2010 Scottish Cup Final

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2010 Scottish Cup Final
Event 2009–10 Scottish Cup
Dundee United Ross County
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Date15 May 2010
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match Craig Conway (Dundee United)
Referee Dougie McDonald
Attendance47,122
WeatherSunny
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The 2010 Scottish Cup Final was the 125th final of the Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, the Scottish Cup. The match took place on 15 May 2010, [1] at Hampden Park, Glasgow and was contested by first time finalists Ross County and 1994 winners Dundee United. Craig Conway scored a brace as Dundee United ended a wait of 16 years to win the Scottish Cup for the second time in the club's history. [2] The match was the first final since 1938 in which both teams came from outwith the Central Belt. [3]

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Background

Dundee United had previously reached the Scottish Cup Final eight times, winning only one of them, while Ross County were making their first ever Scottish Cup final. Ross County join the list of lower division sides who have reached the final in the last five years, Gretna in 2006 and Queen of the South in 2008. Dundee United and Ross County had played each other only four times before, with United winning the last three. All of their encounters had been in the League Cup, Ross County won the first game at Victoria Park on 19 August 1998, 2–0 after extra time, their next encounter came almost exactly a year later on 18 August 1999 at Tannadice Park when United won 3–1. Eight years after their last encounter they met again at Tannadice where United got a 2–1 win. They then played each other earlier in the 2009-2010 season with United winning 2–0 at Victoria Park.

Route to the final

Ross County

Round Opposition Score
Third round Berwick Rangers (h) 5–1
Fourth round Inverurie Loco Works (h) 4–0
Fifth round Stirling Albion (h) 9–0
Quarter-final Hibernian (a) 2–2
Replay Hibernian (h) 2–1
Semi-final Celtic (n) 2-0

Ross County entered in the third round, playing their first match against Third Division side Berwick Rangers. In rounds four and five, Ross County scored a total of thirteen goals, first against non-league Inverurie Loco Works, then facing Second Division side Stirling Albion. Their quarter-final match was their first against an SPL side, and they took Hibernian to a replay, which they won with a goal in the 90th minute. In their semi-final at Hampden, they faced Celtic and defeated them 2–0, booking their first appearance in the final of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee United

Round Opposition Score
Fourth round Partick Thistle (a) 0–2
Fifth round St Johnstone (a) 0–1
Quarter-final Rangers (a) 3–3
Quarter-final replay Rangers (h) 1–0
Semi-final Raith Rovers (n) 2–0

As a member of the SPL, Dundee United did not enter until the fourth round. Their fourth round game was against First Division side Partick Thistle and fifth round game was against SPL side St. Johnstone. In the quarter-final, United took the defending champions Rangers to a replay at Tannadice which they won 1–0. In the semi-final they faced another First Division team in Raith Rovers, who they beat 2–0.

Ticketing

Dundee United sold more than 20,000 tickets for the match up to the end of April and have asked the Scottish Football Association for another 5,000 tickets. Ross County president Roy McGregor expects 20,000 supporters to attend the final, after they sold the initial allocation of 11,000 tickets in just three days. Another batch of 5,000 was received from the SFA and all expect to sell out. [4]

European qualification

The winner automatically qualifies for the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Because Dundee United had finished in a Europa League spot in the SPL, Ross County would only have qualified had they won the final. Since Dundee United won, the remaining Europa League spot was allocated to Motherwell, who finished fifth in the SPL. [5] [6]

Team news and build-up

It was confirmed on 11 April 2010, that Dundee United's Paul Dixon would miss the final after he sustained a broken foot in the semi-final win over Raith Rovers. [7] Dundee United's Darren Dods also missed the final after being ruled out with a cartilage injury. [8]

Dundee United manager Peter Houston let former captain Lee Wilkie lead the team out for final. The defender was forced to retire at the age of 29 earlier in the season after being plagued by knee problems. [9]

On 5 May 2010, Ross County announced that they had abandoned plans for a training camp in Spain because of the latest volcanic ash cloud. They were due to fly from Glasgow but, with airport closures and the expected traveller backlog, the club decided to stay in Scotland and prepare for the final. [10]

Match

Summary

Dundee United dominated the match, but for an hour were unable to make a breakthrough, with interventions from Ross County defender Alex Keddie twice rescuing his side when United had goal scoring opportunities in the first half. [3] [11] United finally scored on 61 minutes when David Goodwillie picked up a clearance from County's Goalkeeper Michael McGovern and lobbed the ball over him and into the goal from 25 yards out. [3] [11] Craig Conway then scored twice in the final quarter of the match to ensure United's second Scottish Cup win. [3] [11]

Details

Dundee United 3–0 Ross County
Goodwillie Soccerball shade.svg61'
Conway Soccerball shade.svg75', 86'		 Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 47,122
Referee: Dougie McDonald
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Dundee United
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Ross County
GK1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Dušan Perniš
RB2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mihael Kovačević Sub off.svg 83'
CB3 Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Webster (c)
CB18 Flag of Scotland.svg Garry Kenneth
LB19 Flag of Ireland.svg Seán Dillon
LM6 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Conway
RM14 Flag of Scotland.svg Danny Swanson Sub off.svg 74'
CM15 Flag of Ghana.svg Prince Buaben
CM16 Flag of Senegal.svg Morgaro Gomis Yellow card.svg
ST9 Flag of Ireland.svg Jon Daly
ST25 Flag of Scotland.svg David Goodwillie Yellow card.svgSub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of England.svg Steve Banks
DF27 Flag of Scotland.svg Keith Watson Sub on.svg 83'
MF8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Robertson Sub on.svg 74'
MF12 Flag of Scotland.svg David Robertson Sub on.svg 78'
ST10 Flag of England.svg Danny Cadamarteri
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Houston
GK1 Ulster Banner.svg Michael McGovern
RB2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Miller Yellow card.svg
CB5 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Boyd
CB6 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Keddie
LB3 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Morrison
RM7 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Gardyne Sub off.svg 77'
CM4 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Scott Yellow card.svgSub off.svg 79'
CM10 Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Brittain (c)
LM11 Flag of Scotland.svg Iain Vigurs
ST8 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Barrowman
ST9 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Craig Sub off.svg 52'
Substitutes:
GK18 Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Malin
DF14 Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Kettlewell
MF15 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawson Sub on.svg 52'
ST12 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul di Giacomo Sub on.svg 77'
ST16 Flag of Scotland.svg Garry Wood Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Adams

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Francis Andrews
  • Fourth official:

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.
Match statistics
Dundee UnitedRoss County
Goals scored30
Total shots114
Shots on target73
Ball possession58%42%
Corner kicks42
Fouls committed1318
Yellow cards22
Red cards00

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