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Hello, good evening and welcome to Sportscene. It's unbelievable,

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unbelievable! It's a spectacular goal in the Derby. That shot is an

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unbelievable! It's a spectacular absolute beauty! Is this a bit of

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history? It is! This is history, Highland history.

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Success and failure draw their own images. Here two teams on the long

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journey to the place where neither are strangers. Hibernian wait for

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Scottish Cup success, at least 112 years. A team from the capital

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looking for a chance to erase the hurt from the past. And from the

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Highlands, the champions. Sensational! Sculpted success still

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fresh in their minds. One club hoping for a great repeat. The other

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for liberation from heart-break. Unbelievable! Hibernian snatched it!

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The picture will soon be complete. The drawing later on today will be

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for the semifinals of the William Hill Scottish Cup. Rangers and

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Dundee United are already there. Two places in the last four still

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available. One of them can be settled right here at Easter Road.

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It is the League Cup finalists against the Scottish Cup holders. It

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is Hibernian against Inverness Caledonian Thistle to give them

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their Sunday names, and it is live here on the BBC. Shy say at this

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point if you are a cycling fan and you don't want to be saddled with

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Button from 2 o'clock. Otherwise it is eyes down for the continuing

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story of the Scottish Cup quarterfinal weekend. At half-time

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story of the Scottish Cup we'll show you nine goals scored

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yesterday in the first two quarterfinals in Ibrox and Dingwall.

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The third quarterfinal has just about finished at Celtic Park.

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Ronnie Deila's team will be in the draw at a quarter to five today in

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the semifinals of the competition. They are 3-0 up, with Mackay Steven.

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There've been highs and lows for Hibs in the past few weeks. This was

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a high for them. 2-2 in the Derby at Tynecastle. 1-0 Hibs in the replay.

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Jason Cummings scored the only goal here. But since then three defeats

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on the bounce in the championship against Morton, against Dumbarton.

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This is at Palmerston against Queen of the South. Inverness Caledonian

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Thistle are the Scottish Cup holders. They kept their defence on

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track with a late winner, a spectacular winner at Fir Park from

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Patrick ctacular winner at Fir Park Patrick ctacular winner at Fir Park

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-- from Jordon Roberts. A howler from Tansey contributing to a 2-0

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win for Hearts. As for Inverness, it leaves them five points off second

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bottom place. At the end of the season, second bottom place in the

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Premiership will mean the relegation play-offs. Inverness Caledonian

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Thistle do not want to be there, play-offs. Inverness Caledonian

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that's for sure. Willie, they are unpredictable, you are never sure

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what you are going to get from Inverness. Absolutely. They are a

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strong side. They are a side that like to play football. They maybe

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overplay the ball at times. They don't score a lot of goals. It

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hasn't been a great season for them. But they are the holders of the cup.

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They've got the experience of last year behind them and they are more

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than capable of coming away with a year behind them and they are more

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victory. But I think it is going to be a really tight game. It has

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finished 3-0. Celtic against Morton. What effect, Michael, do the three

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defeats in a week have on Hibs? It will have some effect on the

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mentality and the psyche of the Hibs team. I've spoken about it myself in

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terms of the atmosphere that's been around this place for a number of

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years, and the great work that Alan Stubbs has done to eradicate that.

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To a certain degree, the negativity, the fragility. But on the back of

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three defeats like that, such a contrast to the rest of the season,

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it will have shocked the players a little bit. And the supporters as

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well. It is a really big game today to try to put a stop to that.

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Especially with such a big game next week for Hibs as well. I see this

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game as being vital for that. The league, Alan Stubbs has said this

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himself, they are going to win the league and they've got the play-offs

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to look forward to. In playing towards keeping that winning

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mentality going into the play-offs at the end of the season. A lot of

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interest then on what Alan Stubbs' team selection was going to be. He's

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made three changes from Tuesday night in Dumfries. Top scorer Jason

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Cummings is suspended, so are Paul Hanlon and Marvin Bartley. Martin

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Boyle drops the bench. Incoming Kevin Thomson.

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Let's hear from the two managers. Alan, I know you have some

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suspensions to deal with but that still looks like a pretty strong

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side. Yes, it does. Obviously we've known about the suspensions for a

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few weeks now and the players coming in, I'm pretty sure they'll do just

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as good a job as the ones that we are missing today. It is a massive

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week coming up for you. I wonder, given what's been happening in the

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league, if psychologically today could be about more than Scottish

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Cup progression. I wouldn't think so. Obviously today is important. It

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is a cup game. It's the most prestigious competition in Scotland.

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It's one that we want to do really well in. But I've got to say it's

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the same priority as other games. We want to do well in every game. We've

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had a disappointing week, considering our standards, but since

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the start of the season, it's the first time I've said. That I think

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that tells you how well we've done. Today is another chance to try and

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progress in the competition. John, it is a pretty settled starting XI.

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You have faith in these guys don't you? Yes, I trust them. We've

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prepared the game as best we canment hopefully we can plenty the stuff

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we've worked on. What must you do right today? Score a goal, keep a

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clean sheet. That's it, honestly. It will be a lively game. They are two

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good football teams and we have to express ourselves. We are at our

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best when we are underdogs. When the boys run out for kick-off, I'm sure

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that will galvanise us and inspire you. If we go on the ball and pass

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it I think we can give Hibs a right good game and give them a hard time

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off it. We've got to get the ball in the back of the net. After the

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Hearts game some of the stuff was really good. All the work has been

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done on better movement and bodies getting in the box. Hopefully that's

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the case we'll get plenty of the ball, plenty of supply and hopefully

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somebody takes a chance. John, good luck. Thank you. Three places

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already taken in the Scottish Cup semifinals. Earlier today Celtic

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against Morton. Celtic comfortably into the Scottish

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Cup semifinals this afternoon. They never looked in any danger of losing

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out to Jim Duffy's side, who fell behind in 14th minute following a

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mistake by Thomas O'Ware which was punished by Leigh Griffiths scoring

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his 34th goal of the season. After that, Celtic were well on top. .

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Gary Mackay-Steven, and then they were never threatened by the

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championship side Morton. The only downside for Celtic a

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serious-looking injury on the stroke of half-time to Stefan Johansen. But

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otherwise it was a positive afternoon for Celtic. They finished

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comfortable winners by three goals to nil. It is all about the fourth

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quarterfinal now. Hibs here against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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quarterfinal now. Hibs here against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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Michael has spoken about the impact of the three defeats in a week for

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Hibs. What about the absence of Jason Cummings, is it a big chance

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for Anthony Stokes? Obviously it is. Anthony Stokes is a proven goal

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scorer. His career's been off the rails a little bit, so he's trying

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to get that back and sorted out. There is no doubt about his ability.

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Anthony Stokes can score goals. He's done it on many occasions. Fantastic

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for Celtic. Two cup winners as well. Medals he's got too. He's got a bit

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of history behind him, he's got the experience and the ability. Now it

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is up to him to step up to the plate and give the Hibs give the Hibs fans

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what they want - and that's goals. On the other side, Greg Tansey, when

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you look at this Inverness Caledonian Thistle team selection,

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he's the guy that can really make things happen for them isn't he?

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There is no doubt, there's a huge plus that they managed to keep a

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hold of him in January. Aberdeen were sniffing around him. John spoke

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about that when he managed to keep hold of Tansey, because he was

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central to everything that John Hughes wants to do with the team. He

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likes to play through the lines, pass the ball. Greg Tansey starts a

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lot of things off for Inverness. He's got a great range of passing.

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He is capable of popping up with a goal or two. He's got a fantastic

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strike on him, and wo. He's got a fantastic strike on him, and set

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plays as well - corners and free kicks. He's a huge player for

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Inverness. If they are to get something today, he will be vital.

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What helps is that recent memory of having won the competition. That

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must drive you on to do the same again? It is so important. When you

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can look back to last season and realise that you managed the win the

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cup, that gives you great confidence going into the competition. You are

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holders of it, you've done it before. That experience is vital.

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I've been there myself and it is vital. You've got to use that. It

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hasn't been a great season in the league for Cally Thistle, but in the

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FA Cup, the big cup, one that everybody looks forward to at the

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end of the season, they have done it before. And now they've got an

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opportunity to get to the semifinal, take another step. They are capable

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of doing out but they do have to perform this afternoon. Having won

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the Scottish Cup, I look at Inverness now and think the deeper

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they go into the competition the more you will rely on that last ion

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the more you will rely on that last year as an incentive - you know,

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we've done this, we are getting deeper into the competition, we can

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do this. Is that something you have thought yourself? Once you've done

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it once it gives an inner core belief that you can go on and do it

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again. It is not easy. John Hughes will know it is not easy and you've

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got to perform, but it gives you belief that you can do it again.

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Have Hibs been hampered, Michael, being being so active in all three

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competitions domestically they've been involved in? This is them this

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the quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup. They have had the League Cup

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final to look forward to. Plus promotion. That's got to be the

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number one priority. There's positives and negatives to the

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situation you talk about there. I'm pretty sure that Alan Stubbs would

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not change anything in terms of being in the two cup competitions,

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but I do think that off the back of so many big Games in the last month

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or so they have had a mental drop. It is difficult to maintain that

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consistency. You look at the start of the season. It with a as little

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bit shaky. And they've chased Rangers relentlessly up to the last

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week. It is tiring to keep that mental strength all the way through.

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I think having had the cup competitions where they've played

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against top flight competition and done very well, that tiredness has

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against top flight competition and kicked in at the back of it. There's

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the negative. The positive is they've still got the play-offs in

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the league to look forward to and they are still in both cup

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competitions, which will be a huge positive for them. More from Willie

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and Michael at half-time. It is eyes down here for the fourth of the

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quarterfinals we know already. Rangers, Dundee United and Celtic

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are into the draw at 4.45. Commentators Craig Paterson and Liam

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MacLeod. are into the draw at 4.45.

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Commentators Craig Paterson and Liam MacLeod. Thank you Rob. Good

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afternoon to you from Easter Road. We are in Leith, the League Cup

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finalists against the Scottish Cup holders for the last semifinal

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places. The hosts currently on one of their worst runs since Alan

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Stubbs was installed as manager. They had been on am impressive

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streak of win defeat in 28. Since dumping Hearts in the replay here in

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the last round they have struggled and indeed have been beaten in their

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last three championship games. It is a tailspin that Alan Stubbs knows

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must end today. This can still be a wonderful season for the hibbies.

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Stubs without the considerable goal-scoring exploits of top goal

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scorer Jason Cummings today after his red card against Hearts. Marvin

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Bartley is also banned. Roberts comes back in today. Horner

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goes back to the bench with Polworth moving to right back.

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Bag Nel, Boyle, El Alagui can all provide goals later on if required.

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It is good to see Richie Foran back in the squad after a horrible couple

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of years battling injury. Crawford Alan is in charge today.

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Stubbs and Hughes, both aiming for glory.

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The second Scottish Cup meeting between these two. Two. The only ore

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one saw Hibs win in the the Fourth Round. How time fly, -- flies. Caley

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Thistle unbeaten in their last seven against the green and white side of

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Edinburgh. Rangers are there, Dundee United are

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there. Celtic are there, will it be Hibs or Inverness who will complete

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that quartet and be in the draw for the semis which will be made once we

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are done here. Hibs looking to begin on the front foot.

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Craig Patterson is with me. What kind of match are you expecting?

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Both these teams from better suited to going forward than trying to

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

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because they will try to play front foot football will get almost

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guaranteed goals this afternoon. Talking about the poor form the Hibs

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have found themselves in, their points aren't cooking with gas

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either. Five points above the relegation

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play-off mark. If they can retain their trophy, stay in the top

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flight, it is still an excellent campaign -- campaign given all that

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John Hughes has had to deal with. They have a corner.

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They don't want to concede this early. Soically this in the blue.

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Shotting to the Famous Five end. Hibs in the tradition Al Green and

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white. Having to do some defending, in the infancy of this game. It

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wasn't a bad corner either from Tansey. It had led to another one,

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that is who you have to do, get the ball way. If it up and over your

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bar, he had to deal with it and he dealt with it well.

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Iain Vigurs over to take this one. Here it comes.

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That is another terrific ball in. Puts defenders under pressure. Gray

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gets an arm on. One or two shouts for a penalty, the referee having

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none of it. It has been all change. Incredible.

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Richie Foran, Aaron Doran they have been out injured for much of the

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season, that has hampered them. That is why they have been so

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inconsistent. Kevin Thompson who won this come its

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with Rangers in 2008, back for a third spell at his first club. He

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has lost out and it is moved over by Danny Williams, to Polworth.

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Miles Storey who is on loan from Swindon Town.

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Good play by Polworth. I might fancy this himself. He tries

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to tee up Storey instead. Just looked like it was opening up for

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Liam Polworth. As I said he is begin the game at

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right back. Some of his best work this season has been in and round

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the position box. He scored a few goals. I am surprised he didn't pull

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the trigger there. Just try your luck. Scored at Pittodrie. He scored

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in an unbelievable goal with three or four goals in the last few

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minute, an astonishing 4-3 win. Polworth coming one a last gasp

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winner. Here is Storey. He will glean Inverness's third corner kick.

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It has been a good start. Storey, when he gets one-on-one he has to

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take on defenders. McGregor does well to take it back, but he has

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given away another corner kick. He struggled a bit with the previous

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Tansey corner from this side. Here he goes again.

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Knocked off the line, it was John McGinn.

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Keatings was trying to work it into the path of Stokes there, first

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time. It has been a good start by

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Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Danny Williams, Roberts, Polworth

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recovers. Tansey the up and under. The referee not happy with the

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challenge by Storey. Think it has been a good start

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fromically thisling. 50-50 they are winning, playing in the Hibs half.

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They look keen to get the ball. -- from Caley Thistle. Hibs 14 points

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behind Rangers in the Championship. Falkirk usurped them in second place

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yesterday. They played a game more than Hibs

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but the Bairns have the points on the board. That is poor from

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McGregor. Roberts nicked it off him. It is Jordan Roberts. Good recovery

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McGregor. He gives the ball away but he does

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well. This is good recovery pace, I thoughts was in there but long right

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leg gets him the challenge. With the League Cup Final next week,

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Hibernian, we have that to look forward to. But they are up against

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it. Right at this time. Tans sip again. Keep ever thought

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about it. Changed his mind. -- Tansey. Away by Stevenson.

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It is Williams. And Polworth. Away it goes.

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Fon Williams, first touch for him, I think.

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Good football. Inverness, who didn't perform to their best across the

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capital this midweek when they lost to Hearts.

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Storey. Too much on hip. Certainly looked like a team shot on

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confidence, Caley Thistle. Knocking the ball about, even round their own

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goal area. What a fine winner he is having.

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Scored the winner against St Johnstone.

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Up against the other high land team at the national stadium next week,

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Ross County. Hibs trying to settle. They have

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struggled to do so. McGeouch. Henderson.

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A push there by Tremarco, on Keatings.

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He gets far too close, when the ball was played up to a strike e if he is

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ahead of you, if you touch him, there a good chance the referee will

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award the free kick. He tried to take that quickly there.

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Tremarco, who was sent off in last season's final. Let off the hook,

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thanks to that late, late James Vincent winner.

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So Liam Henderson and John McGinn over it. Henderson has scored,

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generally from the other side of the box before.

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Henderson. Keeper does enough. Not once but

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twice. It is still in there. Still in Inverness can't get it clear.

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They will now. Thatted all the way a Hibs opener.

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Somehow Caley Thistle got away with it. They are on the counter. This is

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a chance for them. Polworth goes... Incredible. Incredible piece of

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action, you are talking end to end football. Polworth, he has to make a

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pass or take on the last defender. I don't know which he shoots from

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there. The goalkeeper saves a couple of times. Pinball all over the place

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there. The goalkeeper saves a couple and Caley Thistle get it clear and

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on the break they should have made Hibs pay. Two fabulous saves from

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Owain Fon Williams. Brilliant. McGeouch has to store, if he doesn't

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Fontaine has to. Inverness had Hibs under the cosh to start with. The

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best two chances of the match fall to the Hibbies.

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Roberts. The way it goes eventually by

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Fontaine. It is horrible for hundred to dephenomenon.

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-- for him to defend. You thought for a moment there that

:26:50.:26:58.

Fontaine was going to try and take a touch inside his own six yard box. I

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know. Early in the game, managers tell you don't make mistake, don't

:27:04.:27:07.

gift the opposition, that is an incredible scramble at the other

:27:08.:27:10.

end. It is a good ball, a free header. Shouldn't be scoring from

:27:11.:27:14.

there, take nothing away from the goalkeeper, the first save was good.

:27:15.:27:16.

To get up and react twice, the third goalkeeper, the first save was good.

:27:17.:27:21.

time, absolutely brilliant. He fancies a place at Euro 2016

:27:22.:27:27.

Owain Fon Williams with Wales. Every chance if he continues doing that.

:27:28.:27:38.

He does capped against the Dutch in a friendly after the European

:27:39.:27:46.

qualifiers were done, last November. McGeouch beats Roberts to it but

:27:47.:28:01.

Draper is there. Colossal figure of Ross Draper in

:28:02.:28:11.

that Caley Thistle midfield. Keatings wins the free kick.

:28:12.:28:15.

Devine who is protesting. I think defenders think if you get

:28:16.:28:18.

there quickly you don't go to ground and you get a foot in, that is fair

:28:19.:28:21.

play, as often as not somebody goes and you get a foot in, that is fair

:28:22.:28:24.

down, the referee gives the free kick.

:28:25.:28:28.

Hibs keen to get things going. Henderson again.

:28:29.:28:35.

Great play by McGinn. At least it was. Gray might still

:28:36.:28:45.

keep it in, he has done. It looked like that ball had gone.

:28:46.:28:50.

The final ball, the important bit, he hangs it on the back post instead

:28:51.:28:53.

of sticking it in the danger area. he hangs it on the back post instead

:28:54.:28:59.

lovely turn by Stokes. He is unlucky. It is turned home any way

:29:00.:29:04.

but the flag is up and it won't count.

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Magical play from Stokes. You can see Alan stubs' face, he can't

:29:17.:29:19.

believe it. He is so quick but he pulls the trigger and he might be

:29:20.:29:24.

just offside, linesman has a great view of that. Caley Thistle players

:29:25.:29:26.

protest and they get their way. A great decision by Alan Stubbs to

:29:27.:29:39.

work the space for himself. A fabulous skill to make the turn and

:29:40.:29:45.

get the shot. He was so unlucky. That might be another brilliant

:29:46.:29:50.

save. Unfortunately Hibs player thinks he's helped himself to a free

:29:51.:29:56.

goal, but offside. That was a great angle there to see that. It did

:29:57.:30:00.

goal, but offside. That was a great appear as though Williams got his

:30:01.:30:14.

fingertips to it. It's Draper. Decisive by David Gray. It looked as

:30:15.:30:18.

though there was a moment when he and his keeper were going to leave

:30:19.:30:22.

it to the other. The goalkeeper doesn't say you've got time to chest

:30:23.:30:24.

it back. You deal with as a defender it back. You deal with as a defender

:30:25.:30:30.

- one touch and get it out of the pack. Everyone ball from this side

:30:31.:30:35.

has been whipped into that front post by Greg Tansey. They've been

:30:36.:30:41.

terrific corners. Greg Tansey scoring a wonderful free

:30:42.:30:43.

terrific corners. Greg Tansey against Hearts a couple of years

:30:44.:30:48.

back. Might even have been his first game back at Cally Thistle. And not

:30:49.:30:53.

for the first time John McGinn clears. He's been really effective

:30:54.:31:01.

in there, John McGinn. Not noted for his defensive abilities, but that

:31:02.:31:06.

ball comes in and it's a dangerous area. If you are a defender, you've

:31:07.:31:09.

got be dealing with it. Just three wins in 17 for Hibs

:31:10.:31:33.

against Inverness. Different personnel over that time.

:31:34.:32:00.

Miles Storey surprised Callum McGregor. WHITE Miles Storey

:32:01.:32:08.

surprised Callum McGregor. -- Darren McGregor. He gets the goal kick, but

:32:09.:32:16.

the defenders have got to work together. This Inverness team is

:32:17.:32:26.

more than capable of going all the way again this season. They played

:32:27.:32:32.

Celtic a week ago and lost 3 nothing. They should have been at

:32:33.:32:41.

least 2-up themselves. Jordon Roberts in the second half missed a

:32:42.:32:47.

one on one with greying Gordon and Celtic racked up a 3 nothing

:32:48.:32:52.

victory. Inverness as good as anyone has been at Celtic Park this season.

:32:53.:32:57.

On their day they are as good as anyone. If John has his 11 best

:32:58.:33:03.

players on the park they are a hard team to beat.

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That's gone John McGinn's way. It often a coin toss when that kind of

:33:13.:33:18.

That's gone John McGinn's way. It challenge is made isn't it. I wasn't

:33:19.:33:23.

100% sure that was a free kick. Ross Draper eased it under the ball but

:33:24.:33:29.

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

:33:30.:33:33.

though. Henderson takes the free kick. It should be the keeper's.

:33:34.:33:43.

That kind of free kick needs to be whipped in quicker. If you give it

:33:44.:33:45.

air... He's a good goalkeeper. David whipped in quicker. If you give it

:33:46.:33:57.

Gray, we've only played 17. Vigurs. Roberts trying to better his goal in

:33:58.:34:24.

the last round at Fir Park. And Hibs know he's capable. You've got to

:34:25.:34:28.

close him down too quick. That was far too much time given to him to

:34:29.:34:31.

set his sights. A former Hibs boss and player. A big

:34:32.:34:51.

Hibby as well back in the day. Trying to plot his old team's

:34:52.:35:01.

downfall. It's not just the injuries that John Hughes has had to put up

:35:02.:35:07.

with. They lost some serious talent from his ranks. Watkins went back

:35:08.:35:17.

down south. And Billy McKay before that, of course.

:35:18.:35:25.

But for their brief spell tough top flight it's within not a bad 12

:35:26.:35:31.

years since Inverness were first promoted to Scottish football's big

:35:32.:35:35.

league. You can see how powerful they are when you look at the head

:35:36.:35:40.

to head. Against Hibs over the years Cally Thistle are well ahead, just

:35:41.:35:44.

getting better and better. Dan Carmichael had a big say against

:35:45.:37:02.

Motherwell in round five. The ball was turned home into his own net by

:37:03.:37:10.

Declan McManus. His own net by Declan McManus. -- by Steve McManus.

:37:11.:37:22.

They are trying to get Storey and Roberts. And McGregor has had to

:37:23.:37:29.

come from the centre defensive post. They like to drag the defences out,

:37:30.:37:33.

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

:37:34.:37:39.

got to get central. Cally Thistle are on the build-up, the two front

:37:40.:37:43.

players are happy to go out and get on the ball and drive the defenders.

:37:44.:38:18.

Hibs are currently three points better off than they were at this

:38:19.:38:21.

stage last season. Finished second. Everyone knows how long they have

:38:22.:38:43.

had to wait for Scottish Cup glory. They have been there or thereabouts

:38:44.:38:50.

over the last 10 or 15 years. A good change of pace by McGinn.

:38:51.:39:00.

Stokes trying to run by Warren there. That's no mean feat if he can

:39:01.:39:08.

manage it. Dylan McGeouch is not moving welling. Manage it. Dylan

:39:09.:39:12.

McGeouch is not moving welling. -- not moving well. Made an

:39:13.:39:23.

unintentional move with Iain Vigurs. A poor final ball again. More than a

:39:24.:39:44.

quarter into this cup tie now. Who is the happier manager? I think

:39:45.:39:49.

Inverness started better. Now Hibs have got parity and it is even

:39:50.:39:55.

Stevens. But Dylan McGeouch looks like he's pulled something. You can

:39:56.:39:58.

see from his reaction he's not happy. He's been injured. He doesn't

:39:59.:40:04.

want to go off, but Hibs can't afford passengers.

:40:05.:40:17.

The Hibs bench today: Farid El Alagui, Niklas Gunnarson, Shaw and

:40:18.:40:30.

Donaldson. Anthony Stokes is struggling a bit.

:40:31.:40:43.

Time for a change. Is it going to be a like-for-like change? Niklas

:40:44.:40:52.

Gunnarson is going to come on. He is capable of playing midfield. He can

:40:53.:40:57.

also play full-back or centre-back, so Alan Stubbs has options. He can

:40:58.:41:02.

stick him in that central area. But Dylan McGeouch, there is no

:41:03.:41:07.

challenge there. He's pulled up and looks like another muscle strain.

:41:08.:41:18.

Bad news for Hibs. Niklas Gunnarson, the Norwegian, on loan from his

:41:19.:41:32.

homeland club. 6 foot 2 defender is replacing Dylan McGeouch. Defensive

:41:33.:41:38.

play, set pieces, Cally Thistle have put some magnificent corners. Extra

:41:39.:41:41.

height will be a help. It's been a season

:41:42.:42:01.

punctuated by injury problems for Dylan McGeouch. So it looks like

:42:02.:42:08.

three centre-backs, Gunnarson alongside McGregor and Fontaine.

:42:09.:42:12.

That will push Stevenson into the line. A system they've used many

:42:13.:42:19.

times, of the not an ideal change but Hibs will certainly cope.

:42:20.:42:31.

Good pressure by James Keatings. When you've got two markers and one

:42:32.:42:44.

spare, you get tight with your man to stop them dominate. O stop them

:42:45.:42:48.

dominate. -- stop them dominating. Anthony Stokes into the wide area. A

:42:49.:43:33.

good ball from Stevenson. The defender gets across, but does this

:43:34.:43:39.

go out? It is difficult to tell, but a chance for Niklas Gunnarson. Away

:43:40.:43:44.

by Vigurs. Great corner by Henderson. Going to get a second

:43:45.:43:52.

bite of the cherry. Roberts is all over him. Another corner. Two big

:43:53.:44:04.

centre-backs off already. I thought they might throw the big fella off

:44:05.:44:10.

to add to the mix. It is deeper this time from Henderson. Oh, now then.

:44:11.:44:22.

Crawford Allen has given Hibs the decision but it is outside the box I

:44:23.:44:25.

think, according to the ref. That's a tough one to call from his angle.

:44:26.:44:31.

Gets there first, Henderson flicks the ball and then there was

:44:32.:44:36.

definitely a contact there. Might just be on the line. I think the

:44:37.:44:41.

referee has given the defender the benefit of the doubt. Where does the

:44:42.:44:46.

contact take place? It could be right on the line couldn't it.

:44:47.:44:48.

That's a tough one. Liam Polworth has gone into the book

:44:49.:45:01.

for that clip. Henderson, does he fancy going for

:45:02.:45:04.

it himself here in the angle is against him. That top corner must be

:45:05.:45:11.

pretty tempting. Away by Draper.

:45:12.:45:21.

McGinn. Good play by Kevin Thompson.

:45:22.:45:27.

Blood-and-thunder, that what you want to see in a cup tie. It is a

:45:28.:45:33.

good old fashioned cup tie. You have to love that, it is a thumping

:45:34.:45:38.

challenge and they both get up with a smile on their face. This is a

:45:39.:45:42.

belter. Two players go for the ball. Great.

:45:43.:45:52.

Hike stakes football match here.. The draw at the semifinals will be

:45:53.:45:59.

made at 4.45 this afternoon, you will be able to catch that on sports

:46:00.:46:05.

sound on BBC Radio Scotland, once we are done at Easter Road.

:46:06.:46:12.

Could be that these two are both in it later, if we are going to a

:46:13.:46:16.

replay. That would be Wednesday week, 16th.

:46:17.:46:22.

replay. At the Caledonian Stadium, if

:46:23.:46:25.

needed. Half an hour in.

:46:26.:46:33.

Hibs have shaded it as far as chances are concerned.

:46:34.:46:38.

And a flash point between Draper and Thompson. Draper trying to defuse

:46:39.:46:44.

And a flash point between Draper and it. It is getting feisty, I have no

:46:45.:46:47.

problem with that, it adds to the whole occasion.

:46:48.:47:02.

You don't want too many head to heads with 6'5" with Draper.

:47:03.:47:10.

Thompson is moving up a couple of weight divisions but two committed

:47:11.:47:13.

players. There is no need for bookings.

:47:14.:47:26.

The free kick goes their way eventually.

:47:27.:47:58.

Stokes. Hibs have a very good record against top flight sides this

:47:59.:48:08.

season, most notably, recently, the win over Hearts but they have beaten

:48:09.:48:15.

Dundee United and an Aberdeen side they hammered Hearts a few days

:48:16.:48:21.

before in the League Cup. Five cup ties the, five wins and not a goal

:48:22.:48:25.

conceded. Doesn't get much better than that. They have shown they can

:48:26.:48:30.

come up, back up to the Premiership they will be able to more than hold

:48:31.:48:37.

their own next season. They have a fantastic squad here. A top flight

:48:38.:48:40.

squad. Storey is offside. I think he just

:48:41.:48:45.

moved slightly too early. He is pulled off into a good area. He has

:48:46.:48:49.

moved slightly too early. He is to hold the run. The ball is played

:48:50.:48:53.

and he might be level. He might be level. The linesman was bang in line

:48:54.:48:57.

but Storey is going forward. You see that yard then the flag goes up.

:48:58.:49:12.

Hibs have a couple of final appearances in recent year, they

:49:13.:49:17.

were in the semis last season as well.

:49:18.:49:26.

They surely have to win this competition some some time You will

:49:27.:49:29.

find a few Hibs fans have been saying that for a few years now.

:49:30.:49:39.

Roberts. Vigurs whipping the ball away from

:49:40.:49:45.

Henderson. Manufacture Tansey who could so easily have been an

:49:46.:49:49.

Aberdeen player the final day of transfer window.

:49:50.:49:55.

Inverness started well. The first ten minutes of this game, they were

:49:56.:50:00.

nicking the ball about nicely, but Hibs have shaded it since then. You

:50:01.:50:05.

can see with that possession stat. Certainly enjoying far more

:50:06.:50:08.

possession and they are getting the ball in and round the goal and

:50:09.:50:12.

working Fon Williams. So Alan Stubbs I think he wouldn't be happy with

:50:13.:50:17.

slow start but the team are growing it to -- into it.

:50:18.:50:26.

I don't think Roberts could complain it to -- into it.

:50:27.:50:35.

too much about that. McGregor, he bans into him. You can

:50:36.:50:42.

use your shoulder but everything went in there he shouldn't be major

:50:43.:50:45.

league surprise that a free kick was given.

:50:46.:50:52.

Here is Henderson. He did pretty well from where he

:50:53.:51:02.

was. He couldn't get his foot round the

:51:03.:51:08.

ball. He started towards the goalkeeper but too near. Tansey was

:51:09.:51:13.

caught napping there. Stevenson goes in this time on

:51:14.:51:15.

Draper. Stevenson goes in this time on

:51:16.:51:26.

Keiths. Going to get it back. He is going to go for goal himself. --

:51:27.:51:33.

Keatings. Fon Williams doesn't need to save it. Keatings does well.

:51:34.:51:39.

Straight to the goalkeeper, and you are not going to beat him from the

:51:40.:51:42.

with that. with that.

:51:43.:51:47.

-- from there with that. Unorthodox, played the right thing

:51:48.:51:51.

to do by Fon Williams. The way the ball skipped back up at him.

:51:52.:52:02.

Rangers and Dundee United going through yesterday. Rangers with a

:52:03.:52:08.

4-0 whipping of Dundee before United left it late. Down to ten men to

:52:09.:52:17.

beat Ross County. Celtic 3, Greenock Morton 0 today.

:52:18.:52:20.

All goals were scored in the first half.

:52:21.:52:29.

Eased a -- eases a little bit of pressure for Ronny Deila at least.

:52:30.:52:39.

Here in Edinburgh nothing between them. Hibs with the better chances.

:52:40.:52:48.

Particularly McGeouch Fontaine and Stokes.

:52:49.:52:54.

Both teams finding it difficult to keep hold of the ball in the

:52:55.:52:57.

midfield. Robert, blocked by Gunnarsson.

:52:58.:53:03.

Happy with the challenge. Keatings having a pretty good

:53:04.:53:19.

afternoon so far. Looks lively. Here he is again.

:53:20.:53:20.

Out to Stokes. Stokes could have been in the Caley

:53:21.:53:36.

Thistle line up today if John Hughes had his way. Hughes brought Stokes

:53:37.:53:43.

to Scottish football with Falkirk. Fontaine's ball. He couldn't

:53:44.:53:45.

to Scottish football with Falkirk. generate any power. I think David

:53:46.:53:52.

Gray needs to look at knocking that back into the mixer. He is never

:53:53.:53:55.

going to generate the kind of power required.

:53:56.:54:19.

Henderson. And again. Warren shuts the door.

:54:20.:55:22.

Tansey playing on the right-wing. We have seen Ross Draper playing in a

:55:23.:55:28.

more advanced position. Sit back and enjoy that, that is

:55:29.:55:42.

fantastic from McGinn. Magnificent skill. It is a great challenge by

:55:43.:55:50.

Stevenson but when it broke into the corner, Draper thought he has closed

:55:51.:55:54.

McGinn down. He flicked it over him and started to play.

:55:55.:55:59.

Sailing down the fourth in the showboat McGinn. That was wonderful.

:56:00.:56:08.

Tansey out to Polworth. Nicely done by Vigurs. It is

:56:09.:56:14.

Williams. Still to test Mark Oxley in the

:56:15.:56:18.

first half. Hibs fans upset, James Keatings

:56:19.:56:45.

wasn't given another free kick here. Maybe a knee in the thigh, but the

:56:46.:56:51.

referee was entitled to play on there.

:56:52.:56:59.

You might have heard another boo in the background, that is because the

:57:00.:57:02.

Hibs fans thought Inverness were going to play on from the throw-in.

:57:03.:57:06.

They sportingly gave it back to the many in green and white.

:57:07.:57:16.

0-0 with four to the break. Intriguing, is perhaps the world you

:57:17.:57:24.

would use to describe this. Keatings was intrigued as to where

:57:25.:57:27.

the ball was there! Inverness are upset that went Hibs's

:57:28.:57:53.

way. So Stokes, well as a football fan

:57:54.:57:56.

Craig, you appeal for everything, we have all been there You expect

:57:57.:58:01.

everything to be given to your team, the linesman could see the referee

:58:02.:58:04.

knew what was going on, and made the right decision.

:58:05.:58:30.

John Hughes mentioned as we watch a replay of this trip by Henderson. He

:58:31.:58:35.

mentioned before the game the goals have dried up for them, and they

:58:36.:58:39.

have not really had Mark Oxley in a sweat at any point, a couple of good

:58:40.:58:44.

corners early on from Greg Tansey. Set pieces have been excellent from

:58:45.:58:48.

Caley Thistle but in open play, they have found the Hibs' defence a tough

:58:49.:58:49.

nut to crack. Hence Henderson. He will get the

:58:50.:59:31.

free kick for the pull. It has got scrappy in the last five

:59:32.:59:32.

or ten minutes. Williams deals with it. Not

:59:33.:59:54.

convinced that Tremarco that was he was going to be there though. You

:59:55.:00:06.

mentioned the set pieces, the cross balls from Inverness have been

:00:07.:00:10.

pretty good without them having anyone on the end of it. It's been

:00:11.:00:14.

on opposite story I suppose for the hosts. Not for the first time the

:00:15.:00:21.

build-up play, exquisite, but the final ball left a lot to be asked.

:00:22.:00:26.

If it is chipped into the back post. If you smash it in there, it's a

:00:27.:00:31.

nightmare for back players. That chipped ball, David Gray it's trying

:00:32.:00:36.

to get into the back post. That final ball has got to be better for

:00:37.:00:39.

Hibs. All hands to the pump for Cally

:00:40.:01:01.

Thistle. Miles Storey stays up front. Every other Cally Thistle

:01:02.:01:07.

player back in that defensive area. Henderson zips it in. Stokes keeps

:01:08.:01:17.

it alive. Trying to torment Tremarco.

:01:18.:01:31.

The ref was happy with the Tansey challenge.

:01:32.:01:47.

Again Vigurs was caught. They were unsympathetic to his plight. Ross

:01:48.:02:08.

Draper used his strength. An arm came out and one or two Hibs players

:02:09.:02:13.

asked the ref if it was a penalty, but he didn't give it. When they

:02:14.:02:18.

break apart as the ball's gone out, I think Ross Draper has another

:02:19.:02:23.

push. I don't think Stevens ever got that left arm there. The referee

:02:24.:02:29.

didn't see it. The first half is over at Easter Road. Absolutely

:02:30.:02:32.

nothing between them on the score sheet, but Hibs have had the ball in

:02:33.:02:37.

the net through James Keatings. He was offside after Anthony Stokes had

:02:38.:02:42.

hit the post. Dylan McGeouch, who has gone off injured, with a free

:02:43.:02:49.

header saved by Williams, who was good to prevent Liam Fontaine from

:02:50.:02:56.

gobbling up the rebound. It is Hibernian nil, Scottish Cup holders

:02:57.:02:57.

Cally Thistle nil. Well, 12 goals so far this weekend

:02:58.:03:07.

in the Scottish Cup quarterfinals, but so far without a contribution

:03:08.:03:12.

from this one. A great chance for David Gray there. Scrambled clear.

:03:13.:03:20.

Great goalkeeping by Williams. What a touch from the keeper. On to the

:03:21.:03:25.

post. Keatings is offside. No goal for Hibs. Should it have been a

:03:26.:03:28.

penalty? It was right on the borderline you would have thought

:03:29.:03:34.

there. The challenge was on Liam Henderson. All of that adds up to a

:03:35.:03:39.

0-0 score line between Hibernian and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. We'll

:03:40.:03:43.

get reaction shortly from Celtic Park. Celtic are through to the

:03:44.:03:47.

semifinals, beating championship Morton earlier today by three goals

:03:48.:03:53.

to nil. I'm also looking back on the goals from yesterday. Nine of them

:03:54.:04:00.

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

:04:01.:04:04.

pretty well for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. For the first ten minutes

:04:05.:04:09.

they looked really good. They. They started the game the way John Hughes

:04:10.:04:15.

wanted them to start, on the front foot. Plenty of possession. Three or

:04:16.:04:20.

four corners. Good deliveries into the box, and Hibs defended them

:04:21.:04:25.

well. Gradually Hibs started to take control. There is no doubt that Alan

:04:26.:04:30.

Stubbs is the happier manager in terms of creating opportunities but

:04:31.:04:34.

it must be disappointing they haven't been taking them. Before

:04:35.:04:41.

Dylan McGeouch went off, they've tweaked things, maybe not for the

:04:42.:04:44.

better in terms of the game. You are spot on the game has got scrappy.

:04:45.:04:50.

Dylan McGeouch has gone off and Hibs have gone to three at the back, two

:04:51.:04:54.

wing-backs and Inverness have matched them up. It has become a

:04:55.:04:59.

stale match. The two have cancelled each other out. Very scrappy, lots

:05:00.:05:03.

of free kicks and stoppages in play. In stark contrast to the start of

:05:04.:05:08.

the game, as Willie was talking about, with Inverness on the

:05:09.:05:12.

ascendancy, putting pressure in the final third. Hibs managed to work

:05:13.:05:17.

their way back into the game. They've lost momentum with McGeouch

:05:18.:05:20.

going off and having to change the formation. They don't have anyone

:05:21.:05:24.

else to keep the diamond in midfield. That's normally a position

:05:25.:05:28.

where they have a lot of players to go in. Today they are short of

:05:29.:05:33.

numbers. That was an amazing scramble inside the six yard box.

:05:34.:05:39.

What a chance for David Gray, who was unmarked. Should have been

:05:40.:05:49.

buried into the back of the net. An incredible scramble into the box.

:05:50.:05:56.

And this counterattack. They should have done better. As Willie says,

:05:57.:06:01.

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

:06:02.:06:06.

the better for it. Hibs have got to be concerned with the way they were

:06:07.:06:12.

set up. David Gray, no Inverness player within five yards of him. A

:06:13.:06:18.

great save by Williams. But Hibs were very short of numbers at the

:06:19.:06:26.

back there. Polworth had a fantastic opportunity. The TV reruns always

:06:27.:06:31.

tell us more than we see at the time. We knew that James Keatings

:06:32.:06:35.

was offside, but we didn't know this was a brilliant save from Williams

:06:36.:06:41.

to deny Anthony Stokes. It was a fabulous save from the goalkeeper.

:06:42.:06:45.

Wonderful play from Anthony Stokes. Taking the ball with his right foot

:06:46.:06:50.

there, past the defender. Then he turns and hits it really sharply.

:06:51.:06:56.

That's what has taken the goalkeeper by surprise. That's what I was going

:06:57.:07:00.

to say, Willie. This shows what a fantastic save it is from Williams.

:07:01.:07:04.

It is one of those that Anthony Stokes strikes it to early that

:07:05.:07:09.

invariably you see the ones that get past the keeper before they get a

:07:10.:07:12.

chance to react. And it is down so low. It was a top drawer save to get

:07:13.:07:15.

that on the post. Should Hibs have low. It was a top drawer save to get

:07:16.:07:21.

had a penalty? The only thing I'm sure of is I'm unsure whether it was

:07:22.:07:27.

or wasn't a penalty. It is so close. The referee's got a big decision.

:07:28.:07:33.

Would have to say it is a rash challenge from poll pop. Henderson

:07:34.:07:36.

goes down. There is no doubt there was contact, but is that inside? Is

:07:37.:07:40.

it outside? Is it on the line? I can't tell. Unless you've got a

:07:41.:07:45.

laser beam shining up into the sky. Maybe that's the future! It is very

:07:46.:07:50.

difficult. This one to me makes it look like it is inside the box. But

:07:51.:07:56.

it is so tough to call. That's where you say to yourself it is a

:07:57.:07:59.

it is so tough to call. That's where thankless task for the referee.

:08:00.:08:05.

You've got be 100% sure, and Crawford Allen made the right

:08:06.:08:11.

decision, as we are not 100% sure. Let's look at the two managers and

:08:12.:08:16.

their body language on the touchline, which always tells you a

:08:17.:08:20.

whole lot as well. John Hughes would have been really happy with the way

:08:21.:08:24.

his team controlled the game for the first 10 minutes. Thereafter it was

:08:25.:08:29.

his team controlled the game for the about Alan Stubbs' Hibs creating the

:08:30.:08:31.

chances. Hughes showing he hasn't lost that delicate first touch he's

:08:32.:08:35.

always had. It's the two sides of the coin for Hibs. They'll be happy

:08:36.:08:39.

about the chances they've created, but not the fact they haven't taken

:08:40.:08:44.

one. Absolutely. I think that's where Alan Stubbs will be. Very

:08:45.:08:48.

frustrated. Although they didn't start the game particularly well,

:08:49.:08:51.

they grew into the game. They've created by far the better chances.

:08:52.:08:56.

The glaring opportunity is David Gray's chance. He's got to put that

:08:57.:09:00.

away. But the Anthony Stokes one, it is a great turn and shot. Should

:09:01.:09:05.

have dominated proceedings. Dominated possession. They had the

:09:06.:09:10.

better possession. You will go into half-time happy but disappointed

:09:11.:09:16.

that you are not in the league. Watching this game, Inverness's

:09:17.:09:22.

tactics are unusual, looking to get the ball away quickly. You've got

:09:23.:09:26.

Storey and Roberts up front, quick, powerful. They are looking at every

:09:27.:09:29.

opportunity to get in behind the Hibs defence. So hib have got to be

:09:30.:09:33.

careful. Even if they are going to be in the ascendancy in the second

:09:34.:09:39.

half Inverness are looking to exploit that back line with quick

:09:40.:09:42.

balls behind them and they've got guys up front capable of doing that.

:09:43.:09:47.

We have no way of knowing which of the two will take place place in the

:09:48.:09:52.

cup. Yesterday Rangers and Dundee United took their place in the draw,

:09:53.:09:55.

which will be around a quarter to five today after this one has

:09:56.:10:01.

finished. As of earlier today Celtic beat championship Morton by 3-0.

:10:02.:10:06.

Leigh Griffiths scored his 34th of the campaign. Gary Mackay-Steven,

:10:07.:10:12.

and McGregor. It was 3-0 at full-time. The let's get after-match

:10:13.:10:19.

reaction. Congratulations. Are you pleased with the professionalism

:10:20.:10:23.

your players showed today in recording a comfortable victory?

:10:24.:10:26.

Very pleased with and-a-half we started the game well. To get 1-0

:10:27.:10:32.

and to continue, and then the game is over. They did a very good job.

:10:33.:10:36.

It is something we can build on in future. It was important I guess for

:10:37.:10:41.

your players to show you and the fans that despite criticism during

:10:42.:10:46.

the week they had the Mettle, the personality to go out and show what

:10:47.:10:52.

they are really capable of. I knew that all the time. We've had a rough

:10:53.:10:58.

period now. We haven't lost so much but we haven't played well. We

:10:59.:11:03.

haven't lost and the cup is something you have to win, or you

:11:04.:11:07.

are out. It was a very important game today and now we are in the

:11:08.:11:10.

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

:11:11.:11:16.

that trophy. Jim, commiserations. Could you have asked any more from

:11:17.:11:21.

your players, do you think? Not in terms of effort. The work ethic was

:11:22.:11:26.

fantastic. We made basic errors and that gave Celtic all the incentive

:11:27.:11:30.

they needed to win comfortably. From our point of view, I thought we

:11:31.:11:34.

started the game reasonably well, but the first couple of goals were

:11:35.:11:38.

basic. Celtic aren't good enough on their own to create chances without

:11:39.:11:48.

us handing them those opportunities. Celtic are good enough. I think

:11:49.:11:53.

Thomas lost the flight of the ball. If you give Leigh Griffiths that

:11:54.:11:57.

kind of chance, he's going to bury it. It is a misjudgment. When it

:11:58.:12:03.

happens to a team with the quality of Celtic, it gives the impetus to

:12:04.:12:07.

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

:12:08.:12:12.

in a comfortable area and lost it. Celtic capitalised on that. In the

:12:13.:12:16.

second half we asked the players to show better character and to dig in.

:12:17.:12:24.

If we lost 3-0, but overall Celtic were comfortable winners and we wish

:12:25.:12:31.

them well in the semifinal. Talking there about Thomas O'Ware's mistake.

:12:32.:12:35.

You'll see the highlights later tonight. Championship Morton had

:12:36.:12:38.

started pretty well in the game. But at the end of it all it is a really

:12:39.:12:44.

important win for Celtic. Crucial for Ronnie Deila. It's one of those

:12:45.:12:49.

games it was a potential banana skin for them. They've not performed

:12:50.:12:54.

particularly great. You heard Ronnie Deila there saying it himself.

:12:55.:12:57.

Having drawn a few games of late. It is one of those games where they are

:12:58.:13:01.

never going to get a huge amount of credit. They are expected to win. If

:13:02.:13:05.

they haven't come out with a victory they wee have been absolutely panned

:13:06.:13:10.

for it. It was a must-win. Something they are going to take a level of

:13:11.:13:14.

confidence from. They've got a real fight on their hands in the league

:13:15.:13:18.

and will be delighted to get through to the semifinal of the Scottish Cup

:13:19.:13:22.

and keep the hopes of a double alive. Do you get the feeling that

:13:23.:13:26.

Ronnie Deila's future is decided whatever snaps It's been a poor

:13:27.:13:29.

season for him. The European performances weren't good. The

:13:30.:13:31.

season for him. The European results not good either. I think

:13:32.:13:34.

he's had plenty of chances to close Aberdeen out. Aberdeen went through

:13:35.:13:38.

that bad patch, five games where I think it was four defeats and a

:13:39.:13:42.

draw. They should have closed Aberdeen out then. They have had

:13:43.:13:45.

other opportunities as well. Aberdeen's beaten them twice in the

:13:46.:13:50.

League Two. They are on their coat tails. I think a decision whether

:13:51.:13:55.

the Celtic manager stays or goes is in the balance isn't it, but I don't

:13:56.:14:01.

think the performances are meriting anything other than speculation to

:14:02.:14:06.

be had about his future. For me it is a strange circumstances, as

:14:07.:14:09.

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

:14:10.:14:14.

there's no doubt it's not been a success. For me I think to myself

:14:15.:14:19.

surely the decision must have been made months ago. I would be

:14:20.:14:22.

surprised if they don't have a firm idea in their head what's going to

:14:23.:14:27.

happen. Let's remind ourselves what happened yesterday in the Scottish

:14:28.:14:31.

Cup quarterfinals. Let's see the goals. What an the goals. What an

:14:32.:14:36.

explosive start at Ibrox - Rangers against Dundee. Lots of intrigue how

:14:37.:14:43.

this would play out. After 14 seconds, Forrester blasted in, as

:14:44.:14:48.

Rangers set the tone from the start. They did. You see Harry Forrester's

:14:49.:14:55.

closing down of the whole of the left-back, that was indicative of

:14:56.:15:00.

the way they started the game. 14 seconds into the first start of the

:15:01.:15:03.

game. That goal in the second half as well. This was around the hour

:15:04.:15:09.

mark. Really good times to score. They were thoroughly dominant in the

:15:10.:15:13.

game. But Dundee had quite a few chances as well. There is no doubt

:15:14.:15:15.

that Rangers deserve to come away as chances as well. There is no doubt

:15:16.:15:19.

the victors. Ound.

:15:20.:15:26.

You know it is going to be a difficult afternoon for yourself, I

:15:27.:15:30.

am sure part Harley would be saying nothing silly in the first ten or 15

:15:31.:15:35.

minutes, and it is seconds you are talking about, and they are given

:15:36.:15:38.

Rangers the impetus and the confidence to go and dominate the

:15:39.:15:45.

game. You were in Dingwall yesterday, I heard you salivating

:15:46.:15:49.

about your Maccarone pie. What an important one for Dundee United.

:15:50.:15:53.

What a story this is. It was incredible how the game turns on the

:15:54.:16:00.

ordering offer. Off, you think the home side would dominate

:16:01.:16:03.

proceedings. But they haven't shown anything other than effort before,

:16:04.:16:07.

the ordering off. They have managed to get themselves back into the game

:16:08.:16:14.

here. This equaliser. But when Ross County get the penalty, the ordering

:16:15.:16:19.

off happens. It is slotted away, what, I don't know what he is

:16:20.:16:22.

thinking, he won't know what he was thinking either. He has switched off

:16:23.:16:26.

completely. Had to put in the challenge. Gets himself sent off and

:16:27.:16:31.

the whole game changes. Dundee United, you think they are going to

:16:32.:16:36.

have to play the game in their own penalty I box, anybody but, they

:16:37.:16:37.

have to play the game in their own started to play football. They

:16:38.:16:44.

started to pass. They threw men forward. Kept two up front as well.

:16:45.:16:49.

So positive and took the game to Ross County, and right at the death,

:16:50.:16:55.

Mackay sneaks, gets a header and that takes the tie for them. An

:16:56.:17:00.

incredible game of football. Billy Mackay who played down the road in

:17:01.:17:05.

Inverness with that late winner for Dundee United against Ross County in

:17:06.:17:08.

Dingwall. It might give them a Dundee United against Ross County in

:17:09.:17:10.

Springboard to the rest of the season. There is no doubt it can be

:17:11.:17:15.

a positive. It can only be a positive to come back and get the

:17:16.:17:18.

winner there is a huge amount of confidence to be taken from it. When

:17:19.:17:22.

you are in Dundee United's position you will cling on to any hope you

:17:23.:17:27.

get. Let us bring the attention back to game, it is 0-0 add half-time,

:17:28.:17:32.

between Hibs and Caley Thistle. How will it develop? Hibs will look for

:17:33.:17:37.

the same as they got for the majority of the first half. They

:17:38.:17:41.

will look to put Caley Thistle under pressure, keep the football going,

:17:42.:17:43.

keep creating chances, as far as pressure, keep the football going,

:17:44.:17:46.

Caley Thistle are concerned, I would like to see them passing the ball. I

:17:47.:17:50.

don't often say that about them, I think that have to play the ball a

:17:51.:17:54.

bit more direct, but they have played so many long balls, in the

:17:55.:17:57.

first half. It is unusual to see them doing that. I think John Hughes

:17:58.:18:02.

will ask them to play more football. Hibs have had the best chances of

:18:03.:18:06.

the first half. None taken for Alan Stubbs' team, goalless as we go into

:18:07.:18:11.

the second half of this fourth Scottish Cup quarterfinal. Craig

:18:12.:18:14.

patter and and Liam Macleod. Thank you. Caley Thistle to get us back

:18:15.:18:16.

under way. under way.

:18:17.:18:23.

-- Craig Patterson: The 131st season of the Scottish Cup Final is on

:18:24.:18:27.

Saturday 21st May. The semis will be played on the weekend of the 61th

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and 17th of April. It will be Inverness in the blue shooting south

:18:36.:18:48.

at Easter Road. Caley Thistle have just lost one of their last 13 cup

:18:49.:18:52.

at Easter Road. Caley Thistle have ties, to Dundee United. The holders

:18:53.:18:57.

up against it though. Hibs with the good chances, including from this

:18:58.:19:00.

man in the first half. David Gray, who is looking for Stokes. Flicked

:19:01.:19:04.

away by Warren. Stevenson. Testify Didn't quite work

:19:05.:19:14.

out for Henderson. Hibs shooting towards the Famous

:19:15.:19:22.

Five stand. Eneven that wonderful side couldn't

:19:23.:19:25.

win the Scottish Cup. Can the current Hibbies go all the way this

:19:26.:19:27.

season? current Hibbies go all the way this

:19:28.:19:34.

No further changes at the interval. Hibs were forced into bringing

:19:35.:19:39.

McGeouch off in the first half. His place in the team went to Niklas

:19:40.:19:45.

Gunnarsson. A new winter signing.

:19:46.:19:55.

Caley Thistle's tactics in the first half were the long high balls in the

:19:56.:20:00.

channels to work it through to Storey and Roberts.

:20:01.:20:09.

Wasn't really working, despite the tireless effort between the two.

:20:10.:20:17.

Given Hibs's record against top flight teams this season Hoare

:20:18.:20:21.

attest erode, they might be content with a replay, who knows.

:20:22.:20:23.

Keatings. Roberts winning it back off

:20:24.:20:40.

Fontaine. The guys were staying at the start

:20:41.:20:46.

of the interval Alan Stubbs will be the happier manager. We will bet to

:20:47.:20:50.

that in a moment because here is Keatings. Fon Williams holds on.

:20:51.:20:57.

Careless from Inverness. An excellent effort, terrific save,

:20:58.:20:59.

Caley Thistle guilty of overplaying in their own half. They don't want

:21:00.:21:03.

to knock it long. If they are going to play passes in there, if Hibs

:21:04.:21:10.

pick them off that will happen. You need to set it up and let fly. I was

:21:11.:21:17.

going to ask you about stub, he might be happier, they haven't

:21:18.:21:21.

managed to get their noses in front know You have to take your chance,

:21:22.:21:23.

managed to get their noses in front if you have a team hemmed in. You

:21:24.:21:28.

bet the ball in the back of the net. If you don't hurt them there is a

:21:29.:21:31.

chance they will bite you back. This has been the problem for Caley

:21:32.:21:34.

Thistle, they are playing long balls. The two markers, one spare,

:21:35.:21:40.

storry, Robert, earlier in the game were causing problems, they are not

:21:41.:21:41.

doing that just now. doing that just now.

:21:42.:21:46.

-- Storey. Thompson is in trouble.

:21:47.:21:52.

It appears so. He clutching on to his arm.

:21:53.:21:59.

Things so much better round these parts now that Kevin Thompson is

:22:00.:22:05.

become in Hibs colours for the third time in his career.

:22:06.:22:09.

Remember, the end of his second spell when he trooped off the pitch

:22:10.:22:14.

here after the play-off defeat to Hamilton, on penalties. It is night

:22:15.:22:20.

and day from those horrible times for the Hibs' supporters, I remember

:22:21.:22:24.

being at the back of this stand hearing the supporters howling their

:22:25.:22:28.

derision at the players and their then management team from behind us

:22:29.:22:36.

here in the main stand, and Alan Stubbs has brought the feel-good

:22:37.:22:40.

factor back There is a smile on the faces of the fans and the way the

:22:41.:22:43.

players are playing. There is a free. Do to go out and express

:22:44.:22:49.

yourself. Hibs with the high ball this time.

:22:50.:23:01.

Away by Devine. Stevenson. Stokes.

:23:02.:23:06.

It came off a hand there. Right on the 18-yard line.

:23:07.:23:12.

Hibs certainly think so. But Inverness got away with a very

:23:13.:23:13.

Hibs certainly think so. famous hand ball in the semifinal

:23:14.:23:18.

last season. A little kick out by Miles Storey as

:23:19.:23:23.

well. He and McGregor are coming together. There is no doubt Storey

:23:24.:23:29.

kicked out as McGregor. He has nicked him and nicked hill again,

:23:30.:23:32.

McGregor has turned round and they have come together. There a good

:23:33.:23:36.

chance the referee will book the pair of them for this.

:23:37.:23:42.

It is normally what happens. Frustration getting the better of

:23:43.:23:46.

miles storey. He has let them both off. Well done referee, I think here

:23:47.:23:50.

miles storey. He has let them both row will see there is a pull, a tug,

:23:51.:23:53.

then there is a kick. The referee sees that, Miles Storey will get

:23:54.:23:57.

booked. McGregor reacts and he is lucky not to get booked as well. The

:23:58.:24:03.

ball on the edge. It is just outside the box by the look of it. You can

:24:04.:24:07.

see Stokes reaction, he wanted the free kick.

:24:08.:24:15.

Didn't look as though the arm of Devine was natural, as Henderson

:24:16.:24:18.

fights Stokes. Good pressure by Hibs. Henderson's

:24:19.:24:27.

foul. Stokes to Hibs have got Caley Thistle rattled

:24:28.:24:45.

at the moment. They haven't get their passing game going at the

:24:46.:24:49.

moment. Hibs are pressing them high up the park.

:24:50.:24:52.

Inverness are playing long high balls, they are trying to get into

:24:53.:24:56.

attacking positions buzz they are knocking it about no problem

:24:57.:24:58.

seemingly deep inside their own knocking it about no problem

:24:59.:25:00.

half. That is causing half the problems.

:25:01.:25:06.

Poor from Vigurs. Gray's ball. Stokes.

:25:07.:25:23.

Blocked. Nicely worked by Stevenson back out to Stokes here. Keeper's

:25:24.:25:28.

ball. A poor ball and again from Stokes, straight at the goalkeeper,

:25:29.:25:32.

and to be fair, only Keatings looking to get on the end of that.

:25:33.:26:17.

Caley Thistle might be dragged back into the relegation positions.

:26:18.:26:28.

Kilmarnock as things stand are five points behind Inverness who slipped

:26:29.:26:32.

behind Motherwell, Motherwell winning at Hamilton.

:26:33.:26:42.

It has been -- that is for another day, of course. Stokes.

:26:43.:26:49.

Back to the Irishman. Gray. 1-0 Hibs. It is James Keatings and you

:26:50.:27:02.

have to say it has been coming. That exactly what Hibs were looking

:27:03.:27:08.

for, starred the second half well. Pressured Caley Thistle, now they

:27:09.:27:15.

have their reward and Anthony Stokeses played a huge part. Skill,

:27:16.:27:19.

Coll pose sure, Gray into Keatings and the ball was in the back of the

:27:20.:27:25.

net. It was a terrific goal. Stokes, great skill there. Perfect pass.

:27:26.:27:31.

Ball into the danger area, bang, back in to the net. They were

:27:32.:27:35.

weaving a tapestry on the edge of the box and the holders might just

:27:36.:27:39.

be teetering on the brink of elimination.

:27:40.:27:48.

Keatings has Hibs one foot in the semis. They are missing Jason

:27:49.:27:54.

Cummings today but it is their next top scorer to the fore. It is his

:27:55.:27:58.

eighth of the season. It might be the most important of all.

:27:59.:28:08.

Well they were building the pressure, that is for sure. They had

:28:09.:28:14.

golden opportunities in the first half.

:28:15.:28:19.

They have taken the first real clear-cut opportunity that was

:28:20.:28:21.

bestowed upon them in the second half and they had to work so hard to

:28:22.:28:28.

make that chance. And Keatings made no mistake. I mention testimonister

:28:29.:28:36.

early on, it has been a terrific job she has done, she arrived a couple

:28:37.:28:41.

of summers ago, and immediately set about sorting this place out.

:28:42.:28:44.

And this is another example of it. about sorting this place out.

:28:45.:28:47.

They are tormenting another top flight team.

:28:48.:28:53.

Think the fact that Hibs have pushed the boat out in terms of wages to

:28:54.:28:59.

allow Alan Stubbs to add strength and depth. You lose three players

:29:00.:29:02.

down the spine of your team and you still have this kind of performance.

:29:03.:29:16.

Stevenson, Warren is covering. Hibs will try and make hay now.

:29:17.:29:20.

Caley Thistle team who have struggled to score goals in recent

:29:21.:29:26.

time, you would think 2-0 behind would be beyond them. At least a

:29:27.:29:32.

team that is... Stokes goes for the near post.

:29:33.:29:44.

An unOtamendi -- unorthodox nature of the ball that caused the panic

:29:45.:29:49.

there. That is store Storey.

:29:50.:29:58.

There is no-one other than Roberts on the edge of the box. It's a

:29:59.:30:03.

corner. This will do Cally Thistle. Get out of your own half. It's the

:30:04.:30:09.

set piece again. Storey's got good taste. Gunnarson shows him wide,

:30:10.:30:17.

drives him to the line. Knocked back by McGregor but you can expect this

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to be whipped in again. That corner was a result for Storey, as there

:30:25.:30:28.

were no Inverness players waiting in the middle.

:30:29.:30:35.

We are going to have to wait, because Crawford Allen is

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We are going to have to wait, over. What's he got on his mind?

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Having a word with the fourth official.

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Finney is adamant that something has been said that was maybe out of

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turn. Not quite sure what was going on there, but Crawford Allen seems

:31:16.:31:28.

quite happy with things now. Anyway, Tansey swings it in.

:31:29.:31:41.

Inverness trying to put some pressure on. Just get in the Hibs

:31:42.:31:49.

half, trying to get balls into the box, the set pieces. They always

:31:50.:31:54.

look dangerous when they get the ball into the middle.

:31:55.:32:06.

David Gray deals with it. Similarly in the first half he didn't know

:32:07.:32:13.

what was going on behind him. There is no option there. Your first shot

:32:14.:32:18.

is maybe a bit of composure. Chest it back to the goalkeeper. When

:32:19.:32:23.

you've scored a goal to take the lead, you don't start taking

:32:24.:32:31.

chances. Tansey's ball. Punched clear.

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This is Cally Thistle's best spell of the second half. They will not

:32:45.:32:54.

give up the Scottish Cup without a fight. Danny Williams...

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On the hour mark, nudging in front through James Keatings. Having a

:33:30.:33:47.

decent little spell here. Cally Thistle began their season way

:33:48.:34:11.

back on 16th July. Their first ever foray into European football. Went

:34:12.:34:19.

out 1-0 on aggregate to the team from Romania. They'll have to win

:34:20.:34:28.

the Scottish Cup if they are to get back into the Europa League

:34:29.:34:30.

qualifiers. On this show so far Hibs look as

:34:31.:34:49.

they they've blown away the cobwebs of the back to back defeats. A

:34:50.:35:00.

yellow card for Warren. It is for complaining. He felt for a second

:35:01.:35:06.

time he had been body checked. He lambasted the linesman and the

:35:07.:35:11.

referee ran out of patience and he gave the yellow card. Gary Warren is

:35:12.:35:18.

not one of the Inverness players on suspension. He lost both Cally

:35:19.:35:22.

Thistle's major finals in recent times because of bans, including

:35:23.:35:25.

that famous day last May. McGregor, Stokes, Oxley and Thomson

:35:26.:35:50.

on yellow cards. Two strikes and you miss a round if you came in at round

:35:51.:35:54.

four. Developing a decent understanding,

:35:55.:36:07.

Keatings and Stokes today. I think he realised he has given the

:36:08.:36:29.

ball away and takes the contact, goes down, asked the referee the

:36:30.:36:34.

question, are you going to give me the free kick? He'll say it is an

:36:35.:36:40.

elbow, an arm across him, therefore that's a free kick.

:36:41.:37:10.

He's going into the book as well. I don't think Greg Tansey can really

:37:11.:37:18.

argue with that. If Inverness are to reach the semis, he will not be

:37:19.:37:23.

available. McGregor on the charge there. If you make a challenge

:37:24.:37:28.

you've got to get solid contact on the ball. Tansey throws himself in

:37:29.:37:34.

there, and a yellow card. Came in reasonably quick. Has to

:37:35.:37:54.

adjust, pulls the trigger quickly. Has to get this on target. McGregor

:37:55.:37:58.

did well to cut right across it. A bit scrappy out there. Hibs still

:37:59.:38:47.

with the lead as we approach the final quarter of this quarterfinal.

:38:48.:38:50.

Greg Tansey needs to be careful. He's thrown himself into another

:38:51.:38:56.

challenge. The referee has let it go, but when you've been booked,

:38:57.:38:59.

you've got to be careful. Having fewer players wouldn't

:39:00.:39:17.

necessarily faze Cally Thistle. Fewer players won't faze Inverness

:39:18.:39:22.

given they won here against Hearts with nine. At the moment you can see

:39:23.:39:29.

it is frustration. They can't get their front players involved.

:39:30.:39:45.

Just one goal in their last three, Inverness, at Dundee in a 1-1 draw.

:39:46.:40:01.

One game stands out since the new year. They beat Ross Ross County in

:40:02.:40:18.

January. Against Aberdeen they won 3-1. They were excellent that night.

:40:19.:41:16.

It all breaks down, as it has done for most of the afternoon for the

:41:17.:41:41.

visitors. I thought Hibs would take the goal, use that confidence and

:41:42.:41:45.

drive forward. Stokes is doing just that. He's done well.

:41:46.:42:14.

Gets it across for Stokes. Stokes can't get his head over it. Scored

:42:15.:42:35.

in his first two games for Hibs, at St Mirren and at Morton.

:42:36.:43:12.

Thomson to Keatings. Was he fouled? Yes, certainly a booking here.

:43:13.:43:20.

Another big decision for Crawford Allen. No doubt Keatings took a

:43:21.:43:25.

tumble there. The the referee says he's already gone down. No

:43:26.:43:30.

complaints from James Keatings. He is quite happy to accept that. It

:43:31.:43:42.

was a cheap yellow card though. It could cost him a yellow in a

:43:43.:43:48.

tournament. A yellow in the semis and they could miss a final.

:43:49.:44:00.

Hibs look pretty comfortable at the moment.

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As things stand, Hibs will be joining Rangers, Dundee United and

:44:27.:44:37.

Celtic on the draw. 4745pm on BBC Radio Scotland will bring you that

:44:38.:44:39.

In They are assing tale and they are live. David Gray fouled by Vigurs.

:44:40.:44:53.

In They are assing tale and they are usually good ate it. They haven't

:44:54.:44:57.

managed to string together three or four passes, a late challenge by

:44:58.:45:01.

Vigurs. Because David Gray is away from him here, you will find that is

:45:02.:45:05.

a yellow card. That is why you got the reaction from the Hibs fans.

:45:06.:45:12.

a yellow card. That is why you got Well, Liam Polworth off to be

:45:13.:45:20.

replaced by former Hibby Lewis Horner. He started his career here,

:45:21.:45:27.

he only played one, it was against Caley Thistle. There you go then.

:45:28.:45:37.

Horner right back where Polworth had been deployed.

:45:38.:45:59.

Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo is going to come on for Inverness. That is a

:46:00.:46:24.

tight call again. That is Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo. Started the fifth

:46:25.:46:29.

round game at Motherwell. Iain Vigurs is sacrificed.

:46:30.:46:33.

It is an attacking move. You have to get yourself back into the tie. You

:46:34.:46:36.

have to score a goal. Bring on somebody who is going to get forward

:46:37.:46:47.

and add to your attacking options. Born in Brussels although he

:46:48.:46:49.

represents Congo at international level. He has yesterday yet to get a

:46:50.:46:56.

cap. He is on now. Enough need something to fire for them.

:46:57.:47:00.

cap. He is on now. Enough need -- Inverness need something to fire

:47:01.:47:00.

for them. Roberts. Draper. Tansey to Tremarco.

:47:01.:47:44.

Will there be an end product? So often there hasn't been this

:47:45.:47:45.

afternoon for Inverness. Stevenson, he has become Mr

:47:46.:48:19.

Dependable for Hibs. His debut for Hibernian was 11 years

:48:20.:48:22.

Dependable for Hibs. ago now.

:48:23.:48:28.

Been round forever. He was Man of the Match in the 2007

:48:29.:48:32.

League Cup Final win over Kilmarnock.

:48:33.:48:42.

He is going to take this throw. Thompson loses out. This is Storey.

:48:43.:48:47.

He gives it away. It has been a thing of beauty out

:48:48.:48:53.

there. Hibernian will not care if it is there. They will be taking their

:48:54.:48:57.

place in the semifinal draw later on today. All about getting through.

:48:58.:49:03.

Stevenson. The game has got scrappy again.

:49:04.:49:16.

Caley Thistle have got on the ball by get into a position where they

:49:17.:49:19.

can put dangerous crosses into the box. Mark Oxley has not seen a lot

:49:20.:49:22.

of action. box. Mark Oxley has not seen a lot

:49:23.:49:30.

No stranger to a clean sheet mosque pox, -- Mark Oxley. 21 of them

:49:31.:49:32.

before today. Fon Williams has found them harder

:49:33.:49:39.

to come by. Just the seven for him.

:49:40.:49:51.

Those saves in the first half not doing his chances of a new deal at

:49:52.:49:55.

Caley Thistle any harm. Dean Brill on his way back from that

:49:56.:50:01.

horrific broken kneecap injure are he sustained last April. It is for

:50:02.:50:05.

Horner. . He has got it across. Back in the top bar.

:50:06.:50:13.

He steps up to the plate and the holders are right back in this tie.

:50:14.:50:19.

It is right out the blue for Caley Thistle, but that is what you get

:50:20.:50:26.

when you make a positive substitution. They are look to leaf

:50:27.:50:31.

it to go out for a goal kick, Caley Thistle refuse to give things up

:50:32.:50:35.

here, Horner gets it in and Mbuyi-Mutombo when it comes back to

:50:36.:50:39.

him, get it on the left foot and smash, into the back of the net.

:50:40.:50:44.

Good play down the right-hand side. Fresh leg, get to the by line. Hibs

:50:45.:50:49.

are struggling, and Mbuyi-Mutombo has a terrific finish.

:50:50.:51:00.

It is and wonderful moment for the highlander, despite David Gray's

:51:01.:51:02.

best efforts he couldn't keep it out.

:51:03.:51:11.

And Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo ensures that the holders' defence will go on

:51:12.:51:19.

now for at least. It's a good finish. It looked for a second, a

:51:20.:51:24.

split second adds though he dilly-dallied on it He didn't panic.

:51:25.:51:27.

You know when you have that little bit of time to set it up, and then

:51:28.:51:32.

an emphatic finish, he couldn't strike it any better. David Gray is

:51:33.:51:34.

on the line, but it has gone so strike it any better. David Gray is

:51:35.:51:38.

hard, he has no chance of keeping -- keeping that out.

:51:39.:51:44.

Someone took a bang here. I don't want to be on the receiving end of

:51:45.:51:51.

that, that cease for sure. Hibs were certainly on the receiving end at

:51:52.:51:54.

Mbuyi-Mutombo scores his second Inverness goal and they have both

:51:55.:52:00.

come in the Scottish Cup. He got a wonderful strike in the replay

:52:01.:52:05.

against Stirling Albion. He has certainly given the visitors a new

:52:06.:52:11.

dimension. Oxley has hardly had a save to make

:52:12.:52:14.

but he has had to pick the ball out of his net.

:52:15.:52:22.

Just over 11 to play. Is there to be a winner or or we

:52:23.:52:33.

going to a reply on the 16th? Stokes has gifted it straight back to Caley

:52:34.:52:38.

Thistle. They have the impetus right now. It

:52:39.:52:42.

is Roberts who is capable of the spectacular.

:52:43.:52:46.

Caley Thistle by-of-lifted by the goal. Looks like the fans are trying

:52:47.:52:50.

to finish this at the first time of asking.

:52:51.:53:01.

He is wondering how Hibs have let their lead go. After they got their

:53:02.:53:07.

noses in front, the phrase you used was they got into their shell a wee

:53:08.:53:11.

bit. That is what has happened here. They were flying at the start of the

:53:12.:53:14.

second half. They were pressing high up the pitch, they got their reward

:53:15.:53:16.

second half. They were pressing high and all of a sudden you start to

:53:17.:53:19.

think if we don't concede we are winning this game and you allow

:53:20.:53:23.

Caley Thistle to play in your half, and they get a ball into the box and

:53:24.:53:25.

they make you pay. It is back in the balance. Back in

:53:26.:53:57.

the melting pot. No saves from Fon Williams in the

:53:58.:54:37.

first half will come into bigger focus.

:54:38.:54:53.

Gary Warren. Robert, who has got it. Storey is going to keep this in.

:54:54.:55:03.

Gunnarsson is fortunate it was Kevin Thompson and not an opponent waiting

:55:04.:55:06.

on the edge of the box as he slipped.

:55:07.:55:22.

That is two in a row from Stokes. Draper.

:55:23.:55:27.

Warren to Horner. He is onside here.

:55:28.:56:05.

Storey. Not quite. He just doesn't catch it. Goes on to his left side.

:56:06.:56:10.

Goes for power, but it is a mis-hit and it is wide of the goal. Mark

:56:11.:56:14.

Oxley thought he was going to try and save it then he knows it is

:56:15.:56:16.

going wide. We did wonder how John Hughes...

:56:17.:56:44.

Tries to get close to last season's achievements. Third place, European

:56:45.:56:49.

football for the first time in the club's history. It would be a

:56:50.:56:54.

remarkable achievement to go back-to-back with the Scottish Cup.

:56:55.:56:58.

That doesn't happen very often these days.

:56:59.:57:08.

Williams! Williams! A great, that is a wonderful technique, and if it

:57:09.:57:12.

goes towards the top corner it might end up in the back of the net. It

:57:13.:57:16.

went straight to the goalkeeper but a lovely strike.

:57:17.:57:32.

Tansey left, Roberts right. Goes to Roberts.

:57:33.:57:37.

Pinch it back. Than is is a nice touch to take

:57:38.:57:46.

Tremarco out of the equation. Henderson, Keatings is ahead of him.

:57:47.:57:51.

Stokes. Another poor ball from Henderson, Keatings is ahead of him.

:57:52.:58:06.

Stokes. Approaching the final Fife minute, here is Keatings, slipped at

:58:07.:58:09.

the crucial time. Still alive. Shout for hand ball again.

:58:10.:58:16.

Nothing doing. As long as his arms are down I don't

:58:17.:58:20.

think the referee with give that. A good strike Keatings though.

:58:21.:58:32.

?NEWLINE McGregor couldn't afford take any chances there.

:58:33.:58:47.

Keatings, short, it is deflected against a player.

:58:48.:59:00.

Dagnall is going to replace Keatings. It is a striker's dream

:59:01.:59:06.

the way it came to him inside the box after wonderful build up play by

:59:07.:59:11.

Hibs. They are hoping a substitution might do the trick as it did for

:59:12.:59:16.

Caley Thistle. Dagnall still awaiting his first

:59:17.:59:20.

goal for the club. McGinn takes the free kick.

:59:21.:59:21.

Wasn't great. Since John Hughes made the change it

:59:22.:59:44.

has been a momentum swinger. Hibernian have the ball back but it

:59:45.:59:47.

was Draper who lost it. Hibs will be halfway through the

:59:48.:00:47.

League Cup final this time next week. Taking on Ross County.

:00:48.:00:56.

They hope to still be in the Scottish Cup as well when they do

:00:57.:01:01.

so. Thought he was going to go for it.

:01:02.:01:27.

Let's find out who today's Man of the Match is. Craig Paterson has the

:01:28.:01:31.

honour of deciding that. It's been a stuffy game. Hibs have dominated the

:01:32.:01:38.

majority of it. Hibs defence haven't performed well. McGregor has stood

:01:39.:01:46.

out for me. Me. Me. On one situations he's stood out, so Darren

:01:47.:01:53.

McGregor is my Man of the Match. Two minute to play of the 90. Will there

:01:54.:02:11.

be a hero? It's been a long old season for Hibernian as well as

:02:12.:02:17.

Inverness. Dreams of automatic promotion appear to have collapsed.

:02:18.:02:21.

Still loads to play for though. Still a potential cup double as well

:02:22.:02:24.

as promotion via the play-offs. Gunnarson as we go into the final

:02:25.:02:35.

minute of the I think you've got to credit Cally

:02:36.:03:03.

Thistle. They were under the cosh. Hibs got the goal. It was looking

:03:04.:03:13.

like a replay of Dingwall yesterday when Dundee United snatched it

:03:14.:03:15.

against Ross County late on. Henderson...

:03:16.:03:29.

McGinn brushed aside by Ross Draper. We are about to hear how much injury

:03:30.:03:36.

time is to be added on. It's just We are about to hear how much injury

:03:37.:03:43.

been confirmed that it is two minutes. It is looking like a replay

:03:44.:03:54.

all the way. That will annoy Alan Stubbs, whose team led relatively

:03:55.:03:58.

early in the second half. The strike by James Keatings.

:03:59.:04:11.

Rob rob starteded from an offside position there. We are into the

:04:12.:04:44.

final minute of this quarterfinal. This is

:04:45.:04:52.

Draper is asking a lot from Horner. Putting pressure on Fontaine. One

:04:53.:05:16.

final opportunity, it looks as though it is going to come from the

:05:17.:05:22.

holders. One last chance to get a ball in the box. Warren... Crawford

:05:23.:05:29.

Allen ends it 10 seconds early. These two get to do it all over

:05:30.:05:34.

again a week on westerns in Inverness. James Keatings gave Hibs

:05:35.:05:38.

the lead after Williams pulled off three wonderful saves in the first

:05:39.:05:43.

half. From Gray, Fontaine and from Stokes. And the second half

:05:44.:05:52.

substitute, Mutombo. The holders' grip on the Scottish Cup will

:05:53.:05:56.

continue until Wednesday week at least. A highly fought cup tie. Alan

:05:57.:06:02.

Stubbs will take his side to the Costa del Sol for the week now to

:06:03.:06:08.

prepare for the League Cup final. Cally Thistle can refocus as well.

:06:09.:06:13.

It finished here at Easter Road Hibernian 1, Inverness Caledonian

:06:14.:06:14.

Thistle 1. So they'll do it all again, these

:06:15.:06:26.

two, a week on Wednesday. Up in the Highlands capital. 1-1 the final

:06:27.:06:31.

score. Rangers, Dundee United and Celtic are already through to the

:06:32.:06:39.

semifinal draw. That is round about 4.45pm, BBC Radio Scotland for that.

:06:40.:06:44.

Let's hear from James Keatings. James, I would imagine frustration

:06:45.:06:47.

is the main emotion after that. Did you feel you had done enough to see

:06:48.:06:52.

it out? Definitely. Disappointing getting to that stage in the match

:06:53.:06:56.

and conceding. Thought I had done enough to see it out, but then I

:06:57.:07:01.

sneaked a goal. We'll be confident we can do our job. It looked like a

:07:02.:07:07.

real battle out there today? Yes, it was. Stop-start for fouls all the

:07:08.:07:12.

way through the match. A lot of good football played as well. A lot of

:07:13.:07:15.

good chances. We'll be more confident going into the next one.

:07:16.:07:20.

Frustration that you didn't see it out, because you created quite a few

:07:21.:07:25.

chances. Definitely. Obviously I had one disallowed as well. It came off

:07:26.:07:30.

the post, unlucky not to go in. But we'll take a lot of confidence from

:07:31.:07:35.

this game. We'll go to the replay and we'll be confident we can get

:07:36.:07:40.

the win. Darren, I mentioned to James there, such a battle, a

:07:41.:07:44.

hard-fought match. It was difficult. They are a really good team. We

:07:45.:07:52.

thought we could hold out. To lose a goal in the manner we did was

:07:53.:07:56.

unfortunate. But we'll do it again. A difficult time to lose that goal

:07:57.:08:00.

as well. It's always difficult, especially when the boys up front

:08:01.:08:04.

put in such a good shift. It is unfortunate that we concede, but

:08:05.:08:13.

we'll go again. James... Dar season the Man of the Match. Can you do the

:08:14.:08:20.

honours? Thank you chaps. It was no great surprise, because Hibs were

:08:21.:08:24.

battering at the door that the stage. They were. We spoke about the

:08:25.:08:29.

first half where Inverness started the brighter but Hibs had come into

:08:30.:08:37.

it, Hibs would have been the happier of the two. This is a really

:08:38.:08:40.

well-worked goal. James Keatings gets himself into a really good

:08:41.:08:44.

area. Good build-up play. Good interchange. Keatings plays it back

:08:45.:08:48.

off. Doesn't stand still. Gets himself into a really good area and

:08:49.:08:54.

finishes it well with his right foot, not his strongest foot. It

:08:55.:08:58.

gets them into a strong position. You heard him and Darren very

:08:59.:09:01.

disappointed not to manage to see the game out. I'm not so sure it is

:09:02.:09:06.

the same in terms of the Hearts game. They came flying back into the

:09:07.:09:10.

Hearts game with all the everyone us the of dragging it back to 2-2. This

:09:11.:09:20.

is the flip side. Hearts bitterly disappointed. They are going off now

:09:21.:09:25.

to the Costa del Sol. A couple of the players look like they need a

:09:26.:09:29.

rest or a break, as a few of them looked as if they are tiring. I was

:09:30.:09:35.

wondering how John Hughes would change the game. Lewis Horner

:09:36.:09:41.

created the goal and Mutombo finished it off. Fabulous

:09:42.:09:43.

substitutions from John Hughes. By finished it off. Fabulous

:09:44.:09:49.

the time he makes his substitutes doesn't look like Cally Thistle are

:09:50.:09:53.

going anywhere. Two wonderful goals. This one where Horner chases it.

:09:54.:10:01.

Great composure from Mutombo there. Gets himself into the perfect

:10:02.:10:06.

position. The timing of the run is excellent. He could have panicked

:10:07.:10:12.

but didn't. Picks his spot and drills into it the back of the net.

:10:13.:10:17.

It does take a deflection, but real composure here from the substitute.

:10:18.:10:22.

At that stage of the game with the two substitutes, it was very

:10:23.:10:27.

deserved. Inverness Caledonian Thistle managed to turn this game

:10:28.:10:31.

around completely, and that is striking of the highest order. I

:10:32.:10:36.

think what they've got to remember is if you are in the dug-out area

:10:37.:10:41.

think what they've got to remember don't go anywhere near John Hughes,

:10:42.:10:46.

as you might end up getting a cuff around the lughole, which he did

:10:47.:10:51.

from the manager. Delight turning into pain quickly there! You just

:10:52.:10:57.

want write them off. Hibs looked in command for big chunks of that

:10:58.:11:02.

second half And how precarious a one-nil lead in. Hibs were dominant.

:11:03.:11:06.

They were well on top. Inverness weren't playing particularly great.

:11:07.:11:12.

I'm going to interrupt you to hear from the man who scored the

:11:13.:11:16.

equaliser. A very happy man I would imagine? Yeah, very happy. We worked

:11:17.:11:22.

hard in this game. It was tough game. The opposition was strong as

:11:23.:11:28.

well. I didn't know the team, so I was a bit surprised. High-level

:11:29.:11:33.

football, full of fight. It was a battle. We was 1-0 down and then I

:11:34.:11:41.

came in. The gaffer asked me to try to be close to the box and try to do

:11:42.:11:46.

something from whenever they were on defeat. And from a superb pass from

:11:47.:11:52.

Jordon Robert, set me the ball brilliantly. I put the ball on my

:11:53.:11:58.

left foot and I shoot. Can you go on and win the replay? I don't want to

:11:59.:12:04.

talk about the next game. This game was already tough. We have to focus

:12:05.:12:09.

and work hard. We'll try the best to hold that cup to the club. Thank you

:12:10.:12:13.

for your time. Thank you. I think we'll have to take his word for it

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there that he is really happy! But obviously he is, and Inverness are.

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Does the momentum swing their way for the replay Michael? Michael?. I

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was talking about Darren McGregor and they did it against Hearts. But

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for me it is the flip. Inverness have the upper hand and it goes back

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to the Kali stadium. They are going to feel good about their chance. I

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was telling not long before the goal I saw John Hughes getting out of the

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side of the park and telling Inverness, get the ball down, pass

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its again. It became scrappy. They weren't in the game. Even for that

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10 minutes where they started to get the ball and pass it they were

:12:58.:13:04.

looking a bit tooth unless attack, until Mutombo came on. The goal was

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a really good bit of composure. Hearing him talk about Roberts

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there, good composure from him as well. In the end it was a deserved

:13:14.:13:18.

draw. Will Hibs be disappointed they haven't put it to bed? Absolutely.

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They've got home advantage, got a crowd behind them. They have had

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played well. They had opportunities in the first half. That's a telling

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point. When you've got the opportunities you've got to take

:13:31.:13:33.

them. Hibs didn't take the opportunity that they created when

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they were on top of the game. Game. They paid the price for that. Will

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you be able to watch that all over again if you fancy tonight the best

:13:43.:13:47.

of that match, on Sportscene highlights programme tonight. Which

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includes as well as the four Scottish Cup quarterfinals at 10.0,

:13:53.:13:56.

Hamilton, Motherwell and Hearts against Partick Thistle as well.

:13:57.:13:58.

More live football from us next against Partick Thistle as well.

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Sunday afternoon. You won't want to miss that one. Hibs back in action

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Sunday afternoon. You won't want to against Ross County this time in the

:14:07.:14:08.

Scottish League Cup final at Hampden. Our coverage kicks off

:14:09.:14:12.

Scottish League Cup final at half past 2. The League Cup final

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live on the BBC. Hibs thought they were heading for the Scottish Cup

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semifinals as well here today, but Inverness had other ideas. The

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Scottish Cup holders. These two will have to do it all over again. From

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all of us here at Easter Road, bye for now.

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