The2024 FAI Cup Final, known as the2024 Sports Direct FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the2024 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 10 November 2024 at theAviva Stadium inDublin, betweenDrogheda United andDerry City.[1][2]
Drogheda won the game 2-0 to win the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.[3][4][5]
In the 37th minute,Andrew Quinn put Drogheda into the lead when he scored with a low finish at the back post to the left of the net after a free-kick from the right byShane Farrell.[6]In the 58th minute,Conor Kane was fouled byRonan Boyce in the penalty area and Drogheda were awarded a penalty.Douglas James-Taylor scored the penalty with a finish to the right of the net sending the goalkeepr the wrong way to make it 2-0 to Drogheda which ended up as the final score with Drogheda winning the FAI Cup for the second time in their history.[7]
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