2021 Scottish League Cup Final (December)

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]

2021 Scottish League Cup Final (December)
Event2021–22 Scottish League Cup
Date19 December 2021 (2021-12-19)
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchKyogo Furuhashi
RefereeJohn Beaton
Attendance48,540

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'
Attendance: 48,540
Referee: John Beaton
Hibernian
Celtic
GK1 Matt Macey
RB6 Paul McGinn 72'
CB5 Ryan Porteous
CB4 Paul Hanlon (c)
LB16 Lewis Stevenson 81'
CM11 Joe Newell
CM22 Jake Doyle-Hayes 36'
RW10 Martin Boyle
AM32 Josh Campbell 73'
LW18 Jamie Murphy 81'
FW15 Kevin Nisbet 43'
Substitutes:
GK21 Kevin Dabrowski
DF3 Josh Doig 81'
DF24 Darren McGregor
MF8 Drey Wright
MF13 Alex Gogić
MF23 Scott Allan 73'
MF27 Chris Cadden
FW9 Christian Doidge 81'
FW25 James Scott
Manager:
David Gray
GK15 Joe Hart
RB88 Josip Juranović 35'
CB20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
CB4 Carl Starfelt
LB3 Greg Taylor 75'
DM42 Callum McGregor (c)
RM11 Liel Abada
CM18 Tom Rogic
CM14 David Turnbull 27'
LM19 Mikey Johnston 83' 83'
FW8 Kyogo Furuhashi 83'
Substitutes:
GK29 Scott Bain
DF5 Liam Scales 83'
DF54 Adam Montgomery
DF56 Anthony Ralston 75'
DF57 Stephen Welsh
MF6 Nir Bitton 27'
MF16 James McCarthy
MF30 Liam Shaw
FW73 Owen Moffat 83'
Manager:
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]

See also

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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