2016 Scottish League Cup Final (November)

2016 Scottish League Cup Final (November)
Event 2016–17 Scottish League Cup
Date 27 November 2016
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee John Beaton
Attendance 49,629
Weather Sunny

The November 2016 Scottish League Cup Final was the 71st final of the Scottish League Cup and took place on 27 November 2016 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Aberdeen and Celtic, with Celtic winning 3–0, it was their 16th League Cup triumph and the 100th major trophy in their history.[1][2][3][4]

This was the second Scottish League Cup final played in 2016, as the 2015–16 competition was concluded in March and from the 2016–17 season the competition is being completed in the first half of the season.[5]

Route to the final

As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup group stage.[5]

Aberdeen

Round Opposition Score
Second round Ayr United 2–1 (a)
Quarter-final St Johnstone 1–0 (h)
Semi-final Greenock Morton 2–0 (n)

Aberdeen were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn to face Group G runners-up Ayr United away from home on August 10.[6] The away side took an early lead after a Daryll Meggatt own goal. Niall McGinn doubled the lead midway through the first half before Alan Forrest brought Ayr back into the game just before half-time. The Dons survived a late onslaught from the Honest Men to advance with a 2–1 win.[7]

From the quarter-finals onwards there was no seeding and Aberdeen were drawn at home to faced fellow Premiership side St Johnstone on September 22. Another nervy encounter followed as the Dons required a last-minute Adam Rooney goal to win 1–0.[8]

Aberdeen were drawn to face Championship side Greenock Morton in the semi-finals at Hampden Park on October 22. The Dons hadn't won a match at the National Stadium for 16 years but goals from Rooney and Kenny McLean in a game Aberdeen dominated saw them into the final.[9]

Celtic

Round Opposition Score
Second round Motherwell 5–0 (h)
Quarter-final Alloa Athletic 2–0 (h)
Semi-final Rangers 1–0 (n)

Celtic were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn at home to face Group F runners-up Motherwell on August 10.[6] The home side dominated the match, with 65% possession and 26 shots, 16 on target to Motherwell's 4 off target shots. Moussa Dembélé and Tom Rogic score twice with Scott Sinclair also scoring as Celtic won 5–0.[10]

Celtic were given another home draw to Alloa Athletic in the quarter-finals on September 21. The League One side proved to be stubborn outfit but late goals from James Forrest and Dembélé saw Celtic through with a 2–0 win.[11]

Celtic were drawn to play arch rivals Rangers in the semi-final at Hampden Park on October 26. The last time the two sides met in the League Cup was a 2–0 Celtic win at this stage in 2015. This time, Celtic required a late Dembélé goal to see of their Old Firm rivals despite dominating the match.[12]

Match

Summary

In the 16th minute of the match Tom Rogic cut in form the right and shot left footed from just inside the penalty area into the left corner of the net to give Celtic the lead. It was 2-0 in the 37th minute when James Forrest picked up the ball in the centre of the pitch and ran at the Aberdeen defence before scoring with a low right footed shot from inside the penalty area.[13] In the 64th minute James Forrest was brought down in the penalty area by Anthony O'Connor, with Moussa Dembélé scoring the resulting penalty with a low shot to the right corner to make it 3-0.[14]

Details

27 November 2016
15:00
Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic
SPFL report Rogic  16'
Forrest  37'
Dembélé  64' (pen.)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,629
Aberdeen
Celtic
ABERDEEN:
GK1England Joe Lewis
RB2England Shay Logan
CB4Scotland Andrew Considine
CB5Wales Ash Taylor
LB15Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 65'
CM3Scotland Graeme Shinnie
CM22Scotland Ryan Jack (c)
AM7Scotland Kenny McLean
AM11Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 71'
AM23England James Maddison
CF9Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 79'
Substitutes:
GK25Scotland Neil Alexander
DF6Scotland Mark Reynolds
FW8Wales Wes Burns 79'
MF10Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 71'
MF16Scotland Peter Pawlett
FW17England Jayden Stockley 65'
FW39England Miles Storey
Manager:
Scotland Derek McInnes
CELTIC:
GK1Scotland Craig Gordon
RB23Sweden Mikael Lustig
CB5Croatia Jozo Šimunović
CB28Denmark Erik Sviatchenko
LB3Honduras Emilio Izaguirre
CM8Scotland Scott Brown (c)  48'
CM14Scotland Stuart Armstrong
AM18Australia Tom Rogic 77'
AM27England Patrick Roberts 65'
AM49Scotland James Forrest 90+1'
CF10France Moussa Dembélé
Substitutes:
GK24Netherlands Dorus de Vries
DF2Ivory Coast Kolo Touré
MF6Israel Nir Bitton  73' 65'
FW9Scotland Leigh Griffiths 90+1'
DF12Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa
MF16Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven
MF42Scotland Callum McGregor 77'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers

MATCH OFFICIALS

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

  1. "League Cup final: Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic as it happened". BBC Sport. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. "Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic as it happened". Guardian. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Aberdeen 0 Celtic 3: Brendan Rodgers wins first trophy to spark talk of a treble". Telegraph. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic: Tomas Rogic, James Forrest and Moussa Dembele hand Brendan Rodgers first trophy as Hoops boss with Betfred Cup win". Daily Mail. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 "2016/17 League Cup Final in November". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Betfred Cup 2nd-round draw on Sunday". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. "Ayr United 1–2 Aberdeen". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. McLaughlin, Brian (22 September 2016). "Aberdeen 1–0 St Johnstone". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. Wilson, Richard (22 October 2016). "Scottish League Cup semi-final: Greenock Morton 0–2 Aberdeen". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. English, Tom (10 August 2016). "Celtic 5–0 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. Barnes, John (21 September 2016). "Scottish League Cup: Celtic 2–0 Alloa Athletic". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  12. English, Tom (23 October 2016). "Rangers 0–1 Celtic". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  13. "Celtic brush Aberdeen aside and claim League Cup as 100th major trophy". Guardian. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  14. "Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic". Daily Mirror. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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