2011 Scottish League Cup Final

2011 Scottish League Cup Final
Event 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
Date 20 March 2011
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Craig Thomson
Attendance 51,181

The 2011 Scottish League Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Scottish League Cup, the 64th 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

Celtic

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, but the Saints later came back into the game after goals from Sam Parkin and Murray Davidson. Celtic finally won 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

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

20 March 2011
15:00
Celtic 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Rangers
Ledley  31' Report Davis  24'
Jelavić  98'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,181
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic
Rangers
CELTIC:
GK26England Fraser Forster
RB12Scotland Mark Wilson  95'
CB25Norway Thomas Rogne  73'
CB21Scotland Charlie Mulgrew  110'
LB3Honduras Emilio Izaguirre Red card 120+1'
RM8Scotland Scott Brown (c)  65'
CM16Wales Joe Ledley
CM33Israel Beram Kayal  66'
LM15Scotland Kris Commons  103'
CF9Greece Georgios Samaras
CF88England Gary Hooper
Substitutes:
GK24Poland Łukasz Załuska
DF22Netherlands Glenn Loovens  73'
MF18South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng  65'
MF20Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt  103'
FW10Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes
Manager:
Northern Ireland Neil Lennon
RANGERS:
GK25Scotland Neil Alexander
RB16Scotland Steven Whittaker
CB3Scotland David Weir (c)
CB24Algeria Madjid Bougherra  82'
LB5Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Papac  58'
RM14Scotland Steven Naismith
CM7United States Maurice Edu
CM8Northern Ireland Steven Davis
LM39Scotland Gregg Wylde
CF11Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty  90+3'
CF18Croatia Nikica Jelavić  33'  117'
Substitutes:
GK1Scotland Allan McGregor
MF20Slovakia Vladimír Weiss  90+3'
MF41Scotland Kyle Hutton  82'
FW15Northern Ireland David Healy
FW17Senegal El Hadji Diouf  118'  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

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

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

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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