2011_Scottish_Cup_Final

2011 Scottish Cup final

2011 Scottish Cup final

Football match

The 2011 Scottish Cup Final was the 126th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match took place at Hampden Park on 21 May 2011 and was played by Scottish Premier League clubs Motherwell and Celtic. It was Celtic's 54th Scottish Cup final and Motherwell's seventh. Celtic won the title after they defeated Motherwell 3–0.[2][3] The win was Neil Lennon's first trophy as Celtic's manager.[4]

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Route to the final

See also: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
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Motherwell

Motherwell entered the competition in the fourth round. They began their campaign against Dundee at Dens Park and won 4–0 thanks to goals from John Sutton (2), Steve Jennings and Jamie Murphy.[5] Motherwell then took on Stranraer at Stair Park winning 2–0 thanks to goals from Steve Jones and John Sutton,[6] In the quarter-final Motherwell took the journey back to Dundee to take on Dundee United at Tannadice Park, the match ended in a 2–2 draw, with both of Motherwell's goals coming from Sutton.[7] Motherwell were then comfortable 3–0 winners in the replay back at Fir Park with goals from Murphy, Chris Humphrey and Francis Jeffers.[8] In the semi-final, Motherwell took on St Johnstone at Hampden Park again coming out 3–0 winners with goals from Stephen Craigan, Murphy and Sutton.

Prior to this Scottish Cup final, Motherwell have won two Scottish Cups, the last of which was in 1991.

Celtic

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Celtic also entered the competition in the fourth round. They began their campaign against Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park coming out 2–0 winners, with goals from Daniel Majstorović and Scott Brown.[9] Celtic then made the journey across Glasgow to Ibrox Stadium to take on their Old Firm rivals Rangers, the match ended in a 2–2 draw with Celtic's goals coming from Commons and Brown.[10] Then in the replay Celtic were narrow 1–0 winners thanks to a goal from Mark Wilson.[11] In the quarter-final, Celtic took the long journey to Inverness to take on Inverness CT. Celtic came out 2–1 winners, with both goals coming from Joe Ledley.[12] Celtic were then 4–0 comfortable winners in the semi-final at Hampden Park against Aberdeen through goals from Charlie Mulgrew, Ledley, Commons from the penalty spot and Shaun Maloney.[13]

Prior to this Scottish Cup final, Celtic have won 34 Scottish Cups, making them the most successful team in the tournament's history. Their last success was in 2007.

Match

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Attendance: 49,618
Motherwell
Celtic
GK1Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph
MF6England Tom Hateley
DF5Northern Ireland Stephen CraiganYellow card 69'
DF19England Shaun Hutchinson
DF3Scotland Steven Hammelldownward-facing red arrow 72'
DF22Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning
MF7Jamaica Chris Humphrey
MF14Scotland Keith LasleyYellow card 15'
MF8England Steve Jennings
FW9Scotland Jamie Murphydownward-facing red arrow 80'
FW11England John Sutton
Substitutes:
GK12Scotland Lee Hollis
FW24England Francis Jeffersupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF17Northern Ireland Steve Jonesupward-facing green arrow 80'
DF2Scotland Steven Saunders
MF18Scotland Ross Forbes
Manager:
Scotland Stuart McCall
GK26England Fraser Forster
RB12Scotland Mark Wilson
CB22Netherlands Glenn Loovens
CB5Sweden Daniel MajstorovićYellow card 10'
LB3Honduras Emilio Izaguirre
CM8Scotland Scott Brown (c)Yellow card 19'
CM18South Korea Ki Sung-yuengYellow card 31'
LM21Scotland Charlie Mulgrew
RM15Scotland Kris Commonsdownward-facing red arrow 81'
CF9Greece Georgios Samarasdownward-facing red arrow 68'
CF88England Gary Hooperdownward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK24Poland Łukasz Załuska
FW10Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokesupward-facing green arrow 68'
DF11South Korea Cha Du-Ri
MF20Northern Ireland Paddy McCourtupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW49Scotland James Forrestupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Neil Lennon

Man of the Match:
South Korea Ki Sung-Yeung (Celtic)[1]

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • George Drummond
    • Gary Sweeney
  • Fourth official: Stevie O'Reilly

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Media coverage

In the UK the Scottish Cup Final was shown live on BBC One Scotland on their Sportscene programme and also on Sky Sports 2 & Sky Sports HD2.

Commentary of the match on radio was from BBC Radio Scotland.

References

  1. [1]
    McDermott, Scott (22 May 2011). "Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung delighted with wonder strike that helped sink Motherwell in Scottish Cup Final". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Motherwell 0–3 Celtic". BBC. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Celtic 3 Motherwell 0". Daily Telegraph. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Motherwell v Celtic - as it happened". Guardian. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  5. [5]
    Dundee 0–4 Motherwell
  6. [6]
    Stranraer 0–2 Motherwell
  7. [7]
    Dundee Utd 2–2 Motherwell
  8. [8]
    Motherwell 3–0 Dundee Utd
  9. [9]
    Berwick 0–2 Celtic
  10. [10]
    Rangers 2–2 Celtic
  11. [11]
    Celtic 1–0 Rangers
  12. [12]
    Inverness CT 1–2 Celtic
  13. [13]
    Aberdeen 0–4 Celtic
  14. [14]
    "Murray to referee Scottish Cup Final". Scottish Football Association. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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