2019 President Of Ireland's Cup
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The 2019 President's Cup was the sixth
President's Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...
contested for. The match was played between the champions of
2018 League of Ireland Premier Division The 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 34th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 16 February 2018 and concluded on 26 October 2018. On 5 October, Dundalk won the title after a 1–1 draw with St P ...
and
2018 FAI Cup The 2018 FAI Cup (known as the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 98th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It began with the qualifying round on 21 April 2018, and concluded with the final ...
,
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, and Cork City who were runners-up in both of those competitions. It took place on 9 February 2019, at Turners Cross and was won by
Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
. Dundalk won the game 2–1 to win their second President's Cup.


Match


Summary

Cork were looking for a fourth consecutive President's Cup victory. It was the first competitive game for new Dundalk manager Vinny Perth since taking over from Stephen Kenny. In the 36th minute Dane Massey put Dundalk ahead with a powerful header from six yards out after a corner form the right. In first-half injury time
Patrick Hoban Patrick James Hoban (born 28 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division, as a forward. He had his greatest successes in two spells at Dundalk, where he scored over 100 goals i ...
made it 2–0 with a header to the right corner from six yards out after a cross from Michael Duffy on the left. Kevin O'Connor pulled one back for Cork in the 65th minute with a free-kick into the top left corner of the net.


Details


See also

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2018 FAI Cup The 2018 FAI Cup (known as the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 98th edition of the Republic of Ireland's primary national cup competition. It began with the qualifying round on 21 April 2018, and concluded with the final ...
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2018 League of Ireland Premier Division The 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division was the 34th season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The league began on 16 February 2018 and concluded on 26 October 2018. On 5 October, Dundalk won the title after a 1–1 draw with St P ...


References

{{2019–20 in European football (UEFA) President of Ireland's Cup 2 President of Ireland's Cup 2019 President of Ireland's Cup 2019
President's Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...