The 2021 FAI Cup final, known as the 2021 Extra.ie FAI Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2021 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 28 November at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested by St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians. St Patrick's Athletic captained by Ian Bermingham won the game 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in which both Chris Forrester and Rory Feely scored against their former clubs.
Prematch St Patrick's Athletic were looking to win their fourth FAI Cup after winning in 1959, 1961, and 2014. Bohemians were looking to win their eight FAI Cup after winning in 1927–28, 1934–35, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2008. The final was the first since 2014 to not feature Dundalk who were looking to reach their seventh final in a row.
The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in the Republic of Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player worldwide.
Match details
GK 1 Vítězslav JarošRB 4 Sam Bone CB 29 Paddy Barrett CB 5 Lee Desmond LB 3 Ian Bermingham (c)CM 6 Jamie Lennon CM 16 Alfie Lewis CM 7 Robbie BensonRW 17 Darragh Burns CF 8 Chris Forrester LW 12 Matty Smith Substitutes:GK 21 Barry MurphyST 9 Kyrian NwokoST 10 Ronan Coughlan LW 11 Jason McClelland RW 15 Billy King ST 19 Nahum Melvin-LambertLB 20 Shane GriffinRB 22 Jak Hickman CB 39 James Abankwah Manager: Stephen O'Donnell GK 1 James TalbotRB 2 Andy LyonsCB 5 Rob CornwallCB 6 Ciaran Kelly LB 19 Tyreke WilsonCM 28 Dawson DevoyCM 16 Keith Buckley (c) CM 26 Ross TierneyRW 8 Ali Coote ST 12 Georgie Kelly LW 11 Liam Burt Substitutes:GK 25 Stephen McGuinnessLB 3 Anthony BreslinRB 4 Rory Feely RW 7 Stephen Mallon LW 10 Keith Ward CM 14 Conor Levingston CB 18 James FinnertyRW 20 Promise Omochere CM 22 Jamie MullinsManager: Keith Long
References
External links Official Site