Raith Rovers vs Alloa Athletic, 2021-22 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Raith Rovers advance 5-4 on penalties
Raith Rovers
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Raith Rovers advance 5-4 on penalties
Alloa Athletic

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Raith Rovers are hosting Alloa Athletic at Stark's Park, Fife, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Adam King (Alloa Athletic).
  • 3': Liam Dick (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Andy Graham.
  • 7': Cameron O'Donnell (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Christophe Berra (Raith Rovers).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Scott Taggart (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Craig Howie.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Andy Graham (Alloa Athletic).
  • 13': Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Adam King (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Brad Spencer (Raith Rovers).
  • 18': Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Adam King (Alloa Athletic).
  • 19': Foul by Steven Boyd (Alloa Athletic).
  • 19': Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Reghan Tumilty (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Alloa Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 27': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Andy Graham.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 30': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Craig Howie.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Conor Sammon (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 41': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Craig Howie.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 0.
  • 47': Foul by Cameron O'Donnell (Alloa Athletic).
  • 47': Reghan Tumilty (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 52': Foul by Brad Spencer (Raith Rovers).
  • 52': Jon Robertson (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Jamie MacDonald.
  • 54': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Jon Robertson.
  • 56': Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Ben Armour replaces Cameron O'Donnell.
  • 57': Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Jon Robertson (Alloa Athletic).
  • 58': Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Reghan Tumilty.
  • 63': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Stefan Scougall.
  • 65': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Andy Graham.
  • 65': Foul by Brad Spencer (Raith Rovers).
  • 65': Ben Armour (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Steven Boyd.
  • 67': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Conor Sammon.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers).
  • 70': Stefan Scougall (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Raith Rovers. James Keatings replaces Matej Poplatnik.
  • 71': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ethon Varian replaces Dario Zanatta.
  • 74': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Church.
  • 75': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Jon Robertson.
  • 79': Christophe Berra (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Ben Armour (Alloa Athletic).
  • 79': Attempt saved. Conor Sammon (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner.
  • 80': Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Jamie MacDonald.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 81': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Blaise Riley-Snow replaces Dylan Tait.
  • 85': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Scott Taggart.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 90': Blaise Riley-Snow (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Adam King (Alloa Athletic).
  • 90': Attempt saved. Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Liam Dick (Raith Rovers).
  • 90'+1': Steven Boyd (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 0.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Raith Rovers 0, Alloa Athletic 0.
  • 91': Penalty saved! Conor Sammon (Alloa Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(1), Alloa Athletic 0. Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(1), Alloa Athletic 0(1). Scott Taggart (Alloa Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(2), Alloa Athletic 0(1). James Keatings (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(2), Alloa Athletic 0(2). Stefan Scougall (Alloa Athletic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 94': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(3), Alloa Athletic 0(2). Brad Spencer (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(3), Alloa Athletic 0(3). Andy Graham (Alloa Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(4), Alloa Athletic 0(3). Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(4), Alloa Athletic 0(4). Adam King (Alloa Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 96': Goal! Raith Rovers 0(5), Alloa Athletic 0(4). Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 96': Penalty Shootout ends, Raith Rovers 0(5), Alloa Athletic 0(4).
  • 0': Match ends, Raith Rovers 0(5), Alloa Athletic 0(4).

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Stark's Park
Location: Fife, Scotland
Attendance: 958

Scottish League Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 St Mirren 4 +8 10
2 Ayr United 4 +11 9
3 Arbroath 4 +1 5
4 Forfar Athletic 4 -3 5
Full Table

Line-Ups

RRFC Raith Rovers (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie McDonald (GK)
6 Kyle Benedictus
5 Christophe Berra
3 Liam Dick
2 Reghan Tumilty
15 Dylan Tait
13 Brad Spencer
11 Dario Zanatta
7 Aidan Connolly
99 Matej Poplatnik
10 Lewis Vaughan
Raith Rovers Substitutes:
James Keatings, Greig Young, Aaron Arnott, Kieran Mitchell, Blaise Riley-Snow, Tom Lang, Ethon Varian, David Mckay, Robbie Thomson.

ALL Alloa Athletic (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 David Hutton (GK)
4 Craig Howie
5 Andy Graham
3 Daniel Church
2 Scott Taggart
12 Stefan Scougall
8 John Robertson
16 Adam King
18 Conor Sammon
20 Cameron O'Donnel
11 Steven Boyd
Alloa Athletic Substitutes:
Devan Mccall, Ben Armour, Ben Ramage, Craig Mcdowall, Jordan Armstrong.

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