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. 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.
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. Sonni Nattestad was sent-off in the 59th minute following a challenge on Graham Burke. 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.
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GK 1 Alan MannusDF 2 Sean GannonDF 28 Joey O'Brien DF 4 Roberto LopesDF 3 Seán HoareDF 15 Liam Scales MF 10 Graham BurkeMF 8 Ronan Finn (c) MF 26 Chris McCann MF 14 Danny Mandroiu FW 20 Rory GaffneySubstitutes:GK 25 Leon PöhlsDF 21 Adam WellsDF 32 Cole OmorehiomwanDF 24 Max MurphyMF 7 Dylan Watts MF 16 Gary O'NeillFW 9 Aaron Greene FW 19 Dean WilliamsManager: Stephen Bradley GK 1 Alessio AbibiDF 13 Raivis JurkovskisDF 21 Daniel Cleary DF 6 Sonni Nattestad DF 4 Andy BoyleDF 15 Darragh LeahyMF 11 Patrick McEleney MF 5 Chris Shields (c) MF 8 Sam StantonMF 20 Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe FW 29 David McMillan Substitutes:GK 14 Peter CherrieDF 23 Cameron Dummigan DF 24 Mayowa AnimasahunMF 10 Greg Sloggett MF 25 Val AdedokunMF 28 Ryan O'KaneMF 90 Jesús PérezFW 9 Patrick Hoban Manager: Shane Keegan
See also 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division 2021 FAI Cup 2021 Dundalk F.C. season
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