Scottish League Cup

FT Sunday, November 27, 2016
Celtic WDWWL 3
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Aberdeen WLLWW 0
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CEL213
ABE000
Hampden Park · 49,629 att.

Match Report

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Moussa Dembele penalty seals Celtic cup triumph vs. Aberdeen

Brendan Rodgers captured his first trophy as Celtic manager as the Hoops cruised to a 3-0 Betfred Cup final victory over Aberdeen at Hampden Park.

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Head to Head

CEL leads series 4-1

Lineups

ABE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe LewisG
  2. 15Anthony O'ConnorCD-L
  3. 5Ash TaylorCD-R
  4. 4Andrew ConsidineLB
  5. 2Shaleum LoganRB
  6. 7Kenny McLeanAM
  7. 3Graeme ShinnieLM
  8. 22Ryan JackRM
  9. 9Adam RooneyF
  10. 23James MaddisonAM-L
  11. 11Jonathan HayesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Wes BurnsSUB
  2. 17Jayden StockleySUB
  3. 6Mark ReynoldsSUB
  4. 10Niall McGinnSUB
  5. 25Neil AlexanderSUB
  6. 16Peter PawlettSUB
  7. 39Miles StoreySUB

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-L
  3. 5Jozo SimunovicCD-R
  4. 3Emilio IzaguirreLB
  5. 23Mikael LustigRB
  6. 18Tom RogicAM
  7. 14Stuart ArmstrongLM
  8. 8Scott BrownRM
  9. 10Moussa DembéléF
  10. 49James ForrestAM-L
  11. 27Patrick RobertsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Kolo TouréSUB
  2. 6Nir BittonSUB
  3. 24Dorus de VriesSUB
  4. 42Callum McGregorSUB
  5. 16Gary Mackay-StevenSUB
  6. 12Cristian GamboaSUB
  7. 9Leigh GriffithsSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Aberdeen 0, Celtic 1. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jozo Simunovic.
  2. 37' Goal! Aberdeen 0, Celtic 2. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
  3. 48' Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Goal! Aberdeen 0, Celtic 3. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 65' Substitution, Celtic. Nir Bitton replaces Patrick Roberts.
  6. 65' Substitution, Aberdeen. Jayden Stockley replaces Anthony O'Connor.
  7. 71' Substitution, Aberdeen. Niall McGinn replaces Jonny Hayes.
  8. 73' Nir Bitton (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Tomas Rogic.
  10. 79' Substitution, Aberdeen. Wes Burns replaces Adam Rooney.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces James Forrest.

Scottish League Cup News

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News PA Wilfried Nancy nightmare start continues as St. Mirren beat Celtic to Scottish League Cup Wilfried Nancy's nightmare start to his Celtic reign continued as St Mirren wrestled the Premier Sports Cup from their grasp with a 3-1 Hampden triumph. News PA Interim Celtic boss Martin O'Neill open to longer-term talks Interim manager Martin O'Neill expects to be at Celtic on a short-term basis but would be open to talks over an extended stay after leading the holders to the Premier Sports Cup final. News ESPN Rangers slam VAR picks after Scottish League Cup final error Rangers have questioned the selection of two officials as video assistant referees (VARs) for the upcoming round of Scottish Premiership action after the pair in question failed to award a penalty in their Scottish League Cup final defeat to Celtic. ESPN ESPN Scottish League Cup: Celtic claim title in thriller vs Rangers Celtic beat Rangers in a pulsating Scottish League Cup final to claim the trophy after a rollercoaster contest that was eventually decided on penalties.