GOAL Glasgow City 0-1 CELTICpublished at 16:37 GMT 5 December 2021
Caitlin Hayes
Celtic take the lead.
Sarah Harkes' free-kick is right on the money for Caitlin Hayes, who bullets a header beyond Lee Alexander.
Now we have a cup final.
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Caitlin Hayes header gives Celtic win
Glasgow City goalkeeper Lee Alexander tips early Charlie Wellings header onto post
Claire Walsh heads a Glasgow City corner off the crossbar
Glasgow City last won trophy in 2015
Celtic's more recent final victory came in 2010
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Caitlin Hayes
Celtic take the lead.
Sarah Harkes' free-kick is right on the money for Caitlin Hayes, who bullets a header beyond Lee Alexander.
Now we have a cup final.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
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Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
It's a game of few chances but it's being played at a good pace, with some meaty challenges in the middle of the park.
But neither side can get a string of passes together to build anything worthwhile.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
Suzanne Lappin
Former Glasgow City midfielder on BBC Alba
Quote MessageGlasgow City are not getting enough players into the box quick enough to get onto the crosses. But they're starting to compete for the 50-50 balls, which in the first five minutes Celtic were completely dominating.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
A disappointing free-kick from Hayley Lauder drifts out of play.
City have settled down after Celtic's lively start, but as yet to test the teenage goalkeeper Rachael Johnstone.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
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Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
It's slightly better from Glasgow City who get up the other end of the pitch.
A corner kick comes to nothing, but Hayley Lauder has a go from distance and her shot isn't too far over the top of the bar.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
Suzanne Lappin
Former Glasgow City midfielder on BBC Alba
Quote MessageIt's again quite casual defending from Glasgow City in their own box. They look all out of sorts so far. Celtic are treating it like it is, it's a cup final.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
Celtic are on fire in the opening minutes.
Clarissa Larisey shrugs off Agita Filipa on the right hand side, Lee Alexander has to close the gap at the near post at the expense of a corner kick.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
Less than one minute in and a massive save already.
Charlie Wellings gets to Chloe Craig's cross, and Glasgow City Lee Alexander has to palm the header off the post.
Glasgow City 0-0 Celtic
Celtic kick us off and we are underway at Firhill.
Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
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Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
The teams are on the pitch and it's almost time to get underway. Very decent looking crowd inside a cold Firhill.
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Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
It is the first domestic cup final for two years, with both knockout cup competitions cancelled last season due to the season being shortened by the pandemic. November 2019 was the last time we had such an occasion, when Glasgow City beat Hibernian 4-3 in front of a crowd of 3,123 at Tynecastle.
A win for Scottish champions City would be their seventh success in this competition, and draw them level with Hibernian who have won the last four competitions. But despite their dominance of Scottish football, City haven't won this trophy since 2015.
Celtic are looking to win it for a second time. They won it in 2010, and since then have been in the final twice, but suffered chastening 4-1 and 9-0 defeats. Fran Alonso's side are a much tougher outfit these days though and this one could go either way.
Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
The two sides have met once already this season.
Back in September, Glasgow City raced into a 2-0 lead through goals from Clare Shine and Lauren Davidson.
But Celtic pegged them back in the second half with Olivia Chance scoring twice.
Image source, SNSCeltic's Kelly Clark (right) and Glasgow City's Lauren Davidson
Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
Glasgow City midfielder Hayley Lauder tells BBC Scotland: "We've not had the cups for a while, and the cups are special.
"We've got massive respect for Celtic and what they're doing. In the league game we were 2-0 up and it ended up being 2-2, and that shows you what Celtic are about. The way we've been preparing for this game shows that respect.
"The challenge every year when you're a City player, there's always people wanting you to fail and the challenge that Rangers, Celtic and Hibs have put up over the years are massive challenges, but we've overcome them so far and hopefully we can continue to do that."
Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
Rachael Johnstone, at just 17, goes up against her role model and Scotland shot stopper Lee Alexander, 30, who has the gloves for Glasgow City.
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Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
It's been a while since either side was in action due to the international break.
Celtic make two changes from their late 2-1 win over Aberdeen on 21 November, where they scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to take the points.
Winger Maria Gros drops to the bench with Sarah Harkes coming into midfield, and striker Clarissa Larisey gets the nod with defender Chloe Warrington out.
A big call perhaps for Celtic is that they start 17-year-old Rachael Johnstone in goal. She played in the semi-final win over Celtic and started their last league match, so manager Fran Alonso clearly rates her highly.
Image source, SNSCeltic's players check out the Firhill surface pre-match
Glasgow City v Celtic (16:10)
Glasgow City make just one change from their last game, which was a 5-1 win over Motherwell last month.
Tyler Dodds drops to the bench, with forward Lauren Davidson replacing her.
Image source, SNSGlasgow City fans ahead of kick-off