2015 FAI Cup Final

Event

2015 FAI Cup

Cork City	Dundalk

0	1

Date

8 November 2015

Venue

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee

David McKeon^[1]

Attendance

25,103

The 2015 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on 8 November 2015 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested between Cork City and Dundalk.^[2]^[3]^[4] Dundalk were looking to achieve the double having already won the league title. ^[5]

The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player worldwide.^[6]

Dundalk won the game with a goal from Richie Towell during extra-time after the game finished scoreless after ninety minutes.^[7] Towell scored when he smashed the ball past Cork City keeper Mark McNulty after a pass from Daryl Horgan.^[8]^[9] With the win Dundalk claimed their third league and cup double.^[10]^[11]

Match

Cork City v Dundalk

8 November 2015
15.30 GMT

Cork City	0-1 (a.e.t.)	Dundalk
	Report	Richie Towell 107'

Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: David McKeon

Cork City

Dundalk FC

Cork City:
Mark McNulty
Alan Bennett
Darren Dennehy
Ross Gaynor 81'
Garry Buckley
Billy Dennehy
John Dunleavy
Liam Miller 41'		60'
Kevin O'Connor
Mark O'Sullivan		80'
Karl Sheppard		101'
Substitutes:
Colin Healy		60'
Gavan Holohan
Liam Kearney
Michael McSweeney
Danny Morrissey		80'
Dan Murray		101'
Alan Smith
Manager: John Caulfield

Dundalk FC:
Gary Rogers
Dane Massey
Brian Gartland
Andy Boyle
Sean Gannon		44'
Richie Towell 108'
Chris Shields 85'
Darren Meenan		78'
Daryl Horgan
Ronan Finn
David McMillan		71'
Substitutes:
Gabriel Sava
Stephen O'Donnell		44'
John Mountney		78'
Ciarán Kilduff		71'
Shane Grimes
Kurtis Byrne
Paddy Barrett
Manager: Stephen Kenny

References

↑ "Officials appointed for FAI Cup Finals". FAI.ie. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ "Dundalk 2-0 Longford Town: Lilywhites' double dreams alive after dominant display". Irish Mirror. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
↑ "Bray Wanderers 0-1 Cork City: Cork through to FAI Cup Final after cagey affair against Seagulls". Irish Mirror. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
↑ "Dundalk ponder pitch issues as cup final excitement builds". Irish Independent. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ "Analysis: Cork face challenge to topple Dundalk in Cup final". RTE.ie. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ "Cork City FC upbeat about forthcoming Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final". Extra Time. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ "Cork City 0-1 Dundalk: as it happened". The 42. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
↑ "Richie Towell pounces to seal double delight for Dundalk". Irish Independent. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
↑ "Dundalk go extra inch against Cork City to realise double dream". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
↑ "As it happened - FAI Cup final: Dundalk 1-0 Cork". RTE Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
↑ "Cork City 0-1 Dundalk". RTE Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

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