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Celtic won the league cup comfortably against Dundee Utd and set themselves up for the rest of one of the most important seasons in the history of the club. The first of Wim Jansens two trophies in his single season as manager had a major effect on the club.
It was only Celtic's second trophy of the 1990s and the victory began to make the supporters believe that rangers move toward 10-in-a-row could be stopped.
The final was played at Ibrox (due to the reconstruction of Hampden).
A twenty-first minute header from Marc Rieper put Celtic ahead and they never looked in danger from then on. Henrik Larsson, looking sharp and beginning to show the form that made him a legend, intercepted a pass and his 20 yard shot was deflected over the goalkeeper putting Celtic 2-0 up in the 24th minute and the game was effectively over.
Craig Burley scored in the second-half with a header after Regi Blinker had gone around two defenders and put in an excellent cross and the fans began to celebrate.
Morten Wieghorst put it an excellent performance, getting the assist for the first goal and winning the man of the match.
Whilst the fans enjoyed having a trophy to celebrate in the midst of such a barren spell, Henrik Larsson outlined what was the main concern of this season, as every other, winning the league.
Having previously lost 4 matches in the 97-98 premier league season, after this final they only lost one more (against rangers at Ibrox).
Trivia
Celtic won the tournament without losing a goal.
Although he put in some good work to create the goal for Burley, if you still have a video of the match you can watch the much-maligned Regi Blinker in the 27th minute contriving to become one of the few footballers ever to genuinely hit his own backside with a shot. A cross comes over from the right and Blinker attempts to volley it into the net with his right foot but hits it directly downward. As his momentum carries him forward the ball comes up and hits him on the backside.
Celtic:
Gould
Boyd
Mahe
McNamara
Rieper
Stubbs
Wieghorst
Burley
Blinker
Thom
Larsson
Video
The goals from the match.
Pictures
It was only Celtic's second trophy of the 1990s and the victory began to make the supporters believe that rangers move toward 10-in-a-row could be stopped.
The final was played at Ibrox (due to the reconstruction of Hampden).
A twenty-first minute header from Marc Rieper put Celtic ahead and they never looked in danger from then on. Henrik Larsson, looking sharp and beginning to show the form that made him a legend, intercepted a pass and his 20 yard shot was deflected over the goalkeeper putting Celtic 2-0 up in the 24th minute and the game was effectively over.
Craig Burley scored in the second-half with a header after Regi Blinker had gone around two defenders and put in an excellent cross and the fans began to celebrate.
Morten Wieghorst put it an excellent performance, getting the assist for the first goal and winning the man of the match.
Whilst the fans enjoyed having a trophy to celebrate in the midst of such a barren spell, Henrik Larsson outlined what was the main concern of this season, as every other, winning the league.
"Everybody is so happy. The supporters have been waiting for this for a long time. We hope we'll feel the benefit of this win in the championship. We've got a lot to do but we will do well if we keep on playing like this."
Having previously lost 4 matches in the 97-98 premier league season, after this final they only lost one more (against rangers at Ibrox).
Trivia
Celtic won the tournament without losing a goal.
Although he put in some good work to create the goal for Burley, if you still have a video of the match you can watch the much-maligned Regi Blinker in the 27th minute contriving to become one of the few footballers ever to genuinely hit his own backside with a shot. A cross comes over from the right and Blinker attempts to volley it into the net with his right foot but hits it directly downward. As his momentum carries him forward the ball comes up and hits him on the backside.
Celtic:
Gould
Boyd
Mahe
McNamara
Rieper
Stubbs
Wieghorst
Burley
Blinker
Thom
Larsson
Video
The goals from the match.
Pictures
