In the last minute of extra time, Kirk Broadfoot was sent off for a professional foul on Aiden McGeady to give Celtic a penalty kick, which McGeady scored to confirm the win. [7] He also said he would make several changes from the team that drew away to Internazionale in the Champions League earlier in the week, citing the need to rotate players in the modern game. The 2009 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Football League Cup, the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and The Football League. The semi-final draw took place on 2 December 2009, after the completion of the first three Fifth Round matches. [1], As both Rangers and Celtic had been competing in Europe, they entered the competition in the third round. [9] Defender Jonathan Woodgate, who scored the winning goal in the 2008 final, suffered a head wound in a 2–1 win over Hull City the week before the game; he declared himself fit the next day, but was ultimately left out of the squad. Darren O'Dea scored with a header to give Celtic a 1–0 lead, within two minutes of extra time commencing. In the semi-finals, Celtic beat Dundee United 11–10 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 following extra time. The first leg matches were to be played the week commencing 4 January 2010, but adverse weather conditions including severe snow and ice in North West England caused the … An astonishing climax ensued with all 10 penalties being scored before going to sudden death. [4], The man of the match was Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster, who became the first goalkeeper since Jerzy Dudek in 2003 to win the Alan Hardaker Award.[5]. "The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, 2009 – Appointment of Match Officials", List of Scottish football transfers 2008–09, 2008–09 in Scottish reserve and youth football, 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition Cup Final, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2009_Scottish_League_Cup_Final&oldid=974815042, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 August 2020, at 05:08. Kyle Lafferty added the second from a Steven Davis cross. Celtic defender Mark Wilson returned to the squad and was named on the bench but Barry Robson missed out through injury. The match determined the winners of the 2008–09 season of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament for the top football clubs in Europe. It was the first Challenge Cup final since 1985–86 that any of the 'Big Four' (Bradford, Leeds, St. Helens, and Wigan) had failed to reach. [8] Hamilton Academical were beaten 2–0 at Ibrox in the quarter-final. [9] Falkirk were the next opponents. The 2009 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Football League Cup, the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and The Football League.