2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

Event	2000–01 Scottish Challenge Cup
Airdrieonians Livingston 2 2
After extra time Airdrieonians won 3–2 on penalties
Date	19 November 2000
Venue	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Referee	John Rowbotham
Attendance	5,623[1]

The 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 19 November 2000, at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld and was the 10th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between Airdrieonians and Livingston both of the First Division. Airdrieonians emerged winners after defeating Livingston 3–2 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.^[1]

Route to the final

Airdrieonians

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Queen of the South (h)	2–1
Second round	Hamilton Academical (a)	1–0
Quarter-final	Clydebank (h)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pens)
Semi-final	Stranraer (a)	4–2

The first round draw brought Queen of the South to face Airdrieonians at the Excelsior Stadium with the home team emerging 2–1 victors. The second round was an away game at Hamilton Academical with Airdrie producing a 1–0 win and only clean sheet of the tournament. A home game against Clydebank was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals with The Diamonds edging the opposition 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. The semi-final draw paired the club with Stranraer away from home and Airdrie produced a 4–2 win to progress to the final. Airdrieonians reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time in its history since winning the 1994 final against Dundee.

Livingston

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Partick Thistle (a)	2–0
Second round	Ross County (a)	3–0
Quarter-final	Brechin City (h)	3–1
Semi-final	East Stirlingshire (h)	2–1

Livingston were drawn against Partick Thistle away from home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over the club. The second round also saw the West Lothian club drawn away from home against Ross County but produced a 3–0 win and a second consecutive clean sheet. A first home game of the tournament for Livingston was drawn in the quarter-finals against Brechin City which saw the club produce a 3–1 win to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided was East Stirlingshire, again at Almondvale and a 2–1 victory saw Livingston reach the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time ever.

Pre-match

Analysis

Airdrieonians and Livingston both played two games at their respective homes of Excelsior Stadium and Almondvale Stadium and two games on the road. In the process Airdrie scored a total of eight goals whilst conceding four, compared with Livingston's ten goals scored and two conceded. Livingston completed two clean sheets over Airdrieonians' one. Airdrie reached the final for the second time after winning the 1994 tournament whilst it was the first time in the final for Livingston.

Match

Airdrieonians v Livingston

19 November 2000 15:00

Airdrieonians	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 pens)	Livingston
Prest  28' McGuire  78'	Report	Crabbe  15' Anderson  50'

Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Attendance: 5,623 Referee: John Rowbotham

Teams

AIRDRIEONIANS: GK 1 Javier Sanchez Broto DF 2 Paul Armstrong  105' DF 3 Austin McCann DF 4 Darren Brady DF 5 Eddie Forrest DF 6 Craig Ireland FW 7 John Elliot  69' MF 8 Fabrice Moreau FW 9 Martin Prest MF 10 Antonio Calderón  108' MF 11 David Fernandez Substitutes: MF 12 Scott Boyce FW 14 David McGuire  69' MF 15 Jesús García Sanjuán  108' DF 16 Salvador Capín  105' GK 17 Tom Phillips Manager: Steve Archibald

LIVINGSTON: GK 1 Neil Alexander DF 2 Allan McManus MF 3 Derek Fleming DF 4 John Anderson DF 5 Graham Coughlan DF 6 Paul Deas MF 7 Barry Wilson  106' MF 8 Mark McCulloch FW 9 Marino Keith  81' FW 10 Scott Crabbe MF 11 David Bingham  73' Substitutes: DF 12 Michael Hart  106' FW 14 Brian McPhee  81' MF 15 David Hagen  73' FW 16 Mark McCormick GK 17 David McEwan Manager: Jim Leishman

References

1. Airdrie lift Challenge Cup, BBC Sport. 2000-11-19. Retrieved 2011-06-12.