06/03/2016

:00:00. > :00:16.Hello, good evening and welcome to Sportscene. It's unbelievable,

:00:17. > :00:25.unbelievable! It's a spectacular goal in the Derby. That shot is an

:00:26. > :00:26.unbelievable! It's a spectacular absolute beauty! Is this a bit of

:00:27. > :00:50.history? It is! This is history, Highland history.

:00:51. > :01:00.Success and failure draw their own images. Here two teams on the long

:01:01. > :01:07.journey to the place where neither are strangers. Hibernian wait for

:01:08. > :01:11.Scottish Cup success, at least 112 years. A team from the capital

:01:12. > :01:16.looking for a chance to erase the hurt from the past. And from the

:01:17. > :01:23.Highlands, the champions. Sensational! Sculpted success still

:01:24. > :01:31.fresh in their minds. One club hoping for a great repeat. The other

:01:32. > :01:43.for liberation from heart-break. Unbelievable! Hibernian snatched it!

:01:44. > :01:48.The picture will soon be complete. The drawing later on today will be

:01:49. > :01:51.for the semifinals of the William Hill Scottish Cup. Rangers and

:01:52. > :01:56.Dundee United are already there. Two places in the last four still

:01:57. > :02:02.available. One of them can be settled right here at Easter Road.

:02:03. > :02:08.It is the League Cup finalists against the Scottish Cup holders. It

:02:09. > :02:11.is Hibernian against Inverness Caledonian Thistle to give them

:02:12. > :02:16.their Sunday names, and it is live here on the BBC. Shy say at this

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:02:25. > :02:31.Button from 2 o'clock. Otherwise it is eyes down for the continuing

:02:32. > :02:35.story of the Scottish Cup quarterfinal weekend. At half-time

:02:36. > :02:41.story of the Scottish Cup we'll show you nine goals scored

:02:42. > :02:46.yesterday in the first two quarterfinals in Ibrox and Dingwall.

:02:47. > :02:49.The third quarterfinal has just about finished at Celtic Park.

:02:50. > :02:55.Ronnie Deila's team will be in the draw at a quarter to five today in

:02:56. > :03:05.the semifinals of the competition. They are 3-0 up, with Mackay Steven.

:03:06. > :03:10.There've been highs and lows for Hibs in the past few weeks. This was

:03:11. > :03:14.a high for them. 2-2 in the Derby at Tynecastle. 1-0 Hibs in the replay.

:03:15. > :03:20.Jason Cummings scored the only goal here. But since then three defeats

:03:21. > :03:25.on the bounce in the championship against Morton, against Dumbarton.

:03:26. > :03:27.This is at Palmerston against Queen of the South. Inverness Caledonian

:03:28. > :03:33.Thistle are the Scottish Cup holders. They kept their defence on

:03:34. > :03:37.track with a late winner, a spectacular winner at Fir Park from

:03:38. > :03:46.Patrick ctacular winner at Fir Park Patrick ctacular winner at Fir Park

:03:47. > :03:52.-- from Jordon Roberts. A howler from Tansey contributing to a 2-0

:03:53. > :03:57.win for Hearts. As for Inverness, it leaves them five points off second

:03:58. > :04:01.bottom place. At the end of the season, second bottom place in the

:04:02. > :04:03.Premiership will mean the relegation play-offs. Inverness Caledonian

:04:04. > :04:08.Thistle do not want to be there, play-offs. Inverness Caledonian

:04:09. > :04:11.that's for sure. Willie, they are unpredictable, you are never sure

:04:12. > :04:15.what you are going to get from Inverness. Absolutely. They are a

:04:16. > :04:19.strong side. They are a side that like to play football. They maybe

:04:20. > :04:22.overplay the ball at times. They don't score a lot of goals. It

:04:23. > :04:27.hasn't been a great season for them. But they are the holders of the cup.

:04:28. > :04:29.They've got the experience of last year behind them and they are more

:04:30. > :04:33.than capable of coming away with a year behind them and they are more

:04:34. > :04:42.victory. But I think it is going to be a really tight game. It has

:04:43. > :04:47.finished 3-0. Celtic against Morton. What effect, Michael, do the three

:04:48. > :04:52.defeats in a week have on Hibs? It will have some effect on the

:04:53. > :04:56.mentality and the psyche of the Hibs team. I've spoken about it myself in

:04:57. > :05:00.terms of the atmosphere that's been around this place for a number of

:05:01. > :05:05.years, and the great work that Alan Stubbs has done to eradicate that.

:05:06. > :05:08.To a certain degree, the negativity, the fragility. But on the back of

:05:09. > :05:12.three defeats like that, such a contrast to the rest of the season,

:05:13. > :05:15.it will have shocked the players a little bit. And the supporters as

:05:16. > :05:19.well. It is a really big game today to try to put a stop to that.

:05:20. > :05:25.Especially with such a big game next week for Hibs as well. I see this

:05:26. > :05:29.game as being vital for that. The league, Alan Stubbs has said this

:05:30. > :05:33.himself, they are going to win the league and they've got the play-offs

:05:34. > :05:35.to look forward to. In playing towards keeping that winning

:05:36. > :05:41.mentality going into the play-offs at the end of the season. A lot of

:05:42. > :05:45.interest then on what Alan Stubbs' team selection was going to be. He's

:05:46. > :05:51.made three changes from Tuesday night in Dumfries. Top scorer Jason

:05:52. > :06:01.Cummings is suspended, so are Paul Hanlon and Marvin Bartley. Martin

:06:02. > :06:17.Boyle drops the bench. Incoming Kevin Thomson.

:06:18. > :06:25.Let's hear from the two managers. Alan, I know you have some

:06:26. > :06:31.suspensions to deal with but that still looks like a pretty strong

:06:32. > :06:35.side. Yes, it does. Obviously we've known about the suspensions for a

:06:36. > :06:40.few weeks now and the players coming in, I'm pretty sure they'll do just

:06:41. > :06:44.as good a job as the ones that we are missing today. It is a massive

:06:45. > :06:48.week coming up for you. I wonder, given what's been happening in the

:06:49. > :06:53.league, if psychologically today could be about more than Scottish

:06:54. > :07:01.Cup progression. I wouldn't think so. Obviously today is important. It

:07:02. > :07:04.is a cup game. It's the most prestigious competition in Scotland.

:07:05. > :07:09.It's one that we want to do really well in. But I've got to say it's

:07:10. > :07:15.the same priority as other games. We want to do well in every game. We've

:07:16. > :07:18.had a disappointing week, considering our standards, but since

:07:19. > :07:22.the start of the season, it's the first time I've said. That I think

:07:23. > :07:26.that tells you how well we've done. Today is another chance to try and

:07:27. > :07:31.progress in the competition. John, it is a pretty settled starting XI.

:07:32. > :07:38.You have faith in these guys don't you? Yes, I trust them. We've

:07:39. > :07:42.prepared the game as best we canment hopefully we can plenty the stuff

:07:43. > :07:48.we've worked on. What must you do right today? Score a goal, keep a

:07:49. > :07:52.clean sheet. That's it, honestly. It will be a lively game. They are two

:07:53. > :07:57.good football teams and we have to express ourselves. We are at our

:07:58. > :08:02.best when we are underdogs. When the boys run out for kick-off, I'm sure

:08:03. > :08:08.that will galvanise us and inspire you. If we go on the ball and pass

:08:09. > :08:14.it I think we can give Hibs a right good game and give them a hard time

:08:15. > :08:17.off it. We've got to get the ball in the back of the net. After the

:08:18. > :08:21.Hearts game some of the stuff was really good. All the work has been

:08:22. > :08:26.done on better movement and bodies getting in the box. Hopefully that's

:08:27. > :08:29.the case we'll get plenty of the ball, plenty of supply and hopefully

:08:30. > :08:35.somebody takes a chance. John, good luck. Thank you. Three places

:08:36. > :08:38.already taken in the Scottish Cup semifinals. Earlier today Celtic

:08:39. > :08:50.against Morton. Celtic comfortably into the Scottish

:08:51. > :08:56.Cup semifinals this afternoon. They never looked in any danger of losing

:08:57. > :09:03.out to Jim Duffy's side, who fell behind in 14th minute following a

:09:04. > :09:09.mistake by Thomas O'Ware which was punished by Leigh Griffiths scoring

:09:10. > :09:22.his 34th goal of the season. After that, Celtic were well on top. .

:09:23. > :09:27.Gary Mackay-Steven, and then they were never threatened by the

:09:28. > :09:30.championship side Morton. The only downside for Celtic a

:09:31. > :09:33.serious-looking injury on the stroke of half-time to Stefan Johansen. But

:09:34. > :09:38.otherwise it was a positive afternoon for Celtic. They finished

:09:39. > :09:44.comfortable winners by three goals to nil. It is all about the fourth

:09:45. > :09:44.quarterfinal now. Hibs here against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

:09:45. > :09:47.quarterfinal now. Hibs here against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

:09:48. > :09:51.Michael has spoken about the impact of the three defeats in a week for

:09:52. > :09:57.Hibs. What about the absence of Jason Cummings, is it a big chance

:09:58. > :10:01.for Anthony Stokes? Obviously it is. Anthony Stokes is a proven goal

:10:02. > :10:04.scorer. His career's been off the rails a little bit, so he's trying

:10:05. > :10:09.to get that back and sorted out. There is no doubt about his ability.

:10:10. > :10:14.Anthony Stokes can score goals. He's done it on many occasions. Fantastic

:10:15. > :10:18.for Celtic. Two cup winners as well. Medals he's got too. He's got a bit

:10:19. > :10:22.of history behind him, he's got the experience and the ability. Now it

:10:23. > :10:27.is up to him to step up to the plate and give the Hibs give the Hibs fans

:10:28. > :10:31.what they want - and that's goals. On the other side, Greg Tansey, when

:10:32. > :10:33.you look at this Inverness Caledonian Thistle team selection,

:10:34. > :10:37.he's the guy that can really make things happen for them isn't he?

:10:38. > :10:44.There is no doubt, there's a huge plus that they managed to keep a

:10:45. > :10:48.hold of him in January. Aberdeen were sniffing around him. John spoke

:10:49. > :10:51.about that when he managed to keep hold of Tansey, because he was

:10:52. > :10:55.central to everything that John Hughes wants to do with the team. He

:10:56. > :10:58.likes to play through the lines, pass the ball. Greg Tansey starts a

:10:59. > :11:03.lot of things off for Inverness. He's got a great range of passing.

:11:04. > :11:08.He is capable of popping up with a goal or two. He's got a fantastic

:11:09. > :11:11.strike on him, and wo. He's got a fantastic strike on him, and set

:11:12. > :11:14.plays as well - corners and free kicks. He's a huge player for

:11:15. > :11:21.Inverness. If they are to get something today, he will be vital.

:11:22. > :11:25.What helps is that recent memory of having won the competition. That

:11:26. > :11:31.must drive you on to do the same again? It is so important. When you

:11:32. > :11:36.can look back to last season and realise that you managed the win the

:11:37. > :11:40.cup, that gives you great confidence going into the competition. You are

:11:41. > :11:43.holders of it, you've done it before. That experience is vital.

:11:44. > :11:48.I've been there myself and it is vital. You've got to use that. It

:11:49. > :11:51.hasn't been a great season in the league for Cally Thistle, but in the

:11:52. > :11:55.FA Cup, the big cup, one that everybody looks forward to at the

:11:56. > :11:58.end of the season, they have done it before. And now they've got an

:11:59. > :12:02.opportunity to get to the semifinal, take another step. They are capable

:12:03. > :12:06.of doing out but they do have to perform this afternoon. Having won

:12:07. > :12:09.the Scottish Cup, I look at Inverness now and think the deeper

:12:10. > :12:14.they go into the competition the more you will rely on that last ion

:12:15. > :12:17.the more you will rely on that last year as an incentive - you know,

:12:18. > :12:21.we've done this, we are getting deeper into the competition, we can

:12:22. > :12:25.do this. Is that something you have thought yourself? Once you've done

:12:26. > :12:29.it once it gives an inner core belief that you can go on and do it

:12:30. > :12:33.again. It is not easy. John Hughes will know it is not easy and you've

:12:34. > :12:38.got to perform, but it gives you belief that you can do it again.

:12:39. > :12:42.Have Hibs been hampered, Michael, being being so active in all three

:12:43. > :12:44.competitions domestically they've been involved in? This is them this

:12:45. > :12:48.the quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup. They have had the League Cup

:12:49. > :12:53.final to look forward to. Plus promotion. That's got to be the

:12:54. > :12:57.number one priority. There's positives and negatives to the

:12:58. > :13:00.situation you talk about there. I'm pretty sure that Alan Stubbs would

:13:01. > :13:04.not change anything in terms of being in the two cup competitions,

:13:05. > :13:11.but I do think that off the back of so many big Games in the last month

:13:12. > :13:14.or so they have had a mental drop. It is difficult to maintain that

:13:15. > :13:20.consistency. You look at the start of the season. It with a as little

:13:21. > :13:24.bit shaky. And they've chased Rangers relentlessly up to the last

:13:25. > :13:29.week. It is tiring to keep that mental strength all the way through.

:13:30. > :13:32.I think having had the cup competitions where they've played

:13:33. > :13:33.against top flight competition and done very well, that tiredness has

:13:34. > :13:37.against top flight competition and kicked in at the back of it. There's

:13:38. > :13:40.the negative. The positive is they've still got the play-offs in

:13:41. > :13:43.the league to look forward to and they are still in both cup

:13:44. > :13:47.competitions, which will be a huge positive for them. More from Willie

:13:48. > :13:52.and Michael at half-time. It is eyes down here for the fourth of the

:13:53. > :13:58.quarterfinals we know already. Rangers, Dundee United and Celtic

:13:59. > :14:00.are into the draw at 4.45. Commentators Craig Paterson and Liam

:14:01. > :14:01.MacLeod. are into the draw at 4.45.

:14:02. > :14:04.Commentators Craig Paterson and Liam MacLeod. Thank you Rob. Good

:14:05. > :14:09.afternoon to you from Easter Road. We are in Leith, the League Cup

:14:10. > :14:13.finalists against the Scottish Cup holders for the last semifinal

:14:14. > :14:18.places. The hosts currently on one of their worst runs since Alan

:14:19. > :14:22.Stubbs was installed as manager. They had been on am impressive

:14:23. > :14:26.streak of win defeat in 28. Since dumping Hearts in the replay here in

:14:27. > :14:31.the last round they have struggled and indeed have been beaten in their

:14:32. > :14:37.last three championship games. It is a tailspin that Alan Stubbs knows

:14:38. > :14:43.must end today. This can still be a wonderful season for the hibbies.

:14:44. > :14:48.Stubs without the considerable goal-scoring exploits of top goal

:14:49. > :14:55.scorer Jason Cummings today after his red card against Hearts. Marvin

:14:56. > :15:24.Bartley is also banned. Roberts comes back in today. Horner

:15:25. > :15:31.goes back to the bench with Polworth moving to right back.

:15:32. > :15:36.Bag Nel, Boyle, El Alagui can all provide goals later on if required.

:15:37. > :15:38.It is good to see Richie Foran back in the squad after a horrible couple

:15:39. > :15:58.of years battling injury. Crawford Alan is in charge today.

:15:59. > :16:07.Stubbs and Hughes, both aiming for glory.

:16:08. > :16:16.The second Scottish Cup meeting between these two. Two. The only ore

:16:17. > :16:26.one saw Hibs win in the the Fourth Round. How time fly, -- flies. Caley

:16:27. > :16:29.Thistle unbeaten in their last seven against the green and white side of

:16:30. > :16:33.Edinburgh. Rangers are there, Dundee United are

:16:34. > :16:38.there. Celtic are there, will it be Hibs or Inverness who will complete

:16:39. > :16:42.that quartet and be in the draw for the semis which will be made once we

:16:43. > :16:54.are done here. Hibs looking to begin on the front foot.

:16:55. > :17:02.Craig Patterson is with me. What kind of match are you expecting?

:17:03. > :17:05.Both these teams from better suited to going forward than trying to

:17:06. > :17:12.defend and hit on the Blake, so I can't see this being 0-0. Both teams

:17:13. > :17:16.because they will try to play front foot football will get almost

:17:17. > :17:20.guaranteed goals this afternoon. Talking about the poor form the Hibs

:17:21. > :17:21.have found themselves in, their points aren't cooking with gas

:17:22. > :17:31.either. Five points above the relegation

:17:32. > :17:38.play-off mark. If they can retain their trophy, stay in the top

:17:39. > :17:45.flight, it is still an excellent campaign -- campaign given all that

:17:46. > :17:59.John Hughes has had to deal with. They have a corner.

:18:00. > :18:08.They don't want to concede this early. Soically this in the blue.

:18:09. > :18:12.Shotting to the Famous Five end. Hibs in the tradition Al Green and

:18:13. > :18:16.white. Having to do some defending, in the infancy of this game. It

:18:17. > :18:21.wasn't a bad corner either from Tansey. It had led to another one,

:18:22. > :18:28.that is who you have to do, get the ball way. If it up and over your

:18:29. > :18:38.bar, he had to deal with it and he dealt with it well.

:18:39. > :18:52.Iain Vigurs over to take this one. Here it comes.

:18:53. > :18:57.That is another terrific ball in. Puts defenders under pressure. Gray

:18:58. > :19:06.gets an arm on. One or two shouts for a penalty, the referee having

:19:07. > :19:11.none of it. It has been all change. Incredible.

:19:12. > :19:15.Richie Foran, Aaron Doran they have been out injured for much of the

:19:16. > :19:20.season, that has hampered them. That is why they have been so

:19:21. > :19:25.inconsistent. Kevin Thompson who won this come its

:19:26. > :19:30.with Rangers in 2008, back for a third spell at his first club. He

:19:31. > :19:37.has lost out and it is moved over by Danny Williams, to Polworth.

:19:38. > :19:43.Miles Storey who is on loan from Swindon Town.

:19:44. > :19:53.Good play by Polworth. I might fancy this himself. He tries

:19:54. > :19:58.to tee up Storey instead. Just looked like it was opening up for

:19:59. > :20:03.Liam Polworth. As I said he is begin the game at

:20:04. > :20:08.right back. Some of his best work this season has been in and round

:20:09. > :20:14.the position box. He scored a few goals. I am surprised he didn't pull

:20:15. > :20:24.the trigger there. Just try your luck. Scored at Pittodrie. He scored

:20:25. > :20:30.in an unbelievable goal with three or four goals in the last few

:20:31. > :20:41.minute, an astonishing 4-3 win. Polworth coming one a last gasp

:20:42. > :20:45.winner. Here is Storey. He will glean Inverness's third corner kick.

:20:46. > :20:49.It has been a good start. Storey, when he gets one-on-one he has to

:20:50. > :20:57.take on defenders. McGregor does well to take it back, but he has

:20:58. > :21:03.given away another corner kick. He struggled a bit with the previous

:21:04. > :21:10.Tansey corner from this side. Here he goes again.

:21:11. > :21:13.Knocked off the line, it was John McGinn.

:21:14. > :21:17.Keatings was trying to work it into the path of Stokes there, first

:21:18. > :21:28.time. It has been a good start by

:21:29. > :21:33.Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Danny Williams, Roberts, Polworth

:21:34. > :21:36.recovers. Tansey the up and under. The referee not happy with the

:21:37. > :21:43.challenge by Storey. Think it has been a good start

:21:44. > :21:51.fromically thisling. 50-50 they are winning, playing in the Hibs half.

:21:52. > :21:58.They look keen to get the ball. -- from Caley Thistle. Hibs 14 points

:21:59. > :22:01.behind Rangers in the Championship. Falkirk usurped them in second place

:22:02. > :22:05.yesterday. They played a game more than Hibs

:22:06. > :22:11.but the Bairns have the points on the board. That is poor from

:22:12. > :22:18.McGregor. Roberts nicked it off him. It is Jordan Roberts. Good recovery

:22:19. > :22:24.McGregor. He gives the ball away but he does

:22:25. > :22:30.well. This is good recovery pace, I thoughts was in there but long right

:22:31. > :22:33.leg gets him the challenge. With the League Cup Final next week,

:22:34. > :22:39.Hibernian, we have that to look forward to. But they are up against

:22:40. > :22:43.it. Right at this time. Tans sip again. Keep ever thought

:22:44. > :22:49.about it. Changed his mind. -- Tansey. Away by Stevenson.

:22:50. > :23:10.It is Williams. And Polworth. Away it goes.

:23:11. > :23:20.Fon Williams, first touch for him, I think.

:23:21. > :23:23.Good football. Inverness, who didn't perform to their best across the

:23:24. > :23:34.capital this midweek when they lost to Hearts.

:23:35. > :23:44.Storey. Too much on hip. Certainly looked like a team shot on

:23:45. > :23:46.confidence, Caley Thistle. Knocking the ball about, even round their own

:23:47. > :24:01.goal area. What a fine winner he is having.

:24:02. > :24:06.Scored the winner against St Johnstone.

:24:07. > :24:17.Up against the other high land team at the national stadium next week,

:24:18. > :24:24.Ross County. Hibs trying to settle. They have

:24:25. > :24:31.struggled to do so. McGeouch. Henderson.

:24:32. > :24:36.A push there by Tremarco, on Keatings.

:24:37. > :24:40.He gets far too close, when the ball was played up to a strike e if he is

:24:41. > :24:44.ahead of you, if you touch him, there a good chance the referee will

:24:45. > :24:52.award the free kick. He tried to take that quickly there.

:24:53. > :24:57.Tremarco, who was sent off in last season's final. Let off the hook,

:24:58. > :25:06.thanks to that late, late James Vincent winner.

:25:07. > :25:10.So Liam Henderson and John McGinn over it. Henderson has scored,

:25:11. > :25:17.generally from the other side of the box before.

:25:18. > :25:24.Henderson. Keeper does enough. Not once but

:25:25. > :25:28.twice. It is still in there. Still in Inverness can't get it clear.

:25:29. > :25:33.They will now. Thatted all the way a Hibs opener.

:25:34. > :25:41.Somehow Caley Thistle got away with it. They are on the counter. This is

:25:42. > :25:45.a chance for them. Polworth goes... Incredible. Incredible piece of

:25:46. > :25:50.action, you are talking end to end football. Polworth, he has to make a

:25:51. > :25:55.pass or take on the last defender. I don't know which he shoots from

:25:56. > :25:58.there. The goalkeeper saves a couple of times. Pinball all over the place

:25:59. > :26:03.there. The goalkeeper saves a couple and Caley Thistle get it clear and

:26:04. > :26:14.on the break they should have made Hibs pay. Two fabulous saves from

:26:15. > :26:20.Owain Fon Williams. Brilliant. McGeouch has to store, if he doesn't

:26:21. > :26:25.Fontaine has to. Inverness had Hibs under the cosh to start with. The

:26:26. > :26:31.best two chances of the match fall to the Hibbies.

:26:32. > :26:46.Roberts. The way it goes eventually by

:26:47. > :26:49.Fontaine. It is horrible for hundred to dephenomenon.

:26:50. > :26:58.-- for him to defend. You thought for a moment there that

:26:59. > :27:03.Fontaine was going to try and take a touch inside his own six yard box. I

:27:04. > :27:07.know. Early in the game, managers tell you don't make mistake, don't

:27:08. > :27:10.gift the opposition, that is an incredible scramble at the other

:27:11. > :27:14.end. It is a good ball, a free header. Shouldn't be scoring from

:27:15. > :27:16.there, take nothing away from the goalkeeper, the first save was good.

:27:17. > :27:21.To get up and react twice, the third goalkeeper, the first save was good.

:27:22. > :27:27.time, absolutely brilliant. He fancies a place at Euro 2016

:27:28. > :27:38.Owain Fon Williams with Wales. Every chance if he continues doing that.

:27:39. > :27:46.He does capped against the Dutch in a friendly after the European

:27:47. > :28:01.qualifiers were done, last November. McGeouch beats Roberts to it but

:28:02. > :28:11.Draper is there. Colossal figure of Ross Draper in

:28:12. > :28:15.that Caley Thistle midfield. Keatings wins the free kick.

:28:16. > :28:18.Devine who is protesting. I think defenders think if you get

:28:19. > :28:21.there quickly you don't go to ground and you get a foot in, that is fair

:28:22. > :28:24.play, as often as not somebody goes and you get a foot in, that is fair

:28:25. > :28:28.down, the referee gives the free kick.

:28:29. > :28:35.Hibs keen to get things going. Henderson again.

:28:36. > :28:45.Great play by McGinn. At least it was. Gray might still

:28:46. > :28:50.keep it in, he has done. It looked like that ball had gone.

:28:51. > :28:53.The final ball, the important bit, he hangs it on the back post instead

:28:54. > :28:59.of sticking it in the danger area. he hangs it on the back post instead

:29:00. > :29:04.lovely turn by Stokes. He is unlucky. It is turned home any way

:29:05. > :29:16.but the flag is up and it won't count.

:29:17. > :29:19.Magical play from Stokes. You can see Alan stubs' face, he can't

:29:20. > :29:24.believe it. He is so quick but he pulls the trigger and he might be

:29:25. > :29:26.just offside, linesman has a great view of that. Caley Thistle players

:29:27. > :29:39.protest and they get their way. A great decision by Alan Stubbs to

:29:40. > :29:45.work the space for himself. A fabulous skill to make the turn and

:29:46. > :29:50.get the shot. He was so unlucky. That might be another brilliant

:29:51. > :29:56.save. Unfortunately Hibs player thinks he's helped himself to a free

:29:57. > :30:00.goal, but offside. That was a great angle there to see that. It did

:30:01. > :30:14.goal, but offside. That was a great appear as though Williams got his

:30:15. > :30:18.fingertips to it. It's Draper. Decisive by David Gray. It looked as

:30:19. > :30:22.though there was a moment when he and his keeper were going to leave

:30:23. > :30:24.it to the other. The goalkeeper doesn't say you've got time to chest

:30:25. > :30:30.it back. You deal with as a defender it back. You deal with as a defender

:30:31. > :30:35.- one touch and get it out of the pack. Everyone ball from this side

:30:36. > :30:41.has been whipped into that front post by Greg Tansey. They've been

:30:42. > :30:43.terrific corners. Greg Tansey scoring a wonderful free

:30:44. > :30:48.terrific corners. Greg Tansey against Hearts a couple of years

:30:49. > :30:53.back. Might even have been his first game back at Cally Thistle. And not

:30:54. > :31:01.for the first time John McGinn clears. He's been really effective

:31:02. > :31:06.in there, John McGinn. Not noted for his defensive abilities, but that

:31:07. > :31:09.ball comes in and it's a dangerous area. If you are a defender, you've

:31:10. > :31:33.got be dealing with it. Just three wins in 17 for Hibs

:31:34. > :32:00.against Inverness. Different personnel over that time.

:32:01. > :32:08.Miles Storey surprised Callum McGregor. WHITE Miles Storey

:32:09. > :32:16.surprised Callum McGregor. -- Darren McGregor. He gets the goal kick, but

:32:17. > :32:26.the defenders have got to work together. This Inverness team is

:32:27. > :32:32.more than capable of going all the way again this season. They played

:32:33. > :32:41.Celtic a week ago and lost 3 nothing. They should have been at

:32:42. > :32:47.least 2-up themselves. Jordon Roberts in the second half missed a

:32:48. > :32:52.one on one with greying Gordon and Celtic racked up a 3 nothing

:32:53. > :32:57.victory. Inverness as good as anyone has been at Celtic Park this season.

:32:58. > :33:03.On their day they are as good as anyone. If John has his 11 best

:33:04. > :33:12.players on the park they are a hard team to beat.

:33:13. > :33:18.That's gone John McGinn's way. It often a coin toss when that kind of

:33:19. > :33:23.That's gone John McGinn's way. It challenge is made isn't it. I wasn't

:33:24. > :33:29.100% sure that was a free kick. Ross Draper eased it under the ball but

:33:30. > :33:33.it is more a shoulder, not an arm. It always goes one way for other,

:33:34. > :33:43.though. Henderson takes the free kick. It should be the keeper's.

:33:44. > :33:45.That kind of free kick needs to be whipped in quicker. If you give it

:33:46. > :33:57.air... He's a good goalkeeper. David whipped in quicker. If you give it

:33:58. > :34:24.Gray, we've only played 17. Vigurs. Roberts trying to better his goal in

:34:25. > :34:28.the last round at Fir Park. And Hibs know he's capable. You've got to

:34:29. > :34:31.close him down too quick. That was far too much time given to him to

:34:32. > :34:51.set his sights. A former Hibs boss and player. A big

:34:52. > :35:01.Hibby as well back in the day. Trying to plot his old team's

:35:02. > :35:07.downfall. It's not just the injuries that John Hughes has had to put up

:35:08. > :35:17.with. They lost some serious talent from his ranks. Watkins went back

:35:18. > :35:25.down south. And Billy McKay before that, of course.

:35:26. > :35:31.But for their brief spell tough top flight it's within not a bad 12

:35:32. > :35:35.years since Inverness were first promoted to Scottish football's big

:35:36. > :35:40.league. You can see how powerful they are when you look at the head

:35:41. > :35:44.to head. Against Hibs over the years Cally Thistle are well ahead, just

:35:45. > :37:02.getting better and better. Dan Carmichael had a big say against

:37:03. > :37:10.Motherwell in round five. The ball was turned home into his own net by

:37:11. > :37:22.Declan McManus. His own net by Declan McManus. -- by Steve McManus.

:37:23. > :37:29.They are trying to get Storey and Roberts. And McGregor has had to

:37:30. > :37:33.come from the centre defensive post. They like to drag the defences out,

:37:34. > :37:39.don't they? His movement is really good. He's a goal scorer, so you've

:37:40. > :37:43.got to get central. Cally Thistle are on the build-up, the two front

:37:44. > :38:18.players are happy to go out and get on the ball and drive the defenders.

:38:19. > :38:21.Hibs are currently three points better off than they were at this

:38:22. > :38:43.stage last season. Finished second. Everyone knows how long they have

:38:44. > :38:50.had to wait for Scottish Cup glory. They have been there or thereabouts

:38:51. > :39:00.over the last 10 or 15 years. A good change of pace by McGinn.

:39:01. > :39:08.Stokes trying to run by Warren there. That's no mean feat if he can

:39:09. > :39:12.manage it. Dylan McGeouch is not moving welling. Manage it. Dylan

:39:13. > :39:23.McGeouch is not moving welling. -- not moving well. Made an

:39:24. > :39:44.unintentional move with Iain Vigurs. A poor final ball again. More than a

:39:45. > :39:49.quarter into this cup tie now. Who is the happier manager? I think

:39:50. > :39:55.Inverness started better. Now Hibs have got parity and it is even

:39:56. > :39:58.Stevens. But Dylan McGeouch looks like he's pulled something. You can

:39:59. > :40:04.see from his reaction he's not happy. He's been injured. He doesn't

:40:05. > :40:17.want to go off, but Hibs can't afford passengers.

:40:18. > :40:30.The Hibs bench today: Farid El Alagui, Niklas Gunnarson, Shaw and

:40:31. > :40:43.Donaldson. Anthony Stokes is struggling a bit.

:40:44. > :40:52.Time for a change. Is it going to be a like-for-like change? Niklas

:40:53. > :40:57.Gunnarson is going to come on. He is capable of playing midfield. He can

:40:58. > :41:02.also play full-back or centre-back, so Alan Stubbs has options. He can

:41:03. > :41:07.stick him in that central area. But Dylan McGeouch, there is no

:41:08. > :41:18.challenge there. He's pulled up and looks like another muscle strain.

:41:19. > :41:32.Bad news for Hibs. Niklas Gunnarson, the Norwegian, on loan from his

:41:33. > :41:38.homeland club. 6 foot 2 defender is replacing Dylan McGeouch. Defensive

:41:39. > :41:41.play, set pieces, Cally Thistle have put some magnificent corners. Extra

:41:42. > :42:01.height will be a help. It's been a season

:42:02. > :42:08.punctuated by injury problems for Dylan McGeouch. So it looks like

:42:09. > :42:12.three centre-backs, Gunnarson alongside McGregor and Fontaine.

:42:13. > :42:19.That will push Stevenson into the line. A system they've used many

:42:20. > :42:31.times, of the not an ideal change but Hibs will certainly cope.

:42:32. > :42:44.Good pressure by James Keatings. When you've got two markers and one

:42:45. > :42:48.spare, you get tight with your man to stop them dominate. O stop them

:42:49. > :43:33.dominate. -- stop them dominating. Anthony Stokes into the wide area. A

:43:34. > :43:39.good ball from Stevenson. The defender gets across, but does this

:43:40. > :43:44.go out? It is difficult to tell, but a chance for Niklas Gunnarson. Away

:43:45. > :43:52.by Vigurs. Great corner by Henderson. Going to get a second

:43:53. > :44:04.bite of the cherry. Roberts is all over him. Another corner. Two big

:44:05. > :44:10.centre-backs off already. I thought they might throw the big fella off

:44:11. > :44:22.to add to the mix. It is deeper this time from Henderson. Oh, now then.

:44:23. > :44:25.Crawford Allen has given Hibs the decision but it is outside the box I

:44:26. > :44:31.think, according to the ref. That's a tough one to call from his angle.

:44:32. > :44:36.Gets there first, Henderson flicks the ball and then there was

:44:37. > :44:41.definitely a contact there. Might just be on the line. I think the

:44:42. > :44:46.referee has given the defender the benefit of the doubt. Where does the

:44:47. > :44:48.contact take place? It could be right on the line couldn't it.

:44:49. > :45:01.That's a tough one. Liam Polworth has gone into the book

:45:02. > :45:04.for that clip. Henderson, does he fancy going for

:45:05. > :45:11.it himself here in the angle is against him. That top corner must be

:45:12. > :45:21.pretty tempting. Away by Draper.

:45:22. > :45:27.McGinn. Good play by Kevin Thompson.

:45:28. > :45:33.Blood-and-thunder, that what you want to see in a cup tie. It is a

:45:34. > :45:38.good old fashioned cup tie. You have to love that, it is a thumping

:45:39. > :45:42.challenge and they both get up with a smile on their face. This is a

:45:43. > :45:52.belter. Two players go for the ball. Great.

:45:53. > :45:59.Hike stakes football match here.. The draw at the semifinals will be

:46:00. > :46:05.made at 4.45 this afternoon, you will be able to catch that on sports

:46:06. > :46:12.sound on BBC Radio Scotland, once we are done at Easter Road.

:46:13. > :46:16.Could be that these two are both in it later, if we are going to a

:46:17. > :46:22.replay. That would be Wednesday week, 16th.

:46:23. > :46:25.replay. At the Caledonian Stadium, if

:46:26. > :46:33.needed. Half an hour in.

:46:34. > :46:38.Hibs have shaded it as far as chances are concerned.

:46:39. > :46:44.And a flash point between Draper and Thompson. Draper trying to defuse

:46:45. > :46:47.And a flash point between Draper and it. It is getting feisty, I have no

:46:48. > :47:02.problem with that, it adds to the whole occasion.

:47:03. > :47:10.You don't want too many head to heads with 6'5" with Draper.

:47:11. > :47:13.Thompson is moving up a couple of weight divisions but two committed

:47:14. > :47:26.players. There is no need for bookings.

:47:27. > :47:58.The free kick goes their way eventually.

:47:59. > :48:08.Stokes. Hibs have a very good record against top flight sides this

:48:09. > :48:15.season, most notably, recently, the win over Hearts but they have beaten

:48:16. > :48:21.Dundee United and an Aberdeen side they hammered Hearts a few days

:48:22. > :48:25.before in the League Cup. Five cup ties the, five wins and not a goal

:48:26. > :48:30.conceded. Doesn't get much better than that. They have shown they can

:48:31. > :48:37.come up, back up to the Premiership they will be able to more than hold

:48:38. > :48:40.their own next season. They have a fantastic squad here. A top flight

:48:41. > :48:45.squad. Storey is offside. I think he just

:48:46. > :48:49.moved slightly too early. He is pulled off into a good area. He has

:48:50. > :48:53.moved slightly too early. He is to hold the run. The ball is played

:48:54. > :48:57.and he might be level. He might be level. The linesman was bang in line

:48:58. > :49:12.but Storey is going forward. You see that yard then the flag goes up.

:49:13. > :49:17.Hibs have a couple of final appearances in recent year, they

:49:18. > :49:26.were in the semis last season as well.

:49:27. > :49:29.They surely have to win this competition some some time You will

:49:30. > :49:39.find a few Hibs fans have been saying that for a few years now.

:49:40. > :49:45.Roberts. Vigurs whipping the ball away from

:49:46. > :49:49.Henderson. Manufacture Tansey who could so easily have been an

:49:50. > :49:55.Aberdeen player the final day of transfer window.

:49:56. > :50:00.Inverness started well. The first ten minutes of this game, they were

:50:01. > :50:05.nicking the ball about nicely, but Hibs have shaded it since then. You

:50:06. > :50:08.can see with that possession stat. Certainly enjoying far more

:50:09. > :50:12.possession and they are getting the ball in and round the goal and

:50:13. > :50:17.working Fon Williams. So Alan Stubbs I think he wouldn't be happy with

:50:18. > :50:26.slow start but the team are growing it to -- into it.

:50:27. > :50:35.I don't think Roberts could complain it to -- into it.

:50:36. > :50:42.too much about that. McGregor, he bans into him. You can

:50:43. > :50:45.use your shoulder but everything went in there he shouldn't be major

:50:46. > :50:52.league surprise that a free kick was given.

:50:53. > :51:02.Here is Henderson. He did pretty well from where he

:51:03. > :51:08.was. He couldn't get his foot round the

:51:09. > :51:13.ball. He started towards the goalkeeper but too near. Tansey was

:51:14. > :51:15.caught napping there. Stevenson goes in this time on

:51:16. > :51:26.Draper. Stevenson goes in this time on

:51:27. > :51:33.Keiths. Going to get it back. He is going to go for goal himself. --

:51:34. > :51:39.Keatings. Fon Williams doesn't need to save it. Keatings does well.

:51:40. > :51:42.Straight to the goalkeeper, and you are not going to beat him from the

:51:43. > :51:47.with that. with that.

:51:48. > :51:51.-- from there with that. Unorthodox, played the right thing

:51:52. > :52:02.to do by Fon Williams. The way the ball skipped back up at him.

:52:03. > :52:08.Rangers and Dundee United going through yesterday. Rangers with a

:52:09. > :52:17.4-0 whipping of Dundee before United left it late. Down to ten men to

:52:18. > :52:20.beat Ross County. Celtic 3, Greenock Morton 0 today.

:52:21. > :52:29.All goals were scored in the first half.

:52:30. > :52:39.Eased a -- eases a little bit of pressure for Ronny Deila at least.

:52:40. > :52:48.Here in Edinburgh nothing between them. Hibs with the better chances.

:52:49. > :52:54.Particularly McGeouch Fontaine and Stokes.

:52:55. > :52:57.Both teams finding it difficult to keep hold of the ball in the

:52:58. > :53:03.midfield. Robert, blocked by Gunnarsson.

:53:04. > :53:19.Happy with the challenge. Keatings having a pretty good

:53:20. > :53:20.afternoon so far. Looks lively. Here he is again.

:53:21. > :53:36.Out to Stokes. Stokes could have been in the Caley

:53:37. > :53:43.Thistle line up today if John Hughes had his way. Hughes brought Stokes

:53:44. > :53:45.to Scottish football with Falkirk. Fontaine's ball. He couldn't

:53:46. > :53:52.to Scottish football with Falkirk. generate any power. I think David

:53:53. > :53:55.Gray needs to look at knocking that back into the mixer. He is never

:53:56. > :54:19.going to generate the kind of power required.

:54:20. > :55:22.Henderson. And again. Warren shuts the door.

:55:23. > :55:28.Tansey playing on the right-wing. We have seen Ross Draper playing in a

:55:29. > :55:42.more advanced position. Sit back and enjoy that, that is

:55:43. > :55:50.fantastic from McGinn. Magnificent skill. It is a great challenge by

:55:51. > :55:54.Stevenson but when it broke into the corner, Draper thought he has closed

:55:55. > :55:59.McGinn down. He flicked it over him and started to play.

:56:00. > :56:08.Sailing down the fourth in the showboat McGinn. That was wonderful.

:56:09. > :56:14.Tansey out to Polworth. Nicely done by Vigurs. It is

:56:15. > :56:18.Williams. Still to test Mark Oxley in the

:56:19. > :56:45.first half. Hibs fans upset, James Keatings

:56:46. > :56:51.wasn't given another free kick here. Maybe a knee in the thigh, but the

:56:52. > :56:59.referee was entitled to play on there.

:57:00. > :57:02.You might have heard another boo in the background, that is because the

:57:03. > :57:06.Hibs fans thought Inverness were going to play on from the throw-in.

:57:07. > :57:16.They sportingly gave it back to the many in green and white.

:57:17. > :57:24.0-0 with four to the break. Intriguing, is perhaps the world you

:57:25. > :57:27.would use to describe this. Keatings was intrigued as to where

:57:28. > :57:53.the ball was there! Inverness are upset that went Hibs's

:57:54. > :57:56.way. So Stokes, well as a football fan

:57:57. > :58:01.Craig, you appeal for everything, we have all been there You expect

:58:02. > :58:04.everything to be given to your team, the linesman could see the referee

:58:05. > :58:30.knew what was going on, and made the right decision.

:58:31. > :58:35.John Hughes mentioned as we watch a replay of this trip by Henderson. He

:58:36. > :58:39.mentioned before the game the goals have dried up for them, and they

:58:40. > :58:44.have not really had Mark Oxley in a sweat at any point, a couple of good

:58:45. > :58:48.corners early on from Greg Tansey. Set pieces have been excellent from

:58:49. > :58:49.Caley Thistle but in open play, they have found the Hibs' defence a tough

:58:50. > :59:31.nut to crack. Hence Henderson. He will get the

:59:32. > :59:32.free kick for the pull. It has got scrappy in the last five

:59:33. > :59:54.or ten minutes. Williams deals with it. Not

:59:55. > :00:06.convinced that Tremarco that was he was going to be there though. You

:00:07. > :00:10.mentioned the set pieces, the cross balls from Inverness have been

:00:11. > :00:14.pretty good without them having anyone on the end of it. It's been

:00:15. > :00:21.on opposite story I suppose for the hosts. Not for the first time the

:00:22. > :00:26.build-up play, exquisite, but the final ball left a lot to be asked.

:00:27. > :00:31.If it is chipped into the back post. If you smash it in there, it's a

:00:32. > :00:36.nightmare for back players. That chipped ball, David Gray it's trying

:00:37. > :00:39.to get into the back post. That final ball has got to be better for

:00:40. > :01:01.Hibs. All hands to the pump for Cally

:01:02. > :01:07.Thistle. Miles Storey stays up front. Every other Cally Thistle

:01:08. > :01:17.player back in that defensive area. Henderson zips it in. Stokes keeps

:01:18. > :01:31.it alive. Trying to torment Tremarco.

:01:32. > :01:47.The ref was happy with the Tansey challenge.

:01:48. > :02:08.Again Vigurs was caught. They were unsympathetic to his plight. Ross

:02:09. > :02:13.Draper used his strength. An arm came out and one or two Hibs players

:02:14. > :02:18.asked the ref if it was a penalty, but he didn't give it. When they

:02:19. > :02:23.break apart as the ball's gone out, I think Ross Draper has another

:02:24. > :02:29.push. I don't think Stevens ever got that left arm there. The referee

:02:30. > :02:32.didn't see it. The first half is over at Easter Road. Absolutely

:02:33. > :02:37.nothing between them on the score sheet, but Hibs have had the ball in

:02:38. > :02:42.the net through James Keatings. He was offside after Anthony Stokes had

:02:43. > :02:49.hit the post. Dylan McGeouch, who has gone off injured, with a free

:02:50. > :02:56.header saved by Williams, who was good to prevent Liam Fontaine from

:02:57. > :02:57.gobbling up the rebound. It is Hibernian nil, Scottish Cup holders

:02:58. > :03:07.Cally Thistle nil. Well, 12 goals so far this weekend

:03:08. > :03:12.in the Scottish Cup quarterfinals, but so far without a contribution

:03:13. > :03:20.from this one. A great chance for David Gray there. Scrambled clear.

:03:21. > :03:25.Great goalkeeping by Williams. What a touch from the keeper. On to the

:03:26. > :03:28.post. Keatings is offside. No goal for Hibs. Should it have been a

:03:29. > :03:34.penalty? It was right on the borderline you would have thought

:03:35. > :03:39.there. The challenge was on Liam Henderson. All of that adds up to a

:03:40. > :03:43.0-0 score line between Hibernian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. We'll

:03:44. > :03:47.get reaction shortly from Celtic Park. Celtic are through to the

:03:48. > :03:53.semifinals, beating championship Morton earlier today by three goals

:03:54. > :04:00.to nil. I'm also looking back on the goals from yesterday. Nine of them

:04:01. > :04:04.at Ibrox and in Dingwall. Let's talk about this game, which started

:04:05. > :04:09.pretty well for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. For the first ten minutes

:04:10. > :04:15.they looked really good. They. They started the game the way John Hughes

:04:16. > :04:20.wanted them to start, on the front foot. Plenty of possession. Three or

:04:21. > :04:25.four corners. Good deliveries into the box, and Hibs defended them

:04:26. > :04:30.well. Gradually Hibs started to take control. There is no doubt that Alan

:04:31. > :04:34.Stubbs is the happier manager in terms of creating opportunities but

:04:35. > :04:41.it must be disappointing they haven't been taking them. Before

:04:42. > :04:44.Dylan McGeouch went off, they've tweaked things, maybe not for the

:04:45. > :04:50.better in terms of the game. You are spot on the game has got scrappy.

:04:51. > :04:54.Dylan McGeouch has gone off and Hibs have gone to three at the back, two

:04:55. > :04:59.wing-backs and Inverness have matched them up. It has become a

:05:00. > :05:03.stale match. The two have cancelled each other out. Very scrappy, lots

:05:04. > :05:08.of free kicks and stoppages in play. In stark contrast to the start of

:05:09. > :05:12.the game, as Willie was talking about, with Inverness on the

:05:13. > :05:17.ascendancy, putting pressure in the final third. Hibs managed to work

:05:18. > :05:20.their way back into the game. They've lost momentum with McGeouch

:05:21. > :05:24.going off and having to change the formation. They don't have anyone

:05:25. > :05:28.else to keep the diamond in midfield. That's normally a position

:05:29. > :05:33.where they have a lot of players to go in. Today they are short of

:05:34. > :05:39.numbers. That was an amazing scramble inside the six yard box.

:05:40. > :05:49.What a chance for David Gray, who was unmarked. Should have been

:05:50. > :05:56.buried into the back of the net. An incredible scramble into the box.

:05:57. > :06:01.And this counterattack. They should have done better. As Willie says,

:06:02. > :06:06.that should be in the back of the net. The game should be 1-0 and all

:06:07. > :06:12.the better for it. Hibs have got to be concerned with the way they were

:06:13. > :06:18.set up. David Gray, no Inverness player within five yards of him. A

:06:19. > :06:26.great save by Williams. But Hibs were very short of numbers at the

:06:27. > :06:31.back there. Polworth had a fantastic opportunity. The TV reruns always

:06:32. > :06:35.tell us more than we see at the time. We knew that James Keatings

:06:36. > :06:41.was offside, but we didn't know this was a brilliant save from Williams

:06:42. > :06:45.to deny Anthony Stokes. It was a fabulous save from the goalkeeper.

:06:46. > :06:50.Wonderful play from Anthony Stokes. Taking the ball with his right foot

:06:51. > :06:56.there, past the defender. Then he turns and hits it really sharply.

:06:57. > :07:00.That's what has taken the goalkeeper by surprise. That's what I was going

:07:01. > :07:04.to say, Willie. This shows what a fantastic save it is from Williams.

:07:05. > :07:09.It is one of those that Anthony Stokes strikes it to early that

:07:10. > :07:12.invariably you see the ones that get past the keeper before they get a

:07:13. > :07:15.chance to react. And it is down so low. It was a top drawer save to get

:07:16. > :07:21.that on the post. Should Hibs have low. It was a top drawer save to get

:07:22. > :07:27.had a penalty? The only thing I'm sure of is I'm unsure whether it was

:07:28. > :07:33.or wasn't a penalty. It is so close. The referee's got a big decision.

:07:34. > :07:36.Would have to say it is a rash challenge from poll pop. Henderson

:07:37. > :07:40.goes down. There is no doubt there was contact, but is that inside? Is

:07:41. > :07:45.it outside? Is it on the line? I can't tell. Unless you've got a

:07:46. > :07:50.laser beam shining up into the sky. Maybe that's the future! It is very

:07:51. > :07:56.difficult. This one to me makes it look like it is inside the box. But

:07:57. > :07:59.it is so tough to call. That's where you say to yourself it is a

:08:00. > :08:05.it is so tough to call. That's where thankless task for the referee.

:08:06. > :08:11.You've got be 100% sure, and Crawford Allen made the right

:08:12. > :08:16.decision, as we are not 100% sure. Let's look at the two managers and

:08:17. > :08:20.their body language on the touchline, which always tells you a

:08:21. > :08:24.whole lot as well. John Hughes would have been really happy with the way

:08:25. > :08:29.his team controlled the game for the first 10 minutes. Thereafter it was

:08:30. > :08:31.his team controlled the game for the about Alan Stubbs' Hibs creating the

:08:32. > :08:35.chances. Hughes showing he hasn't lost that delicate first touch he's

:08:36. > :08:39.always had. It's the two sides of the coin for Hibs. They'll be happy

:08:40. > :08:44.about the chances they've created, but not the fact they haven't taken

:08:45. > :08:48.one. Absolutely. I think that's where Alan Stubbs will be. Very

:08:49. > :08:51.frustrated. Although they didn't start the game particularly well,

:08:52. > :08:56.they grew into the game. They've created by far the better chances.

:08:57. > :09:00.The glaring opportunity is David Gray's chance. He's got to put that

:09:01. > :09:05.away. But the Anthony Stokes one, it is a great turn and shot. Should

:09:06. > :09:10.have dominated proceedings. Dominated possession. They had the

:09:11. > :09:16.better possession. You will go into half-time happy but disappointed

:09:17. > :09:22.that you are not in the league. Watching this game, Inverness's

:09:23. > :09:26.tactics are unusual, looking to get the ball away quickly. You've got

:09:27. > :09:29.Storey and Roberts up front, quick, powerful. They are looking at every

:09:30. > :09:33.opportunity to get in behind the Hibs defence. So hib have got to be

:09:34. > :09:39.careful. Even if they are going to be in the ascendancy in the second

:09:40. > :09:42.half Inverness are looking to exploit that back line with quick

:09:43. > :09:47.balls behind them and they've got guys up front capable of doing that.

:09:48. > :09:52.We have no way of knowing which of the two will take place place in the

:09:53. > :09:55.cup. Yesterday Rangers and Dundee United took their place in the draw,

:09:56. > :10:01.which will be around a quarter to five today after this one has

:10:02. > :10:06.finished. As of earlier today Celtic beat championship Morton by 3-0.

:10:07. > :10:12.Leigh Griffiths scored his 34th of the campaign. Gary Mackay-Steven,

:10:13. > :10:19.and McGregor. It was 3-0 at full-time. The let's get after-match

:10:20. > :10:23.reaction. Congratulations. Are you pleased with the professionalism

:10:24. > :10:26.your players showed today in recording a comfortable victory?

:10:27. > :10:32.Very pleased with and-a-half we started the game well. To get 1-0

:10:33. > :10:36.and to continue, and then the game is over. They did a very good job.

:10:37. > :10:41.It is something we can build on in future. It was important I guess for

:10:42. > :10:46.your players to show you and the fans that despite criticism during

:10:47. > :10:52.the week they had the Mettle, the personality to go out and show what

:10:53. > :10:58.they are really capable of. I knew that all the time. We've had a rough

:10:59. > :11:03.period now. We haven't lost so much but we haven't played well. We

:11:04. > :11:07.haven't lost and the cup is something you have to win, or you

:11:08. > :11:10.are out. It was a very important game today and now we are in the

:11:11. > :11:16.semifinal, the fourth time in two years. We'll do everything to get

:11:17. > :11:21.that trophy. Jim, commiserations. Could you have asked any more from

:11:22. > :11:26.your players, do you think? Not in terms of effort. The work ethic was

:11:27. > :11:30.fantastic. We made basic errors and that gave Celtic all the incentive

:11:31. > :11:34.they needed to win comfortably. From our point of view, I thought we

:11:35. > :11:38.started the game reasonably well, but the first couple of goals were

:11:39. > :11:48.basic. Celtic aren't good enough on their own to create chances without

:11:49. > :11:53.us handing them those opportunities. Celtic are good enough. I think

:11:54. > :11:57.Thomas lost the flight of the ball. If you give Leigh Griffiths that

:11:58. > :12:03.kind of chance, he's going to bury it. It is a misjudgment. When it

:12:04. > :12:07.happens to a team with the quality of Celtic, it gives the impetus to

:12:08. > :12:12.go and put the tie beyond you. The second goal as well. We had the ball

:12:13. > :12:16.in a comfortable area and lost it. Celtic capitalised on that. In the

:12:17. > :12:24.second half we asked the players to show better character and to dig in.

:12:25. > :12:31.If we lost 3-0, but overall Celtic were comfortable winners and we wish

:12:32. > :12:35.them well in the semifinal. Talking there about Thomas O'Ware's mistake.

:12:36. > :12:38.You'll see the highlights later tonight. Championship Morton had

:12:39. > :12:44.started pretty well in the game. But at the end of it all it is a really

:12:45. > :12:49.important win for Celtic. Crucial for Ronnie Deila. It's one of those

:12:50. > :12:54.games it was a potential banana skin for them. They've not performed

:12:55. > :12:57.particularly great. You heard Ronnie Deila there saying it himself.

:12:58. > :13:01.Having drawn a few games of late. It is one of those games where they are

:13:02. > :13:05.never going to get a huge amount of credit. They are expected to win. If

:13:06. > :13:10.they haven't come out with a victory they wee have been absolutely panned

:13:11. > :13:14.for it. It was a must-win. Something they are going to take a level of

:13:15. > :13:18.confidence from. They've got a real fight on their hands in the league

:13:19. > :13:22.and will be delighted to get through to the semifinal of the Scottish Cup

:13:23. > :13:26.and keep the hopes of a double alive. Do you get the feeling that

:13:27. > :13:29.Ronnie Deila's future is decided whatever snaps It's been a poor

:13:30. > :13:31.season for him. The European performances weren't good. The

:13:32. > :13:34.season for him. The European results not good either. I think

:13:35. > :13:38.he's had plenty of chances to close Aberdeen out. Aberdeen went through

:13:39. > :13:42.that bad patch, five games where I think it was four defeats and a

:13:43. > :13:45.draw. They should have closed Aberdeen out then. They have had

:13:46. > :13:50.other opportunities as well. Aberdeen's beaten them twice in the

:13:51. > :13:55.League Two. They are on their coat tails. I think a decision whether

:13:56. > :14:01.the Celtic manager stays or goes is in the balance isn't it, but I don't

:14:02. > :14:06.think the performances are meriting anything other than speculation to

:14:07. > :14:09.be had about his future. For me it is a strange circumstances, as

:14:10. > :14:14.Europe is where it's at in terms of the parameter of success or not. And

:14:15. > :14:19.there's no doubt it's not been a success. For me I think to myself

:14:20. > :14:22.surely the decision must have been made months ago. I would be

:14:23. > :14:27.surprised if they don't have a firm idea in their head what's going to

:14:28. > :14:31.happen. Let's remind ourselves what happened yesterday in the Scottish

:14:32. > :14:36.Cup quarterfinals. Let's see the goals. What an the goals. What an

:14:37. > :14:43.explosive start at Ibrox - Rangers against Dundee. Lots of intrigue how

:14:44. > :14:48.this would play out. After 14 seconds, Forrester blasted in, as

:14:49. > :14:55.Rangers set the tone from the start. They did. You see Harry Forrester's

:14:56. > :15:00.closing down of the whole of the left-back, that was indicative of

:15:01. > :15:03.the way they started the game. 14 seconds into the first start of the

:15:04. > :15:09.game. That goal in the second half as well. This was around the hour

:15:10. > :15:13.mark. Really good times to score. They were thoroughly dominant in the

:15:14. > :15:15.game. But Dundee had quite a few chances as well. There is no doubt

:15:16. > :15:19.that Rangers deserve to come away as chances as well. There is no doubt

:15:20. > :15:26.the victors. Ound.

:15:27. > :15:30.You know it is going to be a difficult afternoon for yourself, I

:15:31. > :15:35.am sure part Harley would be saying nothing silly in the first ten or 15

:15:36. > :15:38.minutes, and it is seconds you are talking about, and they are given

:15:39. > :15:45.Rangers the impetus and the confidence to go and dominate the

:15:46. > :15:49.game. You were in Dingwall yesterday, I heard you salivating

:15:50. > :15:53.about your Maccarone pie. What an important one for Dundee United.

:15:54. > :16:00.What a story this is. It was incredible how the game turns on the

:16:01. > :16:03.ordering offer. Off, you think the home side would dominate

:16:04. > :16:07.proceedings. But they haven't shown anything other than effort before,

:16:08. > :16:14.the ordering off. They have managed to get themselves back into the game

:16:15. > :16:19.here. This equaliser. But when Ross County get the penalty, the ordering

:16:20. > :16:22.off happens. It is slotted away, what, I don't know what he is

:16:23. > :16:26.thinking, he won't know what he was thinking either. He has switched off

:16:27. > :16:31.completely. Had to put in the challenge. Gets himself sent off and

:16:32. > :16:36.the whole game changes. Dundee United, you think they are going to

:16:37. > :16:37.have to play the game in their own penalty I box, anybody but, they

:16:38. > :16:44.have to play the game in their own started to play football. They

:16:45. > :16:49.started to pass. They threw men forward. Kept two up front as well.

:16:50. > :16:55.So positive and took the game to Ross County, and right at the death,

:16:56. > :17:00.Mackay sneaks, gets a header and that takes the tie for them. An

:17:01. > :17:05.incredible game of football. Billy Mackay who played down the road in

:17:06. > :17:08.Inverness with that late winner for Dundee United against Ross County in

:17:09. > :17:10.Dingwall. It might give them a Dundee United against Ross County in

:17:11. > :17:15.Springboard to the rest of the season. There is no doubt it can be

:17:16. > :17:18.a positive. It can only be a positive to come back and get the

:17:19. > :17:22.winner there is a huge amount of confidence to be taken from it. When

:17:23. > :17:27.you are in Dundee United's position you will cling on to any hope you

:17:28. > :17:32.get. Let us bring the attention back to game, it is 0-0 add half-time,

:17:33. > :17:37.between Hibs and Caley Thistle. How will it develop? Hibs will look for

:17:38. > :17:41.the same as they got for the majority of the first half. They

:17:42. > :17:43.will look to put Caley Thistle under pressure, keep the football going,

:17:44. > :17:46.keep creating chances, as far as pressure, keep the football going,

:17:47. > :17:50.Caley Thistle are concerned, I would like to see them passing the ball. I

:17:51. > :17:54.don't often say that about them, I think that have to play the ball a

:17:55. > :17:57.bit more direct, but they have played so many long balls, in the

:17:58. > :18:02.first half. It is unusual to see them doing that. I think John Hughes

:18:03. > :18:06.will ask them to play more football. Hibs have had the best chances of

:18:07. > :18:11.the first half. None taken for Alan Stubbs' team, goalless as we go into

:18:12. > :18:14.the second half of this fourth Scottish Cup quarterfinal. Craig

:18:15. > :18:16.patter and and Liam Macleod. Thank you. Caley Thistle to get us back

:18:17. > :18:23.under way. under way.

:18:24. > :18:27.-- Craig Patterson: The 131st season of the Scottish Cup Final is on

:18:28. > :18:35.Saturday 21st May. The semis will be played on the weekend of the 61th

:18:36. > :18:48.and 17th of April. It will be Inverness in the blue shooting south

:18:49. > :18:52.at Easter Road. Caley Thistle have just lost one of their last 13 cup

:18:53. > :18:57.at Easter Road. Caley Thistle have ties, to Dundee United. The holders

:18:58. > :19:00.up against it though. Hibs with the good chances, including from this

:19:01. > :19:04.man in the first half. David Gray, who is looking for Stokes. Flicked

:19:05. > :19:14.away by Warren. Stevenson. Testify Didn't quite work

:19:15. > :19:22.out for Henderson. Hibs shooting towards the Famous

:19:23. > :19:25.Five stand. Eneven that wonderful side couldn't

:19:26. > :19:27.win the Scottish Cup. Can the current Hibbies go all the way this

:19:28. > :19:34.season? current Hibbies go all the way this

:19:35. > :19:39.No further changes at the interval. Hibs were forced into bringing

:19:40. > :19:45.McGeouch off in the first half. His place in the team went to Niklas

:19:46. > :19:55.Gunnarsson. A new winter signing.

:19:56. > :20:00.Caley Thistle's tactics in the first half were the long high balls in the

:20:01. > :20:09.channels to work it through to Storey and Roberts.

:20:10. > :20:17.Wasn't really working, despite the tireless effort between the two.

:20:18. > :20:21.Given Hibs's record against top flight teams this season Hoare

:20:22. > :20:23.attest erode, they might be content with a replay, who knows.

:20:24. > :20:40.Keatings. Roberts winning it back off

:20:41. > :20:46.Fontaine. The guys were staying at the start

:20:47. > :20:50.of the interval Alan Stubbs will be the happier manager. We will bet to

:20:51. > :20:57.that in a moment because here is Keatings. Fon Williams holds on.

:20:58. > :20:59.Careless from Inverness. An excellent effort, terrific save,

:21:00. > :21:03.Caley Thistle guilty of overplaying in their own half. They don't want

:21:04. > :21:10.to knock it long. If they are going to play passes in there, if Hibs

:21:11. > :21:17.pick them off that will happen. You need to set it up and let fly. I was

:21:18. > :21:21.going to ask you about stub, he might be happier, they haven't

:21:22. > :21:23.managed to get their noses in front know You have to take your chance,

:21:24. > :21:28.managed to get their noses in front if you have a team hemmed in. You

:21:29. > :21:31.bet the ball in the back of the net. If you don't hurt them there is a

:21:32. > :21:34.chance they will bite you back. This has been the problem for Caley

:21:35. > :21:40.Thistle, they are playing long balls. The two markers, one spare,

:21:41. > :21:41.storry, Robert, earlier in the game were causing problems, they are not

:21:42. > :21:46.doing that just now. doing that just now.

:21:47. > :21:52.-- Storey. Thompson is in trouble.

:21:53. > :21:59.It appears so. He clutching on to his arm.

:22:00. > :22:05.Things so much better round these parts now that Kevin Thompson is

:22:06. > :22:09.become in Hibs colours for the third time in his career.

:22:10. > :22:14.Remember, the end of his second spell when he trooped off the pitch

:22:15. > :22:20.here after the play-off defeat to Hamilton, on penalties. It is night

:22:21. > :22:24.and day from those horrible times for the Hibs' supporters, I remember

:22:25. > :22:28.being at the back of this stand hearing the supporters howling their

:22:29. > :22:36.derision at the players and their then management team from behind us

:22:37. > :22:40.here in the main stand, and Alan Stubbs has brought the feel-good

:22:41. > :22:43.factor back There is a smile on the faces of the fans and the way the

:22:44. > :22:49.players are playing. There is a free. Do to go out and express

:22:50. > :23:01.yourself. Hibs with the high ball this time.

:23:02. > :23:06.Away by Devine. Stevenson. Stokes.

:23:07. > :23:12.It came off a hand there. Right on the 18-yard line.

:23:13. > :23:13.Hibs certainly think so. But Inverness got away with a very

:23:14. > :23:18.Hibs certainly think so. famous hand ball in the semifinal

:23:19. > :23:23.last season. A little kick out by Miles Storey as

:23:24. > :23:29.well. He and McGregor are coming together. There is no doubt Storey

:23:30. > :23:32.kicked out as McGregor. He has nicked him and nicked hill again,

:23:33. > :23:36.McGregor has turned round and they have come together. There a good

:23:37. > :23:42.chance the referee will book the pair of them for this.

:23:43. > :23:46.It is normally what happens. Frustration getting the better of

:23:47. > :23:50.miles storey. He has let them both off. Well done referee, I think here

:23:51. > :23:53.miles storey. He has let them both row will see there is a pull, a tug,

:23:54. > :23:57.then there is a kick. The referee sees that, Miles Storey will get

:23:58. > :24:03.booked. McGregor reacts and he is lucky not to get booked as well. The

:24:04. > :24:07.ball on the edge. It is just outside the box by the look of it. You can

:24:08. > :24:15.see Stokes reaction, he wanted the free kick.

:24:16. > :24:18.Didn't look as though the arm of Devine was natural, as Henderson

:24:19. > :24:27.fights Stokes. Good pressure by Hibs. Henderson's

:24:28. > :24:45.foul. Stokes to Hibs have got Caley Thistle rattled

:24:46. > :24:49.at the moment. They haven't get their passing game going at the

:24:50. > :24:52.moment. Hibs are pressing them high up the park.

:24:53. > :24:56.Inverness are playing long high balls, they are trying to get into

:24:57. > :24:58.attacking positions buzz they are knocking it about no problem

:24:59. > :25:00.seemingly deep inside their own knocking it about no problem

:25:01. > :25:06.half. That is causing half the problems.

:25:07. > :25:23.Poor from Vigurs. Gray's ball. Stokes.

:25:24. > :25:28.Blocked. Nicely worked by Stevenson back out to Stokes here. Keeper's

:25:29. > :25:32.ball. A poor ball and again from Stokes, straight at the goalkeeper,

:25:33. > :26:17.and to be fair, only Keatings looking to get on the end of that.

:26:18. > :26:28.Caley Thistle might be dragged back into the relegation positions.

:26:29. > :26:32.Kilmarnock as things stand are five points behind Inverness who slipped

:26:33. > :26:42.behind Motherwell, Motherwell winning at Hamilton.

:26:43. > :26:49.It has been -- that is for another day, of course. Stokes.

:26:50. > :27:02.Back to the Irishman. Gray. 1-0 Hibs. It is James Keatings and you

:27:03. > :27:08.have to say it has been coming. That exactly what Hibs were looking

:27:09. > :27:15.for, starred the second half well. Pressured Caley Thistle, now they

:27:16. > :27:19.have their reward and Anthony Stokeses played a huge part. Skill,

:27:20. > :27:25.Coll pose sure, Gray into Keatings and the ball was in the back of the

:27:26. > :27:31.net. It was a terrific goal. Stokes, great skill there. Perfect pass.

:27:32. > :27:35.Ball into the danger area, bang, back in to the net. They were

:27:36. > :27:39.weaving a tapestry on the edge of the box and the holders might just

:27:40. > :27:48.be teetering on the brink of elimination.

:27:49. > :27:54.Keatings has Hibs one foot in the semis. They are missing Jason

:27:55. > :27:58.Cummings today but it is their next top scorer to the fore. It is his

:27:59. > :28:08.eighth of the season. It might be the most important of all.

:28:09. > :28:14.Well they were building the pressure, that is for sure. They had

:28:15. > :28:19.golden opportunities in the first half.

:28:20. > :28:21.They have taken the first real clear-cut opportunity that was

:28:22. > :28:28.bestowed upon them in the second half and they had to work so hard to

:28:29. > :28:36.make that chance. And Keatings made no mistake. I mention testimonister

:28:37. > :28:41.early on, it has been a terrific job she has done, she arrived a couple

:28:42. > :28:44.of summers ago, and immediately set about sorting this place out.

:28:45. > :28:47.And this is another example of it. about sorting this place out.

:28:48. > :28:53.They are tormenting another top flight team.

:28:54. > :28:59.Think the fact that Hibs have pushed the boat out in terms of wages to

:29:00. > :29:02.allow Alan Stubbs to add strength and depth. You lose three players

:29:03. > :29:16.down the spine of your team and you still have this kind of performance.

:29:17. > :29:20.Stevenson, Warren is covering. Hibs will try and make hay now.

:29:21. > :29:26.Caley Thistle team who have struggled to score goals in recent

:29:27. > :29:32.time, you would think 2-0 behind would be beyond them. At least a

:29:33. > :29:44.team that is... Stokes goes for the near post.

:29:45. > :29:49.An unOtamendi -- unorthodox nature of the ball that caused the panic

:29:50. > :29:58.there. That is store Storey.

:29:59. > :30:03.There is no-one other than Roberts on the edge of the box. It's a

:30:04. > :30:09.corner. This will do Cally Thistle. Get out of your own half. It's the

:30:10. > :30:17.set piece again. Storey's got good taste. Gunnarson shows him wide,

:30:18. > :30:24.drives him to the line. Knocked back by McGregor but you can expect this

:30:25. > :30:28.to be whipped in again. That corner was a result for Storey, as there

:30:29. > :30:35.were no Inverness players waiting in the middle.

:30:36. > :30:50.We are going to have to wait, because Crawford Allen is

:30:51. > :30:57.We are going to have to wait, over. What's he got on his mind?

:30:58. > :31:07.Having a word with the fourth official.

:31:08. > :31:15.Finney is adamant that something has been said that was maybe out of

:31:16. > :31:28.turn. Not quite sure what was going on there, but Crawford Allen seems

:31:29. > :31:41.quite happy with things now. Anyway, Tansey swings it in.

:31:42. > :31:49.Inverness trying to put some pressure on. Just get in the Hibs

:31:50. > :31:54.half, trying to get balls into the box, the set pieces. They always

:31:55. > :32:06.look dangerous when they get the ball into the middle.

:32:07. > :32:13.David Gray deals with it. Similarly in the first half he didn't know

:32:14. > :32:18.what was going on behind him. There is no option there. Your first shot

:32:19. > :32:23.is maybe a bit of composure. Chest it back to the goalkeeper. When

:32:24. > :32:31.you've scored a goal to take the lead, you don't start taking

:32:32. > :32:44.chances. Tansey's ball. Punched clear.

:32:45. > :32:54.This is Cally Thistle's best spell of the second half. They will not

:32:55. > :33:29.give up the Scottish Cup without a fight. Danny Williams...

:33:30. > :33:47.On the hour mark, nudging in front through James Keatings. Having a

:33:48. > :34:11.decent little spell here. Cally Thistle began their season way

:34:12. > :34:19.back on 16th July. Their first ever foray into European football. Went

:34:20. > :34:28.out 1-0 on aggregate to the team from Romania. They'll have to win

:34:29. > :34:30.the Scottish Cup if they are to get back into the Europa League

:34:31. > :34:49.qualifiers. On this show so far Hibs look as

:34:50. > :35:00.they they've blown away the cobwebs of the back to back defeats. A

:35:01. > :35:06.yellow card for Warren. It is for complaining. He felt for a second

:35:07. > :35:11.time he had been body checked. He lambasted the linesman and the

:35:12. > :35:18.referee ran out of patience and he gave the yellow card. Gary Warren is

:35:19. > :35:22.not one of the Inverness players on suspension. He lost both Cally

:35:23. > :35:25.Thistle's major finals in recent times because of bans, including

:35:26. > :35:50.that famous day last May. McGregor, Stokes, Oxley and Thomson

:35:51. > :35:54.on yellow cards. Two strikes and you miss a round if you came in at round

:35:55. > :36:07.four. Developing a decent understanding,

:36:08. > :36:29.Keatings and Stokes today. I think he realised he has given the

:36:30. > :36:34.ball away and takes the contact, goes down, asked the referee the

:36:35. > :36:40.question, are you going to give me the free kick? He'll say it is an

:36:41. > :37:10.elbow, an arm across him, therefore that's a free kick.

:37:11. > :37:18.He's going into the book as well. I don't think Greg Tansey can really

:37:19. > :37:23.argue with that. If Inverness are to reach the semis, he will not be

:37:24. > :37:28.available. McGregor on the charge there. If you make a challenge

:37:29. > :37:34.you've got to get solid contact on the ball. Tansey throws himself in

:37:35. > :37:54.there, and a yellow card. Came in reasonably quick. Has to

:37:55. > :37:58.adjust, pulls the trigger quickly. Has to get this on target. McGregor

:37:59. > :38:47.did well to cut right across it. A bit scrappy out there. Hibs still

:38:48. > :38:50.with the lead as we approach the final quarter of this quarterfinal.

:38:51. > :38:56.Greg Tansey needs to be careful. He's thrown himself into another

:38:57. > :38:59.challenge. The referee has let it go, but when you've been booked,

:39:00. > :39:17.you've got to be careful. Having fewer players wouldn't

:39:18. > :39:22.necessarily faze Cally Thistle. Fewer players won't faze Inverness

:39:23. > :39:29.given they won here against Hearts with nine. At the moment you can see

:39:30. > :39:45.it is frustration. They can't get their front players involved.

:39:46. > :40:01.Just one goal in their last three, Inverness, at Dundee in a 1-1 draw.

:40:02. > :40:18.One game stands out since the new year. They beat Ross Ross County in

:40:19. > :41:16.January. Against Aberdeen they won 3-1. They were excellent that night.

:41:17. > :41:41.It all breaks down, as it has done for most of the afternoon for the

:41:42. > :41:45.visitors. I thought Hibs would take the goal, use that confidence and

:41:46. > :42:14.drive forward. Stokes is doing just that. He's done well.

:42:15. > :42:35.Gets it across for Stokes. Stokes can't get his head over it. Scored

:42:36. > :43:12.in his first two games for Hibs, at St Mirren and at Morton.

:43:13. > :43:20.Thomson to Keatings. Was he fouled? Yes, certainly a booking here.

:43:21. > :43:25.Another big decision for Crawford Allen. No doubt Keatings took a

:43:26. > :43:30.tumble there. The the referee says he's already gone down. No

:43:31. > :43:42.complaints from James Keatings. He is quite happy to accept that. It

:43:43. > :43:48.was a cheap yellow card though. It could cost him a yellow in a

:43:49. > :44:00.tournament. A yellow in the semis and they could miss a final.

:44:01. > :44:26.Hibs look pretty comfortable at the moment.

:44:27. > :44:37.As things stand, Hibs will be joining Rangers, Dundee United and

:44:38. > :44:39.Celtic on the draw. 4745pm on BBC Radio Scotland will bring you that

:44:40. > :44:53.In They are assing tale and they are live. David Gray fouled by Vigurs.

:44:54. > :44:57.In They are assing tale and they are usually good ate it. They haven't

:44:58. > :45:01.managed to string together three or four passes, a late challenge by

:45:02. > :45:05.Vigurs. Because David Gray is away from him here, you will find that is

:45:06. > :45:12.a yellow card. That is why you got the reaction from the Hibs fans.

:45:13. > :45:20.a yellow card. That is why you got Well, Liam Polworth off to be

:45:21. > :45:27.replaced by former Hibby Lewis Horner. He started his career here,

:45:28. > :45:37.he only played one, it was against Caley Thistle. There you go then.

:45:38. > :45:59.Horner right back where Polworth had been deployed.

:46:00. > :46:24.Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo is going to come on for Inverness. That is a

:46:25. > :46:29.tight call again. That is Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo. Started the fifth

:46:30. > :46:33.round game at Motherwell. Iain Vigurs is sacrificed.

:46:34. > :46:36.It is an attacking move. You have to get yourself back into the tie. You

:46:37. > :46:47.have to score a goal. Bring on somebody who is going to get forward

:46:48. > :46:49.and add to your attacking options. Born in Brussels although he

:46:50. > :46:56.represents Congo at international level. He has yesterday yet to get a

:46:57. > :47:00.cap. He is on now. Enough need something to fire for them.

:47:01. > :47:00.cap. He is on now. Enough need -- Inverness need something to fire

:47:01. > :47:44.for them. Roberts. Draper. Tansey to Tremarco.

:47:45. > :47:45.Will there be an end product? So often there hasn't been this

:47:46. > :48:19.afternoon for Inverness. Stevenson, he has become Mr

:48:20. > :48:22.Dependable for Hibs. His debut for Hibernian was 11 years

:48:23. > :48:28.Dependable for Hibs. ago now.

:48:29. > :48:32.Been round forever. He was Man of the Match in the 2007

:48:33. > :48:42.League Cup Final win over Kilmarnock.

:48:43. > :48:47.He is going to take this throw. Thompson loses out. This is Storey.

:48:48. > :48:53.He gives it away. It has been a thing of beauty out

:48:54. > :48:57.there. Hibernian will not care if it is there. They will be taking their

:48:58. > :49:03.place in the semifinal draw later on today. All about getting through.

:49:04. > :49:16.Stevenson. The game has got scrappy again.

:49:17. > :49:19.Caley Thistle have got on the ball by get into a position where they

:49:20. > :49:22.can put dangerous crosses into the box. Mark Oxley has not seen a lot

:49:23. > :49:30.of action. box. Mark Oxley has not seen a lot

:49:31. > :49:32.No stranger to a clean sheet mosque pox, -- Mark Oxley. 21 of them

:49:33. > :49:39.before today. Fon Williams has found them harder

:49:40. > :49:51.to come by. Just the seven for him.

:49:52. > :49:55.Those saves in the first half not doing his chances of a new deal at

:49:56. > :50:01.Caley Thistle any harm. Dean Brill on his way back from that

:50:02. > :50:05.horrific broken kneecap injure are he sustained last April. It is for

:50:06. > :50:13.Horner. . He has got it across. Back in the top bar.

:50:14. > :50:19.He steps up to the plate and the holders are right back in this tie.

:50:20. > :50:26.It is right out the blue for Caley Thistle, but that is what you get

:50:27. > :50:31.when you make a positive substitution. They are look to leaf

:50:32. > :50:35.it to go out for a goal kick, Caley Thistle refuse to give things up

:50:36. > :50:39.here, Horner gets it in and Mbuyi-Mutombo when it comes back to

:50:40. > :50:44.him, get it on the left foot and smash, into the back of the net.

:50:45. > :50:49.Good play down the right-hand side. Fresh leg, get to the by line. Hibs

:50:50. > :51:00.are struggling, and Mbuyi-Mutombo has a terrific finish.

:51:01. > :51:02.It is and wonderful moment for the highlander, despite David Gray's

:51:03. > :51:11.best efforts he couldn't keep it out.

:51:12. > :51:19.And Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo ensures that the holders' defence will go on

:51:20. > :51:24.now for at least. It's a good finish. It looked for a second, a

:51:25. > :51:27.split second adds though he dilly-dallied on it He didn't panic.

:51:28. > :51:32.You know when you have that little bit of time to set it up, and then

:51:33. > :51:34.an emphatic finish, he couldn't strike it any better. David Gray is

:51:35. > :51:38.on the line, but it has gone so strike it any better. David Gray is

:51:39. > :51:44.hard, he has no chance of keeping -- keeping that out.

:51:45. > :51:51.Someone took a bang here. I don't want to be on the receiving end of

:51:52. > :51:54.that, that cease for sure. Hibs were certainly on the receiving end at

:51:55. > :52:00.Mbuyi-Mutombo scores his second Inverness goal and they have both

:52:01. > :52:05.come in the Scottish Cup. He got a wonderful strike in the replay

:52:06. > :52:11.against Stirling Albion. He has certainly given the visitors a new

:52:12. > :52:14.dimension. Oxley has hardly had a save to make

:52:15. > :52:22.but he has had to pick the ball out of his net.

:52:23. > :52:33.Just over 11 to play. Is there to be a winner or or we

:52:34. > :52:38.going to a reply on the 16th? Stokes has gifted it straight back to Caley

:52:39. > :52:42.Thistle. They have the impetus right now. It

:52:43. > :52:46.is Roberts who is capable of the spectacular.

:52:47. > :52:50.Caley Thistle by-of-lifted by the goal. Looks like the fans are trying

:52:51. > :53:01.to finish this at the first time of asking.

:53:02. > :53:07.He is wondering how Hibs have let their lead go. After they got their

:53:08. > :53:11.noses in front, the phrase you used was they got into their shell a wee

:53:12. > :53:14.bit. That is what has happened here. They were flying at the start of the

:53:15. > :53:16.second half. They were pressing high up the pitch, they got their reward

:53:17. > :53:19.second half. They were pressing high and all of a sudden you start to

:53:20. > :53:23.think if we don't concede we are winning this game and you allow

:53:24. > :53:25.Caley Thistle to play in your half, and they get a ball into the box and

:53:26. > :53:57.they make you pay. It is back in the balance. Back in

:53:58. > :54:37.the melting pot. No saves from Fon Williams in the

:54:38. > :54:53.first half will come into bigger focus.

:54:54. > :55:03.Gary Warren. Robert, who has got it. Storey is going to keep this in.

:55:04. > :55:06.Gunnarsson is fortunate it was Kevin Thompson and not an opponent waiting

:55:07. > :55:22.on the edge of the box as he slipped.

:55:23. > :55:27.That is two in a row from Stokes. Draper.

:55:28. > :56:05.Warren to Horner. He is onside here.

:56:06. > :56:10.Storey. Not quite. He just doesn't catch it. Goes on to his left side.

:56:11. > :56:14.Goes for power, but it is a mis-hit and it is wide of the goal. Mark

:56:15. > :56:16.Oxley thought he was going to try and save it then he knows it is

:56:17. > :56:44.going wide. We did wonder how John Hughes...

:56:45. > :56:49.Tries to get close to last season's achievements. Third place, European

:56:50. > :56:54.football for the first time in the club's history. It would be a

:56:55. > :56:58.remarkable achievement to go back-to-back with the Scottish Cup.

:56:59. > :57:08.That doesn't happen very often these days.

:57:09. > :57:12.Williams! Williams! A great, that is a wonderful technique, and if it

:57:13. > :57:16.goes towards the top corner it might end up in the back of the net. It

:57:17. > :57:32.went straight to the goalkeeper but a lovely strike.

:57:33. > :57:37.Tansey left, Roberts right. Goes to Roberts.

:57:38. > :57:46.Pinch it back. Than is is a nice touch to take

:57:47. > :57:51.Tremarco out of the equation. Henderson, Keatings is ahead of him.

:57:52. > :58:06.Stokes. Another poor ball from Henderson, Keatings is ahead of him.

:58:07. > :58:09.Stokes. Approaching the final Fife minute, here is Keatings, slipped at

:58:10. > :58:16.the crucial time. Still alive. Shout for hand ball again.

:58:17. > :58:20.Nothing doing. As long as his arms are down I don't

:58:21. > :58:32.think the referee with give that. A good strike Keatings though.

:58:33. > :58:47.?NEWLINE McGregor couldn't afford take any chances there.

:58:48. > :59:00.Keatings, short, it is deflected against a player.

:59:01. > :59:06.Dagnall is going to replace Keatings. It is a striker's dream

:59:07. > :59:11.the way it came to him inside the box after wonderful build up play by

:59:12. > :59:16.Hibs. They are hoping a substitution might do the trick as it did for

:59:17. > :59:20.Caley Thistle. Dagnall still awaiting his first

:59:21. > :59:21.goal for the club. McGinn takes the free kick.

:59:22. > :59:44.Wasn't great. Since John Hughes made the change it

:59:45. > :59:47.has been a momentum swinger. Hibernian have the ball back but it

:59:48. > :00:47.was Draper who lost it. Hibs will be halfway through the

:00:48. > :00:56.League Cup final this time next week. Taking on Ross County.

:00:57. > :01:01.They hope to still be in the Scottish Cup as well when they do

:01:02. > :01:27.so. Thought he was going to go for it.

:01:28. > :01:31.Let's find out who today's Man of the Match is. Craig Paterson has the

:01:32. > :01:38.honour of deciding that. It's been a stuffy game. Hibs have dominated the

:01:39. > :01:46.majority of it. Hibs defence haven't performed well. McGregor has stood

:01:47. > :01:53.out for me. Me. Me. On one situations he's stood out, so Darren

:01:54. > :02:11.McGregor is my Man of the Match. Two minute to play of the 90. Will there

:02:12. > :02:17.be a hero? It's been a long old season for Hibernian as well as

:02:18. > :02:21.Inverness. Dreams of automatic promotion appear to have collapsed.

:02:22. > :02:24.Still loads to play for though. Still a potential cup double as well

:02:25. > :02:35.as promotion via the play-offs. Gunnarson as we go into the final

:02:36. > :03:03.minute of the I think you've got to credit Cally

:03:04. > :03:13.Thistle. They were under the cosh. Hibs got the goal. It was looking

:03:14. > :03:15.like a replay of Dingwall yesterday when Dundee United snatched it

:03:16. > :03:29.against Ross County late on. Henderson...

:03:30. > :03:36.McGinn brushed aside by Ross Draper. We are about to hear how much injury

:03:37. > :03:43.time is to be added on. It's just We are about to hear how much injury

:03:44. > :03:54.been confirmed that it is two minutes. It is looking like a replay

:03:55. > :03:58.all the way. That will annoy Alan Stubbs, whose team led relatively

:03:59. > :04:11.early in the second half. The strike by James Keatings.

:04:12. > :04:44.Rob rob starteded from an offside position there. We are into the

:04:45. > :04:52.final minute of this quarterfinal. This is

:04:53. > :05:16.Draper is asking a lot from Horner. Putting pressure on Fontaine. One

:05:17. > :05:22.final opportunity, it looks as though it is going to come from the

:05:23. > :05:29.holders. One last chance to get a ball in the box. Warren... Crawford

:05:30. > :05:34.Allen ends it 10 seconds early. These two get to do it all over

:05:35. > :05:38.again a week on westerns in Inverness. James Keatings gave Hibs

:05:39. > :05:43.the lead after Williams pulled off three wonderful saves in the first

:05:44. > :05:52.half. From Gray, Fontaine and from Stokes. And the second half

:05:53. > :05:56.substitute, Mutombo. The holders' grip on the Scottish Cup will

:05:57. > :06:02.continue until Wednesday week at least. A highly fought cup tie. Alan

:06:03. > :06:08.Stubbs will take his side to the Costa del Sol for the week now to

:06:09. > :06:13.prepare for the League Cup final. Cally Thistle can refocus as well.

:06:14. > :06:14.It finished here at Easter Road Hibernian 1, Inverness Caledonian

:06:15. > :06:26.Thistle 1. So they'll do it all again, these

:06:27. > :06:31.two, a week on Wednesday. Up in the Highlands capital. 1-1 the final

:06:32. > :06:39.score. Rangers, Dundee United and Celtic are already through to the

:06:40. > :06:44.semifinal draw. That is round about 4.45pm, BBC Radio Scotland for that.

:06:45. > :06:47.Let's hear from James Keatings. James, I would imagine frustration

:06:48. > :06:52.is the main emotion after that. Did you feel you had done enough to see

:06:53. > :06:56.it out? Definitely. Disappointing getting to that stage in the match

:06:57. > :07:01.and conceding. Thought I had done enough to see it out, but then I

:07:02. > :07:07.sneaked a goal. We'll be confident we can do our job. It looked like a

:07:08. > :07:12.real battle out there today? Yes, it was. Stop-start for fouls all the

:07:13. > :07:15.way through the match. A lot of good football played as well. A lot of

:07:16. > :07:20.good chances. We'll be more confident going into the next one.

:07:21. > :07:25.Frustration that you didn't see it out, because you created quite a few

:07:26. > :07:30.chances. Definitely. Obviously I had one disallowed as well. It came off

:07:31. > :07:35.the post, unlucky not to go in. But we'll take a lot of confidence from

:07:36. > :07:40.this game. We'll go to the replay and we'll be confident we can get

:07:41. > :07:44.the win. Darren, I mentioned to James there, such a battle, a

:07:45. > :07:52.hard-fought match. It was difficult. They are a really good team. We

:07:53. > :07:56.thought we could hold out. To lose a goal in the manner we did was

:07:57. > :08:00.unfortunate. But we'll do it again. A difficult time to lose that goal

:08:01. > :08:04.as well. It's always difficult, especially when the boys up front

:08:05. > :08:13.put in such a good shift. It is unfortunate that we concede, but

:08:14. > :08:20.we'll go again. James... Dar season the Man of the Match. Can you do the

:08:21. > :08:24.honours? Thank you chaps. It was no great surprise, because Hibs were

:08:25. > :08:29.battering at the door that the stage. They were. We spoke about the

:08:30. > :08:37.first half where Inverness started the brighter but Hibs had come into

:08:38. > :08:40.it, Hibs would have been the happier of the two. This is a really

:08:41. > :08:44.well-worked goal. James Keatings gets himself into a really good

:08:45. > :08:48.area. Good build-up play. Good interchange. Keatings plays it back

:08:49. > :08:54.off. Doesn't stand still. Gets himself into a really good area and

:08:55. > :08:58.finishes it well with his right foot, not his strongest foot. It

:08:59. > :09:01.gets them into a strong position. You heard him and Darren very

:09:02. > :09:06.disappointed not to manage to see the game out. I'm not so sure it is

:09:07. > :09:10.the same in terms of the Hearts game. They came flying back into the

:09:11. > :09:20.Hearts game with all the everyone us the of dragging it back to 2-2. This

:09:21. > :09:25.is the flip side. Hearts bitterly disappointed. They are going off now

:09:26. > :09:29.to the Costa del Sol. A couple of the players look like they need a

:09:30. > :09:35.rest or a break, as a few of them looked as if they are tiring. I was

:09:36. > :09:41.wondering how John Hughes would change the game. Lewis Horner

:09:42. > :09:43.created the goal and Mutombo finished it off. Fabulous

:09:44. > :09:49.substitutions from John Hughes. By finished it off. Fabulous

:09:50. > :09:53.the time he makes his substitutes doesn't look like Cally Thistle are

:09:54. > :10:01.going anywhere. Two wonderful goals. This one where Horner chases it.

:10:02. > :10:06.Great composure from Mutombo there. Gets himself into the perfect

:10:07. > :10:12.position. The timing of the run is excellent. He could have panicked

:10:13. > :10:17.but didn't. Picks his spot and drills into it the back of the net.

:10:18. > :10:22.It does take a deflection, but real composure here from the substitute.

:10:23. > :10:27.At that stage of the game with the two substitutes, it was very

:10:28. > :10:31.deserved. Inverness Caledonian Thistle managed to turn this game

:10:32. > :10:36.around completely, and that is striking of the highest order. I

:10:37. > :10:41.think what they've got to remember is if you are in the dug-out area

:10:42. > :10:46.think what they've got to remember don't go anywhere near John Hughes,

:10:47. > :10:51.as you might end up getting a cuff around the lughole, which he did

:10:52. > :10:57.from the manager. Delight turning into pain quickly there! You just

:10:58. > :11:02.want write them off. Hibs looked in command for big chunks of that

:11:03. > :11:06.second half And how precarious a one-nil lead in. Hibs were dominant.

:11:07. > :11:12.They were well on top. Inverness weren't playing particularly great.

:11:13. > :11:16.I'm going to interrupt you to hear from the man who scored the

:11:17. > :11:22.equaliser. A very happy man I would imagine? Yeah, very happy. We worked

:11:23. > :11:28.hard in this game. It was tough game. The opposition was strong as

:11:29. > :11:33.well. I didn't know the team, so I was a bit surprised. High-level

:11:34. > :11:41.football, full of fight. It was a battle. We was 1-0 down and then I

:11:42. > :11:46.came in. The gaffer asked me to try to be close to the box and try to do

:11:47. > :11:52.something from whenever they were on defeat. And from a superb pass from

:11:53. > :11:58.Jordon Robert, set me the ball brilliantly. I put the ball on my

:11:59. > :12:04.left foot and I shoot. Can you go on and win the replay? I don't want to

:12:05. > :12:09.talk about the next game. This game was already tough. We have to focus

:12:10. > :12:13.and work hard. We'll try the best to hold that cup to the club. Thank you

:12:14. > :12:18.for your time. Thank you. I think we'll have to take his word for it

:12:19. > :12:23.there that he is really happy! But obviously he is, and Inverness are.

:12:24. > :12:29.Does the momentum swing their way for the replay Michael? Michael?. I

:12:30. > :12:33.was talking about Darren McGregor and they did it against Hearts. But

:12:34. > :12:39.for me it is the flip. Inverness have the upper hand and it goes back

:12:40. > :12:45.to the Kali stadium. They are going to feel good about their chance. I

:12:46. > :12:48.was telling not long before the goal I saw John Hughes getting out of the

:12:49. > :12:52.side of the park and telling Inverness, get the ball down, pass

:12:53. > :12:57.its again. It became scrappy. They weren't in the game. Even for that

:12:58. > :13:04.10 minutes where they started to get the ball and pass it they were

:13:05. > :13:10.looking a bit tooth unless attack, until Mutombo came on. The goal was

:13:11. > :13:13.a really good bit of composure. Hearing him talk about Roberts

:13:14. > :13:18.there, good composure from him as well. In the end it was a deserved

:13:19. > :13:23.draw. Will Hibs be disappointed they haven't put it to bed? Absolutely.

:13:24. > :13:27.They've got home advantage, got a crowd behind them. They have had

:13:28. > :13:30.played well. They had opportunities in the first half. That's a telling

:13:31. > :13:33.point. When you've got the opportunities you've got to take

:13:34. > :13:36.them. Hibs didn't take the opportunity that they created when

:13:37. > :13:42.they were on top of the game. Game. They paid the price for that. Will

:13:43. > :13:47.you be able to watch that all over again if you fancy tonight the best

:13:48. > :13:52.of that match, on Sportscene highlights programme tonight. Which

:13:53. > :13:56.includes as well as the four Scottish Cup quarterfinals at 10.0,

:13:57. > :13:58.Hamilton, Motherwell and Hearts against Partick Thistle as well.

:13:59. > :14:01.More live football from us next against Partick Thistle as well.

:14:02. > :14:06.Sunday afternoon. You won't want to miss that one. Hibs back in action

:14:07. > :14:08.Sunday afternoon. You won't want to against Ross County this time in the

:14:09. > :14:12.Scottish League Cup final at Hampden. Our coverage kicks off

:14:13. > :14:16.Scottish League Cup final at half past 2. The League Cup final

:14:17. > :14:21.live on the BBC. Hibs thought they were heading for the Scottish Cup

:14:22. > :14:24.semifinals as well here today, but Inverness had other ideas. The

:14:25. > :14:29.Scottish Cup holders. These two will have to do it all over again. From

:14:30. > :14:32.all of us here at Easter Road, bye for now.