2017_Scottish_Cup_final

2017 Scottish Cup final

2017 Scottish Cup final

Football match

The 2017 Scottish Cup Final was the 132nd final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 27 May 2017 and was contested by Celtic and Aberdeen.

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The fixture was a repeat of the finals in 1937, 1954 and 1967 won by Celtic, and in 1970, 1984 and 1990 won by Aberdeen. It was also a repeat of the final of the Scottish League Cup played six months earlier, which Celtic won 3–0.[1]

Celtic won the game 2–1 to complete an undefeated domestic treble.[2][3]

Route to the final

Aberdeen eliminated holders Hibernian in one semi-final to reach their first Scottish Cup final since 2000.[4] In the other semi-final, Celtic eliminated Rangers in an Old Firm encounter,[5] the first time they had beaten their Glasgow rivals at this stage of the competition since 1925, at the seventh attempt.[6]

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Match

Summary

Jonny Hayes opened the scoring for Aberdeen in the 9th minute with a low left foot volley from seven yards out after a corner from the right by Niall McGinn. Two minutes later Stuart Armstrong made it 1-1 with a left foot shot to the right corner from just outside the penalty area.[7] In the 92nd minute, Tom Rogic got the winning goal when he received the ball 40 yards out and made his way into the right side of the penalty area before clipping the ball with his right foot over the goalkeeper from three yards out from a tight angle.[8]

Details

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Attendance: 48,713
Referee: Bobby Madden
Celtic
Aberdeen
GK1Scotland Craig Gordon
DF23Sweden Mikael Lustig
DF5Croatia Jozo Šimunović
DF20Belgium Dedryck Boyata
DF63Scotland Kieran Tierneydownward-facing red arrow 27'
MF42Scotland Callum McGregor
MF8Scotland Scott Brown (c)
MF14Scotland Stuart Armstrong
FW27England Patrick Robertsdownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
FW9Scotland Leigh Griffiths
FW11England Scott Sinclair
Substitutes:
GK24Netherlands Dorus de Vries
MF6Israel Nir Bitton
FW10France Moussa Dembélé
DF12Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa
MF18Australia Tom RogicYellow card 90+2'upward-facing green arrow 27'
DF28Denmark Erik Sviatchenkoupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF49Scotland James Forrest
Manager:
Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
GK1England Joe Lewis
DF2England Shay Logan
DF5Wales Ash TaylorYellow card 61'
DF6Scotland Mark Reynolds
DF4Scotland Andrew Considine
MF3Scotland Graeme Shinnie
MF22Scotland Ryan Jackdownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
MF10Northern Ireland Niall McGinndownward-facing red arrow 75'
MF7Scotland Kenny McLean
MF11Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes
FW17England Jayden Stockleydownward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutes:
GK25Scotland Neil Alexander
FW9Republic of Ireland Adam Rooneyupward-facing green arrow 62'
DF15Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connorupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF16Scotland Peter Pawlett
FW26Scotland Scott Wrightupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF27Scotland Frank Ross
FW39England Miles Storey
Manager:
Scotland Derek McInnes

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 in normal time (a fourth substitution may be made in extra time)

References

  1. [1]
    "Scottish League Cup final: Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic". BBC. 27 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Celtic 2 - 1 Aberdeen: Celtic complete treble and make history". The Scotsman. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    Celtic 2-0 Rangers, Tom English, BBC Sport, 23 April 2017
  6. [6]
    Rangers record against Celtic in Scottish Cup semi-finals is unbelievable but could be about to end, Anthony Haggerty, Daily Record, 21 March 2017
  7. [7]
    "Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1: Tom Rogic shatters Dons to secure historic clean sweep with Scottish Cup final win". The Telegraph. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1: as it happened". Guardian. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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