The 2018 Scottish Cup Final was the 133rd final of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2017–18 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout
football
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competition in Scotland. The match took place at
Hampden Park
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on 19 May 2018 and was contested by
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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and
Motherwell
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.
The fixture was a repeat of the finals in
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
and
2011
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, all of which were won by Celtic. It was also a repeat of the
League Cup
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final earlier in the same season, which Celtic won 2–0.
Celtic completed a successive domestic treble ("double treble"), a feat which had not previously been achieved in Scottish football.
Route to the final
Match
Summary
Callum McGregor
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opened the scoring for Celtic after 11 minutes with a right foot half volley from the edge of the penalty area into the left corner of the net after the ball broke to him.
Olivier Ntcham
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Ntcham was born in Longjumeau, a southern ...
made it 2-0 after 25 minutes with a low right foot finish to the left corner of the net after a pass from Moussa Dembélé.
Details
Match rules
* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* Seven named substitutes
* Maximum of three substitutions in normal time (a fourth substitution may be made in extra time)
Scottish Cup Final
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Scottish football. Organised by the Scottish Football Association, it is the third oldest existing football competition in the w ...
Scottish Cup Final
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Scottish football. Organised by the Scottish Football Association, it is the third oldest existing football competition in the w ...