2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
# 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was played on 16 November 2008 and was the 18th Scottish Challenge Cup Final. The final was contested by Ross County who beat Greenock Morton 4–1 in their semi-final and Airdrie United who beat Partick Thistle 1–0. The match was played at McDiarmid Park, Perth. Airdrie won the game 3–2 on penalties, after the match ended 2–2 following extra time.

Both teams had appeared in a Challenge Cup final before, Ross County had been in two, defeating Clyde on penalties in the 2006 final but losing the 2004 final to Falkirk. whereas Airdrie's only final ended in defeat, losing to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the 2003 final.

## Route to the final

### Airdrie United

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| First round | Dumbarton (h) | 3–2 |
| Second round | East Fife (a) | 2–0 |
| Quarter-final | Cowdenbeath (a) | 2–1 |
| Semi-final | Partick Thistle (a) | 1–0 |

### Ross County

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| First round | St Johnstone (h) | 2–1 |
| Second round | Raith Rovers (a) | 2–1 |
| Quarter-final | Clyde (a) | 1–0 |
| Semi-final | Greenock Morton (h) | 4–1 |

## Match details

| Airdrie United | Ross County |
| - | - |

AIRDRIE UNITED: :

| GK | 1 | Stephen Robertson |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Marc Smyth | 17' |
| LB | 3 | Paul Lovering | | 48' |
| CM | 4 | Kevin McDonald | 91' |
| CB | 5 | Bobby Donnelly |
| CB | 6 | David Nixon | | 70' |
| RM | 7 | Steven McDougall | | 68' |
| CM | 8 | Stephen McKenna |
| CF | 9 | Paul di Giacomo |
| CM | 10 | Scott McLaughlin |
| LM | 11 | Joe Cardle | 83' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 12 | Darren Smith | | 70' |
| DF | 14 | Matthew Hazley | | 48' |
| FW | 15 | Simon Lynch | | 68' |
| FW | 16 | Stuart Noble |
| GK | 17 | Lee Hollis |
| Manager: ||||
| Kenny Black ||||

ROSS COUNTY: :

| GK | 1 | Tony Bullock |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Mark McCulloch |
| LB | 3 | Alex Keddie | 96' |
| CB | 4 | Andy Dowie |
| CB | 5 | Scott Boyd | 108' |
| RM | 6 | Michael Gardyne | | 105' |
| CM | 7 | Richie Hart |
| CM | 8 | Richard Brittain | | 105' |
| CF | 9 | Dyron Daal |
| CF | 10 | Sean Higgins | 120+1' |
| LM | 11 | Adam Strachan | | 114' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 12 | Martin Scott | | 105' |
| DF | 14 | Steven Watt |
| MF | 15 | Scott Morrison | | 114' |
| FW | 16 | David Winters | | 105' |
| GK | 18 | Joe Malin |
| Manager: ||||
| Derek Adams ||||

* 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
