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
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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 win was 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
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,936
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Celtic
Aberdeen
GK 29 Scotland Scott Bain
RB 23 Sweden Mikael Lustig (c)
CB 20 Belgium Dedryck Boyata downward-facing red arrow 61'
CB 32 Croatia Filip Benković
LB 63 Scotland Kieran Tierney
CM 18 Australia Tom Rogic Yellow card 59' downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 42 Scotland Callum McGregor
CM 17 Scotland Ryan Christie Yellow card 50'
AM 49 Scotland James Forrest Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 86'
AM 11 England Scott Sinclair
FW 22 France Odsonne Édouard
Substitutes:
GK 1 Scotland Craig Gordon
DF 5 Croatia Jozo Šimunović upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 8 Scotland Scott Brown upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 9 Scotland Leigh Griffiths
DF 12 Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa
MF 15 Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes
MF 21 France Olivier Ntcham upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
GK 1 England Joe Lewis
RB 2 England Shay Logan Yellow card 68'
CB 5 Scotland Scott McKenna
CB 4 Scotland Andrew Considine
LB 29 England Max Lowe
CM 21 England Dominic Ball Yellow card 60'
CM 3 Scotland Graeme Shinnie (c)
AM 10 Northern Ireland Niall McGinn downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 19 Scotland Lewis Ferguson Yellow card 78'
AM 11 Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven downward-facing red arrow 45+2'
FW 16 England Sam Cosgrove Yellow card 78' downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Czech Republic Tomáš Černý
MF 8 Republic of Ireland Stephen Gleeson
FW 9 England James Wilson upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 15 Scotland Scott Wright
FW 17 Scotland Stevie May
FW 25 Scotland Bruce Anderson upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 27 Scotland Connor McLennan upward-facing green arrow 45+2'
Manager:
Scotland 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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