THIS was no ordinary Old Firm meeting at Hampden.

The shirts were the same, as was the pressure and the expectation.

The will to win is engrained in each of the players that pulled on the famous colours and went in search of a winners medal.

But this was a far calmer derby day in Glasgow as, just weeks on from the League Cup semi-final that saw tens of thousands of fans descend on the National Stadium, Rangers and Celtic did battle in Mount Florida once again.

After raucous evenings at Firhill and Parkhead in last two seasons, the decision was made to play the latest Glasgow Cup final behind closed doors.

Aside from the famous faces - with Stuart McCall and Ronny Deila joined by members of their respective backroom teams in the stands - the only spectators this time around were the proud parents of those involved and children from schools across Glasgow that were given tickets for the Under-17 fixture.

It made for an Old Firm clash with a difference, but the joy of victory and agony of defeat will be felt no matter the occasion when these two meet.

It was Celtic who were celebrating last night, a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Josh Kerr and Mark Hill seeing them retain the silverware they won on home soil last season.

Boss Tommy McIntyre said: "I don't think you need to worry about getting them up for a Celtic v Rangers game. It's in them.

"The pleasing thing is that we played good football. We go through the Academy with them and try to encourage a certain style and philosophy.

"They stuck to their tasks and I thought in the end we ran out worthy winners."

There were no fireworks, on or off the park, this time around but there were plenty of sparks in the Celtic side as they started brightly.

The impressive Calvin Miller was the standout in green and white as he caught the eye on the right flank.

Twice he cut in from the wing and unleashed sweet left-foot strikes, the first that whistled just over Robby McCrorie's bar before he came even closer with a curling effort from the edge of the area.

In between, Celtic had another chance as Regan Hendry burst forward from midfield but couldn't beat McCrorie when he got a sight of goal.

After a solid defensive showing in the first half, Rangers finally got going in the second as they belatedly posed an attacking threat.

Sam Jamieson passed up the best chance they had carved out when he failed to beat Ross Doohan from a tight angle before Aiden Wilson headed over from a Ross Lyon corner.

A neat free-kick move almost saw Lyon catch out Doohan before Jamie Barjonas stung the keeper's palms with a long-range drive.

It was Doohan's opposite number who was the centre of the action just minutes later, though, as two McCrorie errors handed Celtic the win.

Kerr put the Hoops ahead after the Gers keeper couldn't gather a Hendry corner before Hill's long-range free-kick squirmed through a host of bodies and beyond McCrorie.

The manner of the goals may have been unfortunate from a Rangers perspective but they were more than merited for Celtic as they were soon able to celebrate on the hallowed Hampden turf.

McIntyre said: "There's no shame in winning, especially at a club like Celtic.

"The most important thing for us is developing young players and getting them into the 20s. Hopefully they can see that if they're doing well they'll progress.

"It's a great tournament. The players and clubs enjoy it. It's great for the young players to play at the National Stadium and hopefully one day they'll be back with the first team."