Scottish Challenge Cup 2007-08

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The 2007-08 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 17th staging of the tournament, which is competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League.

The final was played on 25 November 2007, between Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone, at Dens Park, Dundee. St. Johnstone won 3-2.[1] It was their first cup win in their 122-year existence.

Contents

[edit] First Round

[edit] North & East Region


14 August 2007 Dundee 1 – 2 Ross County Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 1,471
Referee: D McDonald
Sturm Scored after 59 minutes 59'
O'Brien Sent off after 90' 90'
Report Barrowman Scored after 12 minutes 12' (pen.)
Keddie Scored after 43 minutes 43'

14 August 2007 Elgin City 1 – 4 Brechin City Borough Briggs, Elgin
Attendance: 166
Referee: C MacKay
Nicholson Scored after 88 minutes 88' Report Russell Scored after 9 minutes 9', Scored after 60 minutes 60' (pen.)
Janczyk Scored after 70 minutes 70'
Johnson Scored after 74 minutes 74'

14 August 2007 Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 East Fife Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 319
Referee: S MacDonald
Lombardi Scored after 26 minutes 26'
Tulloch Scored after 85 minutes 85'
Lunan Scored after 104 minutes 104'
Report Walker Scored after 53 minutes 53'
O'Reilly Scored after 69 minutes 69'

14 August 2007 Montrose 5 – 1 Stirling Albion Links Park, Montrose
Attendance: 271
Referee: C Brown
Baird Scored after 11 minutes 11' (pen.) Scored after 32 minutes 32' Scored after 59 minutes 59'
Wood Scored after 50 minutes 50' Scored after 52 minutes 52'
Report Harris Scored after 51 minutes 51'

14 August 2007 Peterhead 1 – 0 Cowdenbeath Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 531
Referee: A Freeland
Cowie Scored after 90 minutes 90' Report

14 August 2007 Raith Rovers 1 – 1 St Johnstone Starks Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 1,801
Referee: C Boyle
Tod Scored after 89 minutes 89'
Silvestro Sent off after 90' 90'
Report Sheerin Scored after 14 minutes 14' (pen.)
St Johnstone win 5-4 on pens

15 August 2007 Arbroath 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Attendance: 522
Referee: E Smith
McKay Scored after 40 minutes 40'
Reily Scored after 81 minutes 81'
Report Buist Sent off after 39' 39'

Bye - Dunfermline Athletic

[edit] South & West Region


14 August 2007 Albion Rovers 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Attendance: 152
Referee: J McKendrick
Swanson Scored after 73 minutes 73' Report McKenzie Scored after 90 minutes 90'
Berwick won 4-3 on pens

14 August 2007 Clyde 1 – 0 Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 950
Referee: J Underhill
Masterton Scored after 13 minutes 13' Report

14 August 2007 East Stirlingshire 4 – 2 Dumbarton Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 202
Referee: A Law
Simpson Scored after 32 minutes 32', Scored after 48 minutes 48'
Struthers Scored after 71 minutes 71', Scored after 88 minutes 88'
Report

14 August 2007 Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Ayr United New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 611
Referee: M McCurry
Taylor Scored after 17 minutes 17' Report Moore Scored after 60 minutes 60'
Stevenson Scored after 76 minutes 76'

14 August 2007 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Livingston Cappielow, Greenock
Attendance: 1,658
Referee: S Conroy
Graham Scored after 26 minutes 26' Report

14 August 2007 Queens Park 1 – 0 Stranraer Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 387
Referee: A Boyd
Canning Scored after 64 minutes 64' Report

14 August 2007 Stenhousemuir 1 – 3 Airdrie United Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Attendance: 583
Referee: C Allan
Dempster Scored after 59 minutes 59' Report McEwan Scored after 16 minutes 16' (o.g.)
Lyle Scored after 82 minutes 82' (o.g.)
Noble Scored after 85 minutes 85'

Bye - Partick Thistle

[edit] Second Round

4 September 2007 Airdrie United 5 – 1 Arbroath Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Attendance: 754
Referee: A Muir
Russell Scored after 15 minutes 15', Scored after 61 minutes 61', Scored after 85 minutes 85' (pen.), Scored after 86 minutes 86'
McDonald Scored after 26 minutes 26'
Report Tosh Scored after 37 minutes 37'
Rennie Sent off after 89' 89'

4 September 2007 East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Queens Park Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 379
Referee: S Nicholls
Simpson Scored after 33 minutes 33' Report

4 September 2007 Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Ayr United Station Park, Forfar
Attendance: 333
Referee: M Tumilty
Fotheringham Sent off after 86' 86' Report Williams Scored after 32 minutes 32'
Stevenson Scored after 57 minutes 57'

4 September 2007 Montrose 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Brechin City Links Park, Montrose
Attendance: 715
Referee: S Finnie
Stein Scored after 103 minutes 103' Report Johnston Scored after 104 minutes 104'
Nelson Scored after 111 minutes 111'

4 September 2007 Partick Thistle 3 – 1 Berwick Rangers Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: S O'Reilly
Harkins Scored after 26 minutes 26'
di Giacomo Scored after 86 minutes 86'
Keegan Scored after 90 minutes 90'
Report Thompson Scored after 78 minutes 78'

4 September 2007 Peterhead 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Balmoor, Peterhead
Attendance: 650
Referee: C Brown
Report McAlister Scored after 18 minutes 18'

5 September 2007 Clyde 1 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
Attendance: 799
Referee: W Collum
MacLennan Scored after 46 minutes 46' Report Burchill Scored after 26 minutes 26', Scored after 74 minutes 74'
Morrison Scored after 57 minutes 57', Scored after 90 minutes 90'

5 September 2007 Ross County 0 – 2 St Johnstone Victoria Park, Dingwall
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: I Brines
Report Deuchar Scored after 14 minutes 14'
Jackson Scored after 49 minutes 49'


[edit] Quarter Finals

18 September 2007 Airdrie United 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Attendance: 931
Referee: M Tumilty
McKeown Sent off after 86' 86' Report Burchill Scored after 54 minutes 54', Scored after 81 minutes 81'
Woods Sent off after 86' 86'

18 September 2007 Ayr United 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Partick Thistle Somerset Park, Ayr
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: W Collum
Williams Scored after 86 minutes 86' (pen.), Scored after 120 minutes 120' Report Forrest Scored after 65 minutes 65' (o.g.)

18 September 2007 East Stirlingshire 0 – 4 Greenock Morton Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 488
Referee: B Winter
Report Templeman Scored after 49 minutes 49', Scored after 82 minutes 82'
Moffat Scored after 61 minutes 61' (o.g.)
Linn Scored after 83 minutes 83'

25 September 2007 St Johnstone 4 – 1 Brechin City McDiarmid Park, Perth
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: C Allan
Deuchar Scored after 21 minutes 21', Scored after 42 minutes 42'
Jackson Scored after 36 minutes 36'
Weatherston Scored after 43 minutes 43'
Report Smith Scored after 57 minutes 57'

[edit] Semi Finals

2 October 2007 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Ayr United East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: K Clark
Glass Scored after 83 minutes 83' Report

2 October 2007 Greenock Morton 1 – 3 St Johnstone Cappielow, Greenock
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: S Conroy
Graham Scored after 12 minutes 12' Report Jackson Scored after 10 minutes 10'
MacDonald Scored after 65 minutes 65'
Quinn Scored after 87 minutes 87'

[edit] Final

25 November 2007 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 3 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: E Smith
Wilson Scored after 37 minutes 37'
Glass Scored after 70 minutes 70' (pen.)
Report Sheerin Scored after 13 minutes 13' (pen.)
MacDonald Scored after 19 minutes 19'
Deuchar Scored after 30 minutes 30'

[edit] Teams

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
GK 1 Flag of Scotland Paul Gallacher
RB 2 Flag of Scotland Calum Woods Substituted off after 34 minutes 34'
CB 3 Flag of Scotland Scott Wilson Booked after 87 minutes 87'
CM 4 Flag of Scotland Stephen Simmons Substituted off after 88 minutes 88'
CB 5 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Souleymane Bamba
LB 6 Flag of England Danny Murphy
RM 7 Flag of Ireland Bobby Ryan
CF 8 Flag of Scotland Stephen Crawford
CF 9 Flag of Scotland Mark Burchill
CM 10 Flag of Scotland Stephen Glass
LM 11 Flag of Scotland Michael McGlinchey Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of Wales Jamie Harris Substituted on after 88 minutes 88'
MF 14 Flag of Scotland Darren Young Booked after 66 minutes 66' Substituted on after 34 minutes 34'
FW 15 Flag of Scotland Jim Hamilton Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
MF 16 Flag of Scotland Scott McBride
GK 18 Flag of Scotland Sean Murdoch
Manager:
Flag of Ireland Stephen Kenny
ST JOHNSTONE:
GK 1 Flag of Scotland Alan Main
RB 2 Flag of Scotland Gary Irvine
LB 3 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Goran Stanić
CM 4 Flag of Scotland Derek McInnes
CB 5 Flag of Scotland Allan McManus
CB 6 Flag of Scotland Steven Anderson Substituted off after 80 minutes 80'
RM 7 Flag of Scotland Rocco Quinn
CM 8 Flag of Scotland Paul Sheerin
CF 9 Flag of Scotland Kenny Deuchar
CF 10 Flag of Ireland Andy Jackson Substituted off after 80 minutes 80'
LM 11 Flag of Scotland Peter MacDonald Substituted off after 75 minutes 75'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Flag of Scotland Kevin Rutkiewicz Substituted on after 80 minutes 80'
MF 14 Flag of Scotland Martin Hardie Substituted on after 75 minutes 75'
GK 15 Flag of Scotland Kevin Cuthbert
MF 16 Flag of Scotland Willie McLaren
FW 17 Flag of Scotland Steve Milne Substituted on after 80 minutes 80'
Caretaker Manager:
Flag of Scotland Sandy Stewart

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

[edit] References