Derry City win FAI Cup 2006

**DmanDmythDledge** · 03/12/2006, 8:10 PM

Great final, despite the conditions. One of the best games of football I've seen all year.

**Maz** · 03/12/2006, 8:21 PM

Yeah very exciting game in terrible conditions. Was gutted for Pats fans at the end though! Well done to both teams...great display

Congrats to Derry City FC and all involved!

**steno** · 03/12/2006, 8:27 PM

Was a very entertaining game was in the Easterm stand and there was a great atmosphere.

Fair play to both Derry and St. Pats players, fans and management

**dancinpants** · 03/12/2006, 8:27 PM

Originally Posted by Maz

Was gutted for Pats fans at the end though!

Felt bad for them too, but then thought fcuk it, we lost the league on the last day two years in row...theres only so much consolation you can get from a league cup.

Pats always put it up to Derry, and I never dreamt a Pats/Derry match would produce 7 goals even over 120 mins. So defo, hats off to Pats for playin' a HUGE part in a great final. It would have been nice to see a different team in the Setanta next year too.

**Kildare Lad** · 03/12/2006, 8:57 PM

Yeah, brilliant final, i was in with the Pats Fans in the lower east stand, and by the end of that match even i felt gutted. To take the lead 3 times and then lose is very cruel.

IMO, it would have been fairer for it to have gone to penalties, and let luck decide. But Football doesnt always work that way.

Hats off to Derry though. Both teams were brilliant, and both sets of fans made a cracking atmosphere. Too bad about the weather, if that had of been good everyting would have been brilliant on the day.

Great Football, Great Goals, Great Atmosphere, Great Day Out.

A Tribute to the league.

**floatinghoop** · 03/12/2006, 8:57 PM

wonderful final, I think it made some converts to domestic football among the visitors I brought along, congrats to both teams

**Mr A** · 03/12/2006, 8:59 PM

Great final, just a pity I had to actually do some work during extra time and missed the end.

Fair play to Derry, and hard luck to Pats.

**chippie0001** · 03/12/2006, 9:04 PM

Yeah a very good final and some good play by both sides. Thought Derry were the better team with the better football and deserved their win but must be hard to stomach for Pats players/fans, 3 times ahead and still to lose. I guess they never will win the cup again.

Congrats to SK in his last game for a while in the league, the best manager in the league this year and I hope he does well in Scotland. The crowd looked good on the TV, what was the attendance?

**floatinghoop** · 03/12/2006, 9:10 PM

16,000

or thereabouts

**sligoman** · 03/12/2006, 9:17 PM

Well done to Derry! Great game.

**pete** · 03/12/2006, 9:58 PM

Thanks Derry City. Intertoto & Setanta next year for us.

I only saw into the middle of the second half & wasn't able to give my attention to watching it so can't really comment on the game.

One of the downsides of summer football is FAI Cup finals in December. Conditions similar to last year but at least no womens cup final on beforehand so pitch in better shape. IMO they should move FAI Cup final back to Octover Bank Holiday weekend as I has originally suggested.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 03/12/2006, 9:59 PM

Originally Posted by pete

One of the downsides of summer football is FAI Cup finals in December. Conditions similar to last year but at least no womens cup final on beforehand so pitch in better shape. IMO they should move FAI Cup final back to Octover Bank Holiday weekend as I has originally suggested.

Ye I was thinking that alright when the ball kept moving around for set pieces. It wouldn't be a problem having the final in October as there is usually a long break between 2nd and 3rd rounds.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 03/12/2006, 10:07 PM

Best Final for years well done to both teams. Agree final should be brought back to October. Disagree with Women's Final being bumped making any difference. Big difference was them moving the AIL Division 3 League scheduled for Saturday from the pitch, that would have completely wrecked the surface .

**Sheridan** · 03/12/2006, 10:50 PM

Highly absorbing game, good to watch despite lack of quality ball-play, which was understandable in the circumstances.

Special congratulations to Gary Beckett, who establishes a new record for FAI Cup medals won by a Martian.

**drummerboy** · 03/12/2006, 11:20 PM

Great game of football. Had everything. Pity there had to be a loser. Well done Derry, they were the better team.

**onenilgameover** · 03/12/2006, 11:40 PM

very sad to see pats lose the way they did even though derry were the better side...a fitting way to finish football in lansdowne all in all

**JC_GUFC** · 03/12/2006, 11:55 PM

Yeah fantastic match given the conditions. Best cup final since 1991.

Pat's were v unlucky but Derry were the better team overall. How Pizza won Man of the Match is beyond me - he was at fault for 2 of Pat's goals!

Well done to the poster on this thread who was on over 2.5 goals too!

**highlight100** · 04/12/2006, 12:11 AM

Great game,feel sorry for the pat,s fans though..

**sniffa** · 04/12/2006, 12:39 AM

Great game, great atmosphere. Thought the same 'bout MOTM.
For me he was on the losing side, Trevor Molloy.

Well done Derry

Was that the Mayo girls at halftime?

**David** · 04/12/2006, 6:55 AM

A lot of credit must go to both teams providing such a spectacle in those conditions. Really enjoyed the game but it must have been horrendous for the St Pats supporters.