2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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.

2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup
After extra time
Queen of the South won 6–5 on penalties
Date7 April 2013
VenueAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
RefereeCrawford Allan
Attendance9,452

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

Queen of the South1–1 (a.e.t.)Partick Thistle
Clark  101' Report Doolan  120'
Penalties
Young
Carmichael
Fitzpatrick
Robinson
Reilly
Mitchell
Higgins
6–5 O'Donnell
Erskine
Welsh
Sinclair
Forbes
Doolan
Balatoni
Attendance: 9,452
Queen of the South
Partick Thistle
GK1 Lee Robinson 72'
DF2 Chris Mitchell
DF3 Marc Fitzpatrick
DF4 Mark Durnan
DF5 Chris Higgins 28'
MF6 Derek Young
MF8 Stephen McKenna 120'
MF10 Nicky Clark 101'
MF7 Daniel Carmichael 72'
FW9 Derek Lyle 77'
FW11 Michael Paton 115'
Substitutes:
GK12 James Atkinson
DF16 Steven Black 115'
MF17 Allan Johnston
FW14 Gavin Reilly 77'
FW15 Kevin Smith 101'
Manager:
Allan Johnston
GK1 Scott Fox
DF2 Stephen O'Donnell
DF3 Aaron Sinclair 55'
DF5 Aaron Muirhead 119'
MF4 Stuart Bannigan 94'
MF6 Conrad Balatoni
MF7 Sean Welsh
FW8 James Craigen 34'
MF11 Chris Erskine
FW9 Steven Craig 66'
FW10 Steven Lawless 60'
Substitutes:
GK12 Glenn Daniels
FW17 Mark McGuigan
FW14 Kris Doolan 66'
MF15 Ross Forbes 94'
FW16 Christie Elliot 120' 60'
Manager:
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.
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References

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