2004 Scottish Challenge Cup final

June 2013 March 2023 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup final 170px The match programme cover 2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup Falkirk 2 Ross County 1 7 November 2004 McDiarmid Park Perth K. Clark (Paisley) 7,471 2003 2005 The 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the Bell's Cup final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Falkirk and Ross County on 7 November 2004 at McDiarmid Park in Perth.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scotchcuphist.html Scottish League Challenge Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 June 2013 It was the 14th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League. Falkirk emerged winners after defeating Ross County 2–1 with goals from Neil Scally and Darryl DuffyFalkirk 2-1 Ross County, BBC Sport. 2004-11-07. Retrieved 2009-12-31. to win the tournament for a third time after winning the 1993 and 1997 finals. Route to the final 2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup Falkirk Round Opposition Score First round Ayr United (a) 3–0 Second round Stirling Albion (h) 5–3 Quarter-final Gretna (h) 3–0 Semi-final St Johnstone (a) 2–1 The first round draw paired The Bairns with Ayr United at Somerset Park with the home team emerging 3–0 victors.Scottish League Challenge Cup round 1 Results – 2004/05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026010532/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/round/_/season/2004/league/sco.challenge/seasonType/1/scottish-league-challenge-cup?cc=5739 26 October 2012 , ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-13. The second round was a home game against neighbours Stirling Albion for Falkirk at Ochilview Park producing a high scoring 5–3 winScottish League Challenge Cup round 2 Results – 2004/05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026010713/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/round/_/season/2004/league/sco.challenge/seasonType/2/scottish-league-challenge-cup?cc=5739 26 October 2012 , ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-13. to progress to the quarter-finals. The opponents drawn were Gretna at home in the quarter-finals and Falkirk won with their second 3–0 victory of the tournament.Scottish League Challenge Cup round 3 Results – 2004/05, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-13. The reward for reaching the semi-final was an away game at St. Johnstone with Falkirk edging out the opponents to win 2–1 to book a place in the final.Scottish League Challenge Cup Semi-finals Results – 2004/05, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-13. Falkirk reached the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the third time, since winning the 1993 final against St Mirren and defeating Queen of the South in the 1997 final. Ross County Round Opposition Score First round St Mirren (h) 2–1 Second round Peterhead (a) 2–1 Quarter-final Partick Thistle (h) 1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–3 pen.) Semi-final Forfar Athletic (h) 5–2 Ross County were drawn against St. Mirren at home in the first round and County produced a 2–1 victory over the club. The second round draw saw The Staggies drawn against Peterhead away from home with Ross County emerging 2–1 winners for the second consecutive game. The quarter-final draw brought with Partick Thistle all the way to Victoria Park which saw Ross County edging out a 5–3 win on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time to progress to the semi-finals. The opposition provided in the semi-final draw was Forfar Athletic and another home game which saw the Dingwall outfit triumph with a 5–2 victory to proceed to the Scottish Challenge Cup final for the first time in the club's history. Pre-match Analysis Falkirk had played two games at their shared home of Ochilview Park and two away in the games preceding the final with Ross County playing a total of three games at Victoria Park and one away from home. In the process Falkirk amassed a total of thirteen goals scored and a mere four goals conceded whilst keeping two clean sheets. Ross County scored ten goals before the final and conceded a total of five, managing to keep no clean sheets. Falkirk progressed winners through all four games in 90 minutes of play, whereas it took penalties before Ross County emerged as winners over Partick Thistle in the quarter-final. This was Falkirk's third time competing in the Scottish Challenge Cup final, whilst holding a 100% record after winning both the 1993 and 1997 finals. Ross County were appearing in the final for the first time in the club's history. Match 7 November 2004 15:00 GMT Falkirk 2–1 Report Ross County Scally 70 Duffy 75 Winters 56 McDiarmid Park, Perth Kenny Clark (Paisley) 7,471Scottish League Challenge Cup Final Results – 2004/05, ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2011-06-13. _redborder _red_piping_vneck _redborder 005090 005090 005090 FFFFFF 005090 Falkirk _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders 000066 FFFFFF 000066 000066 FFFFFF Ross County Teams Falkirk: GK 1SCO Allan Ferguson RB 2 SCO Andy Lawrie LB 3 SCO Craig McPherson CM 4SCO Scott MacKenzie CB 5SCO Mark Campbell CB 6 SCO Kevin James (c) RM 7 SCO John O'Neil 25LM 8SCO David Nicholls 50CF 9 SCO Andy Thomson 72CM 10Trinidad and Tobago Russell Latapy CF 11 SCO Darryl Duffy Substitutes:FW 12POR Pedro Moutinho 50MF 14 SCO Neil Scally 25FW 15AUS Daniel McBreen 72MF 16SCO Kieran McAnespie GK 17 SCO Darren Hill Manager:SCO John HughesRoss County: GK 1SCO Stuart Garden RB 2 SCO John Robertson LB 3SCO Mark McCulloch CM 4 SCO Jamie McCunnie CB 5 SCO Martin Canning CB 6 SCO Jim Lauchlan (c) CM 7 SCO Don Cowie LM 8SCO Charlie Adam 60CF 9SCO Sean Higgins 66RM 10SCO John Rankin CF 11 SCO David Winters 80Substitutes:DF 12SCO Stuart Malcolm 80MF 14SCO Sean Kilgannon 60FW 15SCO Steven McGarry 66FW 16SCO Gary McSwegan GK 17SCO Colin Stewart Manager:SCO Alex Smith 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 2004 Final Category:Falkirk F.C. matches Category:Ross County F.C. matches Category:Sport in Perth, Scotland Category:November 2004 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Football in Perth and Kinross