Cowdenbeath 1
Ross County 2
Challenge Cup (1st Round)


Cowdenbeath 

1 - 2

Ross County


Challenge Cup (1st Round)
Saturday, August 2nd, 2003
Central Park. Att. 325
7:30 PM Kick-off


Goalscorers
Graeme Brown (14) Campbell (o.g.) (22)
John Rankin (80)

Team Managers
Unknown. Alex Smith

Starting Eleven
Andy Carlin
Calvin Shand
Andrew Campbell
John McKeown
David McInally
Kevin Gordon
Ian Morris
Craig Winter
David Mowat
Graeme Brown
John Fallon
Colin Stewart
Jordan Tait
Hugh Robertson
Stuart Malcolm
David Hannah
Jamie McCunnie
John Rankin
Mark McCulloch
Steven MacKay
David Winters
Sean Higgins

Bench
Bryan Gilfillan
Ross Matheson
Stephen Boyle
Liam Buchanan
Allan Fleming
Les Fridge
Don Cowie
Stephen O'Donnell
Graham Bayne
Conor Gethins

Substitutions
Ross Matheson for David Mowat (46)
Bryan Gilfillan for John Fallon (56)
Liam Buchanan for Ian Morris (87)
Graham Bayne for Sean Higgins (63)
Stephen O'Donnell for Jordan Tait (65)
Les Fridge for Colin Stewart (87)

Cautions
None. Jamie McCunnie

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Brian Cassidy (Referee)





Match Report


Source unknown.

A late John Rankin goal gave First Division Ross County a narrow victory at Cowdenbeath in the Bell's Cup first round. The Third Division Fifers matched the visitors throughout and took the lead in the 14th minute through Graeme Brown, who fired home from just inside the penalty area.

County were lucky to be level at the break, with Andy Campbell putting through his own goal in the 22nd minute when trying to clear a Hugh Robertson cross.

The second half saw little to separate the sides.

But, with 10 minutes, remaining Rankin beat three defenders on the edge of the Cowdenbeath box and slipped home the winner.




Squad Statistics (as at August 2nd, 2003)


2003/04 All Time
Age
Colin Stewart (GK)23 3 - 3 -
Hugh Robertson28 4210513
Jordan Tait23 4 - 14 -
Stuart Malcolm23 1 - 1 -
David Hannah29 3191
Steven MacKay22 41858
Mark McCulloch28 42504
John Rankin20 4242
Jamie McCunnie20 4 - 4 -
Sean Higgins18 43134
David Winters21 41153
Les Fridge (sub) (GK)34 3 - 5 -
Stephen O'Donnell (sub)20 4 - 4 -
Graham Bayne (sub)23 4 - 455






League Table (as at August 2nd, 2003)


No league table has been added for this season.