2019 President of Ireland's Cup

2019 President of Ireland's Cup

Event	President's Cup
Cork City Dundalk 1 2
Date	9 February 2019
Venue	Turners Cross, Cork
Referee	Robert Hennessy
Attendance	2,777
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The 2019 President's Cup was the sixth President's Cup contested for. The match was played between the champions of 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2018 FAI Cup, Dundalk, and Cork City who were runners-up in both of those competitions. It took place on 9 February 2019, at Turners Cross and was won by Dundalk. ^{[1] [2]}

Dundalk won the game 2–1 to win their second President's Cup. ^{[3] [4]}

Match

Summary

Cork were looking for a fourth consecutive President's Cup victory. It was the first competitive game for new Dundalk manager Vinny Perth since taking over from Stephen Kenny. ^[5] In the 36th minute Dane Massey put Dundalk ahead with a powerful header from six yards out after a corner form the right. In first-half injury time Patrick Hoban made it 2–0 with a header to the right corner from six yards out after a cross from Michael Duffy on the left. ^[6] Kevin O'Connor pulled one back for Cork in the 65th minute with a free-kick into the top left corner of the net. ^[7]

Details

9 February 2019

17:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)

Cork City	1–2	Dundalk
K. O'Connor 65'	Report	36' Massey 45+1' Hoban

Turners Cross

Attendance: 2,777

Referee: Robert Hennessy

Cork City

Dundalk

GK 1 Mark McNulty DF 4 Sean McLoughlin DF 20 Shane Griffin DF 21 Conor McCarthy DF 26 Dan Casey MF 6 Gearóid Morrissey MF 8 Conor McCormack  62' MF 10 Garry Buckley (c)  70' MF 11 Daire O'Connor FW 9 Graham Cummins FW 22 James Tilley  70' Substitutes: GK 23 Tadhg Ryan DF 2 Colm Horgan DF 3 Alan Bennett DF 14 Ronan Hurley MF 25 Kevin O'Connor 66'  62' FW 7 Daragh Rainsford FW 24 Cian Murphy Manager: John Caulfield

GK 1 Gary Rogers DF 2 Sean Gannon DF 3 Brian Gartland (c) DF 14 Dane Massey 36' DF 4 Seán Hoare MF 5 Chris Shields  72' MF 7 Michael Duffy MF 8 John Mountney FW 9 Patrick Hoban 45+1'  83' MF 11 Patrick McEleney  68' MF 18 Robbie Benson  90+1' Substitutes: GK 20 Aaron McCarey DF 15 Stephen Folan DF 21 Daniel Cleary DF 33 Dean Jarvis  90+1' MF 16 Sean Murray  68' MF 27 Daniel Kelly FW 12 Georgie Kelly  83' Manager: Vinny Perth

Assistant referees: Dermot Broughton Trevor Cotter Fourth official: Ray Matthews

See also

• 2018 FAI Cup
• 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division

References

1. "Date confirmed for 2019 President's Cup". FAI. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
2. "2019 Season Schedule Confirmed - Dundalk Football Club". www.dundalkfc.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
3. "Dundalk claim the President's Cup despite O'Connor's goalscoring Cork City return". The 42. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
4. "Dundalk defeat Cork City to lift President's Cup". RTE Sport. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
5. "Dundalk overcome Cork City to lift President's Cup". FAI.ie. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
6. "Dundalk earns first President's Cup win since 2015 with Cork City defeat". Irish Examiner. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
7. "Dundalk FC claim President's Cup after Leeside triumph over Cork City". Dundalk Democrat. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.