Kilmarnock make history with first League Cup win

Kilmarnock pulled off a major shock to beat Celtic 1-0 in Sunday's Scottish Communities League Cup final at Hampden and lift the trophy for the first time in their history.

Belgian striker Dieter Van Tornhout, on as a substitute, headed the winner from a Lee Johnson cross just six minutes from time to seal a memorable triumph for the Rugby Park club.

It was Celtic's first domestic defeat in 27 matches since a 2-0 reverse at Hearts on October 2 and ends their Treble ambitions while Kilmarnock put the pain of five previous League Cup final defeats behind them to claim their first silveware since the 1997 Scottish Cup.

Both sides had chances in a compelling match. Gary Hooper missed a good early opportunity while Dean Shiels was wasteful when clean through at the other end in the second half.

It was left to Van Tornhout to show the way on his 27th birthday but even after his goal Killie keeper Cammy Bell made a fine double save and Celtic had penalty appeals waved away when Anthony Stokes went down under a challenge from Michael Nelson, with referee Willie Collum instead opting to book the Irish striker for simulation.

Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels said: "We had a sign up all week 'Believe to achieve' and that's what we did. We worked on the tactical side of the game, in how we could nullify certain areas of their team but at the same time dominate the ball.

"For periods of the game we achieved that domination and periods of the game where we gave the ball away cheaply but we were playing the best team in the country."

Celtic boss Neil Lennon said: "We were wasteful in front of goal and in that respect we have only ourselves to blame. Disappointment is an understatement but if you don't take your chances in any game you always leave liable to a team nicking a goal and that is what happened today."