2022 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
# 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the SPFL Trust Trophy Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place on 3 April 2022 between Raith Rovers and Queen of the South. It was the 29th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, and the seventh since the SPFL was formed. It was the first final played since 2019, as the 2020 final and the 2020–21 competition were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Route to the final

The competition is a knock-out tournament and was contested by 50 teams from Scotland in 2021–22. In previous years clubs from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have competed, but the competition was restricted to Scottish clubs in 2021–22 to reduce unnecessary travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Raith Rovers

As a 2020–21 Scottish Championship club, Raith Rovers were given a bye to the second round.

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Second round | Forfar Athletic (h) | 1–0 |
| Third round | East Fife (h) | 3–1 |
| Quarter-final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (a) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (p) |
| Semi-final | Kilmarnock (a) | 2–1 |

### Queen of the South

As a 2020–21 Scottish Championship club, Queen of the South were given a bye to the second round.

| Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Second round | Broomhill (h) | 3–0 |
| Third round | Partick Thistle (h) | 2–0 |
| Quarter-final | Greenock Morton (h) | 2–1 |
| Semi-final | Cove Rangers (a) | 1–0 |

## Match details

| Raith Rovers | Queen of the South |
| - | - |
| GK1 Jamie MacDonald RB2 Reghan Tumilty CB4 Frankie Musonda CB3 Liam Dick 83' LB21 Sean Mackie RM7 Aidan Connolly CM16 Sam Stanton CM8 Ross Matthews LM22 Ethan Ross 87' FW99 Matej Poplatnik FW18 Ethon Varian 56' Substitutes: GK17 Robbie Thomson DF5 Christophe Berra DF14 David McKay 83' DF29 Greig Young MF13 Brad Spencer MF25 Aaron Arnott 87' FW10 Lewis Vaughan FW11 Dario Zanatta 56' Manager: John McGlynn | GK1 Josh Rae RB3 Alex Cooper CB16 Euan East CB2 Darragh O'Connor LB33 Willie Gibson RM8 Josh Todd CM6 Harry Cochrane CM15 Calvin McGrory LM10 Lee Connelly 81' FW9 Ally Roy FW7 Ruari Paton 81' Substitutes: GK30 Charlie Cowie DF13 Josh Debayo DF20 Roberto Nditi DF29 Matthew Henderson MF14 Ben Liddle MF18 Kieran McKechnie 81' FW17 Niyah Joseph FW44 Rúben Soares Júnior 81' Manager: Willie Gibson |
| Man of the match: Matej Poplatnik | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |
