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Hello good, evening and welcome to Sportscene. It is unbelievable. | :00:00. | :00:15. | |
Unbelievable. It is a spectacular opening goal in the Derby. The shot | :00:16. | :00:21. | |
is an absolute beauty. Chance and he has done it. | :00:22. | :00:29. | |
And it is there! This is history. Highland history. | :00:30. | :00:41. | |
Distant memories. Recent memories. The Highlanders... Carved out on the | :00:42. | :00:53. | |
famous old trophy. Today, the most frequent victors. . Celtic are the | :00:54. | :01:02. | |
Scottish Cup winners. Against one-time winners. The most recent. | :01:03. | :01:08. | |
This is history. Right here, right now. Face those who have waited | :01:09. | :01:14. | |
longest. And it is into the net. Unbelievable. Recent memories, | :01:15. | :01:25. | |
distant memories. Making memories. So many memories in the history of | :01:26. | :01:30. | |
the Scottish Cup it is the 131st year of the competition. Which side | :01:31. | :01:34. | |
will claim that most magical of memories this time. With us who men | :01:35. | :01:44. | |
whose memories are failing, Pat Nevin and Steven Thompson. Morton | :01:45. | :01:51. | |
have only one the cup once and that was in 1922, today a midday kick off | :01:52. | :01:57. | |
at Celtic Park. An early start for the travelling Morton fans, with | :01:58. | :02:02. | |
them was Eilidh Barber. It has been a while since the sun | :02:03. | :02:17. | |
shone on a quarter-final for Greenock Morton. In fact we hadn't | :02:18. | :02:21. | |
celebrated the millennium. Then they played Rangers. Today it is Celtic. | :02:22. | :02:24. | |
But don't think Morton will travel to the East End of Glasgow in fear. | :02:25. | :02:29. | |
The last time they visited in a cup competition, they did something | :02:30. | :02:38. | |
quite special. Best night of my life. Something I will never forget. | :02:39. | :02:43. | |
I was crying and laughing. I hope we can do it again. I think we can. | :02:44. | :02:48. | |
Sore throat for a few days from singing. Totally unexpected. But | :02:49. | :02:59. | |
what a rush. It is going to be a great day. It has been a fantastic | :03:00. | :03:07. | |
summer's day and it will be sun shining on Greenock tonight! | :03:08. | :03:21. | |
You have come quite far to be here. We have come from West Yorkshire | :03:22. | :03:27. | |
from a place called Wakefield this morning. But I was determined to | :03:28. | :03:30. | |
come to the match today, because we didn't come the last time in the | :03:31. | :03:36. | |
League Cup when we beat Celtic 1-0 and my eldest, Tom, has never | :03:37. | :03:41. | |
forgiven me. I feel we have a better time than the last time. And | :03:42. | :03:46. | |
Celtic's on the back foot and Deila under pressure. You never know. Your | :03:47. | :03:52. | |
first time here? Yes the biggest stadium I have been to. How excited | :03:53. | :03:57. | |
are you? Really excited. What do your friend say when you turn up for | :03:58. | :04:04. | |
football in a Greenock shirt? They say what team is that? What you tell | :04:05. | :04:10. | |
them. Greenock Morton, the best team in the world. The fans are here, | :04:11. | :04:18. | |
feeling confident, can Greenock Morton light up Celtic Park again, | :04:19. | :04:27. | |
let's find out with Alasdair Lamont. Celtic may be top of the table, but | :04:28. | :04:32. | |
Ronnie Deila needs a big performance from his team. Morton come with | :04:33. | :04:36. | |
little to lose and everything to gain as they seek to repeat their | :04:37. | :04:41. | |
League Cup shock of three years ago. As he searching for a winning | :04:42. | :04:48. | |
formula, Deila has brought in Mulgrew. Roberts, Rogic and | :04:49. | :04:54. | |
Armstrong also drop out. Into comes Lamie and McCluskey as | :04:55. | :05:17. | |
Morton look to build on a record of just one away defeat in ten. Ronnie | :05:18. | :05:26. | |
Deila and his team under pressure, despite their position at top of the | :05:27. | :05:38. | |
league. And a good performance from Morton could upset them more. An | :05:39. | :05:47. | |
early chance for McKay Steven. He was looking for Griffths and he may | :05:48. | :05:51. | |
have been better to take it on himself. Unselfish play from | :05:52. | :05:56. | |
Mackay-Steven. He has missed it and Griffiths | :05:57. | :06:23. | |
punishes the mistake by Thomas O'Ware. He misjudged the flight of | :06:24. | :06:29. | |
the ball and Leigh Griffiths has a 34th goal of the season. Leigh | :06:30. | :06:37. | |
Griffivities is deadly -- Griffiths is deadly and soon as O'Ware missed | :06:38. | :06:42. | |
the header, he knew that Gaston would be picking the ball out of the | :06:43. | :06:50. | |
back of the net. A fourth Scottish Cup goal of the season for the | :06:51. | :06:57. | |
Celtic striker. And just the start Ronnie Deila and Celtic wanted. | :06:58. | :07:06. | |
Good save from Derek Gaston. Kilday mops up. But Griffiths close to | :07:07. | :07:14. | |
doubling his tally for the afternoon. | :07:15. | :07:25. | |
Lustig took a knock and he looks to be OK. | :07:26. | :07:36. | |
Swept into the net by Gary Mackay-Steven. Celtic making their | :07:37. | :07:50. | |
pressure tell. And Morton, they kept them at bay after the loss of the | :07:51. | :07:56. | |
opening goal. For just over ten minutes. But Celtic eventually | :07:57. | :08:03. | |
finding a second. And very possibly putting this game beyond Morton with | :08:04. | :08:08. | |
just a little over a quarter of the match gone. Gary Mackay-Steven with | :08:09. | :08:13. | |
a fifth of the season and Morton much to do to get back into this | :08:14. | :08:15. | |
match. Morton have a corner kick. Johnstone | :08:16. | :08:27. | |
winning that one. This is promising. Charged down and | :08:28. | :08:54. | |
McLusky's shot. A good save from Gordon. I think he saw that one | :08:55. | :08:59. | |
late. It was a clever move from Morton. | :09:00. | :09:16. | |
Might go for goal here. Calum McGregor and he finds it and it is | :09:17. | :09:22. | |
Might go for goal here. Calum 3-0 Celtic. With ten minutes still | :09:23. | :09:28. | |
remaining in the first half. It has been a very comfortable afternoon | :09:29. | :09:34. | |
thus far for Celtic. And McGregor has just made it even more so. He is | :09:35. | :09:51. | |
just allowed to get to the goal. Ronnie Deila's side have been | :09:52. | :09:57. | |
impressed and done all that is asked of them. Looking very relaxed and | :09:58. | :10:05. | |
composed as a 3-0 lead will do for you. | :10:06. | :10:18. | |
The challenge there by Miller who has just been booked. That was | :10:19. | :10:26. | |
allowed to go by Willie Collum, who is confronted by the Celtic players | :10:27. | :10:32. | |
as the half-time whistle goes. Willie Collum indicating it was a | :10:33. | :10:36. | |
50/50. Miller will feel he was entitled to go for it. But the boot | :10:37. | :10:42. | |
was high A stretcher required for Johansen. He looks in some pain. But | :10:43. | :10:49. | |
Celtic have eased their pain going in at half-time leading 3-0. | :10:50. | :11:07. | |
Roberts showing good pace. And a shot. Unlucky. Patrick Roberts, | :11:08. | :11:15. | |
almost an instant impact from the substitute. | :11:16. | :11:29. | |
Kazim-Richards does well and wins it for Roberts. Out for Kazim-Richards | :11:30. | :11:42. | |
and side netting only. Well, he feels he should have done better | :11:43. | :11:47. | |
there. Played in by Commons and the angle just slightly against him. | :11:48. | :11:58. | |
McLusky with the chance to pick out a cross. Mulgrew meets it and behind | :11:59. | :12:08. | |
for a Morton corner. Can they get something back in this match. A | :12:09. | :12:13. | |
chance surely. Gordon saves. How did he keep that one out? Celtic | :12:14. | :12:19. | |
survive. Terrific goalkeeping by Craig Gordon. Danger over. But this | :12:20. | :12:29. | |
was phenomenal goalkeeping by Gordon to deny McManus. Not once but twice | :12:30. | :12:36. | |
in. Brave goalkeeping. Craig Gordon using any part of his body to keep | :12:37. | :12:38. | |
the ball out. Roberts puts the after burners on. | :12:39. | :12:58. | |
It is a fourth? Off the woodwork once more. Look at Roberts' speed | :12:59. | :13:04. | |
here, leaving the defender in his wake and Mackay-Steven so close to | :13:05. | :13:06. | |
his second of the game. On to the left foot and turned | :13:07. | :13:31. | |
around the post by Gaston. Roberts looks like he fancies a goal. | :13:32. | :13:37. | |
Johansen having been taken off on the stroke of half-time is limping | :13:38. | :13:44. | |
heavily. The protective boot on the left ankle. | :13:45. | :13:55. | |
A shot away and Gordon was beaten, but the deflection took it wide of | :13:56. | :14:08. | |
goal. A good effort here and it is the head that deflects it wide. | :14:09. | :14:14. | |
Willie Collum puts an end to Morton's misery. For Ronnie Deila, | :14:15. | :14:22. | |
an important victory this afternoon. Beating Jim Duffy's side 3-0 and | :14:23. | :14:27. | |
restoring some confidence to the Celtic ranks. Mackay-Steven scoring | :14:28. | :14:36. | |
Celtic's second goal. McGregor added the third before half-time. | :14:37. | :14:41. | |
Griffiths had got them off and running. With the opening goal of | :14:42. | :14:49. | |
the match. It was a professional performance from Ronnie Deila's | :14:50. | :14:52. | |
side. They never looked in danger of losing this one and they take their | :14:53. | :14:57. | |
place in the last four of the William Hill Scottish Cup. It | :14:58. | :15:01. | |
finished 3-0. Given the criticisms had you felt an | :15:02. | :15:13. | |
increased need for, to win and win well today? I talk not, think not so | :15:14. | :15:22. | |
much about the criticism, I'm as disappointed as everyone else and | :15:23. | :15:25. | |
maybe more critical than the people around. I'm not happy. Then it you | :15:26. | :15:30. | |
maybe more critical than the people get sleepless nights and you have to | :15:31. | :15:35. | |
believe in people and I do. I believe in my players and today they | :15:36. | :15:38. | |
showed a good performance. If we continue building on that, then we | :15:39. | :15:43. | |
will be back at a level we have been before. Do you think what was said | :15:44. | :15:49. | |
among the manager and the players had the effect? Yes I think so. You | :15:50. | :15:55. | |
know we are all pulling same way, we want to succeed for the club and we | :15:56. | :15:57. | |
know we are all pulling same way, we are pulling the same way and it is | :15:58. | :16:01. | |
definitely good during the week to sit down and everyone give their | :16:02. | :16:04. | |
thoughts and I think today we showed we are together and you know we are | :16:05. | :16:09. | |
moving forward and that was a positive step in the right | :16:10. | :16:14. | |
direction. We have had a few draws, hopefully we can kick on and win our | :16:15. | :16:17. | |
next few games. The work ethic was fantastic, we | :16:18. | :16:27. | |
made basic errors in the first two goals in particular. Celtic could go | :16:28. | :16:31. | |
on and win the game comfortably. I think Thomas lost the flight of the | :16:32. | :16:35. | |
ball, if you give Leigh Griffiths a chance, you are sure he will take | :16:36. | :16:40. | |
advantage. It is a misjudgement. It can happen with 18 the quality of | :16:41. | :16:41. | |
Celtic. It gives the impetus to go beyond you. The goal went in the | :16:42. | :16:50. | |
area, we lost it and Celtic beyond you. The goal went in the | :16:51. | :16:57. | |
capitalised. In the second half, we asked the players to draw on their | :16:58. | :17:01. | |
character. We had a couple of chances but overall, Celtic were the | :17:02. | :17:04. | |
comfortable winners. We will see them in the semifinal. | :17:05. | :17:09. | |
It was not to be for Morton on this visit to Celtic Park, they have to | :17:10. | :17:13. | |
return to league duty and the outside chance of a play-off spot. | :17:14. | :17:18. | |
A disappointing afternoon in the end, how do you feel? Disappointed, | :17:19. | :17:25. | |
defensive errors. It cost us. You can't make mistakes like that at | :17:26. | :17:29. | |
this level. In the first half, it could have been seven or eight. We | :17:30. | :17:35. | |
came to in the second half, offered something a wee bit better. But well | :17:36. | :17:38. | |
beaten at the end of the day. I think we had a decent run to get | :17:39. | :17:43. | |
here, it's been a while since we were last in the quarterfinals of | :17:44. | :17:46. | |
the Scottish Cup, sadly we aren't going to hand in this time around. | :17:47. | :17:50. | |
But I was relieved we showed more heart and spirit in the second half. | :17:51. | :17:56. | |
We will see what happens, getting in the play-offs will be a bonus. | :17:57. | :18:08. | |
Commiserations to Morton, but congratulations to Celtic on the yet | :18:09. | :18:12. | |
to concede a goal in this season 's Scottish Cup. A lot of heat going on | :18:13. | :18:16. | |
on Ronny Deila ahead of this match, how convincing a performance was it | :18:17. | :18:21. | |
from Celtic? There was a lot of pressure beforehand, the expectation | :18:22. | :18:25. | |
was an easy win. Morton had to make sure they would keep it as tight as | :18:26. | :18:30. | |
possible. Don't lose, don't give away any goals. That helped them, it | :18:31. | :18:34. | |
released all the tension and after that, I even think the Morton fans | :18:35. | :18:51. | |
understood it was a walk in the park. The first half was very | :18:52. | :18:54. | |
impressive from Celtic overall. I guess a side in the division below | :18:55. | :18:57. | |
them, Stephen, you were bamboozled, fair to say, about the Leigh | :18:58. | :18:59. | |
Griffiths goal, the first one, in terms of defending? Yes, you miss | :19:00. | :19:02. | |
judged that ball, it depends how deep he was in the starting position | :19:03. | :19:05. | |
in the first place. He takes the starting touch, it is 3-4 metres | :19:06. | :19:06. | |
deeper than the other centre-half. deeper than the other centre-half. | :19:07. | :19:09. | |
-- he misjudged. If you look at Leigh Griffiths's head, at no point | :19:10. | :19:14. | |
does he look at the goal. It is instinct. As a centre forward, he | :19:15. | :19:18. | |
knows where the goal is. When he takes the touch, I thought he went | :19:19. | :19:22. | |
across the goalkeeper. It was unfortunate to go in, but give him | :19:23. | :19:28. | |
space and time and he will score. 34 goals this season, another | :19:29. | :19:34. | |
impressive Celtic performer has been Kieran Tierney. He is doing all the | :19:35. | :19:42. | |
things he did at his best, getting great crosses in. He could have got | :19:43. | :19:44. | |
three goals. His timing, he has good great crosses in. He could have got | :19:45. | :19:51. | |
understanding with Mackay-Steven as well today. I've seen quicker | :19:52. | :19:56. | |
full-backs than him, but it is knowing the timing and when to do | :19:57. | :20:07. | |
it. He is one-on-one there, he can go back, but you had to be able to | :20:08. | :20:11. | |
defend. He loves to defend, you can tell by those tackles. He has the | :20:12. | :20:20. | |
full package? He does, he's been a standout player for Celtic, along | :20:21. | :20:23. | |
with Griffiths. They are two shining lights for the team this year. If | :20:24. | :20:28. | |
Gordon Tracker is going to add a few players to the squad for the up and | :20:29. | :20:33. | |
coming friendlies, he could be in its -- Strachan. The one question F1 | :20:34. | :20:39. | |
asks is the height thing, he is not the tallest. -- everyone. In world | :20:40. | :20:45. | |
football, there are a lot. Ashley Cole... Do not worry, it should not | :20:46. | :20:48. | |
football, there are a lot. Ashley hold you back. As a St Mirren | :20:49. | :20:50. | |
player, you have a lot of time for hold you back. As a St Mirren | :20:51. | :20:53. | |
Morton? They are having a hold you back. As a St Mirren | :20:54. | :20:56. | |
season, they are doing well in the championship. They have a good | :20:57. | :21:00. | |
opportunity to finish in fourth, and get to the quarterfinal of the cup. | :21:01. | :21:04. | |
They are having a good season. It was a well worked set piece, it | :21:05. | :21:08. | |
nearly paid off for them. It was tremendous, a good reaction also. I | :21:09. | :21:13. | |
don't mean Craig sees it until late on. He manages to get it out the | :21:14. | :21:16. | |
way. -- do not think. Plenty of chances | :21:17. | :21:21. | |
created for Morton, especially in the first half? This was unorthodox | :21:22. | :21:28. | |
from Craig Gordon? Yes, they could have completely folded. I was | :21:29. | :21:33. | |
impressed. McCluskey and McManus, they all looked comfortable on the | :21:34. | :21:38. | |
ball to me. They could have folded, especially losing the goals in the | :21:39. | :21:42. | |
first half but I think they have a good technical side. There are a lot | :21:43. | :21:46. | |
of young players, they will be improving. A decent team, you cannot | :21:47. | :21:50. | |
go to Parkhead and concede the kind of goals that they did. Celtic are | :21:51. | :21:56. | |
do, Inverness won the Scottish Cup last year, Hibs last one at 114 | :21:57. | :22:02. | |
years ago. Sorry, Pat. They both talked it out this afternoon for a | :22:03. | :22:06. | |
place in the final four. Let's go over to our commentators. | :22:07. | :22:14. | |
COMMENTATOR: The hosts are currently on one of their worst run since Alan | :22:15. | :22:19. | |
Stubbs was installed as the manager. He was on an impressive streak of | :22:20. | :22:25. | |
one defeat in 28, but since going to the replay here in the last round, | :22:26. | :22:29. | |
they have struggled and have been beaten in the last three | :22:30. | :22:34. | |
championship games. It is a tailspin that Alan Stubbs knows must end | :22:35. | :22:40. | |
today. It could still be a wonderful season for heads. Stubbs without the | :22:41. | :22:44. | |
considerable goal-scoring exploits of Jason Cummings today, after a red | :22:45. | :22:50. | |
card against hearts. Buckley and Hanlon are also banned, but twice | :22:51. | :22:55. | |
Scottish Cup winner Anthony Stokes is more than capable a replacement | :22:56. | :22:56. | |
Scottish Cup winner Anthony Stokes of Keatings. -- more than capable a | :22:57. | :23:07. | |
replacement. The Inverness side is short of meetings, Doran, and James | :23:08. | :23:16. | |
Vincent, last season's hero. Lewis Horner goes back to the bench | :23:17. | :23:20. | |
with Liam Polworth moving to right back. Crawford Allan is in charge | :23:21. | :23:29. | |
today, he's been a category one referee since 2002, he is 48 years | :23:30. | :23:40. | |
old. Alan Stubbs and Hughes... Both aiming for glory. The second | :23:41. | :23:44. | |
Scottish Cup meeting between these two, the only other one saw Hibs win | :23:45. | :23:47. | |
Scottish Cup meeting between these in the fourth round here, 3-0, Dene | :23:48. | :23:53. | |
Shields scoring a hat-trick in January 2000 and eight. How time | :23:54. | :24:03. | |
flies. -- 2008. Caley Thistle are unbeaten since their last game | :24:04. | :24:06. | |
against the green and white of Edinburgh. | :24:07. | :24:11. | |
Henderson. A post by Tremarco on Keatings. -- push. He gets too | :24:12. | :24:23. | |
close. When the ball gets up to the striker, if he is ahead, if you | :24:24. | :24:26. | |
touch, there's a good chance the referee will award the free kick. | :24:27. | :24:36. | |
Henderson... He does enough, not once but twice, it is still in | :24:37. | :24:41. | |
there. Still, Inverness can't get it here, but they will now. It looked | :24:42. | :24:44. | |
all the way. A Hibs Opener. Cali Thistle got away with | :24:45. | :24:58. | |
it. -- Caley Thistle. An incredible piece of action, and | :24:59. | :25:03. | |
to enter football. Polworth, he has to make a pass or take on the last | :25:04. | :25:07. | |
defender. Why should from there? I do not know. He tries to get it in. | :25:08. | :25:13. | |
In ball all over the place. Caley Thistle eventually get it clear and | :25:14. | :25:18. | |
on the break, they should have got it. Two fabulous saves from Fon | :25:19. | :25:25. | |
Williams. Brilliant. A lovely turn from Stokes... He is unlucky. The | :25:26. | :25:36. | |
flag is up. You can see Alan Stubbs's face, he | :25:37. | :25:40. | |
cannot believe it. He is so quick, pulling the trigger. | :25:41. | :25:45. | |
Just offside, the lines man has a great view. A great first take from | :25:46. | :25:48. | |
Anthony Stokes, working the space for himself. | :25:49. | :26:01. | |
Another brilliant save. It is offside. | :26:02. | :26:15. | |
Deeper from Henderson. David Gray. Now then... WHISTLE | :26:16. | :26:29. | |
Crawford Allan has given Hibs a decision that it is outside of the | :26:30. | :26:33. | |
box, according to the referee. It is tough to call from that angle. | :26:34. | :26:38. | |
Getting there first, Liam Henderson It is tough to call from that angle. | :26:39. | :26:42. | |
flicks the ball. There is definitely contact. A shout of penalty. I tell | :26:43. | :26:46. | |
you what, it might just be on the line. Whether actual contact takes | :26:47. | :26:55. | |
place... Caley Thistle lost one of their last 13 Scottish Cup ties. The | :26:56. | :26:59. | |
holders are up against it. Keatings... Fon Williams holds on. | :27:00. | :27:08. | |
Careless of Inverness. An excellent effort from James Keatings, just in | :27:09. | :27:11. | |
front of the goalkeeper. A brilliant save. | :27:12. | :27:16. | |
Stokes... I think he is going to get it back... Right at the 18-yard | :27:17. | :27:29. | |
line. Hibs certainly think so. Inverness got away with a famous | :27:30. | :27:32. | |
handball in the semifinal last season. A little kick out, he and | :27:33. | :27:40. | |
Danny McGregor have come together. There is no doubt that he has kicked | :27:41. | :27:45. | |
out at any McGregor. Frustration getting the better of my | :27:46. | :27:49. | |
all story. Crawford Allan has sent them both. I think you will see | :27:50. | :28:01. | |
there is a poll, a tag and a kick. -- pull. Danny McGregor reacts and | :28:02. | :28:03. | |
is lucky not to get booked as well. Stokes... Back to the Irish man. | :28:04. | :28:26. | |
David Gray... It is 1-0 to Hibs. James Keatings! You have to say that | :28:27. | :28:32. | |
it has been coming. That's exactly what Hibs are looking for. Starting | :28:33. | :28:37. | |
the second half well, pressure on Caley Thistle. Now they have their | :28:38. | :28:40. | |
award, Anthony Stokes plays a huge part in this again. The skill, the | :28:41. | :28:47. | |
composure. Making the past. David Gray into Keatings. The ball in the | :28:48. | :28:51. | |
back of the net. It is a terrific goal. Great skill from Anthony | :28:52. | :28:58. | |
Stokes, the perfect pass. The ball is in the danger area and bang, into | :28:59. | :29:03. | |
the back of the net. Weaving a tapestry at the edge of the | :29:04. | :29:06. | |
Inverness box. The holders might just be teetering on the brink of | :29:07. | :29:09. | |
elimination. James Keatings has heads with one | :29:10. | :29:12. | |
foot in the semifinals. foot in the semifinals. | :29:13. | :29:16. | |
-- Hibs. He won it initially, then | :29:17. | :29:31. | |
Henderson... This is a great chance. It is a chance. It comes at a | :29:32. | :29:36. | |
reasonably -- it comes in reasonably It is a chance. It comes at a | :29:37. | :29:41. | |
quick. Pulling the trigger quickly. He is going to get it on target. | :29:42. | :29:44. | |
Kevin Thomson... Keatings, the goal-scorer. Getting | :29:45. | :29:57. | |
it across, for Stokes. He can't get up and over this ball, | :29:58. | :30:11. | |
Anthony Stokes. He can't get his head over it. | :30:12. | :30:27. | |
Horner has got it across to Mbuyi-Mutombo. The sub steps up to | :30:28. | :30:38. | |
the plate and the holders are right back in this tie. It is out of the | :30:39. | :30:44. | |
blue for Inverness, but that is what you get when you make a positive | :30:45. | :30:49. | |
substitution. Hibs don't deal with the ball behind them. They're | :30:50. | :30:54. | |
looking to leave it to go out and Inverness refuse to give things up. | :30:55. | :31:03. | |
Horner gets it and Mutombo smash into the back of the net. Good play, | :31:04. | :31:14. | |
get to the by line and that is a te terrific finish. It is a wonderful | :31:15. | :31:22. | |
moment for the Highlanders. Despite David Gray's best efforts, he | :31:23. | :31:30. | |
couldn't keep it out. We did wonder how John Hughes tries to get even | :31:31. | :31:38. | |
close to last season's achievements, third place, Scottish Cup, European | :31:39. | :31:41. | |
football for the first time in the club's history. It would be a | :31:42. | :31:46. | |
remarkable achievement to go back-to-back for the Scottish Cup. | :31:47. | :31:49. | |
That doesn't happen very often these days. Williams! A great hit. | :31:50. | :32:02. | |
Wonderful technique. If it goes towards the top corner it may go in | :32:03. | :32:07. | |
the back of the net. Crawford Allan ends it ten seconds early. But these | :32:08. | :32:12. | |
two will have to do it all over again a week on Wednesday. In | :32:13. | :32:20. | |
Inverness. Keatings gave Hibs the lead in the first half. Mutombo, on | :32:21. | :32:32. | |
as a second half substitute lashed home to ensure that the holder's | :32:33. | :32:35. | |
grip on the Scottish Cup will continue until Wednesday week at | :32:36. | :32:47. | |
least. Disappointed that we haven't gone through. I thought if anything | :32:48. | :32:53. | |
we may be just shaded it. But I thought it was a close game. | :32:54. | :32:59. | |
Inverness are a good team. They're not just a big strong team, they | :33:00. | :33:04. | |
play football. It was a tough game. As in you look at the scoreline and | :33:05. | :33:09. | |
it wasn't a lot of chances in the game, but I thought weed that better | :33:10. | :33:15. | |
chances. It wauss good cup tie. Two teams wanting to play football and | :33:16. | :33:21. | |
getting stuck in in between. You're allowed to do. I felt for 25 minutes | :33:22. | :33:27. | |
we were the better team. Hibs them come into the game and were the | :33:28. | :33:33. | |
better team the remainder of first half and they got their goal when | :33:34. | :33:38. | |
they're on the front foot. Then they sat back. I thought the most | :33:39. | :33:42. | |
pleasing thing was our performance was much more like us today. It sets | :33:43. | :33:50. | |
us up for next weekend. I hope with the replay, we had one or two | :33:51. | :33:54. | |
players close to being fit and hopefully when the replay comes we | :33:55. | :34:00. | |
have more numbers to pick from. They will do it a week on Wednesday in | :34:01. | :34:08. | |
Inverness. Well, the Inverness keeper Williams had an excellent | :34:09. | :34:13. | |
game. He earned his corn again today? Yes especially this one, the | :34:14. | :34:19. | |
double save. Both Hibs players should do better. But his reaction | :34:20. | :34:24. | |
is great and a bit of basketball thrown? In! You haven't said the | :34:25. | :34:41. | |
word stramash yet! A wonderful turn. Offside? Yes he must be cuter. He | :34:42. | :34:47. | |
has to know he is ahead of centre-half. You have got to keep | :34:48. | :34:53. | |
yourself onside. But it is a save from Williams. By the merest of | :34:54. | :35:00. | |
margins. The suspicion is if he doesn't get that Pinkie, it doesn't | :35:01. | :35:06. | |
go N Yes it goes in. It is the tiniest change in direction. If it | :35:07. | :35:11. | |
hits the inside of the post a few centimetres the other way, it goes | :35:12. | :35:19. | |
in. Yes. Credit to James Keatings, he has been in the shadow of | :35:20. | :35:25. | |
Cummings. Yes Cummings was not available. But his movement is quite | :35:26. | :35:30. | |
good. Stokes we will talk about in a moment. But he gets a lot of space | :35:31. | :35:33. | |
good. Stokes we will talk about in a and you know the question mark, he | :35:34. | :35:38. | |
shouldn't get that much space. But because Stokes is clever, he ties up | :35:39. | :35:42. | |
three players and that gives Keatings, look at the space he has. | :35:43. | :35:48. | |
Although you look at the cross, I would suggest it is Stokes that is | :35:49. | :35:53. | |
the most important player. Inverness will be disappointed. Because all | :35:54. | :35:58. | |
their defenders are in a straight line. Somebody has to come out and | :35:59. | :36:03. | |
tackle or get near Keating. They were caught in a straight line. | :36:04. | :36:06. | |
Somebody should have approached them. Now Inverness high balls. It | :36:07. | :36:12. | |
is not the John Hughes way? Long balls over the top it not what I | :36:13. | :36:15. | |
is not the John Hughes way? Long expected. One touch and thump. It is | :36:16. | :36:17. | |
is not the John Hughes way? Long not a lump and a big simple ball | :36:18. | :36:22. | |
into the mixer. They have decided that Hibs have a problem beyond the | :36:23. | :36:27. | |
back line and playing a high line and trying to put it behind. I can | :36:28. | :36:31. | |
understand it, Hibs play too high. But they had an injury and ended up | :36:32. | :36:35. | |
going to three at the back and it wasn't going to work. They kept on | :36:36. | :36:42. | |
doing it. It was a surprise to me. We think of them as a good football | :36:43. | :36:47. | |
teamment you made a great point. McGregor. You aren't running away f | :36:48. | :36:53. | |
you put the ball over the top, he is getting it. They did that and it | :36:54. | :36:59. | |
wasn't work it, Hibs were shading it, but near the game they took over | :37:00. | :37:08. | |
and played their best football. Mbuyi-Mutombo, great composure and | :37:09. | :37:12. | |
when we see the score it gets more impressive of the. Yes to show this | :37:13. | :37:21. | |
composure with the drag over and to show the quality of the finish is | :37:22. | :37:27. | |
incredible. The foot on top of the ball to give himself the position. | :37:28. | :37:33. | |
Yes, most would just smash it. He drags it, he is left-footed and the | :37:34. | :37:39. | |
slight of mind to pop it into the top corner. Just before Henderson | :37:40. | :37:45. | |
had an opportunity and if you're further out and had a lash at it. He | :37:46. | :37:52. | |
is a good player, but yo don't always think of stopping it and | :37:53. | :37:55. | |
being calm. That is why it is a special finish. How do you | :37:56. | :38:04. | |
celebrate? You playfully batter Liam Polworth on the Penk. This what is | :38:05. | :38:11. | |
you call an ear-bashing. Is is one of those that stings. He is not | :38:12. | :38:16. | |
arguing back. He ain't saying nothing back. The He is not hiding. | :38:17. | :38:24. | |
It is ringing. Top drawer from Yogi. In terms of fixture congestion, we | :38:25. | :38:28. | |
are talking about the League Cup final next weekend and then three | :38:29. | :38:32. | |
days later Hibs have to go to innecessary. -- Inverness. It is | :38:33. | :38:41. | |
difficult. Not just the travelling, but the emotional drain of playing | :38:42. | :38:44. | |
in a final. The celebrations perhaps? Yes and to have to travel | :38:45. | :38:50. | |
three days after that to Inverness will be a big ask. It is a different | :38:51. | :38:57. | |
kind of cup next weekend. The best of the action is on Sportscene | :38:58. | :39:03. | |
kind of cup next weekend. The best Sunday live from Hampden on BBC Two. | :39:04. | :39:10. | |
We are on air from 2.30. Back to the Scottish Cup and the first half of | :39:11. | :39:21. | |
weekend saw two pulsating ties. Who Dundee United fared and first | :39:22. | :39:29. | |
Rangers against Dundee. A tight game expected between Championship leader | :39:30. | :39:32. | |
Rangers and Premiership Dundee. But expected between Championship leader | :39:33. | :39:35. | |
in football, things can change very quickly. | :39:36. | :39:45. | |
Rangers immediately in possession. Forrester with an early chance. 14 | :39:46. | :39:58. | |
seconds gone, Harry Forrester blasts Rangers ahead. Dawdling on the ball | :39:59. | :40:07. | |
was Holt and Forrester zinged that past Bain. | :40:08. | :40:25. | |
That is a great ball, lay off to Kenny Miller and Jason Holt | :40:26. | :40:32. | |
completes the second goal for Rangers. Harry Forrester got it from | :40:33. | :40:45. | |
Tavernier. He chested it down to Miller and that is a good header in. | :40:46. | :40:52. | |
It is going to be Halliday and it is going to be a third goal. His first | :40:53. | :40:59. | |
goal in the Scottish Cup for seven years. The side at the top of the | :41:00. | :41:06. | |
Championship are running rough shod over the side fifth in the | :41:07. | :41:07. | |
Premiership. Lee Wallace! Wonderful goal from the | :41:08. | :41:29. | |
Rangers skipper. Rangers 4, Dundee 0. Lee Wallace the captain with a | :41:30. | :41:41. | |
wonderful solo goal. Ross County had never beaten Dundee United in the | :41:42. | :41:45. | |
Scottish Cup. This repeat of the 2010 final would be eventful. | :41:46. | :41:54. | |
Davis and then flicked home by Boyce. Well he ends a goal drought | :41:55. | :42:04. | |
and put Ross County in the driving seat in this last eight tie. | :42:05. | :42:14. | |
Durnan. Might break here. It is 1-1. Anier scores for Dundee United for | :42:15. | :42:34. | |
the first time in the campaign. And it has drawn The Tangerines level in | :42:35. | :42:36. | |
the Highlands. Durnan switched off and he has | :42:37. | :42:51. | |
brought Graham down and that will be a penalty and surely a red card for | :42:52. | :42:55. | |
Durnan. It's got to be red. It is red. What an earth was he thinking? | :42:56. | :43:01. | |
Mark Durnan switched off. Got himself in all kinds of trouble. It | :43:02. | :43:10. | |
is Graham. It is in. It is 2-1. And quick as a flash, this tie turns | :43:11. | :43:12. | |
again. Anier who briefly had the belief | :43:13. | :43:23. | |
coursing through United veins. Rankin floats it in and it is Anier | :43:24. | :43:43. | |
again. Stunning. What a stunning five or ten minutes we have had in | :43:44. | :43:45. | |
Dingwall. Henry Anier to the double. Mixu Paatelainen punches the air | :43:46. | :44:22. | |
with delight, as well he might. The ten men of Dundee United have just | :44:23. | :44:25. | |
gone in front for the first time today. Five sides in the draw for | :44:26. | :44:34. | |
the semi-finals. The draw took place this afternoon. After the balls mall | :44:35. | :44:39. | |
function the last time, the tension was palpable! | :44:40. | :44:57. | |
Is there we have it. Any ties stand out for you? It is tough to say! I | :44:58. | :45:15. | |
was watching Frank McGarvey's face, the entire nation's faces were the | :45:16. | :45:19. | |
same. I'm excited for it. I think it is fantastic to see that game again. | :45:20. | :45:25. | |
The big question is - how close do you think Rangers and Celtic are | :45:26. | :45:29. | |
now? Closer than they were last time. In the last Old Firm game. I | :45:30. | :45:36. | |
think you know everybody talks about how good Rangers are going forward, | :45:37. | :45:41. | |
but they have kept seven clean sheets out of nine. But for me if | :45:42. | :45:47. | |
Celtic play to their capabilities, which they have not done enough | :45:48. | :45:51. | |
recently, but if they do, they should win the game. But it is very | :45:52. | :45:57. | |
difficult to call. I don't know what you think Pat. | :45:58. | :46:03. | |
I won't give you an answer now but Rangers are in improving form. This | :46:04. | :46:10. | |
was the reaction from Mark Warburton... | :46:11. | :46:18. | |
We saw the attendance at Celtic Park today. Rangers was about 30 odd | :46:19. | :46:29. | |
thousand, that was 15,000. This will galvanise so much interest. It will | :46:30. | :46:34. | |
be massive, I think Celtic yesterday, their gate was showing | :46:35. | :46:41. | |
that the fans and turning up, they aren't getting the quality they | :46:42. | :46:44. | |
expect. It will be a massive game. If they play this week, who would | :46:45. | :46:50. | |
win? It's a difficult question. Probably Rangers in the current | :46:51. | :46:57. | |
form. If Celtic reach their capabilities, they should win. I | :46:58. | :47:00. | |
think Celtic are the favourites to win this, top of the opinion. Don't | :47:01. | :47:05. | |
forget has you are talking about this, don't forget the other | :47:06. | :47:10. | |
semifinals, the other three teams, I'm delighted that they have got | :47:11. | :47:14. | |
each other! Let's take a break from the Scottish Cup. Two matches in the | :47:15. | :47:19. | |
Premiership yesterday, off to Tynecastle first where hearts were | :47:20. | :47:25. | |
looking to close the gap on Aberdeen, Partick Thistle. Let's go | :47:26. | :47:30. | |
over to our commentator. After hearts 2-0 win over Caley Thistle. | :47:31. | :47:41. | |
These are the line-ups... As far as Partick Thistle are concerned after | :47:42. | :47:44. | |
their 2-1 win over St Johnstone, it is as you were. | :47:45. | :47:51. | |
The same 11 start the match. Lawless, outside. Cross towards the | :47:52. | :48:02. | |
back post, Pogba, it is a good save by Neil Alexander. Getting it up and | :48:03. | :48:07. | |
over the bar. As the towering figure of Pogba got plenty on this header. | :48:08. | :48:20. | |
The corner kick met by Seaborn. He could not get enough purchase on | :48:21. | :48:26. | |
this shot, to test Alexander. A couple of early chances from Partick | :48:27. | :48:32. | |
Thistle, it has going on. -- a tussle. A nice ball in towards | :48:33. | :48:46. | |
Juanma, towards the goalkeeper but the whistle had gone. There seems to | :48:47. | :48:52. | |
be a shelf, on Lindsay, a nudge from Juanma, three goals already with | :48:53. | :49:01. | |
Partick Thistle this season. June! A fine header to put Hearts ahead. The | :49:02. | :49:16. | |
midfielder wanted this one more. -- Sutchuin-Djoum. The sixth goal of | :49:17. | :49:19. | |
the season for him in a Hearts jersey. A nice flick out towards | :49:20. | :49:32. | |
Walker. A challenge for Callum Booth. It is a corner kick. The | :49:33. | :49:38. | |
referee has given that. Walker looks bemused, he feels it should have | :49:39. | :49:45. | |
been a penalty. Archibald's site have every chance | :49:46. | :49:50. | |
of making the top six. -- side. They are under pressure, the ball goes | :49:51. | :49:56. | |
towards the back post. That header from Rossi was not far away. A | :49:57. | :50:08. | |
clever free kick, picking out Rossi. He could not squeeze it the right | :50:09. | :50:12. | |
side of the post. Nicholson, challenged by Boo. Seaborne. Juanma. | :50:13. | :50:35. | |
Jamie Walker. The substitute gets it all wrong. You can see what he was | :50:36. | :50:49. | |
trying to do, bend it at the far post but the execution did not match | :50:50. | :51:00. | |
the intention for Dauda. Well won by Walker. Trying to keep | :51:01. | :51:09. | |
pressure on the Thistle to fence -- defence. | :51:10. | :51:15. | |
It was tough for us. Partick were in good form. We knew it was good to be | :51:16. | :51:22. | |
tough, coming off the back of three really hard games, but we have three | :51:23. | :51:26. | |
clean sheets, nine points in three games. It is a good week. It's been | :51:27. | :51:31. | |
a problem all year, we did not get to the goal enough. With set plays, | :51:32. | :51:37. | |
strange sight in the skies over time strange sight in the skies over time | :51:38. | :51:45. | |
-- Tynecastle during the match, it seeming and I rate fan spent the | :51:46. | :51:50. | |
best part of a grand to have his say about Robbie Neilson. | :51:51. | :51:54. | |
We spoke to him about the banner after the game. What did you make | :51:55. | :52:00. | |
about the plane after kick-off? I did not see it. We are doing well in | :52:01. | :52:05. | |
the league but someone is not happy. Where you aware that something like | :52:06. | :52:09. | |
this could happen? These things happen. It is up to someone if they | :52:10. | :52:12. | |
want to spend their money on that, I would rather put money into the | :52:13. | :52:17. | |
foundation at Hearts, but if they want to do that, fair enough. | :52:18. | :52:22. | |
A majority of Hearts fans are firmly behind Robbie Neilson, but it seems | :52:23. | :52:27. | |
ridiculous the banner was there. I don't know what their expectation | :52:28. | :52:31. | |
was, they've been sensational this year. Robbie Neilson has been | :52:32. | :52:36. | |
magnificent. I don't know where it came from. It was out of left field. | :52:37. | :52:41. | |
If you look at the full house at Tynecastle every weekend, Hearts are | :52:42. | :52:46. | |
doing so well under Robbie Neilson, it was ridiculous. Unfathomable, | :52:47. | :52:51. | |
that is what I was thinking. When silly things like that are said, I | :52:52. | :52:57. | |
loved his reaction to it. It is ridiculous, do not react to it at | :52:58. | :53:03. | |
all. It's simple, it was clueless. Everybody knows it. If you want to | :53:04. | :53:11. | |
send tweets, carry on. Nobody is on your side! | :53:12. | :53:15. | |
Another three points for Hearts. Another big game for those at the | :53:16. | :53:20. | |
bottom of the table. Academical and Motherwell are both in need of | :53:21. | :53:24. | |
points, they try to stave off the threat of relegation. Commentary | :53:25. | :53:30. | |
from John Barnes. The Hamilton manager sticks with the same | :53:31. | :53:38. | |
line-up, Brophy starts on the substitute bench. | :53:39. | :53:40. | |
Mark McGhee gives a vote of confidence to the players who beat | :53:41. | :53:43. | |
Partick Thistle last week. It sees an offensive line-up with | :53:44. | :53:44. | |
this rent-free. this rent-free. | :53:45. | :53:51. | |
-- front three. Crawford, a good swinging corner. | :53:52. | :53:58. | |
Devlin was in there. The effort came off the base of the post. Did the | :53:59. | :54:05. | |
central defenders get in each other's way? Motherwell have not won | :54:06. | :54:09. | |
at New Douglas Park since 2009, Mark McGhee was in his first spell in | :54:10. | :54:11. | |
chance. It is a chance for Hamilton He saw the goal at his mercy but he | :54:12. | :54:28. | |
could not execute the finish. Moult, a good overlapping with Hamill. | :54:29. | :54:38. | |
McDonald and Pearson. A fine save by McGovern to deny Stephen Pearson. | :54:39. | :54:43. | |
You can see why a number of clubs are looking at that goalkeeper. A | :54:44. | :54:54. | |
good diagonal pass finding Johnson. McDonald... A clipped effort there | :54:55. | :55:00. | |
from McDonald, hitting the post after Johnson's initial effort was | :55:01. | :55:05. | |
deflected. Hammell with the corner. Moult, off | :55:06. | :55:14. | |
of McGovern. It falls to Louis Laing, his first goal of the season. | :55:15. | :55:19. | |
It breaks through in the Lanarkshire derby falling away at the visitors. | :55:20. | :55:27. | |
It is Louis Laing, the scorer. On-site. Marvin Johnson. -- onside. | :55:28. | :55:34. | |
A second chance at it, the tools that came off of the armour of | :55:35. | :55:45. | |
Tagliapietra, McDonald could not find the gap in the corner. His | :55:46. | :55:50. | |
effort hitting the side netting. Hamilton are desperate to get level, | :55:51. | :55:53. | |
not won in the last ten home matches. Moult with a shot, McGovern | :55:54. | :56:06. | |
was right behind that one. Good, interlinking play between McDonald | :56:07. | :56:07. | |
and Moult. Johnson... It is through for Cadden. | :56:08. | :56:25. | |
Grounded with the chance at McGovern. The referee says it is a | :56:26. | :56:27. | |
penalty and a yellow card for the Accu 's goalkeeper. | :56:28. | :56:35. | |
-- Hamilton goalkeeper. Hamilton say there is no contact, but the referee | :56:36. | :56:40. | |
says that there was. Mark McCammon is not too happy. A chance for | :56:41. | :56:46. | |
Moult. A great save for McGovern. He has | :56:47. | :56:50. | |
made amends for conceding the penalty with that save. Moult had | :56:51. | :56:54. | |
already scored two penalties this season but not this time. | :56:55. | :56:58. | |
I think it was the same as every game, there was not a lot in it. I | :56:59. | :57:03. | |
think in the first half, they were the two or three best opportunities | :57:04. | :57:07. | |
by a long distance. If you don't take your chances, at this level, | :57:08. | :57:11. | |
the team will create something and get an opportunity. They've taken | :57:12. | :57:15. | |
theirs and won the game. Two wins in a row, something for the supporters | :57:16. | :57:19. | |
to celebrate. They've had a few disappointments lately. It goes some | :57:20. | :57:25. | |
way to making up for those. I'm delighted to win a second | :57:26. | :57:27. | |
consecutive game, and away from home it makes it sweeter. | :57:28. | :57:30. | |
An important three points for Motherwell. But one win in the last | :57:31. | :57:36. | |
14 matches for Hamilton. But they do have an excellent | :57:37. | :57:40. | |
goalkeeper in McGovern. He got another great save. It is | :57:41. | :57:44. | |
phenomenal, I'm not sure it was a penalty in the first case but he's | :57:45. | :57:48. | |
an excellent goalkeeper with a lot of experience. He dives forward and | :57:49. | :57:52. | |
out, it is a great touch around the post. There was not enough, they've | :57:53. | :57:57. | |
not won at home in 11 matches now. post. There was not enough, they've | :57:58. | :58:02. | |
lot of interest from other clubs, if you believe the papers, with | :58:03. | :58:07. | |
McGovern, Rangers are linked, he's going to the Euros with Northern | :58:08. | :58:10. | |
Ireland? Yes, you will have his work cut out generally, he has to try and | :58:11. | :58:15. | |
keep clean sheets in games. Motherwell looked like they're | :58:16. | :58:19. | |
getting clear now, I think they've always thought they have too many | :58:20. | :58:25. | |
good players, they should be fairly safe. | :58:26. | :58:26. | |
It leaves the Ladbrokes Premiership table looking like this. | :58:27. | :58:35. | |
Another busy weekend of ups and downs, next weekend, League Cup | :58:36. | :58:41. | |
final highlights. Join us next Sunday at 10:30pm on | :58:42. | :58:45. | |
BBC One. It's been another weekend of | :58:46. | :58:48. | |
memories in the Scottish Cup, what stood out for you today and | :58:49. | :58:52. | |
yesterday? Yesterday, the performance from Rangers against a | :58:53. | :58:55. | |
yesterday? Yesterday, the good Dundee side. It was phenomenal | :58:56. | :59:01. | |
relief. Playing Dundee away. Back at their best? Well, not quite yet. I | :59:02. | :59:08. | |
think they have more they can do. It was a magnificent performance | :59:09. | :59:12. | |
yesterday. Pat, for you, what was the standout performance at the | :59:13. | :59:16. | |
weekend? Or a major moment? I want to mention Rangers, that game | :59:17. | :59:19. | |
yesterday was definitely the best I've seen them play. I thought how | :59:20. | :59:25. | |
they moved the ball about, nipping in that cross, if Arsenal scored | :59:26. | :59:31. | |
that goal you would be delighted and it would be spoken about all night | :59:32. | :59:34. | |
long. They played well throughout the game. It is not their best, I | :59:35. | :59:43. | |
think the best was united. Away from home, at ten men, you are up against | :59:44. | :59:47. | |
it. You've had a terrible league season anyway. They've been under an | :59:48. | :59:54. | |
believable pressure, so he changes everything, gets it right | :59:55. | :59:57. | |
tactically, a good fan base behind him, he wins the game. That is 100% | :59:58. | :00:02. | |
what the Scottish Cup is about. For me. I think they have nudged it. | :00:03. | :00:08. | |
Very good, thank you very much indeed. It had to happen sometime, | :00:09. | :00:13. | |
one of the biggest fixtures in world football is back. | :00:14. | :00:19. | |
Still with a chance of landing the cup this season. | :00:20. | :00:19. | |
But, from all | :00:20. | :00:25. |