2011 League of Ireland Cup Final
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| Event | 2011 League of Ireland Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Turners Cross, Cork | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Davin O'Neill (Cork City) | ||||||
| Referee | Paul Tuite (Dublin) | ||||||
| Attendance | 4,164 | ||||||
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.
Contents
Route to the final
Cork City
| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
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| April 25, 2011 Second Round | Wexford Youths | 0–1 | Cork City | Ferrycarrig Park |
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| 18:00 | Report | Stephen Mulcahy  55'Danny Murphy  87' |
Attendance: 200 |
| June 6, 2011 Quarter-Finals | Cork City | 2-1 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Turners Cross |
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| 15:00 | Derek O'Brien 19' Graham Cummins 71' |
Report | Neil Harney 57' |
Attendance: 1077 |
| August 8, 2011 Semi-Final | Cork City | 3 – 1 AET |
Limerick | Turners Cross |
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| 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 |
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| March 28, 2011 First Round | Salthill Devon | 2-4 AET |
Derry City | Drom Clubhouse |
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| 19:45 | Etanda Nkololo 35' Victor Collins 59' |
Report | James McClean 55' Emmet Friars 75'Ryan McBride 112'Gareth McGlynn 114' |
| April 25, 2011 Second Round | Derry City | 2-1 | Mervue United | Brandywell Stadium |
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| 15:00 | David McDaid 7' Michael McCrudden 56' |
Report | Alex Lee 92' |
| June 27, 2011 Quarter-Finals | UCD | 0-3 | Derry City | UCD Bowl |
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| 19:45 | Sean Harding 74' |
Report | Stephen McLaughlin 48' Ruairí Harkin 58'Michael McCrudden 62' |
Attendance: 200 |
| August 23, 2011 Semi-Final | Derry City | 3-3 (a.e.t.) (5-3 p) |
Sligo Rovers | Brandywell Stadium |
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| Daniel Lafferty 33', 90' Stephen McLaughlin 76' (93) |
Report | Danny Ventre 45' Eoin Doyle 80' (108) |
Attendance: 1200 |
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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 [1]. 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]
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