2009 Scottish League Cup final

April 2017 April 2017 2009 Scottish League Cup final 2008–09 Scottish League Cup Celtic 2 Rangers 0 After extra time 15 March 2009 Hampden Park Glasgow Dougie McDonald 51,193 2008 2010` The 2009 Scottish League Cup final was the final match of the 2008–09 Scottish League Cup, the 62nd season of the Scottish League Cup. The match was played at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 15 March 2009, and was won by Celtic, who beat Old Firm rivals and Cup holders, Rangers, 2-0 after extra time. Both teams had to play just three matches to reach the final because teams competing in Europe received a bye into the third round. In the semi-finals, Celtic beat Dundee United 11–10 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 following extra time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7851505.stm Celtic 0-0 Dundee U (11-10 pens) 28 January 2009 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 1 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201162917/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7851505.stm live Rangers beat Falkirk 3–0 in their semi-final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7851386.stm Rangers 3-0 Falkirk 27 January 2009 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 29 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129231217/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7851386.stm live Route to the final 2008–09 Scottish League Cup Celtic Round Opposition Score Third round Livingston (h) 4–0 Quarter-final Kilmarnock (a) 1–3 Semi-final Dundee United (n) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 pen.) Celtic faced First Division Livingston at Celtic Park in their first match, a comfortable 4–0 victory was secured with goals from Glenn Loovens, Georgios Samaras and Scott Brown. Loovens headed into the net from a cross by Paul Caddis, Samaras added the second with a header from Loovens cross shortly after the hour. Brown added the third with a lob before Samaras got his second from the penalty spot, after Dave MacKay fouled Shaun Maloney in the penalty area.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629596.stm Celtic 4-0 Livingston 23 September 2008 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 25 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080925192536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629596.stm live Celtic then travelled to Rugby Park to play Kilmarnock, Scott McDonald scored the opener after 10 minutes with a header, the matches first effort on goal from either side, Shunsuke Nakamura scored the second with a free-kick. Aiden McGeady ended the scoring from a Scott Brown pass, just 3 minutes after Danny Invincibile had given Kilmarnock a chance.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7691773.stm Kilmarnock 1-3 Celtic 29 October 2009 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 1 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081101153239/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7691773.stm live The previous season's losing finalists Dundee United were Celtic's opponents in the semi-final at Hampden, The match ended goalless after extra time and so was decided by a penalty shootout. An astonishing climax ensued with all 10 penalties being scored before going to sudden death. Lee Wilkie; who had missed the penalty in the previous season's final which allowed Rangers to win the cup, missed United's ninth penalty, Glenn Loovens therefore had a chance to win the match but could not score either. Another two penalties scored and it was goalkeeper time, Łukasz Załuska who would join Celtic the following season scored his and Artur Boruc did likewise, It was back to the first taker Willo Flood, who would join Celtic shortly after this match, could not convert and this time Celtic did take their chance to go through with Scott McDonald scoring the winning penalty. Rangers Round Opposition Score Third Round Partick Thistle (a) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Quarter-final Hamilton Academical (h) 2–0 Semi-final Falkirk (n) 3–0 As both Rangers and Celtic had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. Rangers began their campaign against fellow Glasgow team Partick Thistle from the First Division, the third meeting between the two teams in two seasons. Partick had taken Rangers to a replay following a 1–1 draw at Ibrox in the 2007–08 Scottish Cup quarter-finals,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7302930.stm Rangers 1-1 Partick Thistle 19 March 2008 BBC Sport 15 February 2009http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7343165.stm Partick Thistle 0-2 Rangers 13 April 2008 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 23 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201123145923/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7343165.stm live a competition which Rangers went on to win.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7416622.stm Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers 24 May 2008 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 19 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180619221514/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7416622.stm live Kris Boyd opened the scoring with a stunning volley, but the lead lasted only eight minutes, with Stephen McKeown equalising for Thistle. Pedro Mendes scored the winner deep into extra time following a goalless second half.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629650.stm Partick Thistle 1-2 Rangers (aet) 24 September 2008 BBC Sport 14 February 2009 21 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081221005244/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7629650.stm live Hamilton Academical were beaten 2–0 at Ibrox in the quarter-final. Jean-Claude Darcheville found Kris Boyd, who fired past goalkeeper Tomáš Černý after 25 minutes. Kyle Lafferty added the second from a Steven Davis cross.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7691772.stm Rangers 2-0 Hamilton Accies 28 October 2008 BBC Sport 15 February 2009 1 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081101001350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7691772.stm live Falkirk were the next opponents. Two goals from Nacho Novo and one from Kris Boyd ensured a 3–0 victory at Hampden Park. After eight minutes, Madjid Bougherra flicked on Pedro Mendes' corner, allowing Novo to finish from close range at the back post. Goalkeeper Dani Mallo was beaten again five minutes from half-time when Steven Davis passed to Novo, who shot low into the corner of the net. Boyd added the third on eight minutes after a mistake by Mallo. Match Team news Celtic defender Mark Wilson returned to the squad and was named on the bench but Barry Robson missed out through injury. Strachan started Gary Caldwell in midfield alongside Paul Hartley to replace Robson. Also missing through injury for Celtic were Lee Naylor, Shaun Maloney, Paddy McCourt, Koki Mizuno and Willo Flood who was ineligible, having played for Dundee United in the semi-final. A big miss for Rangers was influential defender Madjid Bougherra with a calf injury so manager Walter Smith chose to partner Kirk Broadfoot at the back alongside David Weir. The only other absentee was Kevin Thomson who was ruled out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage. Celtic's Glenn Loovens and Rangers' Pedro Mendes were lining up against each other, having also done so in the previous season's English FA Cup final. On that occasion, Loovens was playing for Cardiff City and Mendes for winners Portsmouth. Match summary After a goalless 90 minutes, the tie went to extra time. Darren O'Dea scored with a header to give Celtic a 1–0 lead, within two minutes of extra time commencing. In the last minute of extra time, Kirk Broadfoot was sent off for a professional foul on Aiden McGeady to give Celtic a penalty kick, which McGeady scored to confirm the win. Match details 15 March 2009 15:00 Celtic 2–0 yes Report Rangers O'Dea 91 McGeady 120 pen. Hampden Park, Glasgow D McDonald 51,193 _celtic0809h _celtic0809h _celtic0809h _thin_yellow_base _palegreenwithgoldontop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Celtic _Rangers 0809h _redhorizontal 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 000000 Rangers CELTIC : GK 1POL Artur Boruc 120RB 2 GER Andreas Hinkel 43CB 22NED Glenn LoovensCB 4 SCO Stephen McManus (c) LB 48 IRL Darren O'Dea 71 106RM 25JPN Shunsuke Nakamura CM 5 SCO Gary Caldwell CM 8SCO Scott Brown LM 11SCO Paul Hartley 72SS 46 IRL Aiden McGeady 105CF 7 AUS Scott McDonaldSubstitutes:GK 21 SCO Mark BrownDF 12 SCO Mark Wilson 106MF 17ESP Marc Crosas FW 9GRE Georgios Samaras 72 120FW 10NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 120Manager:SCO Gordon StrachanRANGERS : GK 1SCO Allan McGregorRB 28 SCO Steven Whittaker CB 21 SCO Kirk Broadfoot 0 120CB 3 SCO David Weir 65LB 5 BIH Saša PapacDM 12SCO Lee McCulloch 78 82RM 35NIR Steven Davis CM 6 SCO Barry Ferguson (c)CM 4POR Pedro Mendes LM 27NIR Kyle Lafferty 76CF 18 SCO Kenny Miller 58Substitutes:GK 25SCO Neil AlexanderMF 23SCO Christian Dailly 82MF 2USA Maurice Edu FW 9SCO Kris Boyd 76FW 10ESP Nacho Novo 63 58Manager:SCO Walter Smith MATCH OFFICIALShttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=945&newsid=2588 The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, 2009 – Appointment of Match Officials 25 February 2009 Scottish Football League 10 March 2009 The Scottish Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20110807172636/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news.cfm?curpageid=945&newsid=2588 7 August 2011 live dmy-all Referee: Dougie McDonald Assistant Referee 1: Francis Andrews Assistant Referee 2: John Bicknell Fourth Official: Calum MurrayMATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions Statistics Statistic Celtic RangersGoals scored 2 0Total shots 21 15Shots on target 10 6 Ball possession 53% 47% Corner kicks 8 2Fouls committed 8 27 Offsides 3 10Yellow cards 4 3Red cards 0 1 Source Media coverage The 2009 Scottish League Cup final was broadcast live on BBC One Scotland on their Sportscene programme, at 14:30 GMT. A highlights package was also broadcast late on 15 March 2009 on BBC One Scotland also on Sportscene. Coverage of the match on radio was from BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Radio 5 Live. References 2009 Scottish League Cup Final 2009 Scottish League Cup Final 2009 Final Category:2000s in Glasgow Category:Old Firm matches Category:March 2009 sports events in the United Kingdom