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2011 Scottish Cup final

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]

2011 Scottish Cup Final
Event2010–11 Scottish Cup
Motherwell Celtic
0 3
Date21 May 2011
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchKi Sung-Yueng (Celtic)[1]
RefereeCalum Murray
Attendance49,618
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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

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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

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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

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Details

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Motherwell0–3Celtic
Report Ki Sung-yueng   32'
Craigan   76' (o.g.)
Mulgrew   88'
Attendance: 49,618
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 (c)   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

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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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  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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