2011 Scottish Cup Final

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2011 Scottish Cup Final
Event 2010–11 Scottish Cup
Date21 May 2011
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match Ki Sung-Yueng (Celtic) [1]
Referee Calum Murray
Attendance49,618
2010
2012

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]

Contents

Route to the final

RoundOppositionScore
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

RoundOppositionScore
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

Motherwell 0–3 Celtic
Report Ki Sung-yueng Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Craigan Soccerball shade.svg 76' (o.g.)
Mulgrew Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 49,618
Referee: Calum Murray [14]
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Motherwell
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Celtic
GK1 Flag of Ireland.svg Darren Randolph
MF6 Flag of England.svg Tom Hateley
DF5 Ulster Banner.svg Stephen Craigan Yellow card.svg 69'
DF19 Flag of England.svg Shaun Hutchinson
DF3 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Hammell Sub off.svg 72'
DF22 Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin Gunning
MF7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Humphrey
MF14 Flag of Scotland.svg Keith Lasley Yellow card.svg 15'
MF8 Flag of England.svg Steve Jennings
FW9 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Murphy Sub off.svg 80'
FW11 Flag of England.svg John Sutton
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Scotland.svg Lee Hollis
FW24 Flag of England.svg Francis Jeffers Sub on.svg 72'
MF17 Ulster Banner.svg Steve Jones Sub on.svg 80'
DF2 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Saunders
MF18 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Forbes
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart McCall
GK26 Flag of England.svg Fraser Forster
RB12 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Wilson
CB22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Glenn Loovens
CB5 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Majstorović Yellow card.svg 10'
LB3 Flag of Honduras (darker variant).svg Emilio Izaguirre
CM8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Brown Yellow card.svg 19'
CM18 Flag of South Korea.svg Ki Sung-yueng Yellow card.svg 31'
LM21 Flag of Scotland.svg Charlie Mulgrew
RM15 Flag of Scotland.svg Kris Commons Sub off.svg 81'
CF9 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Samaras Sub off.svg 68'
CF88 Flag of England.svg Gary Hooper Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutes:
GK24 Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Załuska
FW10 Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony Stokes Sub on.svg 68'
DF11 Flag of South Korea.svg Cha Du-Ri
MF20 Ulster Banner.svg Paddy McCourt Sub on.svg 89'
FW49 Flag of Scotland.svg James Forrest Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Ulster Banner.svg Neil Lennon

Man of the Match:
Flag of South Korea.svg 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.

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