Challenge 3rd round

[Gaffer]

Albion 3-3 Arbroath (5-3 pens)
Albion Rovers booked their Challenge Cup semi-final spot after a six-goal thriller and dramatic 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Arbroath.
Willie Martin gave Arbroath the lead, but Joe Savage equalised and then Ian Chisholm put the home team in front.

Arbroath levelled thanks to Martin's second, but the tie again swung Rovers' way courtesy of Scott Chaplain.

Barry Sellars' fine free-kick sent the tie into extra-time, but Ciaran Donnelly was Rovers' shoot-out hero.


Albion Rovers: Ewings, Moffat, McGhee, Lennon, Ciaran Donnelly, Friel (Creaney 111), Doyle, Chaplain, Chisholm (Sim 90), Savage (Smith 83), Walker.

Subs Not Used: Nichol, Thompson.

Booked: Savage, Doyle, Moffat, Ewings, Ciaran Donnelly, Walker.

Goals: Savage 20, Chisholm 42, Chaplain 58.

Arbroath: Morrison, Rennie, McCulloch, Raeside, Bishop, Dobbins, Black (Watson 64), Martin, Brazil (McMullen 80), Sellars, Stein (Scott 73).

Subs Not Used: Voight, Peat.

Booked: Raeside, McCulloch, Scott.

Goals: Martin 16, 44, Sellars 87.

Att: 320.

[Gaffer]

Clyde 1-0 Ayr United
Clyde reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup for the first time in 16 years but had to work hard to see off Second Division Ayr United.
The hosts felt they should have had a penalty when Ayr keeper Mark McGeown sent Gary Arbuckle tumbling, but Kenny Clark booked the striker for diving.

Clyde deservedly went in front on the hour mark when Paul McHale drilled low past McGeown into the corner.

McGeown then saved Stephen O'Donnell's penalty, but Clyde were going through.


Clyde: Hutton, McGregor, Malone, Higgins, Ryan McCann (Michael McGowan 84), McHale, Bryson, O'Donnell, Ferguson, Imrie, Arbuckle (Hunter 84).

Subs not used: Harris, Masterton, Cherrie.

Booked: Ferguson, Arbuckle.

Goal: McHale 60

Ayr United: McGeown, Casey, Creaney (Strain 79), Forrest, Robertson, Brian Reid, Hyslop (Caddis 46), Weaver, Friels (Walker 68), Wardlaw, Dunn.

Subs not used: Pettigrew, Johnson.

Booked: Brian Reid, Strain, Casey.

Att: 682.

Ref: K Clark.

[Gaffer]

Ross County 3-2 Gretna (aet)
Stuart Anderson netted the extra-time winner to send Ross County through to the Challenge Cup semi-finals after an action-packed 3-2 victory over Gretna.
County scored twice in a five-minute spell through Alex Williams and Amick Ciani to establish a first-half lead.

Gretna fought back with goals by Colin McMenamin and Allan Jenkins, but then former County defender Martin Canning was sent off for handling on the line.

Alan Main saved Don Cowie's spot-kick, but Anderson beat him in extra-time.


Ross County: Samson, Gary Irvine, McCulloch, Niven, Dowie, Anderson, Caimi (Scott 104), Adams, Williams (Gunn 71), Cowie, McKinlay (Robertson 80).

Subs Not Used: Malone, Tiernan.

Booked: Anderson.

Goals: Williams 35, Caimi 40, Anderson 96.

Gretna: Main, MacFarlane (Jenkins 70), McQuilken, O'Neil (Birch 97), Townsley, Canning, McGill, McGuffie, McMenamin, Grady (Deuchar 55), Skelton.

Subs Not Used: Granger, Fleming.

Sent off: Canning 86.

Booked: Canning.

Goals: McMenamin 73, Jenkins 77.

Att: 1,200.

Ref: A Freeland.

[Gaffer]

Morton 3-2 St Johnstone
Second Division Morton stunned St Johnstone with a thrilling 3-2 win at Cappielow to book their place in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.
The visitors took the lead thanks to Simon Mensing's stunning long-range strike, but Ryan Harding levelled for the hosts shortly after the interval.

Paul McGowan then sent Morton in front before Mensing notched his second of the evening to set up a tense finale.

It looked like extra-time until McGowan fired home with a superb solo effort.


Morton: Gonet, Weatherson, Greacen, Harding, Keenan (Walker 45), Millar, Jamie Stevenson (Finlayson 72), McLaughlin, McAlistair, Lilley, McGowen (Templeman 90).

Subs not used: McClean, Baxter.

Booked: Lilley.

Goals: Harding 49, McGowen 54, 89.

St Johnstone: Cuthbert, Lawrie, McManus, James, Stanic, Hardie (Jackson 76), Mensing, Stevenson (Dyer 45), Sheerin, Milne (MacDonald 59), Scotland.

Subs not used: Anderson, Halliwell.

Booked: Scotland, Mensing.

Goals: Mensing 7, 80.

Att: 2,300.

Ref: D Sommers.

[Tory Boy]

Great result for the Rovers!

Depending who against and when the semi is I might pop along. Would deffo go if they made the final.

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