The 2018 Scottish League Cup final was the 73rd final of the Scottish League Cup, which took place on 2 December 2018 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Celtic and Aberdeen. Celtic won the match 1–0, winning their 18th League Cup and 7th consecutive domestic trophy.
Route to the final
As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage.
Celtic RoundOppositionScore Second round Partick Thistle3–1 (a) Quarter-final St Johnstone1–0 (a) Semi-final Heart of Midlothian3–0 (n)
Aberdeen RoundOppositionScore Second round St Mirren4–0 (h) Quarter-final Hibernian0–0 (6–5 p) (a) Semi-final Rangers1–0 (n)
Match Summary Ryan Christie scored the only goal of the game in the fifth minute of time added on in the first half when he took down a ball on the edge of the penalty area from Dedryck Boyata, his initial shot with his right foot was saved by Joe Lewis but he followed up by shooting with his left foot to the roof of the net. Celtic were awarded a penalty in the 52nd minute for a hand-ball by Dominic Ball. Scott Sinclair's took the penalty, which was saved by Joe Lewis diving to his right. The victory marked Brendan Rodgers seventh straight domestic trophy win with Celtic and Celtic's 18th Scottish League Cup win.
Details
GK29 Scott BainRB23 Mikael Lustig (c)CB20 Dedryck Boyata CB32 Filip BenkovićLB63 Kieran TierneyCM18 Tom Rogic CM42 Callum McGregorCM17 Ryan Christie AM49 James Forrest AM11 Scott SinclairFW22 Odsonne ÉdouardSubstitutes:GK1 Craig GordonDF5 Jozo Šimunović MF8 Scott Brown FW9 Leigh GriffithsDF12 Cristian GamboaMF15 Jonny HayesMF21 Olivier Ntcham Manager: Brendan Rodgers GK1 Joe LewisRB2 Shay Logan CB5 Scott McKennaCB4 Andrew ConsidineLB29 Max LoweCM21 Dominic Ball CM3 Graeme Shinnie (c)AM10 Niall McGinn AM19 Lewis Ferguson AM11 Gary Mackay-Steven FW16 Sam Cosgrove Substitutes:GK20 Tomáš ČernýMF8 Stephen Gleeson FW9 James Wilson FW15 Scott Wright FW17 Stevie MayFW25 Bruce Anderson FW27 Connor McLennan Manager: Derek McInnes Match officials Referee: Andrew DallasMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
See also Played between same teams: 2016 Scottish League Cup final (November) 2017 Scottish Cup Final
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