The 2010 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the

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competition and was contested by

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and

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at the

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on 14 November 2010. Shamrock Rovers were looking to complete the double of League and cup after winning the

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won the cup 2–0 on

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. The final was the first to be staged at the new Aviva Stadium. The match was shown live on

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television and online worldwide.

Ticketing

On 22 October 2010, the Football Association of Ireland announced that tickets for the final would go on sale to supporters at the discounted rates of €10 and €5 to mark the first FAI Ford Cup final at the Aviva Stadium.

Match summary

Before the biggest attendance at a

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since 1968, 36,101, both teams cancelled each other out over 120 minutes leaving the final to be decided by spot kicks for the second time in three years.

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converted the first Sligo penalty in the shoot-out but the next five penalties were all missed. Gary McCabe made it 2–0 with Sligo's fourth only for Paddy Kavanagh to have his attempt saved by Sligo keeper Ciaran Kelly. Kelly saved all four Shamrock Rovers spot-kicks in the penalty shoot-out. Shamrock Rovers had finished the game with ten men, through the dismissal of Stephen Bradley, who later claimed his team had battered their opponents, ten minutes from the finish of extra time for a second yellow card, while Sligo's

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was named man of the match.

Match details

References

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