2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup
Airdrie United Ross County
2 2
After extra time
Airdrie United won 3–2 on penalties
Date 16 November 2008
Venue McDiarmid Park, Perth
Referee Calum Murray
Attendance 4,091
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The 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 16 November 2008 and was the 18th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Ross County who beat Greenock Morton 4–1 in their semi-final[1] and Airdrie United who beat Partick Thistle 1–0.[2] The match was played at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Airdrie won the game 3–2 on penalties, after the match ended 2–2 following extra time.

Both teams had appeared in a Challenge Cup final before, Ross County had been in two, defeating Clyde on penalties in the 2006 final[3] but losing the 2004 final to Falkirk.[4] whereas Airdrie's only final ended in defeat, losing to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the 2003 final.[5]

Route to the final

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See also: 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup

Airdrie United

Round Opposition Score
First round Dumbarton (h) 3–2
Second round East Fife (a) 2–0
Quarter-final Cowdenbeath (a) 2–1
Semi-final Partick Thistle (a) 1–0

Ross County

Round Opposition Score
First round St Johnstone (h) 2–1
Second round Raith Rovers (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Clyde (a) 1–0
Semi-final Greenock Morton (h) 4–1

Match details

16 November 2008
15:00
Airdrie United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)		 Ross County
McKenna Goal 80'
Dowie Goal 103' (o.g.)		 Report Nixon Goal 59' (o.g.)
Higgins Goal 113'
  Penalties  
Lynch Penalty missed
McLaughlin Penalty scored
Hazley Penalty missed
McDonald Penalty scored
Smyth Penalty scored		 3–2 Penalty missed Winters
Penalty scored Higgins
Penalty scored Hart
Penalty missed Morrison
Penalty missed Scott
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Calum Murray
Airdrie United
Ross County
AIRDRIE UNITED:
GK 1 Scotland Stephen Robertson
RB 2 Northern Ireland Marc Smyth Booked 17'
LB 3 Scotland Paul Lovering Substituted off 48'
CM 4 England Kevin McDonald Booked 91'
CB 5 Scotland Bobby Donnelly
CB 6 Scotland David Nixon Substituted off 70'
RM 7 Scotland Steven McDougall Substituted off 68'
CM 8 Scotland Stephen McKenna
CF 9 Scotland Paul di Giacomo
CM 10 Scotland Scott McLaughlin
LM 11 England Joe Cardle Booked 83'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Scotland Darren Smith Substituted in 70'
DF 14 Northern Ireland Matthew Hazley Substituted in 48'
FW 15 Scotland Simon Lynch Substituted in 68'
FW 16 Scotland Stuart Noble
GK 17 Scotland Lee Hollis
Manager:
Scotland Kenny Black
ROSS COUNTY:
GK 1 England Tony Bullock
RB 2 Scotland Mark McCulloch
LB 3 Scotland Alex Keddie Booked 96'
CB 4 Scotland Andy Dowie
CB 5 Scotland Scott Boyd Booked 108'
RM 6 Scotland Michael Gardyne Substituted off 105'
CM 7 Scotland Richie Hart
CM 8 Scotland Richard Brittain Substituted off 105'
CF 9 Netherlands Antilles Dyron Daal
CF 10 Scotland Sean Higgins Booked 120+1'
LM 11 Scotland Adam Strachan Substituted off 114'
Substitutes:
MF 12 Scotland Martin Scott Substituted in 105'
DF 14 Scotland Steven Watt
MF 15 Scotland Scott Morrison Substituted in 114'
FW 16 Scotland David Winters Substituted in 105'
GK 18 Scotland Joe Malin
Manager:
Scotland Derek Adams

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

References

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