2018 Scottish League Cup final

2018 Scottish League Cup final
Event2018–19 Scottish League Cup
Celtic Aberdeen
1 0
Date2 December 2018
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeAndrew Dallas[1]
Attendance50,936

The 2018 Scottish League Cup final was the 73rd final of the Scottish League Cup, which took place on 2 December 2018 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Celtic and Aberdeen.[2] Celtic won the match 1–0, winning their 18th League Cup and 7th consecutive domestic trophy.

Route to the final

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage.

Celtic

Round Opposition Score
Second round Partick Thistle 3–1 (a)
Quarter-final St Johnstone 1–0 (a)
Semi-final Heart of Midlothian 3–0 (n)

Aberdeen

Round Opposition Score
Second round St Mirren 4–0 (h)
Quarter-final Hibernian 0–0 (6–5 p) (a)
Semi-final Rangers 1–0 (n)

Match

Summary

Ryan Christie scored the only goal of the game in the fifth minute of time added on in the first half when he took down a ball on the edge of the penalty area from Dedryck Boyata, his initial shot with his right foot was saved by Joe Lewis but he followed up by shooting with his left foot to the roof of the net.[3] Celtic were awarded a penalty in the 52nd minute for a hand-ball by Dominic Ball.[4] Scott Sinclair's took the penalty, which was saved by Joe Lewis diving to his right. The victory marked Brendan Rodgers seventh straight domestic trophy win with Celtic and Celtic's 18th Scottish League Cup win.[5]

Details

Celtic1–0Aberdeen
Christie 45+5' Report
Attendance: 50,936
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Celtic
Aberdeen
GK 29 Scott Bain
RB 23 Mikael Lustig (c)
CB 20 Dedryck Boyata  61'
CB 32 Filip Benković
LB 63 Kieran Tierney
CM 18 Tom Rogic  59'  64'
CM 42 Callum McGregor
CM 17 Ryan Christie  50'
AM 49 James Forrest  24'  86'
AM 11 Scott Sinclair
FW 22 Odsonne Édouard
Substitutes:
GK 1 Craig Gordon
DF 5 Jozo Šimunović  61'
MF 8 Scott Brown  64'
FW 9 Leigh Griffiths
DF 12 Cristian Gamboa
MF 15 Jonny Hayes
MF 21 Olivier Ntcham  86'
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers
GK 1 Joe Lewis
RB 2 Shay Logan  68'
CB 5 Scott McKenna
CB 4 Andrew Considine
LB 29 Max Lowe
CM 21 Dominic Ball  60'
CM 3 Graeme Shinnie (c)
AM 10 Niall McGinn  70'
AM 19 Lewis Ferguson  78'
AM 11 Gary Mackay-Steven  45+2'
FW 16 Sam Cosgrove  78'  79'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Tomáš Černý
MF 8 Stephen Gleeson
FW 9 James Wilson  70'
FW 15 Scott Wright
FW 17 Stevie May
FW 25 Bruce Anderson  79'
FW 27 Connor McLennan  45+2'
Manager:
Derek McInnes
Match officials
  • Referee: Andrew Dallas
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also

Played between same teams:

References

  1. ^ "Celtic v Aberdeen: Andrew Dallas to referee Scottish League Cup final". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. ^ English, Tom (28 October 2018). "Aberdeen 1–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ryan Christie the hero as Celtic edge Aberdeen in Betfred Cup Final". Irish Independent. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ryan Christie fires Celtic to victory over Aberdeen in Scottish League Cup final". TheTelegraph. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0: as it happened". Guardian. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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