2009 Scottish League Cup Final

The 2009 Scottish League Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Scottish League Cup, the 62nd season of the Scottish League Cup. The match was played at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 15 March 2009, and was won by Celtic, who beat Old Firm rivals and Cup holders, Rangers, 2-0 after extra time.

2009 Scottish League Cup Final
Event2008–09 Scottish League Cup
Date15 March 2009
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeDougie McDonald
Attendance51,193

Both teams had to play just three matches to reach the final because teams competing in Europe received a bye into the Third Round. In the semi-finals, Celtic beat Dundee United 11–10 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 following extra time.[1] Rangers beat Falkirk 3–0 in their Semi-final.[2]

Route to the Final

Celtic

Round Opposition Score
Third round Livingston (h) 4–0
Quarter-final Kilmarnock (a) 1–3
Semi-final Dundee United (n) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(11–10 pen.)

Celtic faced First Division Livingston at Celtic Park in their first match, a comfortable 4–0 victory was secured with goals from Glenn Loovens, Georgios Samaras and Scott Brown. Loovens headed into the net from a cross by Paul Caddis, Samaras added the second with a header from Loovens cross shortly after the hour. Brown added the third with a lob before Samaras got his second from the penalty spot, after Dave MacKay fouled Shaun Maloney in the penalty area.[3] Celtic then travelled to Rugby Park to play Kilmarnock, Scott McDonald scored the opener after 10 minutes with a header, the matches first effort on goal from either side, Shunsuke Nakamura scored the second with a free-kick. Aiden McGeady ended the scoring from a Scott Brown pass, just 3 minutes after Danny Invincibile had given Kilmarnock a chance.[4] The previous season's losing finalists Dundee United were Celtic's opponents in the Semi-final at Hampden, The match ended goalless after extra time and so was decided by a penalty shootout. An astonishing climax ensued with all 10 penalties being scored before going to sudden death. Lee Wilkie; who had missed the penalty in the previous season's final which allowed Rangers to win the cup, missed United's ninth penalty, Glenn Loovens therefore had a chance to win the match but could not score either. Another two penalties scored and it was goalkeeper time, Łukasz Załuska who would join Celtic the following season scored his and Artur Boruc did likewise, It was back to the first taker Willo Flood, who would join Celtic shortly after this match, could not convert and this time Celtic did take their chance to go through with Scott McDonald scoring the winning penalty.[1]

Rangers

Round Opposition Score
Third Round Partick Thistle (a) 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Quarter-final Hamilton Academical (h) 2–0
Semi-final Falkirk (n) 3–0

As both Rangers and Celtic had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. Rangers began their campaign against fellow Glasgow team Partick Thistle from the First Division, the third meeting between the two teams in two seasons. Partick had taken Rangers to a replay following a 1–1 draw at Ibrox in the 2007–08 Scottish Cup quarter-finals,[5][6] a competition which Rangers went on to win.[7] Kris Boyd opened the scoring with a stunning volley, but the lead lasted only eight minutes, with Stephen McKeown equalising for Thistle. Pedro Mendes scored the winner deep into extra time following a goalless second half.[8] Hamilton Academical were beaten 2–0 at Ibrox in the quarter-final. Jean-Claude Darcheville found Kris Boyd, who fired past goalkeeper Tomáš Černý after 25 minutes. Kyle Lafferty added the second from a Steven Davis cross.[9] Falkirk were the next opponents. Two goals from Nacho Novo and one from Kris Boyd ensured a 3–0 victory at Hampden Park. After eight minutes, Madjid Bougherra flicked on Pedro Mendes' corner, allowing Novo to finish from close range at the back post. Goalkeeper Dani Mallo was beaten again five minutes from half-time when Steven Davis passed to Novo, who shot low into the corner of the net. Boyd added the third on eight minutes after a mistake by Mallo.[2]

Match

Team news

Celtic defender Mark Wilson returned to the squad and was named on the bench but Barry Robson missed out through injury. Strachan started Gary Caldwell in midfield alongside Paul Hartley to replace Robson. Also missing through injury for Celtic were Lee Naylor, Shaun Maloney, Paddy McCourt, Koki Mizuno and Willo Flood who was ineligible, having played for Dundee United in the semi-final.

A big miss for Rangers was influential defender Madjid Bougherra with a calf injury so manager Walter Smith chose to partner Kirk Broadfoot at the back alongside David Weir. The only other absentee was Kevin Thomson who was ruled out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage.

Celtic's Glenn Loovens and Rangers' Pedro Mendes were lining up against each other, having also done so in the previous season's English FA Cup Final. On that occasion, Loovens was playing for Cardiff City and Mendes for winners Portsmouth.

Match summary

After a goalless 90 minutes, the tie went to extra time. Darren O'Dea scored with a header to give Celtic a 1–0 lead, within two minutes of extra time commencing. In the last minute of extra time, Kirk Broadfoot was sent off for a professional foul on Aiden McGeady to give Celtic a penalty kick, which McGeady scored to confirm the win.

Match details

Celtic2 – 0 (a.e.t.)Rangers
O'Dea  91'
McGeady  120' (pen.)
Report Broadfoot  120'
Attendance: 51,193
Referee: D McDonald
Celtic
Rangers
CELTIC :
GK1 Artur Boruc 120'
RB2 Andreas Hinkel 43'
CB22 Glenn Loovens
CB4 Stephen McManus (c)
LB48 Darren O'Dea 71' 106'
RM25 Shunsuke Nakamura
CM5 Gary Caldwell
CM8 Scott Brown
LM11 Paul Hartley 72'
SS46 Aiden McGeady 105'
CF7 Scott McDonald
Substitutes:
GK21 Mark Brown
DF12 Mark Wilson 106'
MF17 Marc Crosas
FW9 Georgios Samaras 72'  120'
FW10 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 120'
Manager:
Gordon Strachan
RANGERS :
GK1 Allan McGregor
RB28 Steven Whittaker
CB21 Kirk Broadfoot 120'
CB3 David Weir 65'
LB5 Saša Papac
DM12 Lee McCulloch 78' 82'
RM35 Steven Davis
CM6 Barry Ferguson (c)
CM4 Pedro Mendes
LM27 Kyle Lafferty 76'
CF18 Kenny Miller 58'
Substitutes:
GK25 Neil Alexander
MF23 Christian Dailly 82'
MF2 Maurice Edu
FW9 Kris Boyd 76'
FW10 Nacho Novo 63' 58'
Manager:
Walter Smith

MATCH OFFICIALS[10]

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 scored20
Total shots2115
Shots on target106
Ball possession53%47%
Corner kicks82
Fouls committed827
Offsides310
Yellow cards43
Red cards01

Source

Media coverage

In the UK the 2009 Scottish League Cup Final was broadcast live on BBC One Scotland on their Sportscene programme, at 14:30 GMT. A highlights package was also broadcast late on 15 March 2009 on BBC One Scotland also on Sportscene.

Coverage of the match on radio was from BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Radio 5 Live.

References

  1. "Celtic 0-0 Dundee U (11-10 pens)". BBC Sport. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. "Rangers 3-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  3. "Celtic 4-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  4. "Kilmarnock 1-3 Celtic". BBC Sport. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  5. "Rangers 1-1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  6. "Partick Thistle 0-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  7. "Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  8. "Partick Thistle 1-2 Rangers (aet)". BBC Sport. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  9. "Rangers 2-0 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  10. The Scottish Football League (25 February 2009). "The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, 2009 – Appointment of Match Officials". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
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