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Good evening and welcome to Sportscene.

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It's been a momentous weekend in the Scottish football calender.

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Two pulsating matches coming up, plus Premiership and

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And with us in the studio tonight, the Pats -

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We start with the League Cup semifinal today at Hampden.

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Holders Celtic up against Ross County.

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Commentary from Craig Paterson and Liam McLeod.

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A season defining few days coming up for the holders, Celtic move a step

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closer to the holy grail of a domestic clean sweep if they can see

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off Ross County today. All things considered, it's a fairly unusual

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line-up. Normally a two upfront team, they have reinforced the

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midfield today, as they have in the two league games against Celtic so

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far this season. Ian McShane we think will sit with Schalk, chosen

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to lead the line. Scott Brown is back in the Celtic squad, but only

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makes the bench today. Boyata comes back into the fold after a month

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out. Mackay-Steven started his career at County, you wouldn't bet

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against Leigh Griffiths adding to his 27 goals already this season.

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Ross County looking to reach their first ever League Cup final. Celtic

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aiming for League Cup final number 31. They are big, big favourites to

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do so, the right to face Hibernian in the 70th staging of this

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competition showpiece is the prize on offer, back here on the 13th of

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March. Craig Paterson, what do you think? I'm looking forward to Liz.

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The opening seconds of the game, Griffiths is in. Celtic have a dream

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start in the semifinal, inside 30 seconds. A sensational start for the

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holders! Unbelievable. The team settle into the game and Celtic

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decked off Ross County in the first minute. You have to be on your toes.

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Griffiths is through, brilliant play. Could have taken the

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goalkeeper on himself. Great team play.

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It's not a bad strike at all and Craig Gordon had to look very lively

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to keep it out. A great save. That's more like it from County. Shock gets

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over the ball, fires it. -- Schalk. Irvine stabbed it through, on Gordon

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here. Well, well, it's another red card for Celtic and it's Ambrose who

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goes. This has turned on 6p here Hampden. He goes across just there.

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He goes down. As soon as the referee thinks that's a penalty kick,

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unfortunately he's going to get the red card.

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Against Craig Bourton. He has yet to score this season. Woods has scored.

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Ross County level the semifinal, and has the pendulum swung the way of

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highlanders? It's a perfect penalty. You don't get any better. Gordon,

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even if he had guessed right, I don't think he would have saved

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that. Right into the corner, the perfect penalty from Martin Woods.

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He had to be brave and he was. A good ball into the box from Celtic.

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Initially I gratefully, front post, the goalkeeper gets the hand to it

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and he is hoping his defenders can bail him out.

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and he is hoping his defenders can gets in there and catches him, a

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genuine challenge. Woods will take the corner for counting macro, the

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first of the second half. -- County. Would you believe it, Paul Quinn, on

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his debut, has scored the winner against Celtic for Celtic against

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Aberdeen early in the season, has given Ross County the lead in the

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second half. What story! Billion by Davies and Paul Quinn there is it

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into the back of the net -- brilliant by Davies. It

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into the back of the net -- an absolute treat for the side.

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Irvine twists it into the path, he has found Schalk. A big chance! It

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looks like deja vu here at Hampden. Schalk strokes Ross County into a

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3-1 lead against the holders. Supercool, what a ball

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3-1 lead against the holders. perfect ball, perfect play, Schalk

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just has to pick his spot. A wonderful finish. I tell you what,

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what ball that is, but it absolutely perfectly for his team-mate. I

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what ball that is, but it absolutely the Celtic manager now, does he go

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for it? Stick on a couple of subs, see if that makes a difference?

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Johansen's corner. It's a penalty, is it? Yes. Was

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Johansen's corner. It's a penalty, the box? And Craig Thomson has

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pointed straight to the spot. This is a lifeline. Well, I'm looking at

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Ross County players and one or two are asking the question, as it comes

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in here, he has gone to head it, headed on to his own hands. I tell

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you what, it's the sub. Griffith versus Fox. Saved by the Ross County

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keeper. Their lifeline has been spurned, and Celtic have missed

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their goals. It lets them down in the semifinal. It certainly wasn't

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as best penalty. Nowhere near the corner. Decent pace, but perfect

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height for the goalkeeper to save. corner. Decent pace, but perfect

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Another historic victory for Ross County against Celtic at Hampden.

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Here comes Gardyne. Lovely ball in for Irvine. Had the chance to seal

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it. It's another brilliant move again, Martin Woods with the ball,

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Michael Gardyne sceptred about the far post. Jackson Irvine hits it

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well, but straight at the keeper. Tierney, for Griffiths, takes it

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down, looking for a sight at the goal. Brilliant goalkeeping by Fox.

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That took at least one deflection. The one job of the goalkeeper is

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keep it out of the back of the net and that is a magnificent save. It's

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all over. Ross County are into the League Cup final. It is

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all over. Ross County are into the Celtic. What will the repercussions

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be for the big Norwegian? There will be no trouble for Celtic. There is

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joy for the studies, there is -- this is their day. Just look at the

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facial expression on those wearing a Ross County badge. And so very

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proudly they do so. It finished here at the National Stadium, Ross County

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three, Celtic one. I thought the players were magnificent, to lose a

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goal the players were magnificent, to lose a

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goal the way we did, it was the exact opposite of the game plan and

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obviously we had to show courage and character to come back. I thought

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the opening ten minutes, the goal knocked the stuffing out of us and

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Celtic were all over us. We had to hang in there. Celtic are a top side

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and we were down to ten men twice this year and didn't get the job

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done, so absolutely thrilled. I think you said at the end of last

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year you were pretty confident and hopeful you could go on and win the

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treble this year. How big a blow is that due this season? I don't think

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I said that. It's very tough to do that. History shows that. But you

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always have a dream and I hope and they had it today and we started

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very well, it looks like we had the game in our hands and things changed

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and that is very disappointing. Can you go all the way? Of course we

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can, we beat Celtic, it gives us confidence in the squad. We have

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them next week in the league. We finished top six. We are looking for

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fourth position as well. Finish as high as we can. We have a good squad

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in their and of course we can win the Cup now, of course we can.

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It was the right decision for a penalty and a sending off? There

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were some big moments, not necessarily tactical things. A

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lovely bit of play. This passing is very good. He is going to make that

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run in their behind Michael Lustig. He should probably be looking at it,

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but it is a beautiful dummy. You have a look at when the a nice

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dummy. The question everybody wants to know what is it a penalty kick or

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is it a sending off. To be fair I think you cannot argue with that. It

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has caught him there. Once you make any contact in the box and you are

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running at pace, the referee is going to give a penalty. There is

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not much of a tackle, but he just catches him. I made an argument

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today that may be some of the Celtic fans thought it was a sending off as

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well. He passed him and then once the penalties given, there is no

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alternative but to send him off. It is unfortunate for Michael Ambrose.

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He should be thinking he had no alternative but to chase them. That

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was a big moment. The referees will give the penalty and will give the

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sending off. Was this within the rules? Right at

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the top. Michael listed is picking up Alan Davies, but he blocks him

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off. Mikael Lustig. He is going to go down there, he has his man

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blocked. That is number one. The other one you look at is Craig

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Gordon. There is an arm around him. I am looking down and thinking there

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is a goalkeeper here. The blocks that off. He had to go down and

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react to the cross. -- he blocks. That is a definite free kick

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forming. Craig Gordon goes absolutely berserk. There is a

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movement here. That is another error. I would make an excuse the

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Celtic defence, they do all sorts of different things. The referee's

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perfect position. I would make the argument, referees cannot see that

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block or what is done there. He is in the position to see everything.

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There is always a problem. There are mistakes by Celtic. You have to give

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credit to Ross County and how they have perfected that corner kick.

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They worked it really well and they got that reward from it. He got to

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the track and it is forward. What you would remember about Celtic, I

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thought they were having more of a play for long periods. It was

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against ten men. The performance from Ross County, really impressive,

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the young goalkeeper played a blinder. I have never seen anything

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else from him. A good save for a penalty kick,

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else from him. A good save for a ball land. I have never seen a

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else from him. A good save for a go that far in my life, absolutely

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incredible. This is a brilliant save, all the bodies in front. He is

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going one way and he gets save, all the bodies in front. He is

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luck and it goes over the crossbar. save, all the bodies in front. He is

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They have travelled around Europe save, all the bodies in front. He is

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their hands, it is the modern way. When you

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their hands, it is the modern way. great save. I think that is

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world-class, you meant to do that, it had a deflection, that is

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world-class. A fantastic result for Ross County. Where does this leave

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Rodney Tyler. The fans will be disappointed. -- Deila.

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So Ross County into their very first League Cup Final.

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Yesterday at Tynecastle saw the first of the semifinals,

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Hibs and St Johnstone both vying for a place in the final on Sunday

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Watching for Sportscene was Alasdair Lamont.

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The last time these teams were on mutual territory it was for a League

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Cup semifinal right here at Tynecastle. The men from League 1,

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3-1, they lifted the trophy by beating Kilmarnock. Alex Stubbs

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tries to clinch the first piece of silverware, they have been unable to

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bring Anthony Stokes into the team. The only change to this side is the

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introduction of Berkeley. Quite an atmosphere inside

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Tynecastle for Quite an atmosphere inside

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semifinal. St Johnstone are underway. The stadium belongs to

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Hibernian's city rivals. They have been dominated by fans from Leith.

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St Johnstone fans. This is promising for Hibernian. David

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St Johnstone fans. This is promising supporting from full-back, a good

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cross. Stephen Anderson with a header clear. St Johnstone packing

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away. Jason Cummings coming inside deadly with the penalty. Gave

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Anderson the chance there, the head clear before he could get on the end

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of it. Penalty kick. Chris Miller takes Henderson down just inside the

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box. His finger pointing in the face from Steven McLean. Chris Miller

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incensed by Henderson going down. The officials have taken the

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decision. Steven McLean has been told in no uncertain terms by the St

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Johnstone striker who was shown the yellow card, he goes to challenge.

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Henderson looked very keen to go down. You have to say. Regardless

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-in have the opportunity to take the lead here at Tynecastle. Jason

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Cummings rolls it into the corner and Hibernian have the championship,

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they make the breakthrough, as cool as you like. Jason Cummings gets it

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past Alan -- the goalkeeper. Back into the box, the header! Joe

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Shaughnessy! They are back on level terms. They were only behind for a

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matter of three minutes and they will feel that is very much

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deserved. Joe Shaughnessy got the free kick. There was no chance the

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goalkeeper was going to keep that out.

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Up against John McGinn. Alive to the danger. Here is Davison. Right on

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the edge of the box. I am not sure there is any more contact on this

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occasion than there was the last time. Simon Lappin fires it in and

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it clipped the top of the bar. Simon Lappin just inches away. So unlucky

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here for Simon Lappin. Here is John McGinn. It may work for him. So

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close across the Hibernian goal. The Hibernian fans really feel the game

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is theirs for the taking at the moment. Joe Shaughnessy, picks it up

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and goes for gold. Beautiful goals from John McGinn. Blistering effort

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from the midfielder. This is no more than a half chance the German game

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-- for John McGinn. Boy did he let rip. He has put Hibs in the final of

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the League Cup. Again a lovely ball. Can you finish

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it the Hibs. Not quite. -- can he finish it for Hibs? He just missed

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the target. A narrow angle, what a pass for John McGinn. Here is John

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McGinn. A lovely turn away from Davison. Challenged by Joe

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Shaughnessy. Again he is offside, what a run from John McGinn. Three

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or four defenders there. Joe Shaughnessy was challenged. Can the

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captain get him back in it, no is the answer. The referee blows his

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whistle! It is Hibernian who have come out on top. They go to the

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League Cup final. Their tremendous run of form continues. I believe in

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the team. We have managed to get to one cup final which I am so proud of

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the players, they deserve all the accolades and the pats on the back

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today, because they not only made me proud, but they made 12 thousand 500

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fans proud as well. -- 12,000 500. We are disappointed but we will pick

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ourselves up. It is such a great occasion for everyone involved in

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the club. It is a great day out for all the fans. A great performance

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from John McGinn. A fantastic result. No doubt about the talking

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point of the weekend. It has been poured over a million times, the

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Henderson penalty. Was there contact? I would love to be able to

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tell you if there was or wasn't. It was almost impossible. From where I

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was, to be brutally honest, I don't think so. He looks at that one and

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it looks as if there is a little brush. If there is a brush, it is

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exactly the same as what we were saying before about Ambrose. It is

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either a penalty or it is not a saying before about Ambrose. It is

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penalty. It is the softest of softest penalties. When you or any

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at pace and someone sticks out their leg and I think Chris Miller could

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have gone with his arms. Once you stick out your arm, if there is any

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touch, he has gone down. He put his hands up at the end but

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he had stuck out his leg and that's the difference between Ambrose's

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situation with Celtic, he put his knee into the player and didn't

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stick out his leg, so there is an argument yes, it was a penalty, if

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he has touched them and that's a bit we are unsure about. Some people

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will feel he died. I don't think there was a dive. He made the most

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of it shall we say, euphemistically, and his movement was impeded, you

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can save much. Chris comes across a bit so his movement is impeded even

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if he wasn't touched, he has moved out of the way, so off-balance. A

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dive is far too harsh. McGinn played brilliantly yesterday. We talked

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about at St Mirren. He was crunching into tackles, it's great to see a

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young Scots player in the League Cup with energy in the middle of the

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pitch and he can pass the ball too. He has a good awareness and he is in

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there, driving that team. A little bit out of position. You could see a

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little bit, he looked at himself, he will know himself maybe if you could

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have got to it but will know himself maybe if you could

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strike, dipping down in front of the back of the net, but look at this,

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great awareness, good pass, sets up diagonal, could have been in goal

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and we will see the run at the end. But he had a superb game yesterday.

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It's great to see a personality here as well, isn't it? This strike is

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brilliant, we have watched Synod in Sudan famously, a great run --

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Zidane. Alan Stubbs has said ice trust you as lads, believing you as

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lads, I enjoy your football, sure what you can do and you know how

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much better that makes you feel as a creative player, it's incredible.

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Who is favourite for the final, Ross County your heads? It's hard to call

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it, Hibs are playing with abundance and confidence but Ross County

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getting there and John McIntyre has done a magnificent job. To go on the

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run they went on, they are up now in the top six in the league, now they

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have beaten Celtic. They will be getting into high-end confidence and

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it may turn out to be a terrific final. I'm guessing you are batting

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-- backing Hibs? I think it is 50-50, a toss of the coin. There is

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not much between the two teams. Hibs are a lower league team, not playing

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well and they have better players than that but any lower league team

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you have to give them respect. They are only slight favourites.

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Next weekend, it's all about a different Cup.

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But hopefully more of the same when it comes to drama,

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All the action from the Scottish Cup.

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MUSIC COMMENTATOR:

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This is history, right here, right now. Highland history!

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All the action from the Scottish Cup.

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Join us at 10:30pm on BBC One Scotland.

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Sportscene's then back at 2:45pm on Sunday on BBC One Scotland,

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live coverage of East Kilbride's giant-killing attempt against

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And on Sunday night a second bout of highlights, all the weekend

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action in our regular Sunday night slot - albeit at the slightly

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Two Premiership matches now - and one Premiership manager didn't

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Gary Locke the third top-flight boss to vacate his position this season.

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After the match that sealed his fate, Hamilton Academical

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Kilmarnock make four changes after the thrashing from Dundee United.

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McHattie starts along with McKenzie, Robinson and Boyd, others dropout.

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Hamilton make one change from the side that drew with Hearts last

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season -- last weekend. Here is McHattie. Finding Kiltie.

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Good lay-off, McHattie. Good build-up from Kilmarnock. Lloyd

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setting up the opportunity there for the former Hearts fullback -- Boyd.

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McHattie not too far away with that effort. Kilmarnock, one defeat in

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the last four matches. They have only picked up one win in the last

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six. Here is Morris. Collides with Ashcroft, it is Crawford's. A touch

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on that want to knock it wide. Crawford set -- certainly felt he

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did. The referee played good advantage, after Ashcroft took out

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Morris, and Crawford just couldn't find the back of the net.

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McGuinness is trying his luck from distance. -- Josh Magennis. He

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wasn't going to beat McGovern with that effort, but good linkup play

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between the two strikers. Since last beating Kilmarnock,

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lackeys have won only one of their last 15 games. -- Hamilton

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Academicals. Flicked on by Imrie, and Jamie McDonnell quickly in their

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to turn it away from the onrushing Lyon.

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Back in towards Boyd, who has gone to ground in a challenge with

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Devlin, Kilmarnock claiming for the penalty kick. The referee waved play

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on. Here is Hamilton Academicals on the counter. It's Imrie. Good effort

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from Imrie, just too high. He is the top scorer, with five goals this

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season. But trying to catch out McDonald with a curling effort,

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couldn't get it down. At the other end, Kilmarnock certainly were

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claiming for that penalty. It was Josh Magennis with the ball back in,

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Devlin and Boyd collide, and the referee saw nothing untoward in that

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incident. The header away from Jamie Hamill,

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too high from the Kilmarnock substitute. They are looking for a

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look -- they are looking for a push to their confidence after last

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week's disappointment. It's only Kris Boyd's ninth league start of

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the season. He scored three goals so far, that was close to number four.

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Locked away, Hamilton Academicals have the corner.

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Crawford with it. Hamilton Adam Gemili full have the lead, 19

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minutes from the end, Gemili full have the lead, 19

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Morris on the scoresheet for the fourth time this season. The player

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on loan from Norwich, his effort coming off the head and it took a

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deflection off the Kilmarnock player, and Jamie McDonald couldn't

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keep it out. Kilmarnock keen to get back on level terms.

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In towards Carrick. That was a great opportunity to level things up and

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Carrick knows that. Carrick had a good first touch but the second

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wasn't too clever. Hamilton have won in their last two visits to Rugby

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Park. This could be three in a row. Here is Ali Crawford, Jamie

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McDonnell is right behind that one, and Hamilton are desperate to hold

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out here and pick up their first win in their last nine league matches.

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Overall I didn't think it was a great game, quite a poor game. Both

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sides at times, especially ourselves, fought early in the game,

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nervous and a bit looking -- lacking in confidence with so many players

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but the only way they are going to get through it is

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but the only way they are going to there wasn't a lot in the

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but the only way they are going to looked like it would finish 0-0. The

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performances most important, it's a big result for us, it's never an

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easy place to come. I'm really pleased with the effort the boys

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easy place to come. I'm really look -- put in, they looked solid.

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We broke away in the last 20 look -- put in, they looked solid.

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and we should have taken one more chance at least and given ourselves

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breathing space but the most important thing was to win the game

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and I'm delighted to have done so. And following that defeat, Gary

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Locke resigned as Kilmarnock manager. Did that surprise you? It

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surprised me manager. Did that surprise you? It

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interview, it didn't look if it was in his mind to resign but when the

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crowd turn against you, their home form has been the thing that has

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killed them this year, I have watched them down there and they

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were hammered against Partick Thistle, I watched that game, and

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when you're a bit against Dundee United 5-1, a team below you, and

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getting beaten at home at home again against Hamilton, the pressure

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getting beaten at home at home again on and he thought, time to walk away

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and give it to somebody else but disappointing for Gary. He's a young

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manager and we don't see young guys going out of the game. Pat Nevin,

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who's next? We understand Billy Davis is going to speak to

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Kilmarnock in the next 24 hours. Is he the right man right now? There

:36:13.:36:16.

are a lot of things Billy would bring to the job. There are guys who

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can do it out there but there will be no lack of effort. He is one of

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the most intense managers you'll ever come across and no stone will

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be left unturned. There will be plenty of managers. Jimmy Calderwood

:36:29.:36:35.

have mentioned. Stuart McCall might be mentioned. You need somebody

:36:36.:36:44.

experienced quickly. It's a tough job to take. A certain level of

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managers think it could look bad if they take it and it goes wrong for

:36:49.:36:52.

them. That's 25% of the managers so far this season have lost their

:36:53.:36:57.

jobs, it's an horrendous job to take up and I have respect for those that

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do it. I feel sorry for Gary Locke. A massive victory for Hamilton

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Academicals, it was all was going to be a big result of one of these

:37:07.:37:11.

sides could get three points. Yes, he put it into that area and you get

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free, got a bit of luck, took a deflection but he is claiming that

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goal, a big, big goal. They don't win that, Kilmarnock to win it, one

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goal either way. Kilmarnock find themselves above Hamilton that just

:37:29.:37:31.

now and that's how tight it is, how close. It's a really tough gig.

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Next up, Dundee, looking at top six, versus a Motherwell side trying

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to put some distance between themselves and a play-off place.

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Commentary comes from Paul Mitchell.

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Dundee safely through in the Scottish Cup against Falkirk, two

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changes. A narrow home loss to Ross County

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last week, one change for Mark McGhee.

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That's long looking. Johnson going for the byline, it's a great ball

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across, taken down. An opening goal after four minutes, his first goal

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for Motherwell, his 11th appearance. after four minutes, his first goal

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He has scored in senior football on loan to Rovers but that's an

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absolute belter. Johnson played it across and he had the confidence to

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bring it down and hit it sweetly with the left foot.

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Dundee U looking to strike back. And he has the equaliser. It's McGowan's

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first goal in almost a year. Brought under control superbly. The turn and

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the dispatch. Dundee are level inside two minutes, 1-1. The snow is

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relentless. McGowan is forward again. Peter fourball, wide, to

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Hemmings. -- beautiful ball. Nine goals in his last six games for

:39:20.:39:24.

Dundee, Hemmings is a constant threat and shows again good play. He

:39:25.:39:31.

has managed in better conditions, Mark McGhee. There is no takers.

:39:32.:39:39.

Horrible ones for goalkeepers, Scott Bain having to stretch out here. He

:39:40.:39:44.

will have worried about the touch. That's a really good stop.

:39:45.:39:51.

McGowan is calling for it. Pulls it back, off the bar. It should have

:39:52.:39:58.

been, from Rory Loy. This is a miss back, off the bar. It should have

:39:59.:40:04.

from four yards out, beautiful play, had to score, simply had to score.

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Simply had to score. A couple of pushes and away. He is so dangerous.

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He likes the run. Confident on the left foot. Working the 1-2 with the

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ball. This is brilliant from Pearson. He scores for the third

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straight game against Dundee. The effort, may well have been going

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wide. You are not sure. Plays it through. Almost releases the past.

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Here is Pearson. He is offside. The celebration is quickly could tail.

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You put the game beyond Dundee. He tries to get the ball away. The

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referee was in a good position. Dundee will get the spot kick. He

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just tried to hook it away. He did not think he caught him. The referee

:42:20.:42:30.

did. Perfectly dispatched. He scores perfectly here for 2-2. A face like

:42:31.:42:51.

fears. -- fizz. A good stop from Conor Ripley. We are in a dogfight

:42:52.:43:00.

to avoid the play-offs all worse, to avoid relegation at the moment.

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Every point accounts and to have him almost over the line, a difficult

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defensive performance in the second half. We had a chance at the other

:43:12.:43:15.

end that probably should have finished the game. The strategy was

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right, I felt we deserved to win the game and the referee made a terrible

:43:21.:43:29.

call. Paul Hartley did not speak to us. Was there any contact? The

:43:30.:43:37.

referee certainly thought there was. I did not think there was contact.

:43:38.:43:42.

They are trying to kick the ball away. You can have a look at it

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here. It was headed out, trying to clear it. I cannot see much contact.

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There does seem a sense of surprise when the referee gives it. The

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referee is in a good position. If you have the Hibs penalty, there is

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one half decent kick between the three of them. They are all just

:44:10.:44:15.

tiny glances. The only one you can absolutely clearly see is Ambrose as

:44:16.:44:19.

the connection. The others you cannot absolutely see those

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connections. Mark will be really disappointed. The last time I was on

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here, I gave Mark a big build-up and he was doing well and they have not

:44:30.:44:34.

done anything since that. I will not give Mark praise again. In saying

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that he will be disappointed, a big result away from home and they were

:44:41.:44:44.

2-1 up and to lose that goal late on, he was really annoyed. They do

:44:45.:44:51.

score a lot of goals, just three clean sheets this season.

:44:52.:45:03.

This is a brilliant move. We were talking about some of the great

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moves. Dribbling through from a distance. There are opportunities.

:45:12.:45:17.

Do you know what? That just makes for a good game of football. Lots of

:45:18.:45:27.

chances. You go out there, you close things down.

:45:28.:45:34.

chances. You go out there, you close finish. This one to be honest,

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honestly, fabulous. Six goals, eight games, he has been injured. David

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Pearson, I think he is very special, he has had one of the best seasons

:45:54.:45:59.

of his career. Those two matches leave the Premiership table looking

:46:00.:46:00.

like this. In recent times Falkirk had

:46:01.:46:09.

pushed their way very much Yesterday a real top of the table

:46:10.:46:12.

clash as Peter Houston's side travelled to Ibrox to test

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their mettle against leaders Rangers make two changes for the

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victory. Falkirk were on Scottish Cup duty during the week.

:46:40.:46:50.

Missed the cup tie during the week, he was not signed in time the

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original tie. -- for the original tie. It is an inviting ball across.

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The shot is a strong one. He is very direct when he has to be, plenty of

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power, deflection as well. Scored in both league meetings this evening

:47:33.:47:39.

between the two. It was always rising when he appreciated the pass

:47:40.:47:43.

to set up the opportunity for the midfielder. On loan from Hearts.

:47:44.:47:59.

to set up the opportunity for the Poor from Rangers, giving the ball

:48:00.:48:05.

away. That is a hopeful one. Rogers has to watch. Even Dean Shiels

:48:06.:48:12.

shakes his head at this one. You did not get it away at all as he

:48:13.:48:21.

planned. -- he did not. Hoping for support. Inviting into the middle,

:48:22.:48:32.

not dealt with well. Bird with a second chance. It will be cleared.

:48:33.:48:46.

-- Baird. That is a great challenge from Danny Wilson. Dean Shiels,

:48:47.:48:58.

plays out wide. Not too much of an impact. Offside. Celebrations are

:48:59.:49:17.

cut short. Well offside. Deflection into the middle. Wilson did well.

:49:18.:49:30.

Had to make the save. He is on a mission to make the save today.

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Trying to drive them forward, breaking the deadlock here. Good

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shot. He is full,'s designated shooters of the day. -- full Kirk --

:49:48.:49:58.

Falkirk's. Billy King gets involved, tries

:49:59.:50:15.

shot. Got the ball. Closed down in the end. The shot is deflected onto

:50:16.:50:26.

the keeper. Always looking to make space. It is a really good effort

:50:27.:50:40.

from Rangers to set him up here. The shop was very weak. -- the shot.

:50:41.:50:53.

Let's just hit and hope. Coming in at the back stick. Not really

:50:54.:51:05.

troubling the goalkeeper. Pushing for a winner, Rangers. The header!

:51:06.:51:16.

He has secured all three points for the home side. Falkirk thought they

:51:17.:51:28.

had done enough. Billy King is an instant hero.

:51:29.:51:49.

A lot of chat about Michael O'Halloran and whether he will go to

:51:50.:51:59.

Rangers. When they are playing well, they are a joy to watch. A lot came

:52:00.:52:14.

from the left-hand side. They have a lot of players there who are attack

:52:15.:52:20.

minded. They are given the freedom to move around and they do not play

:52:21.:52:25.

in a position as such. That is difficult for defenders and they

:52:26.:52:33.

have excitement in the team. Next year there will be a big question

:52:34.:52:39.

whether they can move up. Can they challenge at the top end? Time will

:52:40.:52:49.

tell. They looked in really good form. Billy King, he is the story. A

:52:50.:53:00.

dream start. The last goal and of course they will be thinking thanks

:53:01.:53:01.

very much Hearts. It may course they will be thinking thanks

:53:02.:53:13.

effect in the end. It may have an effect for Hibernian. There is

:53:14.:53:17.

plenty of depth in that team. They are enjoying it so much, maybe it

:53:18.:53:20.

will help them have success at the end.

:53:21.:53:25.

Until then, from all of us on the team, goodnight.

:53:26.:53:53.

Well, it is another yellow card for Celtic. Hibernian celebrate.

:53:54.:54:03.

Well, it is another yellow card for County adding to the League Cup

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