The 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the Bell's Cup Final for sponsorship reasons,Bell's Cup
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match between

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and Queen of the South on 20 October 2002 at

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in Cumbernauld. It was the 12th final of the

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. Both teams progressed through four knock-out rounds to reach the final. The match was Brechin City's first national cup final in its 96-year history whilst it was Queen of the South's second appearance in the final of the tournament having lost in

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. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier League; Queen of the South from the First Division and Brechin City from the

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. Queen of the South dominated most of the game with John O'Neill scoring the first goal in the 33rd minute. Two minutes into the second half,

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scored a header to take a 2–0 lead. Brechin City had few chances to score and Queen of the South held on to win the tournament and a national cup competition for the first time.

Route to the final

The competition is a

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and in 2002 was contested by the 30 teams that played in the

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and Third Divisions of the

. Teams were paired at random and the winner of each match progressed to the next round and the loser was eliminated. The first round was contested by 28 of the teams and two received random

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into the second round.Clyde Receive 'Bells' Bye To 2nd Round
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11 July 2002. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

Brechin City

Brechin City entered the first round and were drawn to play Elgin City of the Third Division at

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.Elgin City v Brechin City – Scottish League Challenge Cup 6/8/2002
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. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Elgin took the lead in the 31st minute with a goal from David Ross but was short-lived;

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equalised the score to 1–1 ten minutes later and Marc Millar scored early in the second half to give Brechin a 2–1 lead. Two minutes later, Templeman scored his second goal of the game and Charlie King concluded the win with a goal in the 90th minute to make it 4–1 and progress to the next round.Elgin 1–4 Brechin
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. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Brechin played First Division club St Johnstone in the second round at home at Glebe Park.Brechin City v St Johnstone – Scottish League Challenge Cup 14/8/2002
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. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

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scored first for St Johnstone after seven minutes to take a 1–0 lead. Roddy Grant equalised for Brechin against his former club on 35 minutes before Peter MacDonald scored for St Johnstone to regain a 2–1 lead two minutes before half time. Brechin scored two goals in the second half; an

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by Darren Dods and a second goal from Grant to produce a "shock" 3–2 win and advance to the quarter-finals.Brechin City 3–2 St Johnstone
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. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2013. In the quarter-finals, Brechin faced another home game against a First Division club, this time against Falkirk.Brechin City v Falkirk – Scottish League Challenge Cup 20/8/2002
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. Retrieved 10 June 2013. The score was 0–0 for most of the game before Falkirk took the lead with only three minutes left to play with a goal from Craig McPherson. However, Brechin scored one minute before the end through

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to force

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. The score remained equal after extra time so the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out; Brechin winning 5–3.Brechin 1–1 Falkirk (5–3 on pen)
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. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2013. With four clubs left in the tournament, Brechin were drawn against Third Division club Queen's Park at

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.Queen's Park v Brechin City – Scottish League Challenge Cup 27/8/2002
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. Retrieved 10 June 2013. Queen's Park scored first through James Allan after 26 minutes but Brechin equalised before half time with a goal from Marc Millar. The rest of the game's five goals came during a nine-minute period in the second half; Brechin took a two-goal lead courtesy of Chris Jackson and Kevin Fotheringham to make the score 3–1 before goals from John Gemmell and Jonny Whelan for Queen's Park and Roddy Grant for Brechin made the scoreline 4–3 in favour of Brechin.Queen's Park 3–4 Brechin
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. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2013. Both teams had chances to score again before the end but the score stayed the same ensuring Brechin qualified for the first national cup final in the club's history.Bell's final tolls for City
, ''brechinadvertiser.co.uk''. ''Brechin Advertiser''. 28 August 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

Queen of the South

Queen of the South also entered the first round and were drawn to play Third Division club Peterhead away from home at

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.Peterhead v Queen of the South – Scottish League Challenge Cup 6/8/2002
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. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Queen of the South dominated the majority of the game and scored two late goals in the second half from John O'Neill and

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to progress to the next round as 2–0 winners.Peterhead 0–2 Queen of the South
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. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. In the second round Queen of the South played another Third Division club, Greenock Morton, at home at

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.Queen of the South v Greenock Morton – Scottish League Challenge Cup 13/8/2002
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. Retrieved 12 June 2013. The game was marred with incidents with

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, Colin Reilly and Alex Williams all being

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for Greenock Morton.Queen of the South 1–0 Morton
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. 12 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Sean O'Connor scored the winning goal for Queen of the South with only seven minutes left to play but shortly before the end sustained an injury from a tackle by Reilly which resulted in his sending off.Morton launch O'Connor inquiry
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. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Queen of the South won the game 1–0 and advanced to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, Queen of the South played Second Division club Dumbarton, also at Palmerston Park. John O'Neill scored his second goal of the tournament to give Queen of the South the lead after 25 minutes.Queen of the South v Dumbarton – Scottish League Challenge Cup 20/8/2002
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. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Dumbarton had opportunities to score an equaliser for the remainder of the game but were denied by the home team's goalkeeper, Colin Scott. Despite Dumbarton's efforts, Queen of the South sealed the victory with a goal from Derek Lyle in the final minute of the match to win 2–0 and progress to the semi-finals.QoS 2–0 Dumbarton
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. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. With four teams left in the tournament, Queen of the South travelled to

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to face fellow First Division club St Mirren.St Mirren v Queen of the South – Scottish League Challenge Cup 27/8/2002
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. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Paul Shields scored first for Queen of the South in the seventh minute but was cancelled out five minutes later with a goal from Brian McGinty to make it 1–1 before Derek Lyle put Queen of the South back in front shortly before half time. Early in the second half, both teams scored again;

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for St Mirren and

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for Queen of the South to make the scoreline 3–2 to the away team. With ten minutes left to play, Gerhard Fellner equalised for St Mirren to make it 3–3 but late goals in the final two minutes from a Peter Weatherson

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and Shields' second goal of the game won the match 5–3 and sent Queen of the South into the final for the second time in its history.St Mirren 3–5 Queen of the South
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. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

Pre-match

Venue

The 2002 final was hosted at

in Cumbernauld which had been

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's home since it was opened in 1994. The stadium hosted the final on three previous occasions; twice in the past two seasons and for the first time in

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. The venue had a capacity of 8,000 and 4,500 tickets were allocated to Queen of the South who had a larger fan base and average home support than Brechin City, who were allocated around 2,500 tickets.Book Your Final Seat
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-based Queen of the South travelled approximately Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, UK to Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, UK
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. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

Analysis

In order to reach the final, both Brechin City and Queen of the South played two matches at home and two away. Brechin scored twelve goals and conceded seven compared with Queen of the South's ten goals scored and only three conceded. Queen of the South kept a

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in the first three roundsScottish League Challenge Cup 2002/03
''soccerbase.com'', Retrieved 15 June 2013. and were favourites to win the match being the higher ranked club as a competitor in the First Division, one tier above Brechin who were in the Second Division. At the time of the final Queen of the South were in bad league form, ranking second-last in the First Division with only two wins and eight points from 10 games.Queen of the South 2002–2003 : Scottish Division One Table on 19.10.2002
, ''statto.com'', Retrieved 15 June 2013. Brechin were in slightly better form, ranking 6th in the Second Division with four wins and 13 points from nine games before the cup final.Brechin City 2002–2003 : Scottish Division Two Table on 19.10.2002
, ''statto.com'', Retrieved 15 June 2013. Brechin and Queen of the South were both aiming to win their second trophy in less than six months, having been crowned champions of the Third and Second Divisions respectively the previous season. Despite recent league success, Brechin had never reached the final of a national cup competition in its 96-year history whilst Queen of the South were making only their second appearance in a cup final since losing the 1997 final to Falkirk in the same competition.

Match

First half

Queen of the South started the game as the livelier team, pushing forward early on; however, Brechin City had the first goal scoring opportunity of the final when Graham Gibson's long range shot was saved by Queen of the South goalkeeper

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.Queen of the South lift Bells Cup
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. 20 October 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Peter Weatherson had a similar opportunity for Queen of the South after a pass from Derek Lyle but was also saved by Brechin's goalkeeper, David Hay. Hay made another save 10 minutes later after another Weatherson attempt from Steve Bowey's pass. After 28 minutes, Brechin player Chris Jackson was booked for a foul on Bowey and Queen of the South scored the first goal of the game shortly after in the 33rd minute but with controversy; John O'Neill rebounded the ball into the goal after Bowey's initial shot was saved by the goalkeeper but Brechin defender Greg McCulloch claimed to have cleared the ball off the line, however, referee John Underhill awarded the goal. Weatherson almost scored again shortly before half time when he headed the ball into goalkeeper Hay's hands after a

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cross.

Second half

From the beginning of the second half the match was dominated by Queen of the South and they extended their lead after only two minutes. Defender Andy Aitken made a long pass to Joe McAlpine who crossed the ball from the left to the unmarked Derek Lyle near the six-yard box who headed the ball past the goalkeeper to score his third goal of the tournament.Haggerty, Anthony. "Football: Oueen Sweep For Goram; Queen of the South 2 Brechin City 0", '' Daily Record'' (Glasgow), 21 October 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. Brechin made the first

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of the match three minutes after the second goal, replacing Graham Gibson with Chris Templeman. Brechin's best chance of the game came in the 58th minute when Charlie King's 20-yard shot forced goalkeeper Goram to make his first proper save of the match. In the 62nd minute, Brechin made their last substitution with Marc Millar replacing Paul Riley in the midfield. With three minutes left to play, Queen of the South had an opportunity to extend their lead further when Sean O'Connor's attempted header was hit wide from a

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by McAlpine.

Details

Post-match

Queen of the South goalkeeper Colin Scott, who had played in all rounds before the final, was ruled out of playing because of injury. However, manager John Connolly stated that he would not have played Scott even if he had been fully fit and opted with

instead, saying: "I was not convinced of Colin's fitness", and "I told Colin there was never a chance of him playing in the Cup final".Haggerty, Anthony
"Football: It's Broad smiles for the Goalie"
'' Daily Record'' (Glasgow), 21 October 2002. Retrieved 12 June 2013. As a result of Goram's inclusion in the squad, he became the first player to win every domestic trophy in Scotland. The match remains Brechin City's only appearance in a major national cup final. However, Queen of the South have made two further appearances in the final of the tournament since the match; losing to Ross County in

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and beating

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. Queen of the South also reached the final of Scotland's main cup competition, the

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, losing to Rangers.Lindsay, Clive
Queen of the South 2–3 Rangers
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Notes

* 1. The match was scheduled to kick off at 15:00 (GMT) but was delayed by ten minutes to allow time for spectators delayed by traffic congestion to enter the stadium and take their seats.Irvine, Neil
Bell's Challenge Cup Final: Historic day for Dumfries revellers
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References

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