2018 Scottish League Cup final

2018 Scottish League Cup final
Event	2018–19 Scottish League Cup
Date	2 December 2018
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Andrew Dallas
Attendance	50,936
	← 2017 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

As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage.

Celtic

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

Aberdeen

Round	Opposition	Score
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 victory marked Brendan Rodgers seventh straight domestic trophy win with Celtic and Celtic's 18th Scottish League Cup win.^[5]

Details

2 December 2018

15:00

Celtic	1–0	Aberdeen
Christie 45+5'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,936

Referee: Andrew Dallas

Celtic

Aberdeen


GK	29	Scott Bain
RB	23	Mikael Lustig (c)
CB	20	Dedryck Boyata	61'
CB	32	Filip Benković
LB	63	Kieran Tierney
CM	18	Tom Rogic 59'	64'
CM	42	Callum McGregor
CM	17	Ryan Christie 50'
AM	49	James Forrest 24'	86'
AM	11	Scott Sinclair
FW	22	Odsonne Édouard
Substitutes:
GK	1	Craig Gordon
DF	5	Jozo Šimunović	61'
MF	8	Scott Brown	64'
FW	9	Leigh Griffiths
DF	12	Cristian Gamboa
MF	15	Jonny Hayes
MF	21	Olivier Ntcham	86'
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers


GK	1	Joe Lewis
RB	2	Shay Logan 68'
CB	5	Scott McKenna
CB	4	Andrew Considine
LB	29	Max Lowe
CM	21	Dominic Ball 60'
CM	3	Graeme Shinnie (c)
AM	10	Niall McGinn	70'
AM	19	Lewis Ferguson 78'
AM	11	Gary Mackay-Steven	45+2'
FW	16	Sam Cosgrove 78'	79'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Tomáš Černý
MF	8	Stephen Gleeson
FW	9	James Wilson	70'
FW	15	Scott Wright
FW	17	Stevie May
FW	25	Bruce Anderson	79'
FW	27	Connor McLennan	45+2'
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

References

^ "Celtic v Aberdeen: Andrew Dallas to referee Scottish League Cup final". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ English, Tom (28 October 2018). "Aberdeen 1–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ "Ryan Christie the hero as Celtic edge Aberdeen in Betfred Cup Final". Irish Independent. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Ryan Christie fires Celtic to victory over Aberdeen in Scottish League Cup final". TheTelegraph. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0: as it happened". Guardian. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[1] "Celtic v Aberdeen: Andrew Dallas to referee Scottish League Cup final". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[2] English, Tom (28 October 2018). "Aberdeen 1–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[3] "Ryan Christie the hero as Celtic edge Aberdeen in Betfred Cup Final". Irish Independent. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[4] "Ryan Christie fires Celtic to victory over Aberdeen in Scottish League Cup final". TheTelegraph. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[5] "Celtic 1 Aberdeen 0: as it happened". Guardian. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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