2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Ramsdens Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place at Easter Road on 6 April 2014, between Raith Rovers and Rangers.[1] The match was televised by BBC ALBA.[1] It was the 23rd final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, it was the first Challenge Cup Final since the formation of the SPFL. Both teams progressed through four elimination rounds to reach the final. The match was both clubs' first appearance in the final of the competition, whilst it was Raith Rovers' first cup final in 20 years since winning the League Cup in 1994.[2][3][4][5]

2014 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Event2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
Raith Rovers Rangers
1 0
After extra time
Date6 April 2014
VenueEaster Road, Edinburgh
RefereeKevin Clancy
Attendance19,983

Route to the final
See also: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

The competition is a knock-out tournament and in 2013–14 was contested by 32 teams; the 30 clubs that played in the Championship, League One and League Two of the Scottish Professional Football League, Highland League club Formartine United by invitation (the highest placed team in that league from the previous season with an SFA licence) & the winner of a preliminary round tie between Spartans & Threave Rovers (the highest placed teams in the previous season's East of Scotland & South of Scotland leagues with SFA licences), the winner of the tie being Spartans. 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.

Match details
Final
Raith Rovers1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Baird  117' Report
Attendance: 19,983
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Raith Rovers
Rangers
RAITH ROVERS:
GK20 Lee Robinson
RB2 Jason Thomson (c)
CB4 Paul Watson
CB5 Dougie Hill
LB3 Callum Booth
RM7 Joe Cardle 68' 90+5'
CM8 Kevin Moon 78'
CM6 Liam Fox 42'
LM11 Grant Anderson 77'
CF29 John Baird
CF10 Calum Elliot 45' 86'
Substitutes:
GK17 Ross Laidlaw
DF14 Reece Donaldson
DF19 Fraser Mullen 120+1' 78'
FW15 Gordon Smith 86'
FW9 Greig Spence 90+5'
Manager:
Grant Murray
RANGERS:
GK1 Cammy Bell
RB2 Richard Foster
CB6 Lee McCulloch (c)
CB3 Bilel Mohsni
LB5 Lee Wallace 66'
RM4 Fraser Aird
CM8 Ian Black 75'
CM10 Kyle Hutton 61'
CM11 Nicky Law
LM7 Steven Smith 79' 111'
CF9 Jon Daly
Substitutes:
GK17 Steve Simonsen
DF14 Sébastien Faure 74' 66'
MF15 Dean Shiels
FW16 Calum Gallagher 111'
FW12 Nicky Clark 65' 61'
Manager:
Ally McCoist


Match officials[6]

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
  1. "Raith v Rangers: Easter Road hosts Ramsdens Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. Forsyth, Roddy (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. Ralston, Gary (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet): Former Gers kid John Baird pops up to secure Ramsdens Cup glory for Kirkcaldy men". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. Bathgate, Stuart (6 April 2014). "Glory for Raith". Scotsman. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Ramsden Cup: Raith Rovers 1-0 Rangers (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. Ramsdens Cup final officials, spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.