2011 Scottish League Cup Final

Event

2010–11 Scottish League Cup

Celtic	Rangers

1	2

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

Celtic v Rangers

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:
GK	26	Fraser Forster
RB	12	Mark Wilson	95'
CB	25	Thomas Rogne		73'
CB	21	Charlie Mulgrew	110'
LB	3	Emilio Izaguirre	120+1'
RM	8	Scott Brown (c)		65'
CM	16	Joe Ledley
CM	33	Beram Kayal	66'
LM	15	Kris Commons		103'
CF	9	Georgios Samaras
CF	88	Gary Hooper
Substitutes:
GK	24	Łukasz Załuska
DF	22	Glenn Loovens		73'
MF	18	Ki Sung-Yueng		65'
MF	20	Paddy McCourt		103'
FW	10	Anthony Stokes
Manager:
Neil Lennon


RANGERS:
GK	25	Neil Alexander
RB	16	Steven Whittaker
CB	3	David Weir (c)
CB	24	Madjid Bougherra		82'
LB	5	Saša Papac	58'
RM	14	Steven Naismith
CM	7	Maurice Edu
CM	8	Steven Davis
LM	39	Gregg Wylde
CF	11	Kyle Lafferty		90+3'
CF	18	Nikica Jelavić	33'	117'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Allan McGregor
MF	20	Vladimír Weiss		90+3'
MF	41	Kyle Hutton		82'
FW	15	David Healy
FW	17	El Hadji Diouf	118'	117'
Manager:
Walter Smith

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Craig Thomson
Assistant Referee 1: Graham Chambers
Assistant Referee 2: George Drummond
Fourth Official: William Collum

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

↑ "Celtic 1 Rangers 2". Daily Telegraph. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
↑ "Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT". 22 September 2010 – via bbc.co.uk.
↑ "St Johnstone 2-3 Celtic". 27 October 2010 – via bbc.co.uk.
↑ "Aberdeen 1-4 Celtic". 29 January 2011 – via bbc.co.uk.
↑ "Rangers 7-2 Dunfermline". 21 September 2010 – via bbc.co.uk.
↑ "Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers". 27 October 2010 – via bbc.co.uk.
↑ "Rangers 2-1 Motherwell". 30 January 2011 – via bbc.co.uk.

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