League of Ireland Cup
The first two rounds of the competition were drawn on a regional basis with the Third Round being the first 'open' draw. Whilst all of the league's European entrants for 2007-08 received a bye into the Second Round, the First Round saw the Premier Division's Longford Town go out 5-4 on penalties to Athlone Town of the First Division after the tight game went to extra-time and finished 1-1. Meanwhile, First Division leaders, Dundalk were knocked out by Shamrock Rovers in a game which finished 1-0. Bohemians knocked out their fellow Premier Division counterparts, Bray Wanderers by a 3-1 score-line to set up an all-Dublin Second Round tie with Shelbourne, who received a bye as they were still officially classed as European entrants at the time of the draw. Bohemians won this clash 2-0, with former Shelbourne player Glen Crowe netting both of the goals.
The Quarter-Finals were played on the 2nd and 3 July. The results were as follows
U.C.D. 2-1 Finn Harps
Bohemians 3-2 Cork City
Cobh Ramblers 1-2 Derry City
Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Athlone Town
The first Semi-Final took place on 7 August 2007 with the result being:
Bohemians 1-0 Shamrock Rovers Report
The second semi-final took place on 28 August 2007 the result was:
Derry City 3-0 U.C.D. Report
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