Drogheda United upset the odds to claim their first FAI Carlsberg Cup with a deserved 2-0 victory over double chasing Cork City at Lansdowne Road.
FAI Carlsberg Cup final result:
Cork City 0-2 Drogheda United
FULL TIME: Drogheda finish strongly and count down the four minutes of added time to claim their first FAI Cup final victory.
93 mins Drogheda introduce Paul Bernard for goalscorer O'Brien with the clock ticking down.
88 mins Rooney and O'Brien combine to create an opening for Keegan, whose shot is deflected behind for Drogheda's first corner of the half.
Roddy Collins names Drogheda midfielder and goalscorer Gavin Whelan as his Man of the Match.
83 mins 0-2 GOAL O'Brien takes advantage of some slack defending in the Cork rearguard to score Drogheda's second, capitalising on Cork's hesitation in clearing Connor's goalkick to lob Devine from 18 yards.
83 mins Cork make another change with Colin O'Brien coming on for O'Halloran.
79 mins Drogheda right back Lynch is booked for a foul on Gamble.
77 mins United make their second substitution with the pacy Mark Rooney replacing Ristila.
76 mins O'Halloran plays the ball forward to O'Flynn, who shields the ball before getting his shot in. However, his effort goes narrowly wide.
72 mins Devine comes to City's rescue when O'Brien finds himself through with just the 'keeper to beat, but the 32-year-old stood his ground and gathered the ball superbly at O'Brien's feet.
71 mins Drogheda's Paul Keegan comes on for the injured Bradley.
70 mins Kearney's cross from the right is headed clear but O'Callaghan pulls his shot over from the edge of the box.
67 mins A long range shot from 35 yards from O'Halloran skids harmlessly wide.
66 mins Woods switches to the left for City with Kearney moving to the right wing. Kearney immediately finds space but his cross is turned behind by Webb.
63 mins Fenn is replaced by Dennis Behan, who was Man of the Match in Cork's league decider victory over Derry City. He immediately gets involved, winning a header in the box to set up Gamble, who fails to keep his shot from outside the box down.
61 mins Webb is released down the left but his cross is easily gathered by Devine.
52 mins 0-1 GOAL Shane Robinson crossed from the right and Gavin Whelan reacted first to a knockdown from O'Brien to hammer the ball past Devine from six yards to give Drogheda the lead.
Second half gets underway with Cork City attacking the North Terrace.
46 mins City were let off the hook on the stroke of half time when Robinson was set free down the right, but his dangerous cross narrowly eluded the in-rushing Sandvliet and went harmlessly behind. Referee Stokes the blew for half time.
44 mins Bennet concedes another corner under pressure from O'Brien and Sandvliet.
43 mins An excellent build-up on the left involving O'Flynn, Fenn and O'Callaghan saw the latter pull his shot wide of Connor's right hand post from the edge of the box.
39 mins Drogheda win their first corner of the match when Woods' well-timed tackle on Webb in the box forces the ball behind. However, Jermaine Sandvliet's shot from the corner went out for a throw.
38 mins Good composure under pressure from Greg O'Halloran on the left saw him find O'Flynn 30 yards out, but his tame effort failed to trouble Connor.
33 mins O'Callaghan tries his luck from distance but his effort drifts well wide of Dan Connor's goal.
29 mins Cork captain Dan Murray is the second player to go into referee Ian Stokes' book after an over-zealous challenge on Shane Robinson.
27 mins O'Callaghan booked for a foul on Stephen Bradley.
17 mins Woods again causes problems on the right, crossing for John O'Flynn to force a last ditch tackle from a United defender. He gathers the rebound and strikes the post with a low shot before United clear for a corner.
15 mins Drogheda's best move of the match saw Jermaine Sandvliet release Simon Webb on the left but his centre was expertly gathered by Michael Devine in the Cork goal.
12 mins Captain Declan O'Brien shoots high and wide, his wild effort from 25 yards Drogheda's first effort of note.
7 mins Woods broke on the right and centred but O'Callaghan couldn't direct his header goalwards.
1 min The game kicks off in front of 24,521 fans at a blustery Lansdowne Road.
Drogheda United XI: Dan Connor, Damien Lynch, Simon Webb, Gavin Whelan, Steven Gray, Graham Gartland, Shane Robinson, Stephen Bradley, Declan O'Brien, Sami Ristila, Jermaine Sandvliet.
Cork City XI: Michael Devine, Neal Horgan, Greg O'Halloran, Alan Bennett, Dan Murray, Billy Woods, Joe Gamble, George O'Callaghan, John O'Flynn, Liam Kearney, Neale Fenn.
Referee: Ian Stokes
The FAI Carlsberg Cup final takes centre stage today at Lansdowne Road, where over 25,000 supporters will watch Drogheda United play newly crowned eircom League Premier Division champions Cork City.
Cork City manager Damien Richardson is without left back Danny Murphy and winger Roy O'Donovan as both are suspended after picking up bookings in a recent league game against Waterford United.
Murphy is likely to be replaced by either Greg O'Halloran or Billy Woods, while the experienced Colin O'Brien is almost certain to come into the side on the right of midfield in place of Irish Under-21 player O'Donovan.
United boss Paul Doolin has a full squad to choose from, with no injury or suspension worries as he bids to lead the club to their first FAI Cup final win. Drogheda finished fourth in the league this season, 26 points adrift of today's opponents Cork.
Kick-off at Lansdowne Road is at 3.15pm with live coverage on RTÉ TWO television and RTÉ Radio One.
Detailed match report will follow.
