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2011 FAI Cup Final
Event2011 FAI Cup
Shelbourne Sligo Rovers
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The 2011 Ford FAI Cup Final was the 88th final of the FAI Cup, the oldest domestic football competition in Ireland. The match took place on 6 November 2011 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin for the second consecutive year. The two clubs contesting the 2011 final were Premier Division side, Sligo Rovers and First Division side, Shelbourne, with the victors guaranteeing a berth in the UEFA Europa League. The 2011 final was Sligo Rovers tenth and Shelbourne's eighteenth FAI Cup Final in their 116 years of existence. The game took place on Sunday, 6 November 2011 at 3.30pm

local time. The match was aired live on RTÉ Two from 3pm to 6.40pm. Sligo retained the cup after a four one win in a penalty shoot-out.[2][3][4][5]

Background

For Sligo Rovers, it was their 3rd final in row. Sligo Rovers won the last cup final in 2010, beating

Shamrock Rovers on penalties 2–0,having lost the 2009 final 2-1 to the now defunct Sporting Fingal.[6]
The last time Shelbourne reached the final was in 2000, the game in which they beat
Bohemians F.C. to win the cup. Rovers have a total of 3 titles and Shels have a total of 7 titles.[7]

Pre-match

Officials

2008 FAI Cup Final.[8]

His assistants for the 2011 final were Mark Gavin from Kildare, Dermot Broughton from Limerick, with Graham Kelly of Cork as the fourth official.

Kits

Since both sides' first-choice kits are red, the toss off a coin was used to decide which team had choice of kit. Shelbourne won the toss and wore their home kit of red shirt and white shorts, while Sligo Rovers wore their away kit of white shirts and white shorts.

Match

Details

Shelbourne1 – 1Sligo Rovers
Hughes
30'
Clancy Red card 36'		 Report 48' Davoren
Penalties
Kevin Dawson
soccer ball with red X
Colm James soccer ball with red X		 1 – 4 soccer ball with check mark
Alan Keane

soccer ball with check mark Raffaele Cretaro
Attendance: 21,662
Referee: Richie Winter (Wicklow)
Shelbourne
Sligo Rovers
SHELBOURNE:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Dean Delany
DF 2 Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle
DF 4 Republic of Ireland Sean Byrne
DF 5 Republic of Ireland Stephen Paisley
DF 3 Republic of Ireland Ian Ryan
MF 7 Republic of Ireland David Cassidy
MF 6 Republic of Ireland Barry Clancy
MF 8
Kevin Dawson
MF 11 Republic of Ireland Brendan McGill
MF 10 Republic of Ireland John Sullivan
FW 9
Philip Hughes
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Alan Mathews
SLIGO ROVERS:
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Brendan Clarke
DF 3 Republic of Ireland Iarfhlaith Davoren
DF 2
Alan Keane
DF 20 Republic of Ireland Jason McGuinness
DF 4 Republic of Ireland Gavin Peers
MF 7 England John Dillon
MF 8 Republic of Ireland John Russell
MF 6 Republic of Ireland Richie Ryan
MF 5 England Danny Ventre
FW 11 Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle
MF 22 Republic of Ireland Aaron Greene
Manager:
England Paul Cook

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sligo Rovers win FAI Cup after penalty shoot-out". RTÉ Sport. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Shelbourne 1 - 1 Sligo Rovers (Sligo win 4-1 on pens)". Extratime.ie. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Keeper Kelly spot on to ensure cup stays in Sligo". Herald.ie. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Keeper Kelly the hero for Sligo again". Irish Examiner. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Shels' fairytale turns sour". Irish Independent. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Rovers can script better outcome to final re-run". Irish Independent. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Shelbourne look to upset cup final odds". Irish Examiner. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. ^ "FAI Cup Final: Shelbourne v Sligo Rovers". Extratime.ie. 5 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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