2011 League of Ireland Cup Final

The 2011 League of Ireland Cup Final also known as the 2011 EA Sports Cup Final was the final match of the 2011 League of Ireland Cup, the 38th 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 match was contested by Cork City [1] and Derry City, at Turners Cross in Cork on 24 September 2011.[2] It was broadcast live on Setanta Sports.

2011 League of Ireland Cup Final
Event2011 League of Ireland Cup
Cork City Derry City
0 1
Date24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)
VenueTurners Cross, Cork
Man of the MatchDavin O'Neill (Cork City)
RefereePaul Tuite (Dublin)
Attendance4,164


Route to the final

Cork City
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
25 April 2011 Second Round Wexford Youths 0–1 Cork City Ferrycarrig Park
18:00 Report Stephen Mulcahy  55'
Danny Murphy  87'		 Attendance: 200
6 June 2011 Quarter-Finals Cork City 2–1 St. Patrick's Athletic Turners Cross
15:00 Derek O'Brien  19'
Graham Cummins  71'		 Report Neil Harney  57' Attendance: 1077
8 August 2011 Semi-Final Cork City 3–1 (a.e.t.) Limerick Turners Cross
19:45 Davin O'Neill  28' (pen)
Vincent Escudé-Candau  103' (pen)
Graham Cummins  118'		 Report Peter Hynes  13' Attendance: 2059

Derry City
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
28 March 2011 First Round Salthill Devon 2–4 (a.e.t.) Derry City Drom Clubhouse
19:45 Etanda Nkololo  35'
Victor Collins  59'		 Report James McClean  55'
Emmet Friars  75'
Ryan McBride  112'
Gareth McGlynn  114'
25 April 2011 Second Round Derry City 2–1 Mervue United Brandywell Stadium
15:00 David McDaid  7'
Michael McCrudden  56'		 Report Alex Lee  92'
27 June 2011 Quarter-Finals UCD 0–3 Derry City UCD Bowl
19:45 Sean Harding  74' Report Stephen McLaughlin  48'
Ruairí Harkin  58'
Michael McCrudden  62'		 Attendance: 200
23 August 2011 Semi-Final Derry City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Sligo Rovers Brandywell Stadium
Daniel Lafferty  33',  90'
Stephen McLaughlin  76' (93)		 Report Danny Ventre  45'
Eoin Doyle  80' (108)		 Attendance: 1200
Penalties
Emmet Friars
Ruaidhri Higgins
Owen Morrison
Ruairí Harkin
Stephen McLaughlin 		Joseph Ndo
Eoin Doyle
Richie Ryan
Alan Kirby

Final

Summary

The final was played on 24 September 2011 at Cork's Turners Cross . Derry City defeated Cork City 1-0, thanks to a penalty scored by Éamon Zayed. This was Derry City's record 10th League of Ireland Cup.[3]

Details
Cork City0–1Derry City
Report Éamon Zayed  67' (pen)
Shane McEleney  92'
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Paul Tuite (Dublin)
Cork City
Derry City
CORK CITY:
GK1 Mark McNulty
RB21 Gavin Kavanagh
CB22 Neal Horgan 84'
CB3 Danny Murphy
LB18 Kalen Spillane
RM6 Gearóid Morrissey
CM8 Shane Duggan
CM11 Derek O’Brien 77'
LM2 Ian Turner 77'
CF9 Graham Cummins
CF7 Davin O'Neill
Substitutes:
GK16 James McCarthy
DF14 Craig Burns
MF24 Vincent Escudé-Candau 77'
FW10 Vinny Sullivan 77'
FW15 Danny Morrissey 84'
FW19 Cathal Lordan
FW20 Jamie Murphy
Manager:
Tommy Dunne
DERRY CITY:
GK1 Gerard Doherty
RB3 Emmet Friars
CB5 Stewart Greacen
LB12 Ryan McBride
RM8 Kevin Deery
CM16 Ruaidhri Higgins
CM14 Gareth McGlynn
LM4 Barry Molloy
CF15 Stephen McLaughlin
CF17 Éamon Zayed
CF9 David McDaid 54'
Substitutes:
GK22 Eugene Ferry
DF6 Shane McEleney
DF26 Thomas McMonagle
MF7 Ruairí Harkin
MF25 James Henry
FW10 Patrick McEleney 54'
FW18 Mark Farren
Manager:
Stephen Kenny

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/turners-cross-to-host-ea-sports-cup-final-517703.html
  3. "Ea Sports Cup Final: Cork City 0 Derry 1". Irish Times. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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