2014 Scottish League Cup Final

2014 Scottish League Cup Final

Official programme cover
Event	2013–14 Scottish League Cup
Aberdeen Inverness CT 0 0
After extra time. Aberdeen won 4–2 on penalties.
Date	16 March 2014
Venue	Celtic Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Ross Draper (Inverness CT)
Referee	Steven McLean
Attendance	51,143

The 2014 Scottish League Cup Final was the 68th final of the Scottish League Cup. The final took place on 16 March 2014 at Celtic Park, Glasgow.^[1] The clubs contesting the 2014 final were Scottish Premiership clubs, Aberdeen and Inverness CT. This was the first major final for Inverness CT.

Aberdeen won the final 4–2 against Inverness CT on penalties.^[2] It was their first trophy since the 1995 Scottish League Cup victory.^[3][4]

Route to the final

Aberdeen were one of the seven Scottish Premiership sides who entered the League Cup in the second round. Inverness CT entered in the third round.

Aberdeen

Round	Opposition	Score
2nd	Alloa Athletic (h)	0–0 (aet) 6–5 (p)
3rd	Falkirk (a)	5–0
QF	Motherwell (a)	2–0
SF	St Johnstone (n)	4–0
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

In the second round Aberdeen faced a home tie against Scottish Championship team Alloa Athletic. The Dons edged through by winning 6–5 on penalties.^[5]

In the next round Aberdeen faced Scottish Championship team Falkirk at the Falkirk Stadium. A hat-trick from Scott Vernon and goals from Joe Shaughnessy and Cammy Smith sealed Aberdeen's passage into the quarter-final.^[6]

Aberdeen drew Scottish Premiership opposition in the quarter-finals in the shape of Motherwell. Late goals from Andrew Considine and Jonny Hayes sent the Dons into the semi-finals.^[7]

Aberdeen beat St Johnstone in the semi-final with a magnificent display. Jonny Hayes grabbed a double and Peter Pawlett and Adam Rooney also got themselves on the scoresheet to send Aberdeen to their first League Cup Final since 2000.^[8]

Inverness CT

Round	Opposition	Score
3rd	Dundee (a)	1–0
QF	Dundee United (h)	2–1 (a.e.t.)
SF	Hearts (n)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

In the third round Inverness CT faced an away tie against Scottish Championship team Dundee. An early goal from Billy McKay saw the Caley Jags through comfortably.^[9] In the next round Inverness CT faced fellow Scottish Premiership team Dundee United at the Caledonian Stadium. Keith Watson opened the scoring for Dundee United before Gary Warren equalised for the home side. Ross Draper sealed Caley's passage into the semi-finals with a header in the final minute of extra time.^[10]

Inverness CT beat Hearts on penalties in the semi-final. Greg Tansey put the Highlanders ahead shortly after half time, but a double from Jamie Hamill swung the game in the favour of the Edinburgh side. Nick Ross scored a dramatic injury time equaliser despite Caley having Gary Warren and Josh Meekings sent off.^[11]

Build-Up

Aberdeen fans display "1903", the year of the club's establishment, before the Cup Final

Aberdeen received and sold all of their 43,000 allocation for the final and also had a request for more tickets declined due to safety concerns. Inverness sold 7,000 tickets.^[12][13]

Details

Aberdeen v Inverness CT

16 March 2014 14:30

Aberdeen	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Inverness CT
	Report
	Penalties
Robson Low Vernon Rooney	4 – 2 Inverness CT went first	McKay Tansey Ross Doran

Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 51,143 Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen

Inverness CT

ABERDEEN: GK 1 Jamie Langfield RB 29 Shaleum Logan CB 4 Russell Anderson (c) CB 6 Mark Reynolds LB 5 Andrew Considine  108' RM 15 Barry Robson CM 8 Willo Flood CM 22 Ryan Jack LM 11 Jonny Hayes  6' CF 10 Niall McGinn CF 17 Adam Rooney Substitutes: GK 20 Nicky Weaver DF 28 Alan Tate MF 18 Nicky Low  70' FW 9 Scott Vernon  108' FW 14 Cammy Smith  6'  70' Manager: Derek McInnes

INVERNESS CT: GK 12 Dean Brill RB 2 David Raven CB 6 Josh Meekings CB 14 Daniel Devine LB 3 Graeme Shinnie  112' RM 15 Marley Watkins  80' CM 8 Ross Draper  117' CM 9 Richie Foran (c)  27'  100' CM 16 Greg Tansey LM 4 James Vincent  63' CF 7 Billy McKay Substitutes: GK 1 Ryan Esson DF 18 Carl Tremarco MF 10 Aaron Doran  63' MF 11 Nick Ross  80' MF 36 Ryan Christie  100' Manager: John Hughes

MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Steven McLean Assistant Referee 1: Andrew McWilliam Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Ross Fourth Official: John Beaton

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

References

1. "Scottish League Cup final: Celtic Park hosts Aberdeen v Inverness". BBC Sport. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
2. "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (4–2 on pens): Dons end 19-year wait for trophy by winning Scottish League Cup final after extra time". Daily Mail. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (4–2 on pens)". Scotsman. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (4–2 on pens): Dons end 19-year wait for trophy by winning Scottish League Cup final after extra time". Daily Mail. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "Aberdeen 0–0 Alloa". BBC Sport. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
6. "Falkirk 0–5 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
7. "Motherwell 0–2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
8. "Aberdeen 4–0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
9. "Dundee 0 – 1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
10. "Inverness CT 2–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
11. "Hearts 2–2 Inverness CT (2–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
12. "No more Scottish League Cup final tickets for Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
13. "Aberdeen denied extra tickets due to safety fears". Herald Scotland. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

External links

• Official Site