Forfar Athletic vs Cove Rangers, 2024-25 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Forfar Athletic win 3-1 on penalties

Forfar Athletic

21': Blair Malcolm

FT - Penalties
3 - 0
Forfar Athletic win 3-1 on penalties

Cove Rangers

31': Conor Scully

About

Forfar Athletic are hosting Cove Rangers at Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park, Forfar, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

21': Blair Malcolm (Forfar Athletic) Goal at 21'
31': Conor Scully (Cove Rangers) Goal at 31'
40': Bayley Klimionek (Forfar Athletic) Yellow Card at 40'
45': Finn Robson (Forfar Athletic) Substitution at 45'
51': Fraser Fyvie (Cove Rangers) Yellow Card at 51'
60': Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic) Substitution at 60'
61': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) Substitution at 61'
62': Arran Cocks (Forfar Athletic) Substitution at 62'
63': Miles Gaffney (Cove Rangers) Substitution at 63'
69': Mark Gallagher (Cove Rangers) Substitution at 69'
74': Conor Scully (Cove Rangers) Yellow Card at 74'
78': Filip Franczak (Forfar Athletic) Substitution at 78'

Statistics

COVE		FOR
6	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	9
60	Possession	40
16	SHOTS	8
10	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Alpha Projects Stadium @ Station Park
Location: Forfar, Scotland
Attendance: 458

Scottish League Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	4	+15	12
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	+4	9
3	Dumbarton	4	-6	6
4	Hamilton Academical	4	-4	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Forfar Athletic (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Mark McCallum (GK)
6	Adam Hutchinson
3	Bayley Klimionek
5	Matthew Allan
17	Mitchell Taylor
10	Mark Whatley
7	Ross MacLean
15	Scott Reekie
8	Blair Malcolm
14	Russell Mclean
19	Nathan Cannon

Forfar Athletic Substitutes:

Arran Cocks, Kieran Inglis, Zach Paris, Filip Franczak, Finn Robson, Josh Skelly.

Cove Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Balint Demus (GK)
17	Joshua Kerr
2	Finlay Murray
7	Ryan Harrington
3	Michael Doyle
10	Declan Glass
4	Conor Scully
24	Fraser Fyvie
11	Grady Mcgrath
8	Blair Yule
15	Arron Darge

Cove Rangers Substitutes:

Nick Suman, Miles Gaffney, Cole Donaldson, Milosz Ochmanski, Mark Gallagher, Luke Strachan, Mikey Milnes.

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