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
2012
2014

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Details edit

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
  Taylor-Sinclair
  Forbes
  Doolan
  Balatoni
Attendance: 9,452
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Queen of the South
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Partick Thistle
GK 1   Lee Robinson   72'
DF 2   Chris Mitchell
DF 3   Marc Fitzpatrick
DF 4   Mark Durnan
DF 5   Chris Higgins   28'
MF 6   Derek Young
MF 8   Stephen McKenna   120'
MF 10   Nicky Clark   101'
MF 7   Daniel Carmichael   72'
FW 9   Derek Lyle   77'
FW 11   Michael Paton   115'
Substitutes:
GK 12   James Atkinson
DF 16   Steven Black   115'
MF 17   Allan Johnston
FW 14   Gavin Reilly   77'
FW 15   Kevin Smith   101'
Manager:
  Allan Johnston
GK 1   Scott Fox
DF 2   Stephen O'Donnell
DF 3   Aaron Taylor-Sinclair   55'
DF 5   Aaron Muirhead   119'
MF 4   Stuart Bannigan   94'
MF 6   Conrad Balatoni
MF 7   Sean Welsh
FW 8   James Craigen   34'
MF 11   Chris Erskine
FW 9   Steven Craig   66'
FW 10   Steven Lawless   60'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Glenn Daniels
FW 17   Mark McGuigan
FW 14   Kris Doolan   66'
MF 15   Ross Forbes   94'
FW 16   Christie Elliott   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.

References edit

  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.