2016 Scottish League Cup Final

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2016 Scottish League Cup Final
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Event 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
Hibernian Ross County
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Date 13 March 2016
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Kevin Clancy
Attendance 38,796
Weather Dry
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The 2016 Scottish League Cup Final was the 70th final of the Scottish League Cup. The final took place on 13 March 2016 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Hibernian and Ross County, with Ross County winning 2–1 with a last minute goal.[1][2] The win was Ross County's first major trophy in senior football.[3][4]

Route to the final

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Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup

Hibernian entered the League Cup in the first round, whilst Ross County entered in the second round.

Hibernian

Round Opposition Score
First round Montrose 3–0 (h)
Second round Stranraer 1–0 (h)
Third round Aberdeen 2–0 (h)
Quarter-final Dundee United 3–0 (h)
Semi-final St Johnstone 2–1 (n)

In the first round Hibernian faced a home tie against Scottish League Two side Montrose. Hibs progressed with goals from Scott Martin, Scott Allan and Jason Cummings.[5]

Hibernian drew Scottish League One opposition in the second round in the shape of Stranraer. An own goal from Scott Rumsby saw Hibernian take their place in the third round.[6]

In the third round Hibernian faced Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. Late goals from Jason Cummings and Dominique Malonga sealed their passage into the quarter-finals.[7]

Hibernian faced Dundee United in the quarter-finals. Goals from David Gray, Jason Cummings and Lewis Stevenson saw the Edinburgh side claim their place in the semi-finals.[8]

Hibernian beat St Johnstone in the semi-final with goals from Jason Cummings and John McGinn. This sent Alan Stubbs' side to their first League Cup Final since 2007.[9]

Ross County

Round Opposition Score
Second round Ayr United 2–0 (h)
Third round Falkirk 7–0 (h)
Quarter-final Inverness CT 2–1 (a)
Semi-final Celtic 3–1 (n)

Ross County drew Scottish League One side Ayr United in the second round of the League Cup. Goals from Liam Boyce in the first half and Michael Gardyne in the second were enough to send the Staggies through to the next round.[10]

In the third round Ross County faced Scottish Championship side Falkirk in Dingwall. An emphatic 7–0 victory, which included goals from Raffaele De Vita, Jonathan Franks, Brian Graham, Darren Holden and a Liam Boyce hat-trick, saw Ross County ease into the quarter-finals.[11]

Ross County were the victors against their Highland neighbours Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Goals from Irvine and Gardyne were enough to see County into their first ever League Cup semi-final.[12]

Ross County beat favourites Celtic 3–1, in a match which saw the Bhoys miss a penalty and reduced to 10 players. Goals from Martin Woods, Paul Quinn and Alex Schalk were enough to cancel out Gary Mackay-Steven's first-minute opener and see Ross County into their first ever League Cup final.[13]

Match

Details

13 March 2016
15:00
Hibernian 1–2 Ross County
Fontaine Goal 45' BBC Sport Report Gardyne Goal 25'
Schalk Goal 90'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 38,796
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Hibernian
Ross County
HIBERNIAN:
GK 1 England Mark Oxley
RB 2 Scotland David Gray (c)
CB 24 Scotland Darren McGregor
CB 5 England Liam Fontaine
LB 16 Scotland Lewis Stevenson
RM 3 Scotland Liam Henderson
CM 30 Scotland Kevin Thomson Substituted off 76'
CM 6 England Marvin Bartley Substituted off 90+4'
LM 18 Scotland John McGinn
CF 28 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes
CF 35 Scotland Jason Cummings
Substitutes:
GK 32 Finland Otso Virtanen
FW 9 Morocco Farid El Alagui
MF 14 Scotland Danny Handling
MF 17 Scotland Martin Boyle Substituted in 90+4'
FW 19 Scotland James Keatings Substituted in 76'
DF 27 Norway Niklas Gunnarsson
FW 29 England Chris Dagnall
Manager:
England Alan Stubbs
ROSS COUNTY:
GK 21 England Gary Woods
RB 2 Scotland Marcus Fraser
CB 43 Scotland Paul Quinn
CB 15 England Andrew Davies (c)
LB 12 Scotland Richard Foster Substituted off 85'
RM 7 Scotland Michael Gardyne
CM 36 Australia Jackson Irvine
CM 26 Scotland Martin Woods
LM 8 Scotland Ian McShane Substituted off 79'
CF 10 Northern Ireland Liam Boyce Substituted off 59'
CF 23 Netherlands Alex Schalk
Substitutes:
GK 13 United States Chris Konopka
FW 5 Scotland Scott Boyd
FW 6 Scotland Chris Robertson
DF 9 Scotland Brian Graham Substituted in 59'
MF 17 England Jonathan Franks Substituted in 85'
MF 18 Scotland Stewart Murdoch Substituted in 79'
MF 24 Italy Raffaele De Vita
Manager:
Scotland Jim McIntyre

MATCH OFFICIALS

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

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External links

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