The 2022 Scottish Challenge Cup final, also known as the SPFL Trust Trophy final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match that took place on 3 April 2022 between Raith Rovers and Queen of the South. It was the 29th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the now defunct Scottish Football League, and the seventh since the SPFL was formed. It was the first final played since 2019, as the 2020 final and the 2020–21 competition were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Route to the final

The competition is a knock-out tournament and was contested by 50 teams from Scotland in 2021–22. In previous years clubs from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have competed, but the competition was restricted to Scottish clubs in 2021–22 to reduce unnecessary travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raith Rovers As a 2020–21 Scottish Championship club, Raith Rovers were given a bye to the second round.

Round Opposition Score Second round Forfar Athletic (h) 1–0 Third round East Fife (h) 3–1 Quarter-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle (a) 0–0 5–4 Semi-final Kilmarnock (a)

2–1

Queen of the South As a 2020–21 Scottish Championship club, Queen of the South were given a bye to the second round.

Round Opposition Score Second round Broomhill (h) 3–0 Third round Partick Thistle (h) 2–0 Quarter-final Greenock Morton (h) 2–1 Semi-final Cove Rangers (a) 1–0

Match details

GK1 Jamie MacDonaldRB2 Reghan Tumilty CB4 Frankie MusondaCB3 Liam Dick LB21 Sean Mackie RM7 Aidan ConnollyCM16 Sam StantonCM8 Ross MatthewsLM22 Ethan Ross FW99 Matej Poplatnik FW18 Ethon Varian Substitutes:GK17 Robbie ThomsonDF5 Christophe BerraDF14 David McKay DF29 Greig YoungMF13 Brad SpencerMF25 Aaron Arnott FW10 Lewis VaughanFW11 Dario Zanatta Manager: John McGlynn GK1 Josh RaeRB3 Alex CooperCB16 Euan EastCB2 Darragh O'ConnorLB33 Willie GibsonRM8 Josh ToddCM6 Harry CochraneCM15 Calvin McGroryLM10 Lee Connelly FW9 Ally Roy FW7 Ruari Paton Substitutes:GK30 Charlie CowieDF13 Josh Debayo DF20 Roberto NditiDF29 Matthew HendersonMF14 Ben LiddleMF18 Kieran McKechnie FW17 Niyah JosephFW44 Rúben Soares Júnior Manager: Willie GibsonMan of the match: Matej PoplatnikMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

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