- Match details
- Trivia
- See also
- External links
The Setanta Sports Cup Final 2007 took place at Windsor Park, Belfast on Saturday 12 May 2007 between Linfield and Drogheda United. It was the third Setanta Cup Final and the first to be played in Northern Ireland. Match details{{footballbox
|date = 12 May 2007
17:00 IST
|team1 = Linfield {{flagicon|NIR}}
|score = 1–1
|aet= yes
|report = (Report){{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|team2 = {{flagicon|IRL}} Drogheda United
|goals1 = McAreavey {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = Lynch {{penmiss}} 56'
Grant {{goal|77}}
|stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance =
|referee = {{flagicon|NIR}} Adrian McCourt
|penalties1 = Ervin {{pengoal}}
Mouncey {{pengoal}}
Ferguson {{pengoal}}
Dickson {{penmiss}}
O'Kane {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 3 – 4
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Lynch
{{pengoal}} Grant
{{pengoal}} Bradley
{{pengoal}} Robinson
{{pengoal}} Byrne }}
LINFIELD: | | |
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| GK | 1 | NIR}} Alan Mannus | | DF | 21 | NIR}} Jim Ervin | | DF | 11 | NIR}} Noel Bailie (c) | | DF | 5 | NIR}} William Murphy | | DF | 3 | NIR}} Pat McShane | 14}} | | MF | 22 | NIR}} Jamie Mulgrew | 93}} | | MF | 15 | NIR}} Mark Dickson | | MF | 14 | NIR}} Paul McAreavey | 73}} | | MF | 16 | NIR}} Aidan O'Kane | | FW | 17 | NIR}} Peter Thompson | 54}} | | FW | 9 | NIR}} Glenn Ferguson | | Substitutes: | | GK | 18 | NIR}} Greg Shannon | | DF | 2 | NIR}} Steven Douglas | | DF | 19 | NIR}} Tim McCann | 14}} | | MF | 6 | NIR}} Tim Mouncey | 93}} | | MF | 4 | NIR}} Michael Gault | 54}} | | FW | 23 | NIR}} Stephen Garret | | FW | 24 | NIR}} Tommy Stewart | | Manager: | {{flagicon|NIR}} David Jeffrey
Man of the Match: {{flagicon|NIR}} Alan MannusAssistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
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DROGHEDA UNITED: | | |
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| GK | 23 | FIN}} Mikko Vilmunen | | DF | 2 | IRL}} Damien Lynch | 5}} | | DF | 6 | IRL}} Graham Gartland | | DF | 14 | IRL}} Brian Shelley | | DF | 3 | IRL}} Simon Webb | 59}} | | MF | 7 | IRL}} Shane Robinson | | MF | 16 | IRL}} Stuart Byrne | | MF | 15 | IRL}} Stephen Bradley | | MF | 26 | IRL}} Ollie Cahill | 77}} | | FW | 17 | IRL}} Éamon Zayed | | FW | 9 | IRL}} Declan O'Brien (c) | 59}} | | Substitutes: | | GK | 25 | IRL}} Cian Byrne | | DF | 4 | IRL}} Steven Gray | 59}} | | MF | 8 | IRL}} Gavin Whelan | | MF | 18 | IRL}} Paul Keegan | 77}} | | MF | 19 | FIN}} Sami Ristila | | FW | 10 | IRL}} Glen Fitzpatrick | | FW | 12 | IRL}} Tony Grant | 59}} | | Manager: | | {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Doolin |
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Trivia- The two teams competing in the final, Linfield and Drogheda United, are the only teams to have won the competition previously.
- This was the first final played in Northern Ireland. The two previous finals were held in Tolka Park, Dublin.
- Linfield and Drogheda United have previously met three times in the history of the Setanta Cup. Each side has a win each; the other match was a draw.
- Drogheda United have won the Setanta Cup each time they have qualified for it.
See alsoExternal links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514073146/http://ie.setanta.com/portal/systemcontent/setantasportscup07 Official Setanta Cup Site]
{{Setanta Sports Cup Seasons}}{{Drogheda United F.C.}} 5 : 2007 in Republic of Ireland association football|2006–07 in Northern Ireland association football|Setanta Sports Cup finals|Linfield F.C. matches|Drogheda United F.C. matches |