McDiarmid Park
McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of .
As well as St Jo ...
,
Perth
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. Ross County won 2–0. The game had been postponed from November to April due to inclement weather.
Queen of the South beat
Peterhead
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2–1 in their
semi-final
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Partick Thistle
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4–3 on penalties after their semi-final ended at 2–2.
Appearances in previous finals
Queen of the South have appeared in the final twice before, winning the 2002 final 2–0 against
Brechin City
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, but losing the 1997 final 1–0 to
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had ...
. Ross County have appeared in three Challenge Cup finals to date, defeating Clyde on penalties in the 2006 final but losing the 2004 final to Falkirk, and the 2008 final to
Airdrie United
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on penalties.
Both teams have recently appeared in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2008 Scottish Cup final by Rangers. County were beaten 3–0 by Dundee United two years later in the
2010 Scottish Cup final
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.
Postponement
The game was originally scheduled to be played on 28 November 2010. However the game was postponed at noon the day before the game after consultation with police voicing concerns over weather conditions particularly on the A9.Cup Final is OFF" www.qosfc.com 27 Nov 2010 /ref> Due to the
Scottish football referee strike
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BBC Alba
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.
Match summary
The game was played in unseasonally warm conditions with bright sunshine and a good natured atmosphere generated by both sets of fans. An early goal gave County a dream start but it was a nightmare for Queens and in particular goalkeeper David Hutton. Asked to deal with a routine passback by Queens captain
David Lilley
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, a combination or poor decision making and poor ball control on Hutton's part allowed Andrew Barrowman to exert pressure and dispossess him. Barrowman easily rolled the ball into the empty net from one yard in the eighth minute to make the score 1–0 against his former club."Queen of the South 0 - 2 Ross County" www.qosfc.com 11 April 2011
Queens only exerted pressure in the five-minute period leading up to County's second goal when they forced goalmouth scrambles. However, a swift County counterattack led to a ball from the right wing, with Iain Vigurs scoring from close range in 39 minutes to make it 2–0.
County were deserved winners without having to exert themselves against a Queens side who were easily second best in all departments and short of ideas other than aiming long balls at
Derek Holmes
Derek Holmes (born 18 October 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Cowdenbeath, Raith Rovers, Ross County, AFC Bournemouth, Carlisle United, Rotherham United, St Johnstone, Queen of the So ...
.
Match Details
Road to the final
References
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