New keeper Alessio Abibi an instant hit as Dundalk's foreign legion begins to settle

A new-look Dundalk kick off their 2021 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division campaign this Saturday away to Sligo Rovers

Dundalk goalkeeper Alessio Abibi celebrates with Dundalk coach Giuseppi Rossi following the FAI President's Cup win. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

If the aim for any new signing is to make an instant impact then Dundalk can be happy with the contributions made by a handful of their new arrivals on Friday as the Lilywhites pipped Shamrock Rovers in the President’s Cup.

Scottish midfielder Sam Stanton and English striker Junior Ogedu-Ozokwe punched in with relatively routine shifts but the Latvian wing-back Raivis Jurkovskis was dangerous going forward even if Liam Scales left him with twisted blood for the Rovers goal.