Английская Википедия:2003 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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The 2003 Scottish Challenge Cup final was played on 26 October 2003, at McDiarmid Park in Perth and was the 13th staging of the final in the history of the tournament. It was played between Inverness Caledonian Thistle of the First Division and Airdrie United of the Second Division. Inverness Caledonian Thistle emerged winners after defeating Airdrie United 2–0 to win the competition for the first time.

Route to the final

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Round Opposition Score
First round Gretna (a) 5–0
Second round Peterhead (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Ross County (h) 1–0
Semi-final Raith Rovers (a) 4–0

The first round draw saw Inverness Caledonian Thistle travel to Raydale Park to face Gretna with Caley Thistle emerging 5–0 victors.[1] The second round was another away game with Peterhead providing the opposition, Inverness won 2–1 to progress to the quarter-finals.[2] A home game at the Caledonian Stadium against rivals Ross County was the reward for reaching the quarter-finals, with the home side edging out the opposition to win 1–0.[3] The semi-final draw paired the club with Raith Rovers away from home at Stark's Park. Inverness Caledonian Thistle triumphed to win 4–0[4] and book a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time after losing the 1999 final to Alloa Athletic.

Airdrie United

Round Opposition Score
First round Montrose (h) 2–0
Second round Greenock Morton (a) 2–1
Quarter-final Forfar Athletic (a) 2–0
Semi-final Brechin City (a) 2–1 Шаблон:Aet

Airdrie United were drawn against Montrose at home in the first round and produced a 2–0 victory over the club.[1] The second round saw United drawn against Greenock Morton away from home at Cappielow and produced 2–1 win to progress to the quarter-finals.[2] Another away game awaited Airdrie United in the quarter-finals as they were drawn against Forfar Athletic which saw the club produce a 2–0 win and a second clean sheet of the tournament to progress to the semi-finals.[3] The opposition provided was Brechin City at Glebe Park, again away from home with Airdrie United emerging 2–1 winners after extra time.[4] Airdrie United reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time in the club's history.

Pre-match

Analysis

Inverness Caledonian Thistle scored a total of twelve goals in the rounds preceding the final whilst conceding only one goal in the process. Compared with Airdrie United who scored eight goals in total and conceded two, although only managing two clean sheets compared to Inverness Caledonian Thistle's three. Both teams played three games away from their respective homes of Caledonian Stadium and New Broomfield, whilst only playing one home game each. Inverness Caledonian Thistle reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the second time in its history after losing on penalties in the 1999 final to Alloa Athletic after a 4–4 draw after extra time, whereas it was Airdrie United's first time in the final under their new identity.

Match details

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INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE:
GK 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Brown
DF 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Tokely
DF 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart Golabek
DF 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Mann (c)
DF 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart McCaffrey
MF 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Russell Duncan
MF 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Barry Wilson
MF 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Richie Hart Шаблон:Suboff
FW 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Ritchie Шаблон:Suboff
MF 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Roy McBain
FW 11 Шаблон:Flagicon David Bingham Шаблон:Suboff
Substitutes:
DF 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Grant Munro
MF 14 Шаблон:Flagicon Darran Thomson Шаблон:Subon
FW 15 Шаблон:Flagicon Steven Hislop Шаблон:Subon
FW 16 Шаблон:Flagicon Liam Keogh Шаблон:Subon
GK 17 Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Fraser
Manager:
Шаблон:Flagicon John Robertson
AIRDRIE UNITED:
GK 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark McGeown
DF 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Docherty (c) Шаблон:Suboff
DF 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Sandy Stewart
DF 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Wilson Шаблон:Suboff
DF 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Allan McManus
MF 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Wilson
FW 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Jerome Vareille Шаблон:Suboff
MF 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Marvyn Wilson
FW 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Roberts
MF 10 Шаблон:Flagicon David Dunn
MF 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Gow
Substitutes:
FW 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Ronald Шаблон:Subon
DF 14 Шаблон:Flagicon Felicien Singbo Шаблон:Subon
MF 15 Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen McKeown Шаблон:Subon
FW 16 Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Glancy
GK 17 Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Hollis
Manager:
Шаблон:Flagicon Sandy Stewart

MATCH RULES

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

References

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