Football: Kilmarnock stun Celtic to win Scottish League Cup

Garry Hay of Kilmarnock lifts the trophy as the players celebrate after beating Celtic in the...
Garry Hay of Kilmarnock lifts the trophy as the players celebrate after beating Celtic in the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden Park in Glasgow. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell/Pool
Kilmarnock have won the Scottish League Cup for the first time with a shock 1-0 victory over Premier League leaders Celtic in the final at Hampden Park.

Belgian Dieter Van Tornhout headed the winner on his 27th birthday six minutes from time following a superb whipped cross from Lee Johnson, his first goal for the club.

Celtic, 14-times League Cup winners and seeking a domestic treble, underperformed against a team six places and 41 points behind them in the Scottish Premier League.

Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell saved well from Anthony Stokes and Victor Wanyama while Stokes had a strong penalty claim turned down in the dying minutes but Kilmarnock hung to win their first trophy since the 1997 Scottish Cup.

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