2012 Scottish Youth Cup final

2012 Scottish Youth Cup Final
Event2011–12 Scottish Youth Cup
Date23 April 2012
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchDylan McGeouch
RefereeBrian Colvin
Attendance3,707
2011
2013

The 2012 Scottish Youth Cup Final was the final match of the 2011–12 Scottish Youth Cup, the 28th season of the Scottish Youth Cup. It was played by the U19 sides of Celtic and Queen of the South.

Route to the Final

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Celtic

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Round Opposition Score
Third Round Kilmarnock 5–0
Fourth Round Dunfermline Athletic 5–0
Quarter-final Aberdeen 4–1
Semi-final St Mirren 4–1

Celtic entered the competition in the Third Round where they came up against fellow SPL club Kilmarnock. Two early goals from Paul George and Callum McGregor set the tone for the match with a double from captain Jackson Irvine and a late strike from John Herron completing the scoring. Celtic then beat Dunfermline by the same scoreline in the fourth round of the cup. This time goals from Irvine, Atajic, Chalmers, Twardzik and Watt ensured their progression into the Quarter-Final stage where they came up against Aberdeen. Two goals from Filip Twardzik, as well as solitary goals from striker Tony Watt and John Heron saw off the challenge from the Dons'. In the semi-final, Celtic came from behind to book their place in their third consecutive Youth Cup Final. Two goals from Tony Watt and single strikes from John Heron and Filip Twardzik saw Celtic record a 4–1 victory over the Paisley outfit. This victory came at a cost, as top scorer Tony Watt was sent off after picking up two yellow cards, and thus missed the Youth Cup Final.

Queen of the South

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Round Opposition Score
South Group St Cuthbert Wanderers 7–1
Third Round Berwick Rangers 3–2
Fourth Round Greenock Morton 3–2
Quarter-final Ayr United 2–1
Semi-final Dundee United 5–4

Queen of the South made it to the final of the Youth Cup for the second time in their youth team's history. They overcame a South Group game first, beating St Cuthbert Wanderers 7–1 in their first game of the competition. Queen's were then drawn away to Berwick Rangers, and despite going a goal down came back to win 3–2 and book a place in the Quarter Finals against Greenock Morton. Again, drawn away at Cappielow they beat their opposition by the same scoreline, with the aide of extra time. They booked their place in the semi-finals of the youth cup seeing off rivals Ayr United 2–1 at Palmerston Park. After their initial semi-final against Dundee United was called off, it was re-arranged a week before the final itself in a game which had everything. Dundee United took the lead when Ryan Gauld latched onto a through ball before clinically slotting past the on-coming Queen's goalkeeper. Patrick Slattery equalised scoring direct from a corner, however Gauld regained United's lead with a brilliant curling finish from the edge of the box. Just after half-time Lewis Todd drew Queen's level with a fine drive from the edge of the box, before a double from Robert Thompson saw United take a 4–2 lead. However, two goals in the last ten minutes meant that the game would go into extra-time. First, Slattery grabbed his second of the game, before captain Scott Hooper converted a penalty with five minutes to go. Striker Gavin Reilly scored the winning goal, tapping in a cut-back from winger Dean Smith to send Queen's to their first final since 1986.

Match details

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Celtic8–0Queen of the South
Twardzik 1'
Irvine 27'
McGeouch 42', 68'
McGregor 43' (pen.), 73', 85' (pen.)
Herron 67'
Report Report
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Brian Colvin
Celtic
Queen of the South
GK 1 Scotland Robbie Thomson
RB 2 England Darnell Fisher
LB 3 Scotland Joseph Chalmers
MF 4 Australia Jackson Irvine (c)
DF 5 Scotland Curtis Jones
DF 6 Scotland Marcus Fraser
MF 7 Scotland John Herron
MF 8 Scotland Callum McGregor
FW 9 Scotland Liam Gormley downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 10 Scotland Dylan McGeouch downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 11 Czech Republic Filip Twardzik downward-facing red arrow 37'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Italy Leonardo Fasan
DF 12 England Louis Kydd
MF 14 Scotland Michael Miller
FW 15 England James Alabi upward-facing green arrow 37'
FW 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bahrudin Atajic upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Scotland John Kennedy
GK 1 England Jim Atkinson
RB 2 Scotland Dean Crozier
CB 3 Scotland Craig Neill
CB 4 Scotland Sean Wilkinson
LB 5 Scotland Scott Hooper (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 6 Scotland Patrick Slattery
CM 7 Scotland Shaun Handling downward-facing red arrow 75'
LM 8 Scotland Lewis Todd
RM 9 Scotland Liam Park downward-facing red arrow 60'
FW 10 Scotland Gavin Reilly
FW 11 Scotland Dean Smith
Substitutes:
GK 12 Scotland Euan Drysdale
DF 14 Scotland Joe Young
MF 15 Scotland Ross Gray upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 16 Scotland Josh Simpson upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 17 Scotland Robert Vallance upward-facing green arrow 60'
Manager:
England Stuart Rome

Match officials

  • Assistant referees: Gavin Harris and David McGeachie
  • Fourth official: Colin Steven

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions