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Cove Rangers vs Dumbarton: match report

Cove Rangers hosted Dumbarton at Balmoral Stadium on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the SPFL Challenge Cup (round 3). Greg Soutar is the referee.

Result and scorers

Cove Rangers 6-1 Dumbarton. Goals: Connor Campbell 24' for Dumbarton; Jordan White 25' for Cove Rangers; Destiny Oladipo 39' for Cove Rangers; Jordan White 53' for Cove Rangers; Arron Darge 57' for Cove Rangers; Liam Parker 73' for Cove Rangers; Ryan Harrington 90'+1' for Cove Rangers. Attendance: 103.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 22' Yellow card: Afonso Lindo (Cove Rangers)
  • 24' Goal: Connor Campbell (Dumbarton)
  • 25' Goal: Jordan White (Cove Rangers)
  • 39' Goal: Destiny Oladipo (Cove Rangers)
  • 53' Goal: Jordan White (Cove Rangers)
  • 57' Goal: Arron Darge (Cove Rangers)
  • 73' Goal: Liam Parker (Cove Rangers)
  • 90'+1' Goal: Ryan Harrington (Cove Rangers)

Line-ups

Cove Rangers 4-1-3-2

Coach: Paul Hartley

  1. 21 Balint Demus G
  2. 4 Afonso Lindo CD-L
  3. 5 Mark Souter CD-R
  4. 15 Arron Darge SW
  5. 32 Liam Parker LB
  6. 2 Layton Bisland RB
  7. 14 Joe Chalmers CM
  8. 7 Ryan Harrington LM
  9. 18 Edimond Abisa Oppong RM
  10. 26 Jordan White CF-L
  11. 9 Destiny Oladipo CF-R

Bench

  • 17 Tristan Stephen
  • 10 Max Barry
  • 20 Aaron Fraser
  • 1 Robbie Mutch
  • 77 Christopher Maguire

Dumbarton 3-4-3

Coach: Frank McKeown

  1. 28 Jack Mcconnell G
  2. 4 Kristian Webster CD
  3. 3 Ali Omar CD-L
  4. 34 Thomas Robson CD-R
  5. 17 Alasdair Spalding CM-L
  6. 24 Michael Doyle CM-R
  7. 10 David Craig LM
  8. 18 Connor Campbell RM
  9. 7 Scott Tomlinson F
  10. 15 Leighton Mcintosh CF-L
  11. 22 Bradley Gibson CF-R

Bench

  • 21 Scott Honeyman SUB
  • 6 Owen Hartington SUB
  • 20 Robert Cleary SUB
  • 11 Josiah Sowa SUB
  • 25 Harry Broun SUB
  • 19 Ben McKenna SUB
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 25 July 2026: Dumbarton 2-0 Cove Rangers
  • Saturday 12 April 2025: Dumbarton 1-3 Cove Rangers
  • Saturday 22 February 2025: Cove Rangers 2-1 Dumbarton
  • Saturday 2 November 2024: Dumbarton 0-3 Cove Rangers
  • Saturday 17 August 2024: Cove Rangers 1-1 Dumbarton