2011 Scottish Cup Final

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2011 Scottish Cup Final
Event 2010–11 Scottish Cup
Motherwell Celtic
0 3
Date 21 May 2011
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match Ki Sung-Yueng (Celtic)[1]
Referee Calum Murray
Attendance 49,618
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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]

Route to the final

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See also: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
Round Opposition Score
Fourth round Dundee 4–0
Fifth round Stranraer 2–0
Quarter-final Dundee United 2–2
Quarter-final replay Dundee United 3–0
Semi-final St Johnstone 3–0

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

Round Opposition Score
Fourth round Berwick Rangers 2–0
Fifth round Rangers 2–2
Fifth round replay Rangers 1–0
Quarter-final Inverness CT 2–1
Semi-final Aberdeen 4–0

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

Details

21 May 2011
15:00 BST
Motherwell 0–3 Celtic
Report Ki Goal 32'
Wilson Goal 76'
Mulgrew Goal 88'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,618
Referee: Calum Murray[14]
Motherwell
Celtic
GK 1 Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph
MF 6 England Tom Hateley
DF 5 Northern Ireland Stephen Craigan Booked 69'
DF 19 England Shaun Hutchinson
DF 3 Scotland Steven Hammell Substituted off 72'
DF 22 Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning
MF 7 Jamaica Chris Humphrey
MF 14 Scotland Keith Lasley Booked 15'
MF 8 England Steve Jennings
FW 9 Scotland Jamie Murphy Substituted off 80'
FW 11 England John Sutton
Substitutes:
GK 12 Scotland Lee Hollis
FW 24 England Francis Jeffers Substituted in 72'
MF 17 Northern Ireland Steve Jones Substituted in 80'
DF 2 Scotland Steven Saunders
MF 18 Scotland Ross Forbes
Manager:
Scotland Stuart McCall
GK 26 England Fraser Forster
RB 12 Scotland Mark Wilson
CB 22 Netherlands Glenn Loovens
CB 5 Sweden Daniel Majstorović Booked 10'
LB 3 Honduras Emilio Izaguirre
CM 8 Scotland Scott Brown Booked 19'
CM 18 South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng Booked 31'
LM 21 Scotland Charlie Mulgrew
RM 15 Scotland Kris Commons Substituted off 81'
CF 9 Greece Georgios Samaras Substituted off 68'
CF 88 England Gary Hooper Substituted off 89'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Poland Łukasz Załuska
FW 10 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Substituted in 68'
DF 11 South Korea Cha Du-Ri
MF 20 Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt Substituted in 89'
FW 49 Scotland James Forrest Substituted in 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

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  5. ↑ Dundee 0–4 Motherwell
  6. ↑ Stranraer 0–2 Motherwell
  7. ↑ Dundee Utd 2–2 Motherwell
  8. ↑ Motherwell 3–0 Dundee Utd
  9. ↑ Berwick 0–2 Celtic
  10. ↑ Rangers 2–2 Celtic
  11. ↑ Celtic 1–0 Rangers
  12. ↑ Inverness CT 1–2 Celtic
  13. ↑ Aberdeen 0–4 Celtic
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