2011 Scottish Cup Final

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

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

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 Sung-yueng 32' Craigan 76' (o.g.) Mulgrew 88'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 49,618

Referee: Calum Murray[14]

Motherwell

Celtic


GK	1	Darren Randolph
MF	6	Tom Hateley
DF	5	Stephen Craigan	69'
DF	19	Shaun Hutchinson
DF	3	Steven Hammell		72'
DF	22	Gavin Gunning
MF	7	Chris Humphrey
MF	14	Keith Lasley	15'
MF	8	Steve Jennings
FW	9	Jamie Murphy		80'
FW	11	John Sutton
Substitutes:
GK	12	Lee Hollis
FW	24	Francis Jeffers		72'
MF	17	Steve Jones		80'
DF	2	Steven Saunders
MF	18	Ross Forbes
Manager:
Stuart McCall



GK	26	Fraser Forster
RB	12	Mark Wilson
CB	22	Glenn Loovens
CB	5	Daniel Majstorović	10'
LB	3	Emilio Izaguirre
CM	8	Scott Brown	19'
CM	18	Ki Sung-yueng	31'
LM	21	Charlie Mulgrew
RM	15	Kris Commons		81'
CF	9	Georgios Samaras		68'
CF	88	Gary Hooper		89'
Substitutes:
GK	24	Łukasz Załuska
FW	10	Anthony Stokes		68'
DF	11	Cha Du-Ri
MF	20	Paddy McCourt		89'
FW	49	James Forrest		81'
Manager:
Neil Lennon

Man of the Match:
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

McDermott, Scott (22 May 2011). "Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung delighted with wonder strike that helped sink Motherwell in Scottish Cup Final". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
"Motherwell 0–3 Celtic". BBC. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
"Celtic 3 Motherwell 0". Daily Telegraph. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
"Motherwell v Celtic - as it happened". Guardian. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
Dundee 0–4 Motherwell
Stranraer 0–2 Motherwell
Dundee Utd 2–2 Motherwell
Motherwell 3–0 Dundee Utd
Berwick 0–2 Celtic
Rangers 2–2 Celtic
Celtic 1–0 Rangers
Inverness CT 1–2 Celtic
Aberdeen 0–4 Celtic
"Murray to referee Scottish Cup Final". Scottish Football Association. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

External links

Official Site

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[manofthematch-1] McDermott, Scott (22 May 2011). "Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung delighted with wonder strike that helped sink Motherwell in Scottish Cup Final". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[2] "Motherwell 0–3 Celtic". BBC. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.

[3] "Celtic 3 Motherwell 0". Daily Telegraph. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[4] "Motherwell v Celtic - as it happened". Guardian. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[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

[14] "Murray to referee Scottish Cup Final". Scottish Football Association. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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