2012 Scottish League Cup final

April 2014 April 2014 2012 Scottish League Cup final 250px The match programme cover. 2011–12 Scottish League Cup Celtic 0 Kilmarnock 1 18 March 2012 Hampden Park Glasgow Cammy Bell (Kilmarnock)Killie pull off cup shock http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3486606,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 18 March 2012 18 March 2012 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321142437/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3486606,00.html live William Collum 49,572 2011 2013 The 2012 Scottish League Cup final was the 66th final of the Scottish League Cup. The final took place on 18 March 2012 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, in front of a crowd of 49,572. The clubs contesting the 2012 final were SPL clubs Celtic and Kilmarnock. The match was Celtic's twenty-ninth League Cup final, and Kilmarnock's sixth. As both clubs had finished in the top five of last seasons Scottish Premier League, they entered the League Cup in the third round. Kilmarnock made a convincing start, defeating lower league opposition in third round and quarter-finals by comfortable margins, but had a much tougher test against Ayrshire rivals Ayr United in semi-finals, although they kept three consecutive clean sheets en route to the final. Celtic played no home games throughout the tournament with trips to Easter Road and Victoria Park followed by a 3–1 triumph in the semi-final at Hampden. Celtic entered the final as favourites, with Kilmarnock as underdogs. Route to the final 2011–12 Scottish League Cup Both Celtic and Kilmarnock were two of the five Scottish Premier League sides who entered the League Cup in the third round.SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP WRAP: Motherwell, St Johnstone ease through http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/scottish-league-cup-wrap-motherwell-st-johnstone-ease-through-1841141 Tribal Football 8 August 2011 20 March 2012 2 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130702145830/http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/scottish-league-cup-wrap-motherwell-st-johnstone-ease-through-1841141 live Celtic Round Opposition Score Third round Ross County 2–0 (a) Quarter-final Hibernian 4–1 (a) Semi-final Falkirk 3–1 (n) In the third round Celtic faced an away tie at Victoria Park against First Division team Ross County. Gary Hooper and a Scott Boyd own-goal gave Celtic a 2–0 victory. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14910253 Ross County 0 – 2 Celtic BBC Sport 21 September 2011 16 March 2012 2 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202042357/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14910253 live In the next round Celtic faced fellow Scottish Premier League team Hibernian at Easter Road. Celtic came back from a goal behind to win 4–1 thanks to goals from Hooper, Anthony Stokes and a James Forrest brace. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15363366 Hibernian 1–4 Celtic BBC Sport 26 October 2011 16 March 2012 2 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202042357/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15363366 live Celtic beat Falkirk 3–1 in the semi-final. A Scott Brown penalty and two goals from Stokes put Celtic into the final https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16670063 Falkirk 1–3 Celtic BBC Sport 29 January 2011 16 March 2012 2 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202042357/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16670063 live Kilmarnock Round Opposition Score Third round Queen of the South 5–0 (h) Quarter-final East Fife 2–0 (h) Semi-final Ayr United 1–0 (n) In Kilmarnock's third round tie they were at home against First Division side Queen of the South at Rugby Park Stadium. Kilmarnock won 5–0 after a hat-trick from Paul Heffernan and goals from Gary Harkins and Ben Hutchinson. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14893557 Kilmarnock 5 – 0 Queen of South BBC Sport 20 September 2011 16 March 2012 26 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190126224731/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14893557 live Kilmarnock's next match was against Second Division side East Fife, again at home. They won 2–0 thanks to goals from Harkins and Mohamadou Sissoko. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15346280 East Fife 0–2 Kilmarnock BBC Sport 25 October 2011 16 March 2012 23 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211023160033/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15346280 live In the semi-final at the neutral Hampden Park Kilmarnock faced Ayrshire rivals Ayr United. The match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes before Dean Shiels scored the winner in extra-time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16664409 Ayr United 0–1 Kilmarnock BBC Sport 28 January 2011 16 March 2012 4 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130204044637/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16664409 live Pre-match Celtic had previously appeared in 28 League Cup finals, winning 15. Their most recent appearance was in the previous season when they lost 2–1 to Rangers. Their most recent victory was in the 2009 Scottish League Cup final when they beat Rangers 2–0. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/celtic/history/cup-finals Celtic : Cup Finals Statto 19 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120519092803/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/celtic/history/cup-finals 19 May 2012 live dmy-all Kilmarnock had reached the final five times before without success. Their last previous appearance was in 2007, when they lost 5–1 to Hibernian. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/kilmarnock/history/cup-finals Kilmarnock : Cup Finals Statto 19 March 2012 26 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120526200857/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/kilmarnock/history/cup-finals live In the build-up to the match Celtic were considered the favourites and Kilmarnock the underdogs. Celtic had the chance of winning the Treble and the League Cup was the first part of that. Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels said that he thought Celtic deserved to win the Treble and that they were the best team in Scotland. However, he also felt that his side had the ability to match Celtic if they played to their full potential. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17393314 Kilmarnock boss plots to derail Celtic's Treble chase BBC Sport 15 March 2012 19 March 2012 28 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230528031636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17393314 live Kilmarnock's first choice striker Paul Heffernan was a doubt before the match due to a groin strain, but took a painkilling injection to play. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/308458 PAUL HEFFERNAN HAS THE NEEDLE FOR FINAL Daily Express 16 March 2012 16 March 2012 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321170126/http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/308458 live Celtic defender Mikael Lustig was also a doubt with a groin injury. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3486606,00.html Celtic v Kilmarnock preview Sky Sports 16 March 2012 19 March 2012 22 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322085311/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3486606,00.html live While Kilmarnock defenders Ryan O'Leary and Manuel Pascali were both ruled out due to long-term injuries. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/kilmarnock/2012/03/17/james-fowler-s-league-cup-final-diary-returning-ryan-o-leary-still-gets-pelters-for-plucking-his-eyebrows-86908-23791531/ James Fowler's League Cup Final diary: Returning Ryan O'Leary still gets pelters for plucking his eyebrows Daily Record 17 March 2012 19 March 2012 Kilmarnock's stand-in captain James Fowler said before the match that if they were victorious he wanted club captain Pascali to lift the trophy. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/kilmarnock/2012/03/18/scottish-communities-league-cup-final-james-fowler-wants-injured-captain-manuel-pascali-to-lift-trophy-if-kilmarnock-win-86908-23792662/ Scottish Communities League Cup Final: James Fowler wants injured captain Manuel Pascali to lift trophy if Kilmarnock win Daily Record 18 March 2012 20 March 2012 Match Report + Match statistics Celtic KilmarnockGoals scored 0 1Total shots 12 8Shots on target 9 5Ball possession 53% 47%Corner kicks 7 5Fouls committed 4 6Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0 Early in the match Kilmarnock defender Mohamadou Sissoko's pass across the penalty area was intercepted by Gary Hooper. However, his shot was saved by goalkeeper Cammy Bell who came off his line quickly. Shortly after Dean Shiels shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area. Around 30 minutes in Scott Brown made room for himself on the right before crossing for Anthony Stokes whose header was saved by Bell. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2881/scotland/2012/03/18/2975644/celtic-0-1-kilmarnock-late-van-tornhout-header-stuns-bhoys Celtic 0–1 Kilmarnock: Late Van Tornhout header stuns Bhoys to win Scottish League Cup for Kenny Shiels' men goal 18 March 2012 19 March 2012 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305194459/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2881/scotland/2012/03/18/2975644/celtic-0-1-kilmarnock-late-van-tornhout-header-stuns-bhoys live Shiels had another chance but his shot was saved by Fraser Forster. From the resulting corner Sissoko's header was cleared off the line by Stokes. Bell made another save when he tipped Brown's powerful shot from outside the box over the bar. Paul Heffernan was then played in on the right-hand side of the box but his shot was saved by Forster. Shiels had a chance at the start of the second half, he ran through several players on the edge of the box before mis-hitting his shot very wide. Sissoko then had another header from a corner which was wide. Celtic began to take control of the match again with Stokes and Joe Ledley both having good opportunities. Bell had to make another save to deny Victor Wanyama from a corner. With around 15 minutes left of the match James Forrest and Heffernan both had good opportunities at either end of the park. Charlie Mulgrew dribbled into the penalty area but his shot was saved by Bell. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17330246 Celtic v Kilmarnock BBC Sport 19 March 2012 19 March 2012 6 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160106020401/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17330246 live Kilmarnock's goal came with 6 minutes remaining. Ben Gordon ran down the left wing on the counter-attack and passed to Lee Johnson who crossed for his fellow substitute Dieter Van Tornhout to score the only goal of the game with a back post header. Celtic pushed for an equaliser, Bell had to make a double save to keep out Celtic substitutes Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras. Celtic then had a penalty claim as Stokes went to ground after being tackled by Michael Nelson inside the area. However, referee Willie Collum booked him for diving. Details 18 March 2012 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–1 Report Kilmarnock Van Tornhout 84 Hampden Park, Glasgow 49,572 William Collum _celtic1112a _celtic1112a _celtic1112a _por10a 89c0ef FFFFFF 89c0ef FFFFFF FFFFFF Celtic _thickblueborder _bluesides_horizontal_line _thickblueborder _bluesides_bottom_line _bluetops ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 ffff66 Kilmarnock CELTIC: GK1ENG Fraser ForsterRB2WAL Adam MatthewsCB25NOR Thomas Rogne 56CB6ENG Kelvin WilsonLB21SCO Charlie MulgrewRM49SCO James ForrestCM67KEN Victor WanyamaCM8SCO Scott Brown (c)LM15WAL Joe Ledley 86CF10IRL Anthony Stokes 92CF88ENG Gary Hooper 80Substitutes:GK24POL Łukasz ZałuskaDF11KOR Cha Du-RiMF18KOR Ki Sung-Yueng 56MF15SCO Kris Commons 86FW9GRE Georgios Samaras 80Manager:NIR Neil LennonKILMARNOCK: GK1SCO Cammy BellRB4SCO James Fowler (c)CB88FRA Mohamadou Sissoko 86CB6ENG Michael NelsonLB19ENG Ben GordonRM8SCO Liam Kelly 82CM9NED Danny Buijs 20CM11SCO Gary Harkins 73LM3SCO Garry HayAM20NIR Dean ShielsCF14IRL Paul HeffernanSubstitutes:GK17WAL Kyle LetherenDF13CZE Zdeněk Kroča 86MF10ENG James DaytonMF18ENG Lee Johnson 49 20FW27BEL Dieter Van Tornhout 73Manager:NIR Kenny Shiels MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: William CollumCollum prepared for cup final debut http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=714&newsID=9505 Scottish Football Association 16 March 2012 18 March 2012 Assistant Referee 1: Charlie Smith Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Stevenson 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 Post-match Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell was named man of the match, Sky Sports said that he, "produced a series of top-drawer saves to deny the Bhoys". Shortly before Kilmarnock were due to celebrate lifting the cup Liam Kelly's father suffered a heart attack next to the Kilmarnock dugout and the player left the ground to go to hospital with him.http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/309114/Kilmarnock-game-ends-in-tragedy-as-father-of-Liam-Kelly-collapses-and-dies-Kilmarnock-game-ends-in-tragedy-as-father-of-Liam-Kelly-collapses-and-dies-Kilmarnock-game-ends-in-tragedy-as-father-of-Liam-Kelly-collapses-and-dies KILMARNOCK GAME ENDS IN TRAGEDY AS FATHER OF LIAM KELLY COLLAPSES AND DIES Daily Express 19 March 2012 27 March 2012 Kelly's father later died in hospital and his teammates, who had not been informed of the situation as they celebrated winning the trophy, were informed as they presented the trophy to the fans in an open-top bus parade. Several players commented that this news had taken a lot of the joy of winning the cup final away, and that because they were a close group of players they all felt the effect of Kelly's loss. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-offer-condolences-to-kilmarnock-midfielder-liam-kelly-after-father-dies-at-cup-final-7577193.html Celtic offer condolences to Kilmarnock midfielder Liam Kelly after father dies at cup final The Independent 19 March 2012 24 March 2012 22 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322010443/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/celtic-offer-condolences-to-kilmarnock-midfielder-liam-kelly-after-father-dies-at-cup-final-7577193.html live See also Played between same clubs: 2001 Scottish League Cup final References 2012 Category:Celtic F.C. matches Category:Kilmarnock F.C. matches 2 Final Category:2010s in Glasgow Category:March 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom