Hoops win tense Old Firm final

After 90 tense but mediocre minutes had failed to produce a goal, the game moved in to extra-time and just a minute after the restart O'Dea, who had not scored since Celtic beat Livingston in February 2007, leapt to head a Shunsuke Nakamura free-kick past Allan McGregor.

In the third minute of added time at the end, Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot was red-carded by referee Dougie McDonald for denying McGeady a clear goalscoring opportunity and the Republic of Ireland international scored from the spot.

The first half was little more than mediocre. In the 25th minute, with the game slowly suffocating, Hoops' bustling midfielder Scott Brown came close when he sent a shot from 25 yards whistling over the bar.

Four minutes later Celtic stopper Glenn Loovens rose highest in a packed six-yard box to meet a deep Nakamura free-kick but directed his header just wide of the far post, seconds before the on-rushing Brown knocked a McGeady cross over the bar.

Two minutes from the break Celtic keeper Artur Boruc was called into action for the first time and he pulled off a terrific save from Kyle Lafferty's volley, after the Irishman had easily held off Hoops defender Andreas Hinkel.

Boruc almost cost Celtic a goal after the interval when, after taking a Stephen McManus pass-back, he tried to take on Lafferty. The Ibrox striker read his intentions and the Poland keeper had to stretch to toe the ball out for a throw-in.

The Hoops came even closer in the 71st minute when, following a Paul Hartley corner from the left, Loovens stabbed the ball in at the far post only to see Pedro Mendes clear off the line.

Extra time came as no surprise but it took little more than a minute for the breakthrough to come through the unlikely figure of O'Dea. After Steven Whittaker was adjudged to have fouled Scott McDonald just outside the Rangers box Nakamura's curled free-kick was met by the Irishman who headed high past the helpless McGregor.

The second half of injury time saw a limited response from the Govan side and in the third minute of added time, after Broadfoot conceded the penalty with a trip on McGeady to earn a red card, the Celtic midfielder sent McGregor the wrong way with a perfect spot kick.