2008 FAI Cup Final

Event

2008 FAI Cup

Bohemians	Derry City

2	2

Bohemians won 4–2 on penalties

Date

23 November 2008

Venue

RDS, Dublin

Referee

Anthony Buttimer

Attendance

10,281

The 2008 FAI Cup Final was a football match held at the RDS, Dublin^[1] on 23 November 2008 and was the final match of the 2008 FAI Cup competition. The match was the 85th FAI Cup Final, and the second to be held at the RDS since Lansdowne Road shut for redevelopment. The final was contested by Bohemians and Derry City, with Bohemians winning 4–3 on penalties after extra time had finished 2–2.^[2] It was the first ever FAI Cup Final to be decided by a penalty shoot-out^[3] and it was the seventh time Bohemians had won the trophy, the victory granting them a league and cup double for the season.^[4] It was the second league and cup double won by Bohemians in the 2000s.^[5] Anthony Buttimer was the referee for the match, attended by a crowd of 10,281.

The winning team qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, the first time this competition will run. The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two.

Team news

As was the case for much of the season, Bohemians' manager Pat Fenlon had to adjust his defence as Jason McGuinness missed the match through suspension. In McGuinness's absence, Ken Oman partnered Liam Burns in the middle of the defence. Anto Murphy left Fenlon having to choose Jason Byrne, Mindaugas Kalonas or John Paul Kelly as his replacement. Derry City had no injury or suspension concerns in the build-up to the final.^[6]

Match details

Bohemians v Derry City

23 November 2008
15:00 UTC

Bohemians	2 – 2 (aet)	Derry City
Crowe 64' Byrne 70' (pen)	Report	Morrow 60', 76'
	Penalties
Killian Brennan Stephen O'Donnell Glenn Cronin Mark Rossiter Mindaugas Kalonas	4–2	Mark Farren Kevin McHugh Kevin Deery Ruaidhri Higgins

RDS, Dublin
Attendance: 10,281
Referee: Anthony Buttimer

Bohemians

Derry City


BOHEMIANS:
GK	1	Brian Murphy
	2	Owen Heary (c)
	5	Liam Burns
	6	Ken Oman
	3	Mark Rossiter
	10	Jason Byrne	77'
	4	Stephen O'Donnell
	8	Gary Deegan	105'
	11	Killian Brennan
	9	Glen Crowe
	7	Neale Fenn	61'
Substitutes:
	12	John Paul Kelly
	14	Glenn Cronin	105'
	15	Thomas Heary
	16	Mindaugas Kalonas	61'
	17	Brendan McGill	77'
	18	Conor Powell
	25	Chris Konopka
Manager:
Pat Fenlon


DERRY CITY:
GK	16	Gerard Doherty
	2	Eddie McCallion
	21	Clive Delaney
	4	Peter Hutton (c)
	6	Stephen Gray
	14	Gareth McGlynn	90'
	15	Kevin Deery
	17	Barry Molloy	90'
	20	Niall McGinn
	18	Mark Farren
	9	Sam Morrow	105'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Darren Quigley
	5	Mark McChrystal
	7	Ruaidhri Higgins	90'
	8	Ciarán Martyn
	10	Kevin McHugh	105'
	12	Aaron Callaghan
	22	Thomas Stewart
Manager:
Stephen Kenny

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:
- Eddie Foley
- Ken Hennessy
Fourth official: Richie Winter

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes
Maximum of 3 substitutions.

References

↑ "FAI Cup final confirmed for RDS". RTÉ. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
↑ "Bohemians 2-2 Derry City (AET, 4-2 pens)". RTÉ. 2008-11-23. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
↑ "Sweet double delight for Bohs". Irish Examiner. 2008-11-24. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
↑ "Bohs and Derry know size of task ahead". RTÉ. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
↑ "Bohs win FAI Ford Cup on penalties". BreakingNews.ie. 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
↑ "Bohemians v Derry City Cup final preview". RTÉ. 2008-11-23. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.

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