2021 Scottish League Cup Final (December)

2021 Scottish League Cup Final (December)

Hibernian Celtic 1 2
Event	2021–22 Scottish League Cup
Date	19 December 2021 (2021-12-19)
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Player of the Match	Kyogo Furuhashi
Referee	John Beaton
Attendance	48,540
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The 2021–22 Scottish League Cup Final was an association football match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 19 December 2021. It will be 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.

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. 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.

Details

19 December 2021 15:00 GMT	Hibernian	1–2	Celtic	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 48,540 Referee: John Beaton
	Hanlon  51'	Report	Furuhashi  52', 72'

Hibernian

Celtic

GK 1 Matt Macey RB 6 Paul McGinn 72' CB 5 Ryan Porteous CB 4 Paul Hanlon (c) LB 16 Lewis Stevenson 81' CM 11 Joe Newell CM 22 Jake Doyle-Hayes 36' RW 10 Martin Boyle AM 32 Josh Campbell 73' LW 18 Jamie Murphy 81' FW 15 Kevin Nisbet 43' Substitutes: GK 21 Kevin Dabrowski DF 3 Josh Doig 81' DF 24 Darren McGregor MF 8 Drey Wright MF 13 Alex Gogić MF 23 Scott Allan 73' MF 27 Chris Cadden FW 9 Christian Doidge 81' FW 25 James Scott Manager: David Gray

GK 15 Joe Hart RB 88 Josip Juranović 35' CB 20 Cameron Carter-Vickers CB 4 Carl Starfelt LB 3 Greg Taylor 75' DM 42 Callum McGregor (c) RM 11 Liel Abada CM 18 Tom Rogic CM 14 David Turnbull 27' LM 19 Mikey Johnston 83' 83' FW 8 Kyogo Furuhashi 83' Substitutes: GK 29 Scott Bain DF 5 Liam Scales 83' DF 54 Adam Montgomery DF 56 Anthony Ralston 75' DF 57 Stephen Welsh MF 6 Nir Bitton 27' MF 16 James McCarthy MF 30 Liam Shaw MF 73 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

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