Celtic Through To League Cup Final
Celtic will face Kilmarnock in the Scottish Communities League Cup final after overcoming Falkirk at Hampden. Scott Brown’s penalty gave Celtic a 27th-minute advantage. But Jay Fulton, son of former Celtic and Falkirk midfielder Steve, levelled five minutes before half-time with a composed finish. Anthony Stokes restored Celtic’s lead with an excellent free-kick on 56 [...]
Celtic have been drawn to play giant-killers Falkirk in the semi-finals of the Scottish Communities League Cup. The other fixture has thrown up an Ayrshire derby, with Kilmarnock meeting Ayr United for a place in the final. The ties will be played on 28 and 29 January, with Hampden Park the likely venue for both [...]
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Kilmarnock had to work hard against 10-man East Fife to progress to the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup. An evenly-contested first half ended with Robert Ogleby being sent off after picking up a second yellow card. Killie made the breakthrough on 73 minutes when Mohamadou Sissoko latched onto a spilled ball by Fifers goalkeeper [...]
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Fighting Falkirk turned in a perfect penalty shoot-out display to reach the League Cup semi-finals at the expense of wasteful Dundee United. The First Division took the lead thanks to a 70th-minute header from Farid El Alagui but Johnny Russell lashed in a powerful shot to level immediately. Jon Daly knocked in a smart finish [...]
Continue reading …First Division strugglers Ayr United stunned St Mirren with a late goal in Paisley to claim a League Cup semi-final place. Chris Smith headed in an excellent free kick from Eddie Malone on 81 minutes as the visitors grew in confidence after the interval. St Mirren threw men forward in the closing stages and Graham [...]
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Hearts have asked the Scottish Football Association to explain referee Iain Brines’ decision not to award them a goal against Ayr United. The Edinburgh club claim Brines changed his mind during their Scottish Communities League Cup defeat. Eggert Jonsson bundled the ball over the line and Hearts say Brines initially indicating a goal. Brines then spoke [...]
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Hearts manager Paulo Sergio has robustly defended his team selection following the League Cup defeat at Ayr. And the Portuguese hit out at “stupid” criticism from fellow coaches. He said: “I read in the newspapers and listened to people and find it funny that coaches are saying stupid things, criticising me for the team I [...]
Continue reading …The draw for the Scottish Communities League Cup took place this lunchtime (Thursday 22nd Sep): St Mirren v Ayr United Dundee United v Falkirk Hibernian v Celtic Kilmarnock v East Fife These fixtures will take place on 25th or 26th October 2011.
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Celtic bounced back from their Old Firm defeat with a 2-0 win at Ross County in the Scottish Communities League Cup third round at Dingwall. Gary Hooper netted from close range after a 14th-minute corner before Scott Boyd’s own goal early in the second half removed any doubt about the outcome of the game. Celtic survived one [...]
Continue reading …Ayr United knocked Scottish Premier League side Hearts out of the Scottish Communities League Cup after triumphing on penalties. Scott Robinson fired the visitors in front with a 49th-minute strike. But Garth Wardlaw levelled for Ayr on 63 minutes and neither side could find a winner in extra time. Danny Grainger’s penalty was saved by [...]
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