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2013 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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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
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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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Details

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

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  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.