2012 FAI Cup final

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2012 FAI Cup Final
Event 2012 FAI Cup
Date4 November 2012
Venue Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee Neil Doyle
Attendance16,117
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The 2012 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the 2012 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on 4 November 2012 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. [1] Derry City and St Patrick's Athletic contested the final, in what was a re-match of the 2006 FAI Cup Final. On that occasion, Derry City won the trophy, winning 4–3 after extra time. Derry later competed in the 2008 FAI Cup Final, where they lost against Bohemians, while St Patrick's Athletic had not contested the final since the 2006 encounter. It has been 51 years since St Patrick's Athletic last won the FAI Cup. [1] Neil Doyle was the referee, with Emmet Dynan and Robert Clark as assistants and Damien Hancock as the fourth official. [2] The cup was won by Derry City after extra time. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The match was shown live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in Ireland.

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Match

Derry City 3–2 (a.e.t.) St Patrick's Athletic
Greacen Soccerball shade.svg55'
Patterson Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.), 105'
Report O'Connor Soccerball shade.svg53'
Fagan Soccerball shade.svg87'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Neil Doyle


Derry City:
Gerard Doherty Yellow card.svg 109'
Shane McEleney
Dermot McCaffrey
Simon Madden
Stewart Greacen Sub off.svg 98'
Barry MolloyYellow card.svg 64'
Barry McNameeSub off.svg 81'
Stephen McLaughlin
Patrick McEleneySub off.svg 59'
Kevin Deery
David McDaid
Substitutes:
Ryan McBride Sub on.svg 98'
Rory Patterson Yellow card.svg 70'Sub on.svg 59'
Ruaidhri Higgins Yellow card.svg 116'Sub on.svg 81'
Eugene Ferry
Mark Farren
Marc Brolly
Caoimhinn Bonner
Manager: Declan Devine
St Patrick's Athletic:
Brendan Clarke
Kenny Browne
Ian Bermingham
Conor Kenna
Ger O'Brien Sub off.svg 105'
Chris Forrester
James Chambers Yellow card.svg 111'
Jake Carroll Yellow card.svg 20'Sub off.svg 24'
Jake Kelly Sub on.svg 45'
Sean O'Connor Yellow card.svg 115'
Christy Fagan
Substitutes:
Pat Flynn Sub on.svg 105'
John Russell Sub on.svg 24'
Vinny Faherty Sub on.svg 45'
Barry Murphy
Aidan Price
Ryan Coombes
Anthony Flood
Manager: Liam Buckley

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