2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup
Queen of the South Partick Thistle
1 1
After extra time
Queen of the South won 6–5 on penalties
Date 7 April 2013
Venue Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Referee Crawford Allan
Attendance 9,452

The 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Queen of the South and Partick Thistle on 7 April 2013 at Almondvale Stadium in Livingston. It was the 22nd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.

Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was Queen of the South's fourth appearance in the final of the competition, the last in 2010, whilst it was Partick Thistle's first cup final in 42 years since the League Cup in 1971. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League; Partick Thistle from the First Division and Queen of the South from the Second Division.

The scoreline was 0–0 after 90 minutes of normal time which forced 30 minutes of extra time to be played. Queen of the South scored the first goal of the game in the 101st minute from Nicky Clark. Partick Thistle were awarded a penalty kick with only two minutes left to play and missed; but equalised the score to 1–1 in the final minute of the match from Kris Doolan and take the game to penalties. Queen of the South emerged victorious after winning the shoot-out 6–5.[1]

Route to the final

The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2012–13 was contested by 32 teams; the 30 clubs that played in the First, Second and Third Divisions of the Scottish Football League and two Highland Football League clubs by invitation. For the first and second rounds only, the draw was divided into two geographical regions – north/east and south/west. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated.

Queen of the South

Round Opposition Score
First round Dumbarton (a) 1–0
Second round Greenock Morton (a) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-final Rangers (a) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pens.)
Semi-final Arbroath (h) 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Partick Thistle

Round Opposition Score
First round Clyde (a) 1–0
Second round Queen's Park (a) 5–4
Quarter-final Raith Rovers (h) 3–0
Semi-final Cowdenbeath (a) 1–0

Match

Details

Queen of the South
Partick Thistle
GK 1 England Lee Robinson  72'
DF 2 Scotland Chris Mitchell
DF 3 Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick
DF 4 Scotland Mark Durnan
DF 5 Scotland Chris Higgins  28'
MF 6 Scotland Derek Young
MF 8 Scotland Stephen McKenna  120'
MF 10Scotland Nicky Clark  101'
MF 7 Scotland Daniel Carmichael  72'
FW 9 Scotland Derek Lyle  77'
FW 11Scotland Michael Paton  115'
Substitutes:
GK 12England James Atkinson
DF 16Scotland Steven Black  115'
MF 17Scotland Allan Johnston
FW 14Scotland Gavin Reilly  77'
FW 15Scotland Kevin Smith  101'
Manager:
Scotland Allan Johnston
GK 1 Scotland Scott Fox
DF 2 Scotland Stephen O'Donnell
DF 3 Scotland Aaron Sinclair  55'
DF 5 Scotland Aaron Muirhead Red card 119'
MF 4 Scotland Stuart Bannigan  94'
MF 6 England Conrad Balatoni
MF 7 Scotland Sean Welsh
FW 8 England James Craigen  34'
MF 11Scotland Chris Erskine
FW 9 Scotland Steven Craig  66'
FW 10Scotland Steven Lawless  60'
Substitutes:
GK 12Belgium Glenn Daniels
FW 17Scotland Mark McGuigan
FW 14Scotland Kris Doolan  66'
MF 15Scotland Ross Forbes  94'
FW 16England Christie Elliot  120'  60'
Manager:
Scotland Alan Archibald

Match officials[2]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ "I thought I was getting sent off, says penalty hero Robinson after Queen of the South win". Daily Mail. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Partick Thistle v Queens, 7 April 2013 - Details, ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C.. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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