three times in the history of the Setanta Cup. Each side has a win each; the other match was a draw.
• Drogheda United have won the Setanta Cup each time they have qualified for it.

See also

• Setanta Sports Cup 2007

External links

• Official Setanta Cup Site