2013 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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2013 Scottish Challenge Cup final
Event 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup
After extra time
Queen of the South won 6–5 on penalties
Date7 April 2013
Venue Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Referee Crawford Allan
Attendance9,452
2012
2014

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.

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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; Aaron Muirhead, who missed the penalty, was then sent off for headbutting Chris Higgins. Partick 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

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Queen of the South
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Partick Thistle
GK1 Flag of England.svg Lee Robinson Yellow card.svg 72'
DF2 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Mitchell
DF3 Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Fitzpatrick
DF4 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Durnan
DF5 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Higgins Yellow card.svg 28'
MF6 Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Young
MF8 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen McKenna Yellow card.svg 120'
MF10 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicky Clark Sub off.svg 101'
MF7 Flag of Scotland.svg Daniel Carmichael Yellow card.svg 72'
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Lyle Sub off.svg 77'
FW11 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Paton Sub off.svg 115'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of England.svg James Atkinson
DF16 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Black Sub on.svg 115'
MF17 Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Johnston
FW14 Flag of Scotland.svg Gavin Reilly Sub on.svg 77'
FW15 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Smith Sub on.svg 101'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Johnston
GK1 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Fox
DF2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen O'Donnell
DF3 Flag of Scotland.svg Aaron Taylor-Sinclair Yellow card.svg 55'
DF5 Flag of Scotland.svg Aaron Muirhead Red card.svg 119'
MF4 Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Bannigan Sub off.svg 94'
MF6 Flag of England.svg Conrad Balatoni
MF7 Flag of Scotland.svg Sean Welsh
FW8 Flag of England.svg James Craigen Yellow card.svg 34'
MF11 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Erskine
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Craig Sub off.svg 66'
FW10 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Lawless Sub off.svg 60'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Glenn Daniels
FW17 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McGuigan
FW14 Flag of Scotland.svg Kris Doolan Sub on.svg 66'
MF15 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Forbes Sub on.svg 94'
FW16 Flag of England.svg Christie Elliott Yellow card.svg 120'Sub on.svg 60'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg 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. "Queen of the South 1-1 Partick Thistle (6-5 pens)". BBC.
  2. Partick Thistle v Queens, 7 April 2013 – Details Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine , ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.