2018 Scottish League Cup final explained

2018 Scottish League Cup final
Event:	2018–19 Scottish League Cup
Team1:	Celtic
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Aberdeen
Team2score:	0
Date:	2 December 2018
Stadium:	Hampden Park
City:	Glasgow
Referee:	Andrew Dallas^[1]
Attendance:	50,936
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

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

See 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

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Second round	Partick Thistle	3–1 (a)
Quarter-final	St Johnstone	1–0 (a)
Semi-final	Heart of Midlothian	3–0 (n)

Aberdeen

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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

GK 29 Scott Bain RB 23 Mikael Lustig (c) CB 20 Dedryck Boyata CB 32 Filip Benković LB 63 Kieran Tierney CM 18 CM 42 Callum McGregor CM 17 AM 49 AM 11 Scott Sinclair FW 22 Odsonne Édouard Substitutes: GK 1 Craig Gordon DF 5 Jozo Šimunović MF 8 Scott Brown FW 9 Leigh Griffiths DF 12 Cristian Gamboa MF 15 Jonny Hayes MF 21 Olivier Ntcham Manager: Brendan Rodgers

GK 1 Joe Lewis RB 2 CB 5 Scott McKenna CB 4 Andrew Considine LB 29 Max Lowe CM 21 CM 3 Graeme Shinnie (c) AM 10 Niall McGinn AM 19 AM 11 Gary Mackay-Steven FW 16 Substitutes: GK 20 Tomáš Černý MF 8 Stephen Gleeson FW 9 James Wilson FW 15 Scott Wright FW 17 Stevie May FW 25 Bruce Anderson FW 27 Connor McLennan Manager: 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:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celtic v Aberdeen: Andrew Dallas to referee Scottish League Cup final . BBC Sport . 27 November 2018 . 27 November 2018.
2. Web site: Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers . Tom . English . BBC Sport . 28 October 2018 . 29 October 2018.
3. Web site: Ryan Christie the hero as Celtic edge Aberdeen in Betfred Cup Final. 2 December 2018. Irish Independent. 11 December 2018.
4. Web site: Ryan Christie fires Celtic to victory over Aberdeen in Scottish League Cup final. 2 December 2018. TheTelegraph. 11 December 2018.
5. Web site: Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0: as it happened. 2 December 2018. Guardian. 11 December 2018.