2007 Scottish League Cup final

The 2007 Scottish League Cup final was played on 18 March 2007[1] at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the 60th Scottish League Cup final. The final was contested by Kilmarnock and Hibernian, who had never met before in a cup final. Hibernian won the match 5–1.

2007 Scottish League Cup final
Event2006–07 Scottish League Cup
Kilmarnock Hibernian
1 5
Date18 March 2007
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchLewis Stevenson
RefereeDougie McDonald
Attendance52,000

Road to the final
Victory parade, Easter Road
Main article: 2006–07 Scottish League Cup

The previous year's winners were Celtic, who had beaten Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 in the 2006 final, but they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Falkirk, who beat them 5–4 on penalties. With Dunfermline also being eliminated in the early rounds, it was the fourth successive year in which both of the previous year's finalists did not make it back to the final.

Rangers' shock 2–0 defeat by First Division club St Johnstone meant that neither Old Firm club featured in the semi-finals. Kilmarnock beat Falkirk 3–0[2] at Fir Park and Hibernian beat St Johnstone 3–1 after extra time[3] at Tynecastle in the semi-finals.

Kilmarnock

Home teamScoreAway team
Round 2[4]Queen of the South1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Kilmarnock
Round 3Kilmarnock2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Livingston
Quarter-finalKilmarnock3 – 2Motherwell
Semi-finalKilmarnock3 – 0Falkirk

Hibernian

Home teamScoreAway team
Round 2[4]Hibernian4 – 0Peterhead
Round 3Hibernian6 – 0Gretna
Quarter-finalHibernian1 – 0Hearts
Semi-finalSt Johnstone1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Hibernian

Match details
Kilmarnock1–5Hibernian
Greer 77' Report Jones 28'
Benjelloun 59', 85'
Fletcher 66', 87'
Attendance: 52,000
Kilmarnock
Hibernian
KILMARNOCK :
GK1Scotland Alan Combe
RB6Jamaica Simon Ford
CB5Scotland Gordon Greer
CB14Scotland Frazer Wright
LB3Scotland Garry Hay (c)
RM18Scotland Paul di Giacomodownward-facing red arrow 76'
CM12Scotland Allan Johnston
CM2Scotland James Fowler
LM22Scotland Peter Levendownward-facing red arrow 57'
CF9Scotland Colin Nish
CF7Scotland Steven Naismith
Substitutes:
GK13Scotland Graeme Smith
DF15Scotland Grant Murray
DF21Scotland Ryan O'Leary
MF8Scotland Gary Lockeupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW10Scotland Gary Walesupward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Scotland Jim Jefferies
HIBERNIAN:
GK41Scotland Andrew McNeil
RB2Scotland Steven Whittakerdownward-facing red arrow 90'
CB15England Chris Hoggdownward-facing red arrow 90'
CB5England Rob Jones (c)
LB3England David Murphy
RM17Northern Ireland Ivan Sprouledownward-facing red arrow 79'
CM14France Guillaume Beuzelin
CM7Scotland Scott Brown
LM26Scotland Lewis Stevenson
CF20Scotland Steven Fletcher
CF10Morocco Abdessalam Benjelloun
Substitutes:
GK1England Simon Brown
DF12Netherlands Antilles Shelton Martisupward-facing green arrow 90'
DF25Scotland Kevin McCannupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF6Scotland Michael Stewart
MF4Morocco Merouane Zemmamaupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Scotland John Collins

References
  1. "League Cup Fixtures". Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  2. "Kilmarnock 3-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. "St Johnstone 1-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. SPL teams receive a bye to the second round; teams competing in Europe into the third.
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