The first round of the Scottish League Cup has
now been played and they have once again played the first round in group
stages. In our historic 40th Season we have nine Scottish teams taking part and
out of them six have already played in the first round and only one of them have
made it through to the next round.
In Group
A, ABERDEEN finished in top position in this group after they
have played all of their four games and won all four. They first won 2-0 away
to Peterhead, and then they won 2-0 at home to Dumbarton. In their third game
they won 5-0 away to Stirling Albion and then 3-0 at home to Raith Rovers. They
are at the moment on a total of 12 goals. Stirling
Albion finished in second place.
In Group
B, STENHOUSEMUIR finished in third place winning two of their
four games. They first lost 2-1 at home to Partick and then they won 3-0 at home
to Fraserburgh. They won their third game 2-0 away to Montrose before they lost
again 4-1 away to Kilmarnock. Stenhousemuir are on a total of 7 goals and out
of the competition. Partick finished
top with Kilmarnock in second place.
In Group
C, ALLOA finished in third place as they won just one of their
four games. They first drew 1-1 at home to East Fife and then won 6-5 on
penalties. In their second game they won 4-1 away to Buckie Thistle and in
their third game they lost 2-0 at home to Ross County. In their last game they
drew 1-1 away to Dunfermline and then won 5-4 on penalties. Alloa are on a
total of 6 goals. Ross County
finished top with Dunfermline
finishing in second place.
In Group
D, we had two of teams playing. HIBERNIAN finished on 3rd
place winning two of their games. They first won 5-0 at home against Clyde and
then lost 1-0 away to Falkirk. In their third game they won 4-1 away to Bonnyrigg
Rose and in their last game they drew 1-1 at home to Greenock and then lost
3-1 on penalties. Hibs are on a total of 10 goals. The other team was new boys BONNYRIGG
ROSE. They won just one of their four games and finished in 4th
place. They won their first game 2-1 away to Clyde and then they lost 4-1 at
home to Hibs. Their third game they drew 1-1 at home against Falkirk but
lost 4-2 on penalties. In their last game they lost 3-1 away to Greenock. Bonnyrigg
Rose are on a total of 5 goals. Falkirk
finished top with Greenock Morton in
second place.
In Group
E, Arbroath finished top with
Airdrieonians finishing in second
place.
In Group
F, Annan finished top with Queen of the South in second place.
In Group
G, KELTY HEARTS finished bottom of their group in 5th
place winning just one game. They lost their first game 1-0 at home to Inverness
CT and then they lost 2-0 at home to Albion Rovers. In their third game they won
3-2 away to Cove Rangers and then lost their last game 2-0 away to Livingston. Kelty
Hearts are on a total of 3 goals. Inverness
CT finished top of the group with Livingston
finishing in second place.
In Group
H, Dundee finished top with Hamilton in second place.
The second round games, which will be back to
the knock out rounds, are to be played on the 30/31 August with the Scottish
Premiership teams joining in which will include CELTIC, HEARTS and RANGERS
for our Golden Goals fans.
