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

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 Dąbrowski
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]

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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