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. 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.
Match Details
GK 1 Gabriel SavaRB 17 Brian GannonCB 5 Alan McNally CB 4 Derek Prendergast LB 3 Philip HandRM 8 Ryan BrennanCM 22 Eric Foley CM ? Paul Crowley (c)LM 11 Gavin BrennanST 15 Peter Hynes ST 19 Declan O'Brien Substitutes:RB 2 Stephen QuigleyCM 7 Cathal BradyST 9 Tiernan Mulvenna CM 10 Sean Brennan CB 28 Alan ByrneGK 40 Shane FinneganRB 42 Conor O’KeeffeManager: Mick Cooke GK 1 Oscar JanssonRB 2 Kerrea Gilbert CB 23 Colin HawkinsCB 4 Craig SivesLB 3 Conor Powell RM 21 Ronan FinnCM 15 Killian Brennan CM 6 Stephen Rice (c) LM 7 Gary McCabe ST 11 Ciarán Kilduff ST 24 Thomas Stewart Substitutes:CM 8 Stephen O'DonnellST 9 Gary Twigg ST 10 Gary O’NeillST 14 Aaron GreeneST 16 Daryl Kavanagh LM 20 Billy Dennehy GK 30 Reyaad PieterseManager: Trevor Croly
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