2011 Scottish League Cup final

2011 Scottish League Cup final
Event2010–11 Scottish League Cup
Celtic Rangers
1 2
After extra time
Date20 March 2011
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeCraig Thomson
Attendance51,181
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The 2011 Scottish League Cup final was the final match of the 2010–11 Scottish League Cup, the 65th season of the Scottish League Cup. It was played by Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers. Rangers won the trophy after extra time 2–1.[1]

Route to the final

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See also: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

Celtic

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Round Opposition Score
Third round Inverness CT 6–0
Quarter-final St Johnstone 3–2
Semi-final Aberdeen 4–1

As Celtic had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. They began their campaign against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and they beat Caley 6–0, thanks to goals from Georgios Samaras (3), Gary Hooper and Anthony Stokes (2).[2] Celtic then traveled to Perth, where they played St Johnstone. Two goals by Stokes and one from Niall McGinn gave The Bhoys a comfortable 3–0 lead. The Saints later came back into the game with goals from Sam Parkin and Murray Davidson, but Celtic held on to win 3–2.[3] In the semi-final, Celtic played Aberdeen, who had been beaten earlier in the season by Celtic 9–0 and 1–0. Celtic scored four goals in 34 minutes (Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew, Thomas Rogne and Anthony Stokes) and eventually won 4–1.[4]

This League Cup final was the 28th in Celtic's history. They have won 14 of them, the last in 2009, which means Celtic are the second-most successful team in the history of the tournament.

Rangers

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Round Opposition Score
Third round Dunfermline Athletic 7–2
Quarter-final Kilmarnock 2–0
Semi-final Motherwell 2–1

As Rangers also had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. They began their campaign at home against First Division side Dunfermline Athletic and beat The Pars 7–2, thanks to goals from Nikica Jelavic (2) Kyle Lafferty (3), Madjid Bougherra and Steven Naismith.[5] In the next round Rangers travelled to Rugby Park, where they played Kilmarnock in an all-SPL cup tie. The Gers won 2–0 thanks to goals from Andrew Little and Naismith.[6] In the semi-final, Rangers played Motherwell, who had been beaten earlier by Rangers twice in the league 4–1. Rangers scored first, but Maurice Edu's strike was cancelled out by a Keith Lasley second half goal. Rangers then scored again, thanks to Naismith's third goal in this season's competition and Walter Smith's men triumphed 2–1.[7]

This League Cup final was the 34th in Rangers' history. They have won 27 of them, which means Rangers are the most successful team in the history of the tournament.

Match details

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Celtic1–2 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Ledley 31' Report
Attendance: 51,181
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic
Rangers
CELTIC:
GK 26 England Fraser Forster
RB 12 Scotland Mark Wilson Yellow card 95'
CB 25 Norway Thomas Rogne downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 21 Scotland Charlie Mulgrew Yellow card 110'
LB 3 Honduras Emilio Izaguirre Red card 120+1'
RM 8 Scotland Scott Brown (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 16 Wales Joe Ledley
CM 33 Israel Beram Kayal Yellow card 66'
LM 15 Scotland Kris Commons downward-facing red arrow 103'
CF 9 Greece Georgios Samaras
CF 88 England Gary Hooper
Substitutes:
GK 24 Poland Łukasz Załuska
DF 22 Netherlands Glenn Loovens upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 18 South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 20 Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt upward-facing green arrow 103'
FW 10 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes
Manager:
Northern Ireland Neil Lennon
RANGERS:
GK 25 Scotland Neil Alexander
RB 16 Scotland Steven Whittaker
CB 3 Scotland David Weir (c)
CB 24 Algeria Madjid Bougherra downward-facing red arrow 82'
LB 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac Yellow card 58'
RM 14 Scotland Steven Naismith
CM 7 United States Maurice Edu
CM 8 Northern Ireland Steven Davis
LM 39 Scotland Gregg Wylde
CF 11 Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 18 Croatia Nikica Jelavić Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 117'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Scotland Allan McGregor
MF 20 Slovakia Vladimír Weiss upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 41 Scotland Kyle Hutton upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 15 Northern Ireland David Healy
FW 17 Senegal El Hadji Diouf Yellow card 118' upward-facing green arrow 117'
Manager:
Scotland Walter Smith

MATCH OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

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Statistic Celtic Rangers
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 12 15
Shots on target 6 9
Ball possession 50% 50%
Corner kicks 6 9
Fouls committed 25 20
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 1 0

Media coverage

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In the UK, the final was broadcast live on BBC One Scotland on their Sportscene programme with build-up starting at 14:30 UTC.

Commentary of the match on radio was from BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.

In Ireland the 2011 Scottish League Cup final was broadcast live on Setanta Ireland.

References

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  1. ^ "Celtic 1 Rangers 2". The Daily Telegraph. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT". BBC. 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ "St Johnstone 2-3 Celtic". BBC. 27 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Aberdeen 1-4 Celtic". BBC. 29 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Rangers 7-2 Dunfermline". BBC. 21 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers". BBC. 27 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Rangers 2-1 Motherwell". BBC. 30 January 2011.
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