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The 2020–21 Scottish League Cup Final was an
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match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 28 February 2021. It was the final match of the
2020–21 Scottish League Cup The 2020–21 Scottish League Cup (also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. The format for the 2020–21 competition was the same as the previo ...
, the 75th season of the
Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...
(known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons), a competition for the 42 teams in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Originally due to take place in December 2020, the effect of the
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on scheduling meant that the match was pushed back to February 2021.


Route to the final


St Johnstone

St Johnstone won
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to qualify for the second round, winning 10 points from a possible 12. They won 2–1 at Lowland League side
Kelty Hearts Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and nicknamed ''the Hearts'', ''the Maroon Machine'' and ''the Jambos'', they play their home games at New Central Park. Their home ...
, 7–0 against
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club
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and 3–1 at
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team
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. In their other match, Saints drew 0–0 with fellow Premiership club
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, but lost the
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. Saints were unseeded for the second round draw and were drawn to face Motherwell at
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on 28 November. Motherwell scored first through Tony Watt, but late goals from
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and David Wotherspoon turned the tie around and sent Saints into the quarter-finals. Saints were again drawn away for the quarter-final, against
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club
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...
. After a goalless draw in normal time,
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scored the opening goal in the first period of extra time. Dunfermline equalised to force a
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, which Saints won 4–3. Hibernian provided the opposition in the semi-final, played at Hampden Park on 23 January. Hibs started strongly but goals from Jason Kerr
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and Craig Conway saw Saints run out comfortable 3–0 winners.


Livingston

Livingston won Group H to qualify for the second round, winning the maximum 12 points ''en route''. They won easily in away games against
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clubs Edinburgh City and Stenhousemuir, 2–1 at home against
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side
Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...
, and 4–1 against
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team Airdrieonians. Livingston were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn to face
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club
Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...
at home on 28 November. Despite their progress in the League Cup, Livingston had been struggling in the Premiership and manager Gary Holt left the club before the second round tie was played.
David Martindale David Paul Martindale (born 13 July 1974) is a Scottish football manager who currently manages Scottish Premiership club Livingston. Martindale did not play for any professional team but did play Junior football for Linlithgow Rose and West ...
took charge of the team for the first time in the match with Ayr, which Livingston won easily after scoring three early goals through an
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and two efforts by Jack Fitzwater. Martindale was still in interim charge for the quarter-final, in which Livi were again drawn at home. They were paired with Ross County, who had knocked out cup holders Celtic in the previous round. Two early goals gave Livi a 2–0 victory. St Mirren provided the opposition in the semi-final, played at Hampden Park on 24 January. Martindale had been appointed manager on a permanent basis after the quarter-final, and his unbeaten start as a manager continued as an early
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goal was enough to give Livingston a 1–0 win. Two days after the semi-final, a Scottish Football Association hearing approved Martindale as a "fit and proper person" to hold a management position. He had previously been imprisoned for involvement with organised crime.


Match


Summary

In the 32nd minute Craig Conway hit an out swinging corner from the right which
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headed down to the right corner from seven yards out, Livingston goalkeeper
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got a hand to the ball to push it against the post and into the net.


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References

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