2021 FAI Cup Final

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2021 FAI Cup Final
General view of the 2021 FAI Cup Final, St Patrick's Athletic vs Bohs.jpg
Event2021 FAI Cup
St Patrick's Athletic Bohemians
1 1
After extra time
St Patrick's won 4–3 on penalties
Date28 November 2021
VenueAviva Stadium, Dublin
RefereeRob Hennessy
Attendance37,126[1]
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The 2021 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2021 Extra.ie FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2021 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 28 November at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested by St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians.[2][3][4] St Patrick's Athletic captained by Ian Bermingham won the game 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in which both Chris Forrester and Rory Feely scored against their former clubs.[5]

Prematch[]

St Patrick's Athletic were looking to win their fourth FAI Cup after winning in 1959, 1961, and 2014. Bohemians were looking to win their eight FAI Cup after winning in 1927–28, 1934–35, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2008. The final was the first since 2014 to not feature Dundalk who were looking to reach their seventh final in a row.[6]

The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in the Republic of Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player worldwide.

Match Summary[]

St Patrick's Athletic1–1 (a.e.t.)Bohemians
Chris Forrester 105+2' [7] Rory Feely 107'
Penalties
Ronan Coughlan soccer ball with check mark
Billy King soccer ball with check mark
Chris Forrester soccer ball with red X
Jason McClelland soccer ball with check mark
Robbie Benson soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 Dawson Devoy soccer ball with check mark
Conor Levingston soccer ball with check mark
Stephen Mallon soccer ball with check mark
Tyreke Wilson soccer ball with red X
Keith Ward soccer ball with red X
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 37,126
Referee: Rob Hennessy
Bohemians
GK 1 Czech Republic Vítězslav Jaroš
RB 4 England Sam Bone downward-facing red arrow 91'
CB 29 Republic of Ireland Paddy Barrett downward-facing red arrow 80'
CB 5 Republic of Ireland Lee Desmond Yellow card 100'
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Ian Bermingham (c)
CM 6 Republic of Ireland Jamie Lennon downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 16 England Alfie Lewis downward-facing red arrow 97'
CM 7 Republic of Ireland Robbie Benson
RW 17 Republic of Ireland Darragh Burns Yellow card 37'
CF 8 Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester 105+2'
LW 12 Scotland Matty Smith downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Republic of Ireland Barry Murphy
ST 9 Malta Kyrian Nwoko
ST 10 Republic of Ireland Ronan Coughlan upward-facing green arrow 97'
LW 11 Republic of Ireland Jason McClelland upward-facing green arrow 75'
RW 15 Scotland Billy King upward-facing green arrow 61'
ST 19 England Nahum Melvin-Lambert
LB 20 Republic of Ireland Shane Griffin
RB 22 England Jak Hickman upward-facing green arrow 91'
CB 39 Republic of Ireland James Abankwah upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Donnell
GK 1 Republic of Ireland James Talbot
RB 2 Republic of Ireland Andy Lyons
CB 5 Republic of Ireland Rob Cornwall
CB 6 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Kelly downward-facing red arrow 75'
LB 19 Republic of Ireland Tyreke Wilson
CM 28 Republic of Ireland Dawson Devoy
CM 16 Republic of Ireland Keith Buckley (c) Yellow card 90' downward-facing red arrow 106'
CM 26 Republic of Ireland Ross Tierney
RW 8 Scotland Ali Coote downward-facing red arrow 86'
ST 12 Republic of Ireland Georgie Kelly downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 11 Scotland Liam Burt downward-facing red arrow 103'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Republic of Ireland Stephen McGuinness
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Anthony Breslin
RB 4 Republic of Ireland Rory Feely upward-facing green arrow 75' 107'
RW 7 Northern Ireland Stephen Mallon upward-facing green arrow 86'
LW 10 Republic of Ireland Keith Ward upward-facing green arrow 103'
CM 14 Republic of Ireland Conor Levingston upward-facing green arrow 106'
CB 18 Republic of Ireland James Finnerty
RW 20 Nigeria Promise Omochere upward-facing green arrow 62'
CM 22 Republic of Ireland Jamie Mullins
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Keith Long

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Benson keeps his nerve to win dramatic FAI Cup final for Saint Patrick's Athletic". the42. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Bohemians leave it late to book FAI Cup final spot against nine-man Waterford". RTE Sport. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "St Pat's see off Dundalk to end seven-year wait for FAI Cup final appearance". RTE Sport. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Recap: St Pat's win FAI Cup final on penalties". RTE Sport. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ "St Pat's win FAI Cup with dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Bohs". Irish Independent. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ "AS IT HAPPENED: BOHEMIANS V ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC, 2021 FAI CUP FINAL". The 42. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ "FAI Cup Final Report: Bohemians 1 – 1 St. Patrick's Athletic (St. Pat's win 4-3 on penos AET)". extra time. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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