2001 Scottish Cup final explained

2001 Scottish Cup Final
Event:2000–01 Scottish Cup
Team1:Celtic
Team1score:3
Team2:Hibernian
Team2score:0
Date:26 May 2001
Stadium:Hampden Park
City:Glasgow
Referee:Kenny Clark
Attendance:51,824
Previous:2000
Next:2002

The 2001 Scottish Cup Final was played on 26 May 2001 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 116th Scottish Cup competition. Celtic and Hibernian contested the match, which Celtic won 3–0, completing the third domestic treble in the club's history. Jackie McNamara opened the scoring in the first half running onto a through ball to angle the ball past Hibernian goalkeeper Nick Colgan. In the second half Henrik Larsson scored twice, with a penalty and a hard shot into the top corner.

Match details

CELTIC:
GK 20 Robert Douglas
DF 35 Johan Mjällby
DF 36 Ramon Vega
DF 5 Joos Valgaeren
MF 17 Didier Agathe
MF 18 Neil Lennon
MF 14 Paul Lambert (c)
MF 25
MF 8
FW 7 Henrik Larsson
FW 9 Chris Sutton
Substitutes:
GK 1 Jonathan Gould
DF 6 Alan Stubbs
DF 4
DF 2
FW 12
Manager:
Martin O'Neill
HIBERNIAN:
GK 1 Nick Colgan
DF 18 Gary Smith
DF 4 Franck Sauzée
DF 14 Paul Fenwick
DF 3 Ulrik Laursen
MF 11 John O'Neil
MF 19 Mathias Jack
MF 8
MF 26 Ian Murray
FW 21 Marc Libbra
FW 9
Substitutes:
GK 13 Ian Westwater
MF 10
MF 7
FW 20
FW 16 Dirk Lehmann
Manager:
Alex McLeish

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