| Competition: EA Sports Cup Venue: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Tom Connolly | ||
 Shamrock Rovers Ciaran Kilduff - Yellow Card (23') Killian Brennan - Goal (59') Conor Powell - Red Card (72') |
Sat 22 Sep 20121 - 3(Full Time) |
 Drogheda United Peter Hynes - Yellow Card (21') Declan O'Brien - Goal (33') Kerrea Gilbert - Own Goal (43') Eric Foley - Goal (61') Alan McNally - Yellow Card (73') Derek Prendergast - Yellow Card (83') |
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Game Matchtracker
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United 90' + 2' - Substitution - Declan O'Brien has been replaced by Sean Brennan.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
90' - Four minutes of added time here as Declan O'Brien is announced as the EA Sports Man of the Match.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
89' - Peter Hynes has been replaced by Tiernan Mulvenna
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
88' - Just two minutes left here and Drogheda United holding onto possession here very well winding down the clock. The attendance here this evening is 3,120.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
86' - Great move down the right by Drogheda sees Foley, O'Brien and Sean Brennan combine to set up Peter Hynes but he fired his effort high over Jansson's goal. 
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United 83' - Yellow Card - Prendergast booked here for a foul on Kavanagh.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
82' - Another chance here for Drogheda as Gavin Brennan crosses for brother Ryan but he can't beat Jansson with his header.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
81' - Shamrock Rovers beginning to apply pressure to Drogheda now with a raft of corners and crosses into the box but they havent tested Sava.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
77' - Drogheda United certainly controlling this game now and now allowing Rovers any time on the ball. They've looked dangerous all evening and Shamrock Rovers havent been able to deal with their ariel challenge.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United 73' - Yellow Card - Alan McNally is booked for Drogheda United. 
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United 72' - Red Card - Bad to worse for Rovers Conor Powell is red carded here for dragging down Declan O'Brien as he ran through the Rovers defence.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United 65' - Substitution - Gary Twigg has replaced the injured Ciaran Kilduff.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United
63' - In between those two goal, Gary McCabe an Thomas Stewart have been replaced by Billy Dennehy and Daryl Kavanagh. 
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Drogheda United 61' - Goal - Eric Foley scores for Drogheda United to regain their two goal cushion. Gavin Brennan crosses from the right and the ball drops to Foley on the edge of the box and his deflected shot flies past Jansson.
Shamrock Rovers 1 - 2 Drogheda United 59' - Goal - Stunning goal from Killian Brennan to get Shamrock Rovers right back in this game. Paul Crowley fouls Gary McCabe on the edge of the penalty are and he fires an unstoppable free kick into the top corner.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Drogheda United
53' - Eight minutes into the second half and it remain 2-0 to Drogheda United and they look more likely to add another, with Brian Gannon's run and cross down the right but he couldn't pick out a Drogheda player.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Drogheda United
47' - Good early chance for Drogheda as Eric Foley crosses from the left but Declan O'Brien can't get his header on target. 
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Drogheda United 46' - Second Half - Second half underway here, both sides unchanged. 
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Drogheda United 45' + 1' - Half Time - And the half-time whistle has gone here in Tallaght Stadium and Drogheda United take a two goal lead into the break. The Drogheda United fans are in full voice, while boos ring out from the Rovers supporters.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Drogheda United
45' - One minute to be added here at the end of the first half. 
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 Drogheda United 43' - Own Goal - A bad half has got a lot worse for Shamrock Rovers who now find themselves two goals down as Kerrea Gilbert puts the ball in his own net from a Philip Hand corner.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1 Drogheda United
38' - And Drogheda have come close to adding a second here. Firstly, Alan McNally's cross met Gavin Brennan and he forced Jansson into a one handed save. From the resulting corner, Foley found Paul Crowley but he headed just wide of the post.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1 Drogheda United
36' - Peter Hynes with another chance for Drogheda but his flicked header from Eric Foley's free-kick is saved by Jansson.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1 Drogheda United 33' - Goal - And Declan O'Brien has given Drogheda United the lead. Gavin Brennan crossed to the near post where Declan O'Brien somehow squeezed the ball past Jansson at the front post.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
32' - Drogheda United starting to come more into this now but are yet to seriously trouble Jansson.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United 23' - Yellow Card - Another booking here as Kilduff is now yellow carded for kicking the ball away.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United 21' - Yellow Card - Peter Hynes booked here for kicking the ball away.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
21' - Shamrock Rovers should be in front here. Gary McCabe fed Kilduff who passed to Finn inside the penalty area but he chose power instead of accuracy and Sava made a good save. A great chance for Rovers.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
19' - Drogheda United have just had a chance of their own here. Eric Foley fired in the cross from 40-yards but Gavin Brennan's diving header couldn't beat Jansson.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
18' - Shamrock Rovers beginning to take control of this game, having most of the possession.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
17' - Another chance for Rovers here as Gary McCabe shapes to take a free kick 30-yards from goal. Stephen Rice instead plays the ball to Killian Brennan but his snap shot was saved well by Sava in the Drogheda United goal.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
15' - Very close to the opener here. Eric Foley fouls Tommy Stewart on the left and Gary McCabe whips in the free kick that flicks the head of a Drogheda defender and narrowly misses the top corner. The resulting the corner comes to nothing.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
14' - Ronan Finn gets a good cross in from the right where Killian Brennan and Ciaran Kilduff both rise but neither can make a good connection with the ball.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
10' - Good punch clear from Jansson after Hynes crossed from the left, the ball was played to Declan O'Brien but he over ran the ball and the danger was gone.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
7' - Neither team having any sustained pressure in the opening minutes here, both needing more composure on the ball.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
3' - Ronan Finn looks to have started on the right for Shamrock Rovers with Killian Brennan and Stephen Rice in the centre. Drogheda United have started with Declan O'Brien on the right with Peter Hynes a lone striker.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United 1' - Kick-off - And we're under way here in Tallaght Stadium, perfect day for this EA Sports Cup final
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
0' - Our teams are on the pitch and we are minutes away from kick-off.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
0' - Both team lineups are now available. Looking like both teams will play with 4-4-2 formations, though Drogheda United may play with Declan O'Brien as a lone striker with Peter Hynes dropping into a five-man midfield.
Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 Drogheda United
0' - Welcome to Tallaght Stadium for this afternoon's EA Sports Cup final between Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United. The team line-ups are in hand and are being uploaded now. The sun is shining and the teams are in the pre-match warmups. |
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90' + 3' - Full Time - DROGHEDA UNITED ARE EA SPORTS CUP CHAMPIONS.