:00:29. > :00:39.Good afternoon. These are the headlines. The 4th round of the
:00:39. > :00:43.The first round of the Scottish Cup. It is the quarter-final of the
:00:43. > :00:52.Scottish Cup and a time is running out. A place in the final awaits
:00:52. > :01:02.the victors. Hearts beat their city rivals by Ivan one to win the 2012
:01:02. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:14.5-1. Can they bounce back from their final defeat.? Can Celtic
:01:14. > :01:17.achieved one of their best results? Can they send Rangers to the top of
:01:17. > :01:27.the division table? The 4th round of the Scottish Cup is upon us once
:01:27. > :01:29.
:01:29. > :01:34.2012 started and its finishing with the 4th round of the Scottish Cup.
:01:34. > :01:44.At December, rather than January, this time, because of the upcoming
:01:44. > :01:47.winter break. All 12 tries coming up. We will start with Celtic v
:01:47. > :01:57.Arbroath. The SPLA leaders looking for the first home win since
:01:57. > :02:01.
:02:01. > :02:04.be fairly straightforward for a team of Celtic's stature,
:02:04. > :02:09.especially when they go out of their way to lend a helping hand.
:02:09. > :02:17.Arbroath are kept their composure for 35 minutes until Stewart and
:02:18. > :02:24.Malcolm are suddenly lost his. Needless to say, he knew little
:02:24. > :02:28.about the attempted clearance, Kenny. A goal to the good. Celtic
:02:28. > :02:37.set about putting the tie beyond Arbroath and they nearly did it
:02:37. > :02:41.with some good set-up play to set up the Celtic captain. No wonder he
:02:41. > :02:45.was annoyed. Scott Morrison in go had to be sharp to keep the deficit
:02:45. > :02:50.at just one. There will be more from him later. The other
:02:50. > :03:00.goalkeeper hardly add a touch of the ball in the first 45, but you
:03:00. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:12.never know when you're services right spot. After the break, the
:03:12. > :03:22.procession towards the Arbroath goal continued. Surely Celtic would
:03:22. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:30.capitalise on the many chances they was set up by Ibrahim, but the
:03:30. > :03:36.woodwork denied the Venezuelan forward a goal which would have
:03:36. > :03:41.brought some comfort. With three minutes to go, Doris made sure his
:03:42. > :03:49.free kick was deflected in. Arbroath's dreams came true. And
:03:49. > :03:54.boy, did they celebrate! Sometimes you need a bit of luck and a big
:03:54. > :04:00.deflection to ensure a big pay-day for the team. Celtic and a chance
:04:00. > :04:07.to avoid it a trip. It fell to the substitute. Nothing wrong with his
:04:07. > :04:16.shot all the save of from Morrison. The goalkeeper will be a busy man
:04:16. > :04:26.Sued for the players, club and fans today. We want to give a fans are
:04:26. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:32.People have come up short today. I need to draw on some of the
:04:33. > :04:40.experienced players. I was lucky enough to be here a couple of weeks
:04:40. > :04:50.ago against Barcelona. That result was beyond our wildest dreams. We
:04:50. > :04:58.
:04:58. > :05:02.will convene a emergency board Some day for Arbroath. It was
:05:02. > :05:09.extraordinary. It's the biggest result I have ever had forced it to
:05:09. > :05:15.go to Celtic Park, OK, there may be excuses, a small crowd, not their
:05:15. > :05:20.first-choice team. It doesn't really matter. They are still paid
:05:20. > :05:23.a lot. Are they should be able to beat Arbroath quite easily. It
:05:24. > :05:32.doesn't matter who you are up against, you have got to be up for
:05:32. > :05:41.it. What a day. Can you understand why Celtic beat Barcelona and then
:05:41. > :05:47.can't beat Arbroath? It's hard to explain, right enough. Barcelona,
:05:47. > :05:51.they had to defend in that game, hit about on the break. It seems,
:05:51. > :05:57.this year, when they go to attack teams, when the emphasis is on them,
:05:57. > :06:01.they struggled. That's what the Scottish Cup is all about, you know.
:06:01. > :06:08.It's fantastic both can do that. You can see his disappointment
:06:08. > :06:14.there, he felt he had a good enough team out there to win comfortably.
:06:14. > :06:21.It's one of those things. Of growth will probably pay for it in the
:06:21. > :06:26.replayed. It's a great occasion for them. I think he was blameless here,
:06:26. > :06:30.this home goal. The captain hammered the ball off him here.
:06:30. > :06:39.has been blamed for a few in the past, but whether he just miscued
:06:39. > :06:43.it there. You could not blame Alex in any way, shape or form for that.
:06:43. > :06:50.There was a healthy deflection on the strike from Doris, which had
:06:50. > :07:00.Arbroath rubbing their hands. a decent enough strike. It needed a
:07:00. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:09.deflection. And there were few late goals, spoiler a lead. -- a letter.
:07:09. > :07:16.It was a fantastic moment. -- alerted. We expect them to go too
:07:16. > :07:20.easy, Celtic, in the next game. They will be dreaming tonight,
:07:20. > :07:30.dreaming of getting back to that place. They're hoping everything
:07:30. > :07:33.will go wrong so Celtic don't fancy it. Obviously, they have to perform
:07:33. > :07:40.in a different manner against Spartak Moscow this coming week.
:07:41. > :07:48.Yes, it would be helped by the fact I don't think Moscow have got a lot
:07:48. > :07:51.to play for. I don't think they can make Europe. They might relax or be
:07:52. > :07:57.difficult opponents also bears no easy games in the Champions League.
:07:57. > :08:01.They will want to get some points on the board, as well. I think
:08:01. > :08:08.Celtic have done extremely well in that competition. Good luck to them
:08:08. > :08:13.for that I hope they make it to the knockout stages. Now to a Derby Day
:08:13. > :08:23.in Dingwall. The first time Ross County and Inverness when together
:08:23. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:32.in the Cup. It was compulsive Scottish Cup weekend. Earlier this
:08:32. > :08:42.season, normally in January, but the start of December this time
:08:42. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:54.around because the winter break is their own in their Premier League
:08:54. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:24.with their new neighbours doing The front four have all been
:09:24. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:35.brilliant this season for Inverness. The referee will have his eyes on a
:09:35. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:53.flag for the Highlands. Ross County holding their own. Derek Adams,
:09:53. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:09.fall for County. Goal kick, only. That of a half chance there. It
:10:09. > :10:19.just wouldn't sit down for him but he manages. A brilliant header from
:10:19. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:36.Quinn. When this drops, it's a half wondered if he was offside there.
:10:36. > :10:41.It looks like he came from an offside position. A wonderful
:10:42. > :10:47.little touch. A good strike but a very, very good save from Mark
:10:47. > :10:52.Brown. The Inverness front for can move around the park quite
:10:52. > :10:59.comfortably. They have such a greater understanding, don't they?
:10:59. > :11:04.That's great. It gives you freedom to go and play. The manager has but
:11:04. > :11:14.the centre half of this season. The wider lads have drifted in. To me,
:11:14. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:18.it proves the dimension. I think he prefers to play more central. This
:11:18. > :11:28.is the way Terry Butcher's team finished and they were tremendous
:11:28. > :11:33.against Aberdeen. Nice cross. Magnificent goal! Absolutely superb
:11:33. > :11:39.of from Billy Mackay! The Inverness Caledonian Thistle juggernaut
:11:39. > :11:47.continues down its track. An excellent season gets better.
:11:47. > :11:55.talked about them scoring. He was on the wider left area. He gets
:11:55. > :12:00.right in close. Oh my goodness. But is the finish of a player in a form.
:12:00. > :12:05.He does not smash it. He glides it there with his foot. There is the
:12:05. > :12:15.advantage of having Richie in the wider area there. Mark Brown has no
:12:15. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:35.chance with that. Mackie, no goes to ground. This could be the
:12:35. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:42.last chance of the first half. Pure defending. -- poor defending. He
:12:43. > :12:50.must put it in an area where he can attack it. Ross County have some
:12:50. > :13:00.big lads. They need to get this in on target. One a minute stoppage
:13:00. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:11.potentially. That is astonishing! Defending right on the line there.
:13:11. > :13:21.All of a sudden, Inverness are making Ross County sat at the other
:13:21. > :13:30.end. He is in! What a 30 seconds we had just seen here. Astonishing. It
:13:30. > :13:40.could have been 1-1. A great ball in. He gets it on target. Inverness
:13:40. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:49.do what they are good at. chance of the half. It was almost
:13:49. > :13:54.2-0 again, but it's not. That is the kind of ball you put in it. Put
:13:54. > :14:03.it in an area where they can attack it up. A great header. A yard or
:14:03. > :14:08.two wide. What a finish. Inverness, a well deserved it one-goal lead,
:14:08. > :14:14.who was scored by Billy Mackay, his 12 this season. It has something to
:14:14. > :14:18.behold. Ritchie has been awesome. Inverness, teeing it up, and that
:14:18. > :14:23.was a magnificent finish from a barely Mackay. He opened up his top
:14:23. > :14:28.drawer to provide that one. A real moment of quality from Billy Mackay.
:14:28. > :14:31.He has done a good few of those this season so far. Inverness's
:14:31. > :14:41.impressive season is continuing in the Highland derby in the first
:14:41. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:51.Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at between these two 3-1 in August
:14:51. > :15:01.1994. The last one went in their favour as well. But they have not
:15:01. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:13.won one here, though. The thistles, twice semi-finalists in the Cup.
:15:13. > :15:23.Dundee and then Dom firm in the later. -- Dunfermline. In fact, in
:15:23. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :15:33.the first season, they won by 24 points. Andrew Shinnie, he gets
:15:34. > :15:42.away... Oh! What a goal! As good as we saw in the first half! And
:15:42. > :15:50.County are level. The quality of the goals in this fixtures so far
:15:50. > :16:00.this season has been unbelievable. This is even better! Wonderful play
:16:00. > :16:33.
:16:33. > :16:37.it! Right in the top corner. That wide! What a chance again! A bit
:16:38. > :16:47.like Richie Foran in the first half. A great ball in and he has done
:16:48. > :16:59.
:16:59. > :17:09.everything right. That can only and this is incredible! He had to
:17:09. > :17:19.watch that coming through. Yes, a good strike. A bit like this... It
:17:19. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:26.bounces a viciously. The Spanish goalkeeper was equal to it, though.
:17:26. > :17:36.Draper through to McKay. And he will hit it with the left. Not do
:17:36. > :17:42.with yet, though. Yes, it is because the flag was up. This is a
:17:42. > :17:47.goal. Richie Foran is offside. But good goalkeeping. And again, talk
:17:47. > :17:57.about the keeper's technique, the first save really good. But then
:17:57. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:16.Mark Brown is up again just in case is a deflection that has put him
:18:16. > :18:22.the best back in front in this Cup tie! Richie Foran celebrates and
:18:22. > :18:29.Terry Butcher smiles because his side are through to the 5th round.
:18:29. > :18:39.For a huge deflection. We talked about brilliance! Brilliance or a
:18:39. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :18:49.bit of luck! It is off his arm and he is offside as well! What a
:18:49. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:58.moment of controversy this is! McKay's effort has bounced off his
:18:58. > :19:03.arms. But it is completely and utterly deceiving for Mark Brown.
:19:03. > :19:09.It is a lucky there. Richie Foran was offside so the goal shouldn't
:19:09. > :19:16.have counted. What a week it has been for Inverness! They can't have
:19:16. > :19:21.had many better weeks as a club. I said that earlier on. It has been
:19:21. > :19:28.back-to-back, to back! You know, if it had gone the other way, they
:19:28. > :19:34.could have been sitting on the wall but now this set the season.
:19:34. > :19:41.now it is 2-2! Well, it has been levelled up by a deflection at the
:19:41. > :19:50.other end! Controversy at the other render! And oral a son, one boot
:19:50. > :20:00.from Iain Vigurs. But his game on again. And all of a sudden. They
:20:00. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:11.were unlucky to go behind. Look at the replay. No chance on that again.
:20:11. > :20:21.Two wonder strikes and we have had two, three balls of a deflection.
:20:21. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:29.Now who has the appetite to go and win this game? What a start!
:20:29. > :20:37.Thumped forward by Brown. And off the head of Warren. It gets around
:20:37. > :20:46.eventually. We are now into the final 50 seconds or so. The last
:20:46. > :20:53.chance. Last-chance saloon! This is going to be on target. And this
:20:53. > :20:57.could be the difference... Everyone inside the stadium is on the edge
:20:57. > :21:02.of their seats just now. It will have to be a win and it will have
:21:02. > :21:09.to come from here. Ross County have the chance to win this cup tied to
:21:09. > :21:14.go through to the cup-tied. And it has gone in! It is sensational! Cup
:21:14. > :21:24.Richard Brittain has just put Ross County into the 5th round! From the
:21:24. > :21:25.
:21:25. > :21:31.jaws of defeat, they are going through! What did I say?! Let your
:21:31. > :21:41.team-mates attack it! Their tactic SMAC they missed it! -- they attack
:21:41. > :21:51.it it! Here it is. A little reflection... The ball is in the
:21:51. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :21:57.back of the net. -- deflection. It is all about the deflections. I
:21:57. > :22:04.think he has a legitimate claim to have scored the winner. Not sure
:22:04. > :22:14.how much he knew about that! Barely time to get the game restarted!
:22:14. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:19.They only get one chance. Ooh! Mark Brown! It moves all over the place
:22:19. > :22:25.in there and again, Mark Brown, 40 yards, gets something behind it,
:22:25. > :22:34.and he got just about enough of. What if finish to this game! For it
:22:34. > :22:42.is not finished yet. Can Inverness rescue this? Unbelievably, they
:22:42. > :22:49.have done! This is just absolutely incredible! Richie Foran has lifted
:22:49. > :22:56.this off the cameras! When they seemed dead and buried at! --
:22:56. > :23:05.lifted Caledonian Thistle off the canvas! We talk about a minimum
:23:05. > :23:15.three minutes. He gets the touch, Ross, not sit in and there you go.
:23:15. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:24.3-3! -- knocks it in. When into the 84th minute now. There's nothing
:23:24. > :23:30.unfortunate about the second touch. Well! Where do you start with
:23:30. > :23:40.that?! What a game! What a climax to this match! That came from
:23:40. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:45.absolutely no where. In the final few seconds of the game, they went
:23:45. > :23:55.in front and were all but through and then from somewhere, Inverness
:23:55. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:07.have saved the game with the very Two dramatic goals. That's an --
:24:07. > :24:10.that must be some of the best belt you have had! Things are going well
:24:11. > :24:16.for us at the moment, for the last couple of months, so you get there
:24:16. > :24:20.is little breaks. Extremely disappointed because we were by far
:24:20. > :24:26.the second team in the set -- the best team in the second of, so we
:24:26. > :24:33.are disappointed with the second goal from Inverness being offside.
:24:33. > :24:39.We do not do easy 0-0s or 1-1s. I thought we had it, then I thought
:24:39. > :24:41.we lost it. And in the end, we took them back.
:24:42. > :24:48.You were getting ready for your game when that happened at
:24:48. > :24:51.lunchtime. What did you make of that finish? I could not believe it
:24:51. > :24:56.because I had listened to it on the radio, and they were saying, what
:24:56. > :25:00.do you think the score will be? I thought it would be a draw. And
:25:00. > :25:09.when I had heard about the scores coming and going and then the late
:25:09. > :25:15.goals. They think they have won, think they have lost. Then still in
:25:15. > :25:19.the Cup. It is the Scottish Cup, isn't it! It is just one of those
:25:19. > :25:23.games. I think you could tell before it was going to be a
:25:23. > :25:26.cracking match because of the form of both sides in a Highland derby
:25:26. > :25:31.and I thought they lived up to that reputation today. But after the
:25:31. > :25:41.first half-hour, it was... needed a moment of magic and this
:25:41. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:56.this. But absolutely brilliant. And look at all the things about this
:25:56. > :26:00.great goal. He has actually taken a bit off. As he swung his rut
:26:00. > :26:06.through? He clips onto which am brings his foot back because he is
:26:06. > :26:16.trying to bring it under control. That is off the scale, as good as a
:26:16. > :26:24.
:26:24. > :26:34.At that point, I thought this is only going in one direction.
:26:34. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:44.this player, you had Iraq Kilmarnock? Yes. Literally almost
:26:44. > :26:50.Chick shot across the corner. They think the other goal shaded it, a
:26:50. > :26:56.difficult angle off volley. But a great strike. The goalkeeper had no
:26:56. > :27:02.chance. Cut Richie Foran's goal, had it been the winner, what a fury
:27:02. > :27:12.there would have been tonight? Trust me, there is enough fury as
:27:12. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:16.it is! There's another attempt to tackle, and another. But if he
:27:16. > :27:22.admitted player on, nobody seems to be complaining too much about it.
:27:22. > :27:28.But you can see the tackles, you get is the ball... And that is a
:27:28. > :27:32.touch on the ball as well. Maybe the slightest touch there. The
:27:32. > :27:36.referee is in a grid positions so, right-on with play. And because he
:27:36. > :27:39.has allowed the play and not been too pernickety you're not getting a
:27:39. > :27:45.goal out of it but I do not think the referee and assistant referee
:27:45. > :27:49.will want to see it. Things like that. He knows there has been some
:27:49. > :27:53.sort of affection but does not know where bog it is from. I can imagine
:27:53. > :28:03.the reaction had you been there Ross County manager! Definitely
:28:03. > :28:06.down the touchline! I can see why Derek was aggrieved at that. It is
:28:06. > :28:11.clearly in front of the look -- the defender and I cannot believe the
:28:11. > :28:21.linesman missed that. But the brakes have a habit of balancing
:28:21. > :28:26.
:28:26. > :28:33.themselves out. For example, this He's had a pop at goal. As a
:28:33. > :28:42.defender, you think, "I will go and hit it." He's not done anything
:28:42. > :28:49.wrong here, has he? He just came too early two absolute crackers
:28:49. > :28:56.here. I thought the game was finished before. It showed great
:28:56. > :29:06.spirit, both sides did well in the game. You think, it's never going
:29:06. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:21.to happen now. There was a little They score a lot from dead-ball
:29:21. > :29:27.situations. It touched at the back. Maybe on his arm, there. I think
:29:27. > :29:31.Derek is fairly happy. I don't think he was trying to score there.
:29:31. > :29:36.I think he was hoping to put it were there was a lot of bodies, a
:29:36. > :29:42.defender or a striker and that exactly what happened. Derrick's
:29:42. > :29:48.reaction was a little bit different in the next minute of stoppage time.
:29:48. > :29:55.This shot looked like it came off Roberts on the way in. Much the
:29:55. > :30:05.same as the goal we have just seen. He's hit his own man and it went in
:30:05. > :30:07.
:30:07. > :30:14.the net again. I think he was Not happy, is he? You think, with a
:30:14. > :30:18.minute ago, you have won it. The team is playing really, really well.
:30:18. > :30:28.Right now, I'm just looking forward to the next game for so it will be
:30:28. > :30:41.
:30:41. > :30:46.a cracker. Today was a dream to A century ago, this was at the
:30:46. > :30:50.centre of a tax row between the government and local farmers. Today
:30:50. > :31:00.if their local football team, Turriff United, who hope to make
:31:00. > :31:01.
:31:01. > :31:06.national history when they beat We had serious flooding here three
:31:06. > :31:13.years ago. The local business community rallied around and help
:31:14. > :31:18.us out. Now you can see what we have here today. Earlier this year,
:31:18. > :31:22.we increased our members and this is the first season in the Scottish
:31:22. > :31:26.club and the whole community is loving it. Less than two hours to
:31:26. > :31:34.go to kick-off, and the biggest game in the history of the club.
:31:34. > :31:40.Turriff United have already beaten hard teams, but now the biggest
:31:40. > :31:43.game, their chance to get into Scottish Cup history books. We are
:31:44. > :31:50.massive underdogs but we will give it our best shot and hope for the
:31:50. > :31:53.best, really. The what kind of game are you expecting? They are not in
:31:53. > :31:57.the First Division for nothing for the birds to be can keep it tight
:31:57. > :32:05.and take it from there. I think we benefit more from the team are
:32:06. > :32:12.being with us. Hopefully they won't play the football they are capable
:32:12. > :32:22.of. Obviously, then being full-time players, technically, they have got
:32:22. > :32:23.
:32:23. > :32:31.to be better than us. However, I hope we can raise our game. They
:32:31. > :32:37.are a very hard-working young side. A lot of excitement in the area.
:32:37. > :32:44.When you get an SFL team coming up here, it's big news. We are just
:32:44. > :32:53.used to the Highland League. The Scottish Cup, this is big here.
:32:53. > :32:58.What are you hoping for today? A win today, boys? Yes.
:32:58. > :33:04.It's a be occasion for such a little place. Anybody is very
:33:04. > :33:14.excited about it and hoping Turriff United will win. It's been great
:33:14. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:19.for the time. I'm here every week anyway. Their hopes of a positive
:33:19. > :33:29.result grew in a scrappy start to the game before Morton came close
:33:29. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:37.to open the scoring when they the magic of the Cup came alive
:33:37. > :33:47.when Turriff United at came alive. A scramble in the box before
:33:47. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:06.Hitting the bar. Then David O'Brien was denied by a smart save up by
:34:06. > :34:16.Stephen coots. But, on the stroke of half-time, they scored four
:34:16. > :34:19.
:34:20. > :34:22.on where they left off, and this effort crashed off the post. Then
:34:22. > :34:30.Turriff United it rode their luck when Harvey missed with a goal
:34:30. > :34:37.begging. And there were more heroics by the goalkeeper and his
:34:37. > :34:44.defenders as they denied that the opposition. With the clock ticking
:34:44. > :34:50.down, frustrations boiled over causing a double sending off for
:34:50. > :34:55.both teams. There was time for one more chance but Harvey could only
:34:55. > :35:05.drive straight at the keeper and Turriff United held on for the best
:35:05. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:19.The boys are absolutely delighted. I mean, we have come into games
:35:19. > :35:26.like that, they are full-time side, but they came here, and sometimes
:35:26. > :35:34.this season the boys had told me they will not let me down through
:35:34. > :35:44.hard work. They will never let you down for that. Each and every one
:35:44. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:54.of them did well. We hit the bar four times. You are always wary on
:35:54. > :35:59.an away tie against a minnow. trying to rid myself of that image!
:35:59. > :36:07.A special day for Turriff United. Absolutely fantastic. We look
:36:07. > :36:11.forward every year to the one which looks like the Scottish Cup winner.
:36:11. > :36:16.They had to ride their luck, no doubt about that. But they worked
:36:16. > :36:26.and they worked and they worked. They took their chances. I don't
:36:26. > :36:29.
:36:29. > :36:35.know if it is exactly smashed as challenge on the goalkeeper there.
:36:35. > :36:45.They kept the ball down so well done there. These are tough days.
:36:45. > :36:52.You can relate to Morton. They will You go to these places and the one
:36:52. > :36:57.thing you don't want to do is to lose the first goal because you
:36:57. > :37:01.give them something to hang on to. It doesn't matter how much position
:37:01. > :37:04.and balls get thrown into the box, if they think they can just sit
:37:04. > :37:13.there and defend and keep what they have got, and it was difficult at
:37:13. > :37:22.times. But Morton had enough pressure and thankfully they got
:37:22. > :37:29.the equaliser. He will be delighted to get them back with a result.
:37:29. > :37:39.replay to come. Partick Thistle v Dunfermline played today, as they
:37:39. > :37:44.
:37:44. > :37:50.battled it out for a place in the to get a goal here, let alone a
:37:50. > :37:55.chance of victory against McNamara's free-scoring side. They
:37:55. > :38:05.came back from a 5-1 morning a few weeks ago to record back-to-back
:38:05. > :38:38.
:38:38. > :38:48.wins. For Partick Thistle, an making his second appearance at Fir
:38:48. > :39:09.
:39:09. > :39:19.year-old captain, played 32 times for his country. Cutting his
:39:19. > :39:27.
:39:27. > :39:37.managerial teeth very successfully, save from Graham Smith. He went
:39:37. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :39:58.down well. The shot may have been prodded it wide. He got himself
:39:58. > :40:03.into a great position. Well, it was played into the middle. He ran
:40:03. > :40:13.straight at Alan your head. A lovely shimmy, decided to go to the
:40:13. > :40:32.
:40:32. > :40:37.right, not the left. Stephen Jordan pushed down and there is going to
:40:37. > :40:42.be trouble here. He could be office that was deemed a goalscoring
:40:42. > :40:50.opportunity. It could change the whole complexion of the cup tie.
:40:50. > :40:56.His armour moved across. The referee had the angle. -- his arm
:40:56. > :41:06.moved across. And Partick Thistle, looking to win 10 in a row at home
:41:06. > :41:24.
:41:24. > :41:34.this season are going to have to do Stephen Fry who took that, to be
:41:34. > :41:41.
:41:41. > :41:51.them are particularly easy. One he Creator himself. Plenty of zing in
:41:51. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:06.from Sinclair. Barrowman! Dunfermline have the lead. It has
:42:06. > :42:13.come from Andy Barrowman after 35 minutes. And the away fans are
:42:13. > :42:23.delighted. Morrison, a great run for that. A lot to do here against
:42:23. > :42:23.
:42:23. > :42:28.Sinclair. The lofted ball in and Barrowman doing just enough to rise.
:42:28. > :42:38.Dunfermline have the opening goal. Partick Thistle are behind at home
:42:38. > :42:57.
:42:57. > :43:06.could be the best route for Partick Thistle. And that came from
:43:06. > :43:16.Balatoni. Who scored against unfair and men in the 5-1. -- against
:43:16. > :43:21.
:43:21. > :43:31.they find themselves playing against ten men. Rovers went down
:43:31. > :43:34.
:43:34. > :43:44.to nine men a few weeks ago. And Dom for her and then have won the
:43:44. > :44:01.
:44:01. > :44:11.last few matches with less than ten wide. Joe Cardle inside the box
:44:11. > :44:27.
:44:27. > :44:34.with three Partick Thistle players chance for the match to be
:44:35. > :44:44.finished! Joe Cardle with a stunning stop for the second. They
:44:44. > :44:49.had the chances first of all from Husband and then from Joe Cardle.
:44:49. > :44:55.But Stephen Husband caused a problem and let Rover defender.
:44:55. > :45:05.Cardle goes away and then a great save and a good second, too. Rarely
:45:05. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:13.have the power by Joe Cardle. -- really had the power. And now he
:45:13. > :45:19.plays the ball through... And it is a penalty! It will be taken by Andy
:45:19. > :45:26.Geggan. They are creating their own chances but they are comfortable at
:45:26. > :45:32.the back. Having been chipped away and it yields results. Stick on
:45:32. > :45:42.penalty, came right across the man with an easy goal. The moment of
:45:42. > :45:56.
:45:56. > :46:05.the goalkeeper. It is a way! Auto save for Gallacher! -- what a save!
:46:05. > :46:13.He got a handle net and, yes, you got a fortune on it, go and fortune
:46:14. > :46:23.favours the brave. And that was wide. Steven Craig. Wasn't picked
:46:23. > :46:27.up well here. You could argue he was bottling it for the push. Paul
:46:27. > :46:37.Gallacher guesses correctly. Off the post, agonisingly for Partick
:46:37. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:02.Two great saves in the second half! A great set-up and took a wee
:47:02. > :47:09.deflection from the goalkeeper. And now out wide on to Ryan Wallace.
:47:09. > :47:19.That is now five in the box. And another good save. This time from
:47:19. > :47:37.
:47:37. > :47:47.Hopefully with a smile on his face. And good play from Joe Cardle. He
:47:47. > :48:02.
:48:02. > :48:10.drove in. And the feet of the in the box, under pressure. And now
:48:10. > :48:20.three as McMillan comes outside. And a vicious lick from Gallacher,
:48:20. > :48:30.
:48:30. > :48:37.Andy Barrowman. Giving forwards a bad name. The cards are starting to
:48:38. > :48:44.flow. Looking for an equaliser. A good fist away from the goalkeeper
:48:45. > :48:54.and getting back into the danger area and now cleared by Don Fermin.
:48:55. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:05.through. He could have taken that for a walk in the corner. -- not a
:49:05. > :49:14.good decision. They were keeping the ball well earlier. Looking a
:49:14. > :49:18.bit more lax now. Anne Sinclair reacts and the referee runs across.
:49:18. > :49:28.Sinclair being pushed away. For others getting involved and
:49:28. > :49:36.
:49:36. > :49:44.is incensed. The captain should get himself out of this. The referee is
:49:44. > :49:48.being aided by his assistant, Ralph Gordon. This could get Andrew
:49:48. > :49:58.Barrowman into trouble. He was going for the ball but he caught
:49:58. > :50:13.
:50:13. > :50:21.Sinclair. And he was late and the their time. Always again, Cardle in
:50:21. > :50:29.support, moving away. The full-time whistle has gone. It doesn't matter.
:50:29. > :50:36.And the fine record against Partick Thistle in this Cup continues. The
:50:36. > :50:46.red card came in the first half. And then a foul on Craig Dargo. And
:50:46. > :50:49.
:50:49. > :50:53.what a penalty save from Paul We came today trying to prove that
:50:53. > :50:58.point, obviously. And a lot happened. Trying to turn the game.
:50:58. > :51:08.But the thought we did well first off. Second of, nothing to lose,
:51:08. > :51:10.
:51:10. > :51:15.they came across 1-0 down and caused us a lot of problems. That
:51:15. > :51:24.header back into the area, it was offside. The lads felt it could
:51:24. > :51:29.have been offside. For the goalkeeper, you on the back line
:51:29. > :51:37.and the whole team, ten men, one man down, I suppose it is keeping
:51:37. > :51:43.as one. We still get doing things right with ten men and contributed
:51:43. > :51:49.to a game that could have maybe been over at half-time.
:51:49. > :51:54.And that was after having lost three weeks ago in the league.
:51:54. > :52:04.it was important today... Jihad to be a big improvement, particularly
:52:04. > :52:06.
:52:06. > :52:09.at the start of the game. -- it had to be a big improvement. No gaps
:52:10. > :52:14.but the last time we were playing than they penetrated its well but
:52:14. > :52:20.that didn't happen here. We controlled most of the first half.
:52:21. > :52:23.In total control of the game. And a very good first of performance and
:52:23. > :52:33.showed off for what happened was a couple of weeks ago, we showed our
:52:33. > :52:39.
:52:39. > :52:45.true selves today. -- showed us after what happened. We had
:52:45. > :52:50.numerous chances in that second half to come off. And Paul
:52:50. > :52:55.Gallacher really didn't have anything to do, well, very much to
:52:55. > :53:00.do, until that penalty, and after that, he had two or three says to
:53:00. > :53:05.make. They kept throwing balls in there with good players, but in
:53:05. > :53:09.some great deliveries in, like Ross Forbes. But we will waste will
:53:09. > :53:17.today when we were breaking. So many chances to set up a second
:53:17. > :53:21.goal. -- we were a waste all. But after a couple of weeks ago, a
:53:21. > :53:31.great performance to go into the next round. How important are the
:53:31. > :53:33.
:53:33. > :53:40.outcome was the red card? -- how important was the -- to the outcome
:53:41. > :53:48.was the red card? Well, after the game, he said he was clever. You
:53:48. > :53:57.can see and there. He has either got to let him go... Probably a bit
:53:57. > :54:06.unlucky. He had to go by the letter of the law but it was clever play
:54:06. > :54:10.from Craig Dargo but in him in that position. We set up well and played
:54:10. > :54:20.well. They were more on the back foot than us and we got a great
:54:20. > :54:23.
:54:23. > :54:26.ball in there. A little flick... A great header. So, you know, that
:54:26. > :54:30.gave them than it -- the belief going on. Played really well and
:54:30. > :54:33.the opening spell of the game and that was important given what
:54:34. > :54:40.happened to last a few weeks ago. We looked solid enough and we
:54:40. > :54:50.controlled the games. And having Jordan back gave us the balance as
:54:50. > :54:51.
:54:51. > :54:57.well. But the tight four today helped us plug the gaps. Any doubts
:54:57. > :55:07.about the penalty? I am changing my mind now seeing as you were playing
:55:07. > :55:13.with winners. The referee's Possession, perfect, and he sees it.
:55:13. > :55:22.A penalty kick. So the referee gets it just right. Every time I looked
:55:22. > :55:26.over today, Craig Dargo was picking the ball up all the time, his pace,
:55:26. > :55:33.his intelligence, are absolutely superb. So don't forget, in the
:55:33. > :55:38.midst of it all, that forward was looking the sharpest. And he did
:55:38. > :55:47.this brilliantly from the penalty? Yes, he set up the penalty but what
:55:47. > :55:55.a great save. He is a good goalkeeper. A couple of good saves
:55:55. > :56:01.to make after that as well. He knew it was their day when they saved
:56:01. > :56:05.that because obviously, to be honest, I felt we had chances to
:56:05. > :56:09.kill them off before the penalty but they put pressure on and we put
:56:09. > :56:19.people up the pitch and great delivery. And we defended well
:56:19. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:26.today. And when Dargo was called upon, he did fantastic. A bit of a
:56:26. > :56:31.lull in the game with, I think, the boy being sent off and they lost
:56:31. > :56:36.this bark. They started putting players forward and a couple of
:56:36. > :56:46.other strikers on the bench getting good on. They got us on the back
:56:46. > :56:49.
:56:50. > :56:54.for to wee bit -- the back foot a wee bit. You won't have Andy
:56:54. > :57:02.Barrowman in the last 16 of a cup of be his red card. Do you have any
:57:02. > :57:07.defence? No, a crazy last few minutes. I don't think it was a
:57:07. > :57:14.malicious challenge and this is where the problem is. Ryan has come
:57:14. > :57:18.across to get involved again. And then Jordan McMillan got up to see
:57:18. > :57:21.what was happening. If they had not run across the referee might have
:57:21. > :57:25.just given them a bit of a ticking off but you have caused the problem
:57:25. > :57:29.and then the referee has been put in a position where he has to sort
:57:29. > :57:34.it out. And he thinks the easiest thing to do is to send Andy
:57:35. > :57:38.Barrowman off. So, through to the last 16. Lots of action still to
:57:38. > :57:42.come and two fourth-round ties tomorrow which will wrap up the
:57:42. > :57:50.Scottish Cup on Sunday. Highlights of the Derby and Rangers against
:57:50. > :58:00.her when City at 10:25pm tomorrow. Let's get more of today's football.
:58:00. > :58:07.
:58:07. > :58:11.for the First Division side. Graham is something of a goal machine for
:58:12. > :58:17.Raith but it took him until the second half to find a way past
:58:17. > :58:27.Deveronvale. David Smith with the cross and Graham with the header.
:58:27. > :58:37.
:58:37. > :58:42.hadn't travel south for absolutely nothing. When there was a penalty,
:58:42. > :58:49.he got a straight red card for his efforts. Not the strongest penalty
:58:49. > :58:55.award you will ever see but a penalty, it was. Scott Fraser are
:58:55. > :59:04.tucked away at the kick. Levels proceedings. That man, Brian Graham,
:59:04. > :59:10.was not finished. And his free kick beat the Deveronvale goalkeeper.
:59:10. > :59:20.The 15th goal of the season. Raith are safely through as it 2-1
:59:20. > :59:22.
:59:22. > :59:26.winners. With only 2.5 miles splitting the Times of
:59:26. > :59:31.Stenhousemuir and Falkirk, this was to be a keenly contested match. One
:59:31. > :59:41.goal was good enough to win the game. Kieron Duffy with a neat
:59:41. > :59:45.
:59:45. > :59:55.inside the 18 yard box. And his shot was enough to send Falkirk
:59:55. > :00:03.
:00:03. > :00:09.scalp but did not last long. They were two down within 20 minutes.
:00:09. > :00:16.With just nine minutes on the clock, it proved too much for the home
:00:16. > :00:26.defence. Things got worse shortly after from Livingston point of view,
:00:26. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :00:32.anyway. John Bird was brought down. It does look like a penalty, even
:00:32. > :00:38.if the tumble was somewhat spectacular. Nothing wrong with
:00:38. > :00:48.this finish up. They doubled their lead. A lesson in how to take a
:00:48. > :00:58.
:00:58. > :01:08.penalty. And Dundee safely into the was at the visitors' who struck
:01:08. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:25.mistake from just eight yards out. Forfar are battlers. Robertson,
:01:25. > :01:32.making his debut from Dundee United, equalised. A terrific low drive
:01:32. > :01:42.into the bottom corner of the go. The goalkeeper from a Ayr had no
:01:42. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:53.chance. With just 16 minutes left, Forfar took the lead. With the 33-
:01:53. > :02:02.year-old finding the net from the edge of the box. Sending Forfar
:02:02. > :02:12.home with a place in the last 16 of There's not much to choose between
:02:12. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:19.Motherwell and Aberdeen. Here's how the sides on current form. There
:02:19. > :02:24.ducal identical league record this season and a 3-3 draw in September.
:02:24. > :02:34.This had the makings of a hardboard tie. Who would bet against a replay
:02:34. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :03:02.needed to separate them? Chris suspended. Sean Hutchinson is
:03:02. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.game since last August. A League Cup victory over Clyde and the
:03:19. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:34.manager says he has every faith in we are off and running. Aberdeen,
:03:34. > :03:40.early on the attack. A good-looking ball forward. A terrific start from
:03:40. > :03:50.the home side. Niall and again denied the opportunity by phrase
:03:50. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:03.form this season. Johnny Hayes to deliver the corner kick. Any
:04:03. > :04:10.opportunities here for Aberdeen. Just could not direct it goalwards
:04:10. > :04:20.there. Vernon. Keeping the pressure on the home side of. Terrific save
:04:20. > :04:23.
:04:23. > :04:26.by a policy. -- by a lead Hollis. What a way to return to your team.
:04:26. > :04:33.That will fill him with great confidence. Aberdeen, so quickly
:04:33. > :04:43.out of the traps, and they would have been ahead but for this man. A
:04:43. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:00.glancing header. Great reactions the goalkeeper will be mightily
:05:00. > :05:06.relieved to see that squirm around the post. Terrific walk from Johnny
:05:06. > :05:12.Hayes. The shot was unleashed and it really took the goalkeeper by
:05:12. > :05:18.surprise. He just managed to keep it out. Cannot Motherwell keeper
:05:18. > :05:24.Aberdeen out? They were almost behind there. It's been a really
:05:24. > :05:32.impressive start from the home side. Aberdeen fans certainly in good
:05:32. > :05:42.voice. Could this be the a year? -- there yeah?
:05:42. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:49.going to get a yellow card. A powerful challenge from Shaughnessy.
:05:49. > :05:52.Murphy felt the full brunt from this one. It was to put it. You can
:05:52. > :06:02.see why the referee pulled out the yellow-card for the first time in
:06:02. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:41.corner of the afternoon. Tom Healy decent shot. It Jamie Lang field
:06:41. > :06:51.gets a cross to keep the scoreline blank. He's trying to implore his
:06:51. > :06:57.defence to clear the lines a bit the net before the goalkeeper got
:06:58. > :07:01.his fingertips to it? He was taking no chances. It was a good save.
:07:01. > :07:09.Motherwell, for the first time in the match, are putting pressure on
:07:09. > :07:15.the Aberdeen defence. Humphrey will collect once more. It's a dangerous
:07:15. > :07:21.looking ball straight into the arms of the goalkeeper, this time it.
:07:21. > :07:31.Half-an-hour gone. The coach can be reasonably content. His side is
:07:31. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:53.Hayes! He goes close for Aberdeen. It was a good move from the home
:07:53. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:18.couple of yards wide, in the end, Perhaps a final chance before half-
:08:18. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:49.seen enough of the first half. It started promisingly. Hollis's done
:08:49. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:01.well. At half-time, it is goalless. Scottish Cup last season. A 2-1
:09:01. > :09:08.winner down at Fir Park. Motherwell have not lost here until -- since
:09:08. > :09:15.2008. Their fans will look back fondly to 1991, the last time they
:09:15. > :09:24.were here on a Scottish Cup duty. They won 1-0 and went on to lift
:09:24. > :09:30.the trophy. So plenty to play for. Craig Brown has not seen fit to
:09:30. > :09:40.make any changes at the start of the second half. The Motherwell
:09:40. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:27.gone right for him this afternoon. That so nearly did. Curling towards
:10:27. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:51.of and a son but he recovered. A corner kick is the outcome. A good,
:10:51. > :11:24.
:11:24. > :11:34.hassling shot. Tom Heatley, the man Motherwell feel aggrieved, they
:11:34. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:44.should have had a penalty a moment Claims of handball now from
:11:44. > :11:54.Aberdeen but it's not given either. Now it is Aberdeen's turn to
:11:54. > :11:55.
:11:56. > :12:02.protest. Here is the claim for handball. The hand goes up. It
:12:02. > :12:12.might be the other hand which touches the ball. Very difficult to
:12:12. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:40.see, that one of. He couldn't winning goal? Jamie Murphy! He
:12:40. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:45.loves to do that! A rocket from Jamie Murphy. It is the 6th goal of
:12:45. > :12:55.the season and it could well be the winner did take Motherwell through
:12:55. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:09.to the next round of the Scottish Aberdeen manufacture a final chance
:13:09. > :13:17.to grab equalisation? And it is into the back of the net! No
:13:17. > :13:22.surprise, it is that man again! Once again, in the final minute,
:13:22. > :13:26.and Niall McGinn, so a hero for Aberdeen this season. And never
:13:26. > :13:35.more so than with this last for an equaliser to keep their Scottish
:13:35. > :13:44.Cup hopes alive. He goes in with the cross... And then the head
:13:44. > :13:50.there is inch-perfect from McGinn. And indeed, it is full-time. And
:13:50. > :13:59.Niall McGinn's headed goal, with only seconds remaining, denies
:13:59. > :14:05.Stuart McCall a path into the 5th round of the Scottish Cup. They
:14:05. > :14:11.finished that 1-1. Agony, I suppose. How are you
:14:11. > :14:17.feeling? I suppose Aberdeen came out in the first five minutes and
:14:17. > :14:21.they could have gone ahead and put us under pressure. We had two in
:14:21. > :14:27.experienced centre-backs playing and I thought in the second off we
:14:27. > :14:33.were terrific. It is the second time we have been up and lost the
:14:33. > :14:39.goal so it was hard. The lads were a bit disappointed but I thought we
:14:39. > :14:43.went terrific in the second half. They have been playing well of late,
:14:43. > :14:47.so, you know, we have got to be more than happy coming away with
:14:47. > :14:56.the right result this afternoon. Another time with them. Aberdeen
:14:56. > :15:00.have tremendous away support. If it comes on Tuesday night, they will
:15:00. > :15:04.get the terrific support and that will help us. It is on the pitch
:15:04. > :15:11.that the game is won and lost. We have had injured players back for
:15:11. > :15:21.that fixture and that will help us. Than good he had -- thank goodness
:15:21. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:34.What about that draw? Yes, if you look at how it came out, with the
:15:34. > :15:38.extra time, not a lot between the two teams, as you say, and it shows.
:15:38. > :15:43.Aberdeen will be disappointed to have acquired a late equaliser
:15:43. > :15:50.because they were rarely impressively out of the blocks.
:15:50. > :15:55.right from the first minute they were closing down. But good pace,
:15:55. > :15:58.but in under pressure, asking questions right from the start and
:15:58. > :16:02.they have good skill, players who are willing to get into the box.
:16:02. > :16:06.And when you put a team under pressure for the first minute that
:16:06. > :16:14.can have an effect. It can affect the next 20 minutes of the game,
:16:14. > :16:17.just the psychological effect. It did help them for about 20 minutes.
:16:17. > :16:24.This is all in the first minute and this is a great save, a fantastic
:16:24. > :16:29.save. And it was the only one he made. He made quite a few in the
:16:29. > :16:32.first 15, 20 minutes, and he certainly kept them in the game.
:16:32. > :16:36.And not just how close they are in the league, but if you look at the
:16:36. > :16:41.two teams, both have got the same problem. It is at home that they
:16:41. > :16:44.have been struggling to get wins. So probably now it was switched to
:16:44. > :16:48.the fact that Aberdeen will now be the favourites because we know they
:16:49. > :16:54.will have trouble getting away and at home they have been playing
:16:54. > :16:57.great football as scoring goals or way from home and they have been
:16:57. > :17:02.the same. So we could be in Aberdeen's favour. That is what
:17:02. > :17:10.happens. And Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup at Motherwell last
:17:11. > :17:15.season as well. Jamie Murphy has to be a contender for this? Yes, he
:17:15. > :17:19.must be fed up with everybody saying, he is back on form, off
:17:19. > :17:24.form, on form. Because in the end, if you are playing wide, you're
:17:24. > :17:31.depending on how much of the ball you get but today he decided to go
:17:31. > :17:35.inside a few times. And I told you what, that is a great goal. Not
:17:35. > :17:43.much the goalkeeper can do. It is bending away from him. And he has
:17:43. > :17:49.got his ability back. They are dangerous to any side, those
:17:49. > :17:53.players. What a clever header it was from Niall McGinn, to square-
:17:53. > :18:03.rigged for Aberdeen. He just can't stop scoring at the moment as if --
:18:03. > :18:04.
:18:05. > :18:11.at the moment! -- he squared it. The power is on the ball. We keep
:18:11. > :18:16.saying in training, but the pace on the ball with the crossing, and you
:18:16. > :18:22.just need to guide it on-target. Great running and goalscoring as
:18:22. > :18:27.well this season. And suddenly your confidence rises. But anybody who
:18:27. > :18:32.scores... I mean, he is not a natural with headers, but anybody
:18:32. > :18:38.who scores from that angle can boast such good technique.
:18:38. > :18:42.Motherwell were looking for a penalty, for example, Mark Reynolds
:18:42. > :18:50.for handball. Any chance of them getting his? A bit harsh, I think.
:18:50. > :18:54.I don't think so. He but the hand is all the way down. I don't think
:18:54. > :19:01.it was a penalty. From all of these angles you can just about spot his
:19:01. > :19:05.hand... For the referee, it have one. I do not think too many people
:19:05. > :19:15.will complain about that, except the manager, obviously, and the
:19:15. > :19:18.team at half-time. Trying to work out a winner, so tough. I think it
:19:18. > :19:25.all began to extra-time and penalties. Both teams have had the
:19:25. > :19:32.same problem being at home, so I have got a funny feeling that maybe
:19:32. > :19:38.Aberdeen, if I had to choose one based on facts, that Aberdeen have
:19:38. > :19:46.had some good wins away from home. Maybe been more fortunate getting
:19:46. > :19:52.breaks. Both teams are probably suited with some really good pace
:19:52. > :19:56.in the team. I mean, I had Aberdeen in the League Cup and we played
:19:56. > :19:59.them really well but they are very dangerous on the break. And
:20:00. > :20:04.Motherwell are the same, which is probably why they have had good
:20:04. > :20:08.results away as well. Let's complete the coverage with a round-
:20:08. > :20:18.up of the three games we have not seen so far. And we start with
:20:18. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :20:32.Queen of the self at Kilmarnock. -- Queen of the South but the early
:20:32. > :20:39.sending-off upset them back with a late challenge and then the
:20:39. > :20:49.Spaniard needed treatment. The referee was left brandishing a red
:20:49. > :20:50.
:20:50. > :20:58.card. But soon up and able shortly afterwards. A goal in the 8th
:20:58. > :21:06.minute. Queen of the South almost went further behind when Fowler
:21:06. > :21:13.shot this off the crossbar... And the danger was not over. But
:21:13. > :21:19.Heffernan could only put his header wide of the post. Despite being a
:21:19. > :21:27.man like, there was still life in the Queen of the South. A great
:21:27. > :21:30.chance for Clark but the ball went just wide. In the nine meetings
:21:30. > :21:34.between these sides in the Scottish Cup, Queen of the South had only
:21:34. > :21:43.lost once and they were not giving is one up, with his cross giving
:21:43. > :21:53.havoc in the box. -- giving this one up. But then Kilmarnock went 2-
:21:53. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:03.1 in front. And that looked like game over. But credit to Queens.
:22:03. > :22:08.They did not give up. McGuffie with the cross and it was met perfectly
:22:08. > :22:18.by Nicholas Clark. And Queen of the South showing plenty of fight right
:22:18. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:41.potential of fiery one. No. Two came four minutes before the break,
:22:41. > :22:45.and what his strike it was. Breaking the goalkeeper Nelson, who
:22:45. > :22:55.scrambled across the line but failed to connect. No more goals
:22:55. > :23:03.
:23:04. > :23:08.but they did come close. St Mirren here and they were both in
:23:08. > :23:17.tangerine. Johnnie Russell's credentials as Scotland's hottest
:23:17. > :23:20.prospect were done no harm by this hat-trick. Russell's second was set
:23:20. > :23:25.up as the SPL side fought further red with less than half-an-hour
:23:25. > :23:29.played. If there were any lingering doubts, they were well and truly
:23:29. > :23:35.snuffed out by half-time. You will not be surprised to hear Russell
:23:35. > :23:44.was involved again, with his partner Jon Daly, but Dundee United
:23:44. > :23:47.3-0 up by the break. -- to put Dundee United. This double was
:23:47. > :23:57.insured after the hosts failed to deal with the corner. It was not
:23:57. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:05.pretty but it was gone up -- goal number four. Still work to be done
:24:05. > :24:15.after this was denied by goalkeeper David Mitchell. A fine and
:24:15. > :24:20.A pretty impressive performance and always happy to get a job done as
:24:20. > :24:30.impressively as that? Yes. You never know what you're going into.
:24:30. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:41.A thoroughly professional Some good finishes there for the
:24:41. > :24:49.
:24:50. > :24:59.It has worked. Nothing works happier than -- works better than
:25:00. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:16.He is a terrific striker. He took a bit of a dip at the end. We were
:25:16. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:36.deliberating on goal of the day. He has ballooned. This is exactly
:25:36. > :25:41.where he wanted to put it. His goal was an absolute top of. I can't
:25:41. > :25:50.argue with it. It's the best goal of the day. You can almost feel the
:25:51. > :25:57.tension, can't you? I've not seen many players do that. It's all
:25:57. > :26:03.about the flick of the foot and back again. I have seen great
:26:03. > :26:13.strikers do this. They lose control of the ball. Technique Wise, it's
:26:13. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:22.I would like to set -- to disagree because I thought... Just to be
:26:22. > :26:28.awkward! But I have to disagree on this. If you look, you know exactly
:26:28. > :26:35.what he is trying to do there. He is back left and he knows he will
:26:35. > :26:45.try to get away, the fact it goes in and away off the post. They were
:26:45. > :26:53.just fantastic. For me, I agree with Patrick. That was the goal.
:26:53. > :27:03.Let's have a look at unfinished business. Games but -- postponed
:27:03. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:32.Two sides to play tomorrow. It will have you licking your lips and
:27:32. > :27:35.Platt -- thinking of the Derby's you have played. Hart has thrashed
:27:35. > :27:41.Hibs at the end of last season but it is hips going into this one as
:27:41. > :27:45.the favourite? Yeah, it has been a complete turnaround with one team
:27:45. > :27:53.struggling coming good than any other doing well. Then the other
:27:53. > :27:59.not doing so well. Introducing a lot of younger players from Hearts
:27:59. > :28:04.and it will be a big test for them tomorrow because obviously it will
:28:04. > :28:08.be an experience, a first-time experience, for them. If there is
:28:08. > :28:12.one thing about our hearts, they have a great record and everybody
:28:12. > :28:15.knows that too is connected with the club and what it means. They
:28:15. > :28:22.will be smart for the Cup Final. They will have taken a lot of stick
:28:22. > :28:29.for that. Their conference is up. They have been struggling a bit to
:28:29. > :28:32.score goals. -- their confidence. They should get a chance to pull it
:28:32. > :28:36.off but we think they will want to put them under pressure but it will
:28:36. > :28:39.depend on what team is picked tomorrow. Because it is a Derby and
:28:39. > :28:45.you have to think like that. It doesn't matter if certain players
:28:45. > :28:54.have been doing well. You pick the team because it is a Derby and you
:28:54. > :29:04.feel they can handle it. And I hope he does. If you are saying that.
:29:04. > :29:07.
:29:07. > :29:12.need a wee bit of balance! He is Rangers will want to get somewhere.