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]
| Event | President's Cup | ||||||
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| Dundalk won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 12 March 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght | ||||||
| Referee | Damien McGrath | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||||
Match edit
Summary edit
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 edit
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Dundalk |
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Danny Mandroiu  22'Liam Scales  47'Chris McCann 59'Joey O'Brien 60' |
Report | Raivis Jurkovskis 26' Daniel Cleary 32'Sonni Nattestad 42'Sonni Nattestad  59' Chris Shields 60' |
| Penalties | ||
Dylan Watts  Aaron Greene Joey O'Brien Rory Gaffney  Graham Burke Roberto Lopes |
3–4 | Patrick Hoban Greg Sloggett Daniel Cleary Chris Shields Andy Boyle Darragh Leahy |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "President's Cup final set for Tallaght on 12 March". RTE Sport. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ten-man Dundalk hold their penalty nerve to taste President's Cup joy". The Irish Independent. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "First blood to Dundalk as they win President's Cup on penalties". The Irish Times. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "President's Cup: Ten-man Dundalk deny Shamrock Rovers yet more silverware". Irish Examiner. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Watch: Ten-man Dundalk take President's Cup after shoot-out". RTE Sport. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.