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Scenes from the FAI Cup Final

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Derry City and Shelbourne played out this season’s FAI Cup Final with the favorites Derry winning 3-0. A largely uneventful contest was held in front of a fantastic crowd of 32,412 at the Aviva Stadium. Here are some photos describing the day.

Derry fans (left) Siofra Mcgonigle (middle) Tommy owns (right) Niall O’ Connor making their way to the Final via Tara Street train station
Arriving at Lansdowne Road
Alannah Clarke arriving at the Aviva Stadium as the atmosphere start to heat up
The iconic pub The Bridge, a stone's-throw away from the Aviva Stadium was packed with supporters from both clubs before kickoff.
Hats, flags, and headbands on sale for both clubs on the way to the Aviva stadium. Something synonymous with the FAI Cup Final
Crowds start to queue up at the turnstiles to enter the stadium before the proceedings get underway.
Shelbourne warm up in front of their supporters as the atmosphere begins to build.
Shelbourne supporters’ message to the players as they head into the dressing room before kick-off.
It wouldn’t feel like an FAI cup final without some flares being lit.
Derry City’s end try to match the Shelbourne flare show.
In a quite poor match Derry City beat Shelbourne 4-0. While the opening minutes were largely enjoyable once Derry scored their first goal.
Getting home after the game is always tough, it does however help when the train-station is right next to the stadium even if it is as busy as this.

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