2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

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2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final programme cover.jpg
The match programme cover
Event 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup
After extra time
Ross County won 5–4 on penalties[1]
Date 12 November 2006
Venue McDiarmid Park, Perth
Referee C. Thomson
Attendance 4,062
2005
2007

The 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was an association football match between Ross County and Clyde on 12 November 2006 at McDiarmid Park in Perth.[2] It was the 16th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.

The match was Ross County's second appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final since losing in 2004, whilst it was Clyde's first national final in 48 years since winning the Scottish Cup in 1958. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League, with both finalists from the First Division.

Roddy Hunter scored first for Clyde in the 43rd minute with Andy Dowie equalising the score at 1–1 in the 80th minute for Ross County to force extra time. Clyde were reduced to 10 men during extra time after Eddie Malone was sent-off after receiving a second yellow card. The score remained 1–1 and the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out. Both teams scored four of their first five penalties and Jason Crooks scored the winner for Ross County after Neil McGregor missed the decider for Clyde.[3]

Route to the final

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Ross County

Round Opposition Score
First round East Fife (a) 3–0
Second round Alloa Athletic (h) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-final Gretna (h) 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Semi-final Albion Rovers (h) 4–1[4]

Clyde

Round Opposition Score
Second round Montrose (a) 3–0
Quarter-final Ayr United (h) 1–0
Semi-final Greenock Morton (h) 3–1[5]

Team news

Ross County started with a 4-4-2 formation. Alex Williams, who was Clyde's top scorer the previous season, missed the match through injury along with Sean Higgins and Fergus Tiernan. Craig Samson started in goals for County, with on loan Celtic duo Gary Irvine and Michael Gardyne also getting starts. Gardyne was partnered by Frenchman Amick Ciani, the only non-Scot in both squads, in attack. Experienced duo Don Cowie and Derek Adams were partnered in the centre of midfield. The midfield was completed by youngsters Craig Gunn and Martin Scott. Midfielder Kevin McKinlay found himself in the unfamiliar position of left back, playing alongside Andy Dowie and Alex Keddie. Jason Crooks, who would go on to score the winning penalty, was making his first senior appearance from the bench.

Clyde used their preferred 3-5-2 formation. Star striker Dougie Imrie missed the game through injury, which he picked up in the previous game, as did Steven Masterton, who was suffering from a knee injury. Michael McGowan and Gary Arbuckle were both suspended, after picking up their second yellow cards of the competition at the semi final stage. Goalkeeper David Hutton made only his fourth appearance for the club, with the consistent trio of Craig McKeown, Neil McGregor and Chris Higgins in front of him. The suspension to McGowan meant a rare start for Ryan McCann at right wing back, with Eddie Malone took up position on the opposite flank. Captain Paul McHale played in the middle of the park, alongside Craig Bryson and Stephen O'Donnell, with Andy Ferguson and Roddy Hunter forming the attack. The squad was so stretched that manager Joe Miller named himself amongst the substitutes.

Match details

November 12, 2006
15:00
Ross County 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pen.)
Clyde
Dowie Goal 80' Report Hunter Goal 43'
  Penalties  
Gardyne Penalty scored
Robertson Penalty scored
McKinlay Penalty scored
Adams Penalty missed
Irvine Penalty scored
Crooks Penalty scored
5 – 4 Penalty scored O'Donnell
Penalty missed McGregor
Penalty scored McCann
Penalty scored Miller
Penalty scored McHale
Penalty missed Higgins
McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 4,062
Referee: Craig Thomson
Ross County
Clyde
ROSS COUNTY:
GK 1 Scotland Craig Samson
RB 2 Scotland Gary Irvine
CB 3 Scotland Alex Keddie
CB 4 Scotland Andy Dowie Booked 39' Goal 80'
LB 5 Scotland Kevin McKinlay
RM 6 Scotland Craig Gunn
CF 7 Scotland Michael Gardyne
CM 8 Scotland Derek Adams
CF 9 France Amick Ciani Booked 17' Substituted off 115'
CM 10 Scotland Don Cowie (captain) Substituted off 102'
LM 11 Scotland Martin Scott Booked 25' Substituted off 117'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Scotland Joe Malin
DF 14 Scotland Mark McCulloch
DF 15 Scotland Hugh Robertson Substituted in 102'
MF 16 Scotland Stuart Anderson Substituted in 117'
FW 17 Scotland Jason Crooks Substituted in 115'
Manager:
Scotland Scott Leitch
CLYDE:
GK 1 Scotland David Hutton
CB 2 Scotland Neil McGregor Booked 119'
LWB 3 Scotland Eddie Malone Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 93'
CB 4 Scotland Chris Higgins Booked 117'
CB 5 Scotland Craig McKeown
CM 6 Scotland Paul McHale (captain)
CM 7 Scotland Craig Bryson Substituted off 107'
CM 8 Scotland Stephen O'Donnell Booked 51'
CF 9 Scotland Andy Ferguson Substituted off 79'
CF 10 Scotland Roddy Hunter Goal 43' Substituted off 79'
RWB 11 Scotland Ryan McCann Booked 115'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Scotland Sean McKenna Substituted in 79'
DF 14 Scotland Robert Harris
FW 15 Scotland Kevin Bradley Substituted in 79'
MF 16 Scotland Joe Miller Booked 108' Substituted in 107'
GK 17 Scotland Peter Cherrie
Manager:
Scotland Joe Miller

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Willie Dishington
    • Jeff Banks
  • Fourth official: Mike Ritchie

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores are level
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

References

  1. The Scottish Football League Challenge Cup Final Results, scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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  3. Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet), news.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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