2021 President of Ireland's Cup

2021 President of Ireland's Cup
EventPresident's Cup
Shamrock Rovers Dundalk
1 1
Dundalk won 4–3 on penalties
Date12 March 2021
VenueTallaght Stadium, Tallaght
RefereeDamien McGrath
Attendance0
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The 2021 President's Cup was the seventh President's Cup contested for. The match was played on 12 March between the champions of the 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2020 FAI Cup, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk.[1][2] The match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes and was decided by a penalty shootout which Dundalk won 4–3 with Albanian goalkeeper Alessio Abibi saving Roberto Lopes penalty to win the game for Dundalk on his competitive debut.[3][4][5]

Match

Summary

Sonni Nattestad opened the scoring for Dundalk in the 42nd minute with a downward header after a corner from the left. Five minutes later it was 1-1 when Liam Scales controlled a ball into the penalty area with his right foot, then his left to create space before shooting low to the right corner of the net with his left foot.[6] Sonni Nattestad was sent-off in the 59th minute following a challenge on Graham Burke.[7] The game went to penalties with Dundalk goalkeeper Alessio Abibi diving to his left to save the decisive penalty from Roberto Lopes to win the game 4–3.[8]

Details

Shamrock Rovers1–1Dundalk
Danny Mandroiu Yellow card 22'
Liam Scales 47'
Chris McCann Yellow card 59'
Joey O'Brien Yellow card 60'		 Report Raivis Jurkovskis Yellow card 26'
Daniel Cleary Yellow card 32'
Sonni Nattestad 42'
Sonni Nattestad Red card 59'
Chris Shields Yellow card 60'
Penalties
Dylan Watts soccer ball with check mark
Aaron Greene soccer ball with check mark
Joey O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
Rory Gaffney soccer ball with red X
Graham Burke soccer ball with red X
Roberto Lopes soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Patrick Hoban
soccer ball with red X Greg Sloggett
soccer ball with check mark Daniel Cleary
soccer ball with check mark Chris Shields
soccer ball with red X Andy Boyle
soccer ball with check mark Darragh Leahy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Damien McGrath
GK 1 Northern Ireland Alan Mannus
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Sean Gannon
DF 28 Republic of Ireland Joey O'Brien Yellow card 60'
DF 4 Cape Verde Roberto Lopes
DF 3 Republic of Ireland Seán Hoare
DF 15 Republic of Ireland Liam Scales 47'
MF 10 Republic of Ireland Graham Burke
MF 8 Republic of Ireland Ronan Finn (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 26 Republic of Ireland Chris McCann Yellow card 59'
MF 14 Republic of Ireland Danny Mandroiu Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 20 Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney
Substitutes:
GK 25 Germany Leon Pöhls
DF 21 Republic of Ireland Adam Wells
DF 32 Republic of Ireland Cole Omorehiomwan
DF 24 Republic of Ireland Max Murphy
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Dylan Watts upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 16 Republic of Ireland Gary O'Neill
FW 9 Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 19 Republic of Ireland Dean Williams
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Stephen Bradley Yellow card 60'
GK 1 Albania Alessio Abibi
DF 13 Latvia Raivis Jurkovskis
DF 21 Republic of Ireland Daniel Cleary Yellow card 32'
DF 6 Faroe Islands Sonni Nattestad 42' Red card 59'
DF 4 Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle
DF 15 Republic of Ireland Darragh Leahy
MF 11 Republic of Ireland Patrick McEleney downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF 5 Republic of Ireland Chris Shields (c) Yellow card 60'
MF 8 Scotland Sam Stanton
MF 20 England Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 29 Republic of Ireland David McMillan downward-facing red arrow 50'
Substitutes:
GK 14 Scotland Peter Cherrie
DF 23 Northern Ireland Cameron Dummigan upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 24 Republic of Ireland Mayowa Animashun
MF 10 Republic of Ireland Greg Sloggett upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 25 Republic of Ireland Val Adedokun
MF 28 Republic of Ireland Ryan O'Kane
MF 90 United States Jesús Pérez
FW 9 Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban upward-facing green arrow 50'
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Shane Keegan

See also

References

  1. ^ "President's Cup final set for Tallaght on 12 March". RTE Sport. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Shamrock Rovers and St Pat's set for Dublin derby to kick off 2021 LOI season". The 42. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Ten-man Dundalk hold their penalty nerve to taste President's Cup joy". The Irish Independent. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "First blood to Dundalk as they win President's Cup on penalties". The Irish Times. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "President's Cup Final Report: Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 Dundalk (Dundalk win 4-3 on penalties)". extratime.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "President's Cup: Ten-man Dundalk deny Shamrock Rovers yet more silverware". Irish Examiner. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "10-man Dundalk hold nerve to see off Rovers on penalties and win President's Cup". The 42. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Watch: Ten-man Dundalk take President's Cup after shoot-out". RTE Sport. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.