2019 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2019 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
Connah's Quay Nomads Ross County
Wales Scotland
1 3
Date23 March 2019
VenueCaledonian Stadium, Inverness[1]
RefereeAlan Muir[2]
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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]

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[]

Round Opposition Score
First round Heart of Midlothian U21s (a) 2–1
Second round Raith Rovers (h) 5–0
Third round Montrose (h) 3–1
Quarter-final Motherwell U21s (a) 2–1
Semi-final East Fife (h) 2–1

Connah's Quay Nomads[]

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

Round Opposition Score
Second round Falkirk (a) 1–0
Third round Northern Ireland Coleraine (h) 2–0
Quarter-final Queen's Park (a) 2–1
Semi-final Edinburgh City (h) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
5–4 (p)[3]

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[]

Final
Connah's Quay Nomads Wales1–3Ross County
  • Bakare Goal 22'
 Report
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Alan Muir
Connah's Quay Nomads
Ross County
GK 1 England John Danby
RB 15 England Danny Holmes Yellow card
CB 18 England Priestly Farquharson (c) Substituted off 80'
CB 5 England George Horan
LB 14 Republic of Ireland Adam Barton
CM 8 England Callum Morris Yellow card Substituted off 81'
CM 6 England Danny Harrison Substituted off 81'
LM 17 Wales Michael Parker
RM 22 England Michael Bakare
FW 9 Wales Michael Wilde
FW 10 England Andy Owens
Substitutes:
GK 20 England Lewis Brass
DF 2 England John Disney
MF 7 England Ryan Wignall Substituted in 80'
MF 12 England Declan Poole Substituted in 66'
MF 16 Wales James Owen
MF 19 Wales Jake Phillips Substituted in 88'
MF 21 Wales Robert Hughes
Manager:
Scotland Andy Morrison
GK 21 Scotland Ross Munro
RB 2 Scotland Marcus Fraser (c)
CB 15 Scotland Keith Watson
CB 12 Republic of Ireland Andy Boyle
LB 28 Netherlands Kenny van der Weg
RM 10 Scotland Declan McManus Substituted off 66'
CM 8 Scotland Jamie Lindsay
CM 26 Scotland Don Cowie Substituted off 90+2'
LM 7 Scotland Michael Gardyne Substituted off 88'
FW 27 Scotland Ross Stewart
FW 19 Scotland Brian Graham
Substitutes:
GK 1 Scotland Scott Fox
DF 3 Scotland Sean Kelly
MF 14 Scotland Josh Mullin Substituted in 66'
MF 16 Scotland Lewis Spence Substituted in 90+2'
MF 24 Canada Harry Paton
MF 31 Scotland Daniel Armstrong Substituted in 88'
DF 44 England 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. ^ a b "Scottish Challenge Cup: Inverness to host final between Ross County and Connah's Quay". BBC Sport. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Alan Muir appointed IRN-BRU Cup final referee". Scottish Football Association. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Connah's Quay Nomads 1–1 Edinburgh City". BBC Sport. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "IRN-BRU Cup expanded for 2017/18". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Sutton United & Boreham Wood to enter Irn Bru Scottish Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  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. ^ "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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