2023 FAI Cup final

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2023 FAI Cup Final
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St Pats fans before kickoff at the 2023 final
Event 2023 FAI Cup
Bohemians St Patrick's Athletic
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Date12 November 2023
Venue Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee Paul McLaughlin
Attendance43,881
WeatherSunny
12 °C (54 °F)
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The 2023 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2023 Sports Direct FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2023 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 12 November 2023 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, between Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

St Patrick's Athletic won 3–1 to win their fifth FAI Cup and qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. The final set the record as the highest-attended FAI Cup final at 43,881, breaking the 1945 record of 41,238. The attendance was also a new record for a domestic game. [4]

Route to the final

Bohemians

21 July 2023 Bohemians 1–0 Shelbourne Phibsborough
19:45 Afolabi Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
18 August 2023 Bohemians 6–0 Rockmount Phibsborough
19:45Clarke Soccerball shade.svg18'Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Afolabi Soccerball shade.svg23'
McDaid Soccerball shade.svg55'
Twardek Soccerball shade.svg66'
McDonnell Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: David Dunne
15 September 2023 Drogheda United 1–3 Bohemians Drogheda
19:45Brennan Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen) Report Nowak Soccerball shade.svg44'
Afolabi Soccerball shade.svg56'Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen)		Stadium: Weavers Park
Attendance: 2,344
Referee: Damien MacGraith
7 October 2023 Galway United 0–1 Bohemians Galway
14:40 Report Connolly Soccerball shade.svg44'
Radkowski Red card.svg 59'		Stadium: Eamonn Deacy Park
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Neil Doyle

St Patrick's Athletic

23 July 2023 Longford Town 1–2 St Patrick's Athletic Longford
18:00Boudiaf Soccerball shade.svg78'
Hand Red card.svg 81'
Brady Red card.svg 91'		 Report Murphy Soccerball shade.svg64'
Forrester Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.)		Stadium: Bishopsgate
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Rob Hennessy
15 September 2023 Finn Harps 1–2 St Patrick's Athletic Ballybofey
20:00O'Donnell Soccerball shade.svg24' Report Forrester Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen)
Lonergan Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: Finn Park
Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Rob Harvey
8 October 2023 Cork City 0–2 St Patrick's Athletic Cork
14:40 Report Doyle Soccerball shade.svg12'
Carty Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Turners Cross
Attendance: 6,355
Referee: Rob Harvey

Match

Summary

In the 7th minute, Bohemians were awarded a penalty when Jonathan Afolabi was fouled inside the penalty box by Anthony Breslin, Afolabi took the penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way and scoring with a low shot to the right corner. [5] In the 23rd minute Mark Doyle made it 1-1 when he headed the ball into the left corner of the net from six yards out after a free-kick from Jake Mulraney on the right wing. [6] Three minutes into the second half, St Patrick's Athletic took the lead when Krystian Nowak scored an own goal, the ball going into the right corner of the net off his outstretched right foot at the back post after another free-kick from Jake Mulraney on the right. [7] It was 3-1 in the 87th minute when Tommy Lonergan scored, curling the ball into the left of the net from outside the penalty area after he got the ball from a mistake by Bohemians defender Jordan Flores. [8] [9]

Details

Bohemians 1–3 St Patrick's Athletic
Afolabi Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.) Report Doyle Soccerball shade.svg23'
Nowak Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
Lonergan Soccerball shade.svg87'
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Attendance: 43,881
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
GK1 Flag of Ireland.svg James Talbot
RB2 Flag of Poland.svg Bartłomiej KukułowiczYellow card.svg 90+4'
CB5 Flag of Poland.svg Krystian Nowak Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
CB24 Flag of Ireland.svg Cian Byrne
LB6 Flag of England.svg Jordan Flores (c)
CM15 Flag of Ireland.svg James Clarke
CM14 Flag of Ireland.svg James McManusYellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 52'
CM17 Flag of Ireland.svg Adam McDonnell Sub off.svg 85'
RW10 Flag of Ireland.svg Dylan Connolly
ST9 Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Afolabi Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
LW12 Flag of Ireland.svg Danny Grant Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutes:
LB3 Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy KirkSub on.svg 52'
CB5 Flag of England.svg Louie Holzman
LW7 Flag of Scotland.svg Declan McDaid
CM8 Flag of Scotland.svg Ali Coote Sub on.svg 68'
ST11 Flag of England.svg James Akintunde
CM18 Flag of Ireland.svg John O'Sullivan Sub on.svg 85'
ST22 Flag of Ireland.svg Dean Williams
RW23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kris Twardek
GK25 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Dennison
Manager:
Ulster Banner.svg Declan Devine
GK36 Flag of England.svg Dean Lyness
RB22 Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Curtis
CB4 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Redmond (c)
CB13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Norman Jr. Yellow card.svg 73'
LB3 Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony Breslin
CM6 Flag of Ireland.svg Jamie Lennon
CM8 Flag of Ireland.svg Chris Forrester Sub off.svg 68'
CM17 Flag of Ireland.svg Kian Leavy Sub off.svg 75'
RW20 Flag of Ireland.svg Jake Mulraney Sub off.svg 68'
ST15 Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Carty Sub off.svg 75'
LW14 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark Doyle Soccerball shade.svg23'Sub off.svg 57'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Ireland.svg Danny Rogers
ST10 Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Lonergan Sub on.svg 75'Soccerball shade.svg86'Yellow card.svg 86'
RW11 Flag of Ireland.svg Jason McClelland Sub on.svg 68'
CM18 Flag of Ireland.svg Ben McCormack
LW19 Flag of Ireland.svg Alex Nolan Sub on.svg 75'
CM24 Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Murphy Sub on.svg 68'
CM25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thijs Timmermans
CB26 Flag of Ireland.svg Jay McGrath
ST41 Flag of Ireland.svg Mason Melia Sub on.svg 57'
Manager:
Flag of Ireland.svg Jon Daly

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