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2008 Scottish Challenge Cup final

Field	Value
title	2008 Scottish Challenge Cup final
event	2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup
team1	Airdrie United
team1score	2
team2	Ross County
team2score	2
details	After extra time
Airdrie United won 3–2 on penalties
date	16 November 2008
stadium	McDiarmid Park
city	Perth
referee	Calum Murray
attendance	4,091
previous	2007
next	2009

Airdrie United won 3–2 on penalties

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

McKenna
Dowie
Nixon
Higgins
Lynch
McLaughlin
Hazley
McDonald
Smyth
Winters
Higgins
Hart
Morrison
Scott

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SCO Kenny Black

SCO Derek Adams

References

(12 October 2008). "Ross County 4-1 Morton". BBC Sport.
(12 October 2008). "Partick Thistle 0-1 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport.
(2006-11-12). "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC Sport.
(7 November 2004). "Falkirk 2-1 Ross County". BBC Sport.
(2003-10-26). "Inverness CT claim cup win". BBC Sport.

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