Dundalk retained the FAI President's Cup thanks to penalty shoot-out victory over Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. 10-men Lilywhites won the opening game of the 2021 season thanks to Alessio Abibi's penalty shoot-out heroics after two impressiv
Dundalk retained the FAI President's Cup thanks to penalty shoot-out victory over Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.
10-men Lilywhites won the opening game of the 2021 season thanks to Alessio Abibi's penalty shoot-out heroics after two impressive penalty saves.
Sonni Nattestad headed home in the 42nd minute to put Dundalk ahead at the break before Liam Scales produced an incredible piece of skill just the break to level the tie.
Nattestad was sent off shortly after for a reckless challenge but Rovers couldn't find the break-through in the 90 minutes so the Lilywhites lifted the cup after a penalty shoot-out victory. See all of the highlights below.
DUNDALK LEAD! Sonni Nattestad ⚽️
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GOAL | @ShamrockRovers 0-1 @DundalkFC
42 | Great delivery from Patrick McEleney and Nattestad heads home to give the Lilywhites the lead
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THAT IS SENSATIONAL! SCALES!
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GOAL | @ShamrockRovers 1-1 @DundalkFC
48 | Scales with one touch to control, one touch to take it past the defender and BANG 😎
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DUNDALK WIN!
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FT | @ShamrockRovers 1-1 @DundalkFC (3-4 pens)
Abibi is the hero as the Lilywhites retain the President's Cup after a fantastic contest to open the 2021 season 👌
Rewatch all of the penalties below 👇
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