MX23RW : Sunday, December 15 01:33:51| >> :120:18057:18057:

Steven Gerrard watches on as Rangers beat Celtic in Youth Cup final

Rangers beat Celtic in Youth Cup final

Rangers shrugged off a Celtic comeback to win 3-2 in the Youth Cup final at Hampden Park.

The young Light Blues stormed into an early two-goal lead after only six minutes but their Hoops counterparts recovered to make it 2-2 early in the second half.

However, in the 65th minute, Nathan Young-Coombes headed in what turned out to be the winner.

The match started well for Rangers with Ciaran Dickson curling the ball low into the corner of the net from 20 yards with four minutes on the clock.

When the Hoops failed to deal with a corner into the box two minutes later, Dapo Mebude drove the ball in from inside the box.

Celtic, however, were level within three minutes of the second half.

Rangers goalkeeper Lewis Budinauckas had no chance when striker Cameron Harper guided a shot from 16 yards into the corner within 90 seconds of the restart.

Moments later, Paul Kennedy's free-kick from 25 yards took a wicked deflection off Mebude and sneaked in.

It was Rangers' turn to respond. Celtic keeper Liam Hughes tipped a fine shot from Josh McPake around the post but he was beaten when Young-Coombes headed in from a Kai Kennedy free-kick.

Two minutes later Hughes saved a poor penalty from Kennedy after Brody Paterson had tripped Mebude.

Celtic had the ball in the net in the closing stages but the offside flag was up and Rangers kept ahead until the final whistle.

ga('create', 'UA-72310761-1', 'auto', {'name': 'pacontentapi'});
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'referrer', location.origin);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension1', 'By Press Association Sport staff');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension2', '7e814e84-fe0e-4b6b-a1fa-958416b08904');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension3', 'paservice:sport,paservice:sport:football');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension6', 'story');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension7', 'composite');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension8', null);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension9', 'sport:football');
ga('pacontentapi.send', 'pageview', { 'location': location.href, 'page': (location.pathname + location.search + location.hash), 'title': 'Rangers beat Celtic in Youth Cup final'});

ID:357298: cacheID:357298:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3460:
Written by
P A
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Former Celtic captain Billy McNeill pictured in 2006
Read Next:
Ex-Rangers captain John Greig lays wreath for Billy McNeill
>
Read more about Celtic Rangers Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
6pm
Chiefs
@
Browns
6pm
Ravens
@
Giants
6pm
Jets
@
Jags
6pm
Cowboys
@
Panthers
6pm
Washington
@
Saints
6pm
Dolphins
@
Texans
6pm
Bengals
@
Titans
9.25pm
Colts
@
Broncos
9.25pm
Patriots
@
Cardinals
9.25pm
Buccaneers
@
Chargers
9.25pm
Steelers
@
Eagles
9.25pm
Bills
@
Lions
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Hibernian173682129-815
9Ross County173681333-2015
10St Johnstone1742112032-1214
11Kilmarnock163581734-1714
12Hearts163491825-713


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!