2021 Scottish League Cup Final (December)

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2021 Scottish League Cup Final (December)
Event2021-22 Scottish League Cup
Hibernian Celtic
1 2
Date19 December 2021 (2021-12-19)
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchKyogo Furuhashi
RefereeJohn Beaton
Attendance48,540
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The 2021–22 Scottish League Cup Final was an association football match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 19 December 2021.[1] It was the final match of the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup, the 76th season of the Scottish League Cup (known as the Premier Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons), a competition for the 42 teams in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Three-time winners Hibernian met then-19-time winners Celtic after winning their respective semi-finals; Hibs defeating reigning league champions Rangers and Celtic overcoming the League Cup and Scottish Cup holders St Johnstone.[2][3]

It was the 36th appearance in a League Cup final for Celtic and the 11th for Hibernian. It was also the fourth meeting of these clubs in a League Cup final, with Celtic having won in 1969 and 1974, and Hibs having won in 1972.

Match[]

Summary[]

Celtic largely controlled the first forty-five minutes, playing mostly within Hibernian's half with the majority of possession, however, failed to create chances that tested Matt Macey, bar a single shot on target by Greg Taylor.[4] On a rare forward venture, Hibernian scored off a corner-kick with their first shot on target in the 51st minute, as their captain Paul Hanlon headered the ball just beyond the goal-line. Celtic responded directly from kick-off, with captain Callum McGregor providing a through ball to Kyogo Furuhashi who slotted it into the bottom left corner. The Japanese forward collected his second of the match in the 72nd minute with a composed chip over Macey after a quickly taken free-kick by Tom Rogic. This goal would prove to be the winner, along with a 96th-minute save from Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart, ensuring Celtic's 20th League Cup title.[5]

Details[]

Hibernian1–2Celtic
Hanlon 51' Report Furuhashi 52', 72'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,540
Referee: John Beaton
Hibernian
Celtic
GK 1 England Matt Macey
RB 6 Scotland Paul McGinn Yellow card 72'
CB 5 Scotland Ryan Porteous
CB 4 Scotland Paul Hanlon (c)
LB 16 Scotland Lewis Stevenson downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 11 England Joe Newell
CM 22 Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 36'
RW 10 Australia Martin Boyle
AM 32 Scotland Josh Campbell downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 18 Scotland Jamie Murphy downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 15 Scotland Kevin Nisbet Yellow card 43'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Poland Kevin Dabrowski
DF 3 Scotland Josh Doig upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 24 Scotland Darren McGregor
MF 8 England Drey Wright
MF 13 Cyprus Alex Gogić
MF 23 Scotland Scott Allan upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 27 Scotland Chris Cadden
FW 9 Wales Christian Doidge upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 25 Scotland James Scott
Manager:
Scotland David Gray
GK 15 England Joe Hart
RB 88 Croatia Josip Juranović Yellow card 35'
CB 20 United States Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB 4 Sweden Carl Starfelt
LB 3 Scotland Greg Taylor downward-facing red arrow 75'
DM 42 Scotland Callum McGregor (c)
RM 11 Israel Liel Abada
CM 18 Australia Tom Rogic
CM 14 Scotland David Turnbull downward-facing red arrow 27'
LM 19 Scotland Mikey Johnston Yellow card 83' downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 8 Japan Kyogo Furuhashi downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Scotland Scott Bain
DF 5 Republic of Ireland Liam Scales upward-facing green arrow 83'
DF 54 Scotland Adam Montgomery
DF 56 Scotland Anthony Ralston upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 57 Scotland Stephen Welsh
MF 6 Israel Nir Bitton upward-facing green arrow 27'
MF 16 Republic of Ireland James McCarthy
MF 30 England Liam Shaw
FW 73 Scotland Owen Moffat upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Australia Ange Postecoglou

Man of the Match:
Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic)

Assistant referees:
Graeme Stewart
Calum Spence
Fourth official:
Greg Aitken

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier Sports Cup Fixtures". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Boyle's semi-final hat-trick stuns Rangers". BBC Sport. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Forrest off bench to send Celtic to final". BBC Sport. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Hibernian 1-2 Celtic: Kyogo Furuhashi wins Scottish League Cup final for Ange Postecoglou's Celtic". Sky Sports. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Kyogo Furuhashi's brilliance hands Celtic League Cup final victory over Hibs". The Guardian. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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