2018 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

2018 Scottish League Cup finalEvent| 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

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| Celtic | Aberdeen

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Date| 2 December 2018
Venue| Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee| Andrew Dallas[1]
Attendance| 50,936

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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

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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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Round  | Opposition  | Score

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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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Round  | Opposition  | Score

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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

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### Summary

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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

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2 December 2018

15:00

Celtic| 1–0| Aberdeen

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Christie 45+5' | Report |

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 50,936

Referee: Andrew Dallas

Celtic

Aberdeen

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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
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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

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## See also

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Played between same teams:

* 2016 Scottish League Cup final (November)
* 2017 Scottish Cup Final

## References

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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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