The 2015 League of Ireland Cup final was the final match of the 2015 League of Ireland Cup, played between Galway United and St Patrick's Athletic. The match was played on 19 September 2015 at 6.05 pm. The game played out as a 0–0 draw after 120 minutes, with Pats' young goalkeeper Conor O'Malley's save winning the cup 4-3 on penalties for the Inchicore side.
Background
Galway's route to the final involved them being drawn at home in every round and beating Finn Harps, Cockhill Celtic, Bohemians and Dundalk. St Pat's however were drawn away from home in every round and knocked out Crumlin United, Cork City and Shamrock Rovers en route to the final.
Route to the final
Galway UnitedRoundSt Patrick's AthleticOpponentScoreOpponentScoreFinn Harps3–2 (H)First round- Cockhill Celtic4–2 (H)Second roundCrumlin United4–1 (A)Bohemians1–0 (H) Quarter-finalsCork City1–1 (A) (5–3 p)Dundalk0–0 (H) (4–2 p)Semi-finalsShamrock Rovers0–0 (A) (4–2 p)Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Match
GK 25 Conor WinnRB 2 Colm HorganCB 5 Kilian CantwellCB 24 Sam Oji LB 3 Marc LuddenRM 17 Gary ShanahanCM 6 Paul Sinnott (c)CM 10 Ryan ConnollyLM 11 Jason Molloy ST 12 Jake KeeganST 9 Enda Curran Substitutes:GK 1 Ger HanleyLM 7 Stephen Walsh CB 13 Cormac RafteryST 19 Andy O'Connell CM 20 Conor Melody CM 21 Conor BarryRM 28 Tomi SaarelmaManager: Tommy Dunne GK 16 Conor O'MalleyRB 2 Ger O'Brien (c)CB 15 Kenny BrowneCB 5 Seán HoareLB 12 Lee DesmondCM 14 James ChambersCM 6 Greg BolgerCM 11 Killian Brennan RW 7 Conan ByrneST 8 Morgan Langley LW 20 Aaron Greene Substitutes:GK 25 Pat JenningsCB 4 Jason McGuinnessST 9 Christy Fagan CM 18 Sam VerdonLM 19 Jamie McGrath CM 26 Jack BaylyCM 27 Ian Morris Manager: Liam Buckley
See also 2015 FAI Cup 2015 League of Ireland 2015 League of Ireland Cup
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