2019_Scottish_Challenge_Cup_Final

2019 Scottish Challenge Cup final

2019 Scottish Challenge Cup final

Football match

The 2019 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the IRN-BRU Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place on 23 March 2019, between Ross County and Connah's Quay Nomads.[3] It was the 28th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, and the sixth since the SPFL was formed. Connah's Quay became the first club from outside Scotland to reach the final since the competition was first expanded to include guest teams from other countries in 2016–17.[3]

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Route to the final

See also: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup

The competition is a knock-out tournament and was contested by 58 teams from Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in 2018–19.[4] Two teams from the English National League (fifth tier) were added to the competition in 2018–19,[5] following the addition of teams from Wales and Northern Ireland in 2016–17[6] and the Republic of Ireland in 2017–18.

Ross County

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Connah's Quay Nomads

As one of the guest teams from Wales, Connah's Quay Nomads received a bye to the second round.

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The choice of Inverness as the venue for the final[1] caused some controversy, with the Highland city being only 15 miles (24 km) from Ross County's home in Dingwall but a distance of 400 miles (640 km) for Connah's Quay Nomads;[7] previous finals had typically been held further south in Scotland's Central Belt.

Match details

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Final
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Alan Muir
Connah's Quay Nomads
Ross County
GK1England John Danby
RB15England Danny Holmes Yellow card
CB18England Priestly Farquharson (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
CB5England George Horan
LB14Republic of Ireland Adam Barton
CM8England Callum Morris Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM6England Danny Harrison downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM17Wales Michael Parker
RM22England Michael Bakare
FW9Wales Michael Wilde
FW10England Andy Owens
Substitutes:
GK20England Lewis Brass
DF2England John Disney
MF7England Ryan Wignall upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF12England Declan Poole upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF16Wales James Owen
MF19Wales Jake Phillips upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF21Wales Robert Hughes
Manager:
Scotland Andy Morrison
GK21Scotland Ross Munro
RB2Scotland Marcus Fraser (c)
CB15Scotland Keith Watson
CB12Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle
LB28Netherlands Kenny van der Weg
RM10Scotland Declan McManus downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM8Scotland Jamie Lindsay
CM26Scotland Don Cowie downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LM7Scotland Michael Gardyne downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW27Scotland Ross Stewart
FW19Scotland Brian Graham
Substitutes:
GK1Scotland Scott Fox
DF3Scotland Sean Kelly
MF14Scotland Josh Mullin upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF16Scotland Lewis Spence upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF24Canada Harry Paton
MF31Scotland Daniel Armstrong upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF44England Tom Grivosti
Manager:
Scotland Stuart Kettlewell and Scotland Steve Ferguson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. [1]
    "Scottish Challenge Cup: Inverness to host final between Ross County and Connah's Quay". BBC Sport. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Alan Muir appointed IRN-BRU Cup final referee". Scottish Football Association. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Connah's Quay Nomads 1–1 Edinburgh City". BBC Sport. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. [4]
    "IRN-BRU Cup expanded for 2017/18". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Sutton United & Boreham Wood to enter Irn Bru Scottish Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Northern Irish and Welsh sides to join top flight U20s in Challenge Cup". www.stv.tv/sport. STV. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Connah's Quay Nomads will play Scottish Challenge Cup final with Ross County in Inverness". The Leader. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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