Forfar Athletic vs Montrose, 2021-22 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Forfar Athletic advance 5-4 on penalties

FT - Penalties
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Forfar Athletic advance 5-4 on penalties

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Forfar Athletic are hosting Montrose at Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park, Forfar, 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': Andrew Steeves (Montrose) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Craig Slater (Forfar Athletic).
3': Attempt missed. Kerr Waddell (Montrose) header from the centre of the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
9': Attempt blocked. Mark Gallagher (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Attempt missed. Martin Rennie (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
14': Foul by Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic).
14': Seán Dillon (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Andrew Steeves (Montrose) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Ross Meechan (Forfar Athletic).
16': Attempt saved. Blair Lyons (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
16': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Liam Callaghan.
23': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Ross Meechan.
29': Craig Slater (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Liam Callaghan (Montrose).
30': Foul by Seán Dillon (Montrose).
30': Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Luke Strachan (Forfar Athletic).
31': Liam Callaghan (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Penalty Forfar Athletic. PJ Crossan draws a foul in the penalty area.
32': Penalty conceded by Cammy Ballantyne (Montrose) after a foul in the penalty area.
32': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Craig Slater (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot is high and wide to the right. Craig Slater should be disappointed.
33': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Luke Strachan.
35': Attempt missed. Blair Lyons (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
38': Attempt missed. PJ Crossan (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
40': Attempt saved. Christian Antoniazzi (Montrose) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
41': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Marc McCallum.
41': Attempt missed. Kerr Waddell (Montrose) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
42': Foul by Seán Dillon (Montrose).
42': Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Andy Munro (Forfar Athletic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
45'+1': First Half ends, Forfar Athletic 0, Montrose 0.
45': Second Half begins Forfar Athletic 0, Montrose 0.
46': Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Andrew Steeves (Montrose).
46': Andrew Steeves (Montrose) is shown the yellow card.
47': Foul by Michael Travis (Forfar Athletic).
47': Martin Rennie (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Cammy Ballantyne (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by PJ Crossan (Forfar Athletic).
49': Foul by Michael Travis (Forfar Athletic).
49': Christian Antoniazzi (Montrose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt blocked. Martin Rennie (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Attempt saved. Cammy Ballantyne (Montrose) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
55': Foul by Craig Slater (Forfar Athletic).
55': Terry Masson (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, Montrose. Lewis Milne replaces Christian Antoniazzi.
59': Substitution, Montrose. Craig Johnston replaces Martin Rennie.
61': Corner, Montrose. Conceded by Ross Meechan.
62': Attempt blocked. Blair Lyons (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Attempt saved. Craig Johnston (Montrose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': Cammy Ballantyne (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Archie Thomas (Forfar Athletic).
65': Foul by Archie Thomas (Forfar Athletic).
65': Terry Masson (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Archie Thomas (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
66': Attempt missed. Lewis Milne (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
66': Foul by Seán Dillon (Montrose).
66': Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Hand ball by Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic).
70': Cammy Ballantyne (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by PJ Crossan (Forfar Athletic).
72': Attempt missed. Mark Whatley (Montrose) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
73': Substitution, Montrose. Craig Brown replaces Liam Callaghan.
75': Attempt missed. Craig Slater (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
76': Craig Johnston (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Andy Munro (Forfar Athletic).
77': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Gary Harkins replaces PJ Crossan.
78': Substitution, Montrose. Paul Watson replaces Blair Lyons.
81': Foul by Cammy Ballantyne (Montrose).
81': Gary Harkins (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Craig Johnston (Montrose) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Michael Travis (Forfar Athletic).
86': Craig Johnston (Montrose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Luke Strachan (Forfar Athletic).
88': Craig Slater (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Paul Watson (Montrose).
89': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Gary Irvine replaces Archie Thomas.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Forfar Athletic 0, Montrose 0.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Forfar Athletic 0, Montrose 0.
91': Penalty saved! Andy Munro (Forfar Athletic) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
91': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0, Montrose 0(1). Andrew Steeves (Montrose) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
92': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(1), Montrose 0(1). Ross Meechan (Forfar Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
92': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(1), Montrose 0(2). Mark Whatley (Montrose) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
93': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(2), Montrose 0(2). Mark Gallagher (Forfar Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(2), Montrose 0(3). Lewis Milne (Montrose) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
94': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(3), Montrose 0(3). Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
95': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(3), Montrose 0(4). Craig Brown (Montrose) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
95': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(4), Montrose 0(4). Gary Harkins (Forfar Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
96': Penalty saved! Craig Johnston (Montrose) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
96': Goal! Forfar Athletic 0(5), Montrose 0(4). Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
97': Penalty saved! Paul Watson (Montrose) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
98': Penalty Shootout ends, Forfar Athletic 0(5), Montrose 0(4).
0': Match ends, Forfar Athletic 0(5), Montrose 0(4).

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park
Location: Forfar, Scotland
Attendance: 142

Scottish League Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Alloa Athletic	4	+4	12
2	Airdrieonians	4	+4	9
3	Dundee	4	+5	6
4	Montrose	4	-4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Forfar Athletic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mark McCallum (GK)
19	Andrew Munro
5	Michael Travis
3	Luke Strachan
2	Ross Meechan
10	Craig Slater
7	Craig Thomson
14	Archie Thomas
18	Scott Shepherd
16	Mark Gallagher
24	Paul-Joseph Crossan

Forfar Athletic Substitutes:

Lewis Sanderson, Gary Irvine, Yusuf Hussain, Gary Harkins.

Montrose (4-3-3)

No.	Name
21	Aaron Lennox (GK)
14	Sean Dillon
5	Kerr Waddell
3	Andrew Steeves
2	Cameron Ballantyne
15	Mark Whatley
19	Liam Callaghan
6	Terry Masson
23	Martin Rennie
11	Blair Lyons
12	Christian Antoniazzi

Montrose Substitutes:

Craig Brown, Paul Watson, Craig Johnston, Matthew Allan, Graham Webster, Allan Fleming, Sam Garnham, Lewis Milne.

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