:00:46. > :00:53.welcome to this stage of the Scottish cup. The reigning champions
:00:54. > :00:58.Celtic are first. It is hard to predict what the outcome will be.
:00:59. > :01:03.Celtic would have hoped they would be dealt and easier hand than
:01:04. > :01:09.Aberdeen. After being runners in the last two cup finals Hibernian would
:01:10. > :01:20.be looking to go one better this time round. We won fourth were at
:01:21. > :01:30.home to St Johnstone and are hoping to produce some extra tricks for a
:01:31. > :01:42.cup upset. The truth is, at this stage, all cards are on the table
:01:43. > :01:48.and anything is possible. Good evening. No need for any sleight of
:01:49. > :01:51.hand tonight. The Scottish cup conjured up seven matches for us
:01:52. > :01:58.this evening and the magic of the cup is alive and well. Pat Nevin and
:01:59. > :02:07.Michael Stewart join us in the studio tonight. We start the
:02:08. > :02:10.programme at Celtic Park. Celtic had not conceded a goal in domestic
:02:11. > :02:15.football for more than two months but they were upper side -- up
:02:16. > :02:25.against the side who scored that goal, Aberdeen. Celtic Park, the
:02:26. > :02:28.holders of the Scottish cup go head-to-head with Aberdeen just one
:02:29. > :02:33.week after Aberdeen sealed their place in the league cup final which
:02:34. > :02:39.is also to be held here in five weeks time. In order for Aberdeen to
:02:40. > :02:48.progress here they will have to inflict just a second domestic
:02:49. > :02:52.defeat against Celtic. The team who scored the last goal against Celtic
:02:53. > :02:56.were Aberdeen with Niall McGinn scoring. Charlie Mulgrew is injured
:02:57. > :03:27.for the hosts. Goalkeeper Langfield makes his 300th
:03:28. > :03:34.appearance for Aberdeen. Ten days celebrate Neil Lennon and Derek
:03:35. > :03:43.McInnes in age. We'll be be anything between the two come full-time here
:03:44. > :03:51.this afternoon? -- will there be? Last time in the Scottish cup they
:03:52. > :03:59.met it was a 4-0 Celtic when. -- when. The last time they met here in
:04:00. > :04:12.the Scottish cup it was Aberdeen who came through with one goal. Fraser
:04:13. > :04:18.Forster has more clean sheet records to chase having broken the club
:04:19. > :04:24.league lectured last week. -- record.
:04:25. > :04:41.The referee says that was the push. Mulgrew today on free kick duty.
:04:42. > :04:46.That is a decent delivery. Van Dijk almost managed to deliver that
:04:47. > :04:55.towards goal. Pollitt. Your hands on. This is the first opportunity.
:04:56. > :05:04.It was too much on that for Jonny Hayes. Celtic wanted a penalty
:05:05. > :05:11.kick. Russell Anderson felt he was hauled to the deck by the Aberdeen
:05:12. > :05:28.skipper. Rudy tries to put pressure on Ambrose. He looks it to van Dijk.
:05:29. > :05:35.-- hooks it. This is not the Aberdeen tie they wanted. That was a
:05:36. > :05:46.brilliant goal. Strokes! He batters the ball past Langfield and Celtic
:05:47. > :05:51.have the initiative. It is the wonderful ball in from Samaras to
:05:52. > :05:58.pick out strokes. What a fantastic touch it was. Early in the game, it
:05:59. > :06:04.is the early goal that Aberdeen dreaded. It comes from the right
:06:05. > :06:21.foot of the Irishman. It is his eighth of the season. Stokes.
:06:22. > :06:27.Samaras shrugging off Logan. This is your hands on. That was not a good
:06:28. > :06:39.challenge according to the referee. Celtic get the free kick. Here goes
:06:40. > :07:04.the Dutchman. He went the low road and has put it just passed. Logan.
:07:05. > :07:10.Robson. Howlett. He is. Pollitt drives the ball across. Was it a
:07:11. > :07:25.handball by easy DV? Now says the keeper. -- Emilio Izaguirre. That
:07:26. > :07:47.was just off of the midriff bare of any real easy DV. He is. -- Emilio
:07:48. > :07:55.is indeed a. A foul on Jonny Hayes, no question. Niall McGinn, it is a
:07:56. > :07:59.load delivery. It is a corner. It looked like he was going to do
:08:00. > :08:07.something like that, it came off Brown. He has come short, Robson is
:08:08. > :08:25.not interested, floating in ten. Concert time. That was the whistle.
:08:26. > :08:34.Almost flicked on by Rooney. Robson is trying to conjure something up
:08:35. > :08:40.for Aberdeen here. Anderson. Celtic have finally conceded a goal and it
:08:41. > :08:48.is the Aberdeen skipper who volleys The Dons back into level terms.
:08:49. > :08:54.Aberdeen were the last team to score against Celtic in the domestic game.
:08:55. > :09:04.They have ended Fraser Forster's long unbroken run of clean sheets.
:09:05. > :09:16.Anderson on the volley and it is Celtic one, Aberdeen one. Lifted
:09:17. > :09:26.forward by Reynolds. Back into Pawlett it is 2-1 to Aberdeen.
:09:27. > :09:46.Aberdeen Trail 1-0 at the start of the first half but they are now 2-1
:09:47. > :09:52.up will stop -- 2-1 up. In off of the woodwork. In the blink of an eye
:09:53. > :09:59.Aberdeen not only ended Fraser Forster's clean sheet records but
:10:00. > :10:13.they have doubled their scoring today. What a turnaround. You hands
:10:14. > :10:23.and lifting it through for James Forrest. Matthews. A corner kick.
:10:24. > :10:31.The Celtic fans, the players as well, felt it was a handball. Just a
:10:32. > :10:54.minute or two later they are trying to force the issue. Easy DV. Van
:10:55. > :11:11.Dijk wonders why he has not level this tie again. -- Izaguire. It
:11:12. > :11:23.should have been 2-2. Willo Flood. Niall McGinn. Van Dijk. Rooney. And
:11:24. > :11:33.Pawlett, off of the post. It stays out, 2-1 40 chance for Aberdeen.
:11:34. > :11:54.We'll be with to regret not going up 3-1 here? This is Kris Commons. Lots
:11:55. > :12:01.of space for Stokes. -- Izaguire. In almost an hour they have only had
:12:02. > :12:05.the one shot on target. Lee Griffiths who lost the Scottish cup
:12:06. > :12:13.final last season and the Scottish cup final the season before. He was
:12:14. > :12:20.the Hibs player last season. 28 golds in the Hibernian campaign last
:12:21. > :12:42.season. Now he is on for his Celtic debut. For it against Consett dying.
:12:43. > :12:49.This came to Griffiths in a really good area. Good play by James
:12:50. > :12:58.Forrest again. He was onside in the build-up. Jonny Hayes, 20 seconds
:12:59. > :13:03.left. Jonny Hayes for Aberdeen. He shocks of Griffiths and Brown and
:13:04. > :13:10.slip said to form Rooney. He cannot finish it. It is over the bar. That
:13:11. > :13:16.would have been game over. It might be in any case. Rooney did not have
:13:17. > :13:22.the final cut she needed but the stoppage time has been played. Are
:13:23. > :13:26.the holders going out of the cup? Robson gets it away under pressure
:13:27. > :13:33.from Brown. They definitely has a look at his watch. Forster will go
:13:34. > :13:43.wrong again. It is now or never for Celtic. Robson gets there. Celtic
:13:44. > :13:51.have to start again. We have played 50 seconds over three minutes. It is
:13:52. > :13:57.all over. A glorious afternoon for Aberdeen. They have put the holders
:13:58. > :14:04.out. Aberdeen go through to the quarterfinals. They have painted
:14:05. > :14:09.Parkhead read today, come from behind to knock Celtic out of the
:14:10. > :14:22.competition and 40 week it has been for Aberdeen. Through to the league
:14:23. > :14:27.cup final. What a week this could be. It is the Dons that go through,
:14:28. > :14:32.looking to end the 24-year wait for the Scottish Cup. It finishes here,
:14:33. > :14:44.in the East End of Glasgow, Celtic 1, Aberdeen 2.
:14:45. > :14:47.St Immensely proud of my players, I thought they were a proper team
:14:48. > :14:51.performance. There was a lot of discipline to the performance. It
:14:52. > :14:55.had to be. Very few times did Celtic create so little in a game.
:14:56. > :15:01.Obviously, people might say it was down to Celtic's failings, but for
:15:02. > :15:06.me, a lot of times we frustrated. I thought defensively we were very
:15:07. > :15:12.poor. We were second best. In the midfield as well, there was no
:15:13. > :15:15.cohesion about it. There's a lack of communication between people, you
:15:16. > :15:19.get punished. That's what happened. We talked about set pieces all week.
:15:20. > :15:23.We felt that would be Aberdeen's best chance to get into the game. We
:15:24. > :15:26.didn't deal with the first, we should have won the first header
:15:27. > :15:29.from the corner. We certainly should have cleared the danger from the
:15:30. > :15:34.second free kick. It summed up our day really. That was a very
:15:35. > :15:38.disjointed performance from us. We haven't achieved anything yet. We've
:15:39. > :15:42.had a couple of good results. The hardest part is in front of us. We
:15:43. > :15:45.know that. We'll keep our feet grounded and keep working hard. The
:15:46. > :15:51.players deserve the right to enjoy tonight. The supporters definitely
:15:52. > :15:58.have the right to enjoy their weekend. It's been a while since
:15:59. > :16:02.we've managed to win down here. Thankfully we've done that today.
:16:03. > :16:06.We're a good side. Results like that can only help us going forward. A
:16:07. > :16:13.fantastic result and performance from Aberdeen today, Michael, hard
:16:14. > :16:17.on the heels over last weekend's victory over St Johnstone. Did you
:16:18. > :16:24.ever expect Aberdeen to have such an incredible week? It has been an
:16:25. > :16:27.incredible week. I'm sure the Aberdeen fans would be hard to
:16:28. > :16:31.believe they would come away with such comprehensive victories as
:16:32. > :16:36.well. In terms of Celtic, Pat, 12 games without conceding a goal.
:16:37. > :16:42.Aberdeen obviously breached the defence twice today. How did they
:16:43. > :16:45.manage it? Neil Lennon said they didn't defend the corners
:16:46. > :16:51.particularly well. We're going to talk about the zones again. The man
:16:52. > :16:55.marking is fine. There at the edge there, you have to mark your man.
:16:56. > :17:00.Watch what happens. He leaves him. Now you have a problem, if you're
:17:01. > :17:05.zone, you have -- zonal, you have a man running in and you have a man on
:17:06. > :17:10.you. Zonal is not wrong, it's just that everyone has to do their jobs.
:17:11. > :17:14.Three in there perfect, those players marked up, there's your
:17:15. > :17:18.problem in the middle there. He's got to run at the defenders,
:17:19. > :17:22.creating mayhem. Get a little bit lucky, but get a goal out of it. In
:17:23. > :17:27.fact, Celtic's defending has been fantastic. You're not going to slam
:17:28. > :17:30.their defending, but the manager sees what he feels is a weakness,
:17:31. > :17:34.knows where they're going to set up, because when teams set up in the
:17:35. > :17:38.zone, you know where they're going to go. You find that weakness, they
:17:39. > :17:42.did it today. Very interesting. Peter Pawlett with a decisive goal.
:17:43. > :17:46.He's a player that's impressed us a lot this season. He's made huge
:17:47. > :17:50.improvements. Is he a conterder for young -- contender for young players
:17:51. > :17:54.of the year? Without a shadow of a doubt. He's been consistent all
:17:55. > :17:58.season. He's pointing where he wants the ball. He's timing his run,
:17:59. > :18:03.across the goalkeeper. Everything you expect in that position from an
:18:04. > :18:07.experienced player, composure, he has all the attributes to be a top
:18:08. > :18:14.player. Without a shadow of a doubt he will be in for the young Player
:18:15. > :18:19.of the Year. He took it so well,ing a great -- well, a great goal. We
:18:20. > :18:26.have to point this out... I can hear a "but" coming. Week we talk about
:18:27. > :18:29.handball. We do it again, now is that intentional? For me, yes, it's
:18:30. > :18:36.an intentional handball. The goal should not have stood. I do feel
:18:37. > :18:39.really sorry, but I ain't blaming the referee. He's in the position,
:18:40. > :18:43.he's behind it and can't see it. Maybe he could have got a bit of
:18:44. > :18:46.help from his assistant. But it's hard to tell. We can't see if he's
:18:47. > :18:50.blocked or not. Some you get. Some you don't. I think it was a
:18:51. > :18:54.handball. Not a huge issue being made about the handball at all. A
:18:55. > :18:57.the lot of people probably thought in the end, Aberdeen deserved the
:18:58. > :19:01.victory because they created so many chances, especially in the second
:19:02. > :19:05.half. It was a comprehensive victory. This is another opportunity
:19:06. > :19:11.that fell for Pawlett here. A great ball into the back post. I think he
:19:12. > :19:17.catches the sole of his foot there. That happened all day long. Aberdeen
:19:18. > :19:20.were comprehensive, well on top. This is in the last minute and
:19:21. > :19:26.Rooney still an opportunity as well. The pace of breaking wasn't there.
:19:27. > :19:30.That was a key to it all day. An uncommon sight, many times we see
:19:31. > :19:36.teams go to Celtic Park and the lose a goal and then fade away. Aberdeen
:19:37. > :19:40.the complete opposite and the counterattacking clearly in
:19:41. > :19:45.evidence. That was the key to today. You see here this is evidence here
:19:46. > :19:49.that we pause it here, we have four guys highlighted, all looking to get
:19:50. > :19:54.forward, you know, gone are the days of going to Celtic park and leaving
:19:55. > :19:59.guys to it. Look at the space he has in front of him there to attack.
:20:00. > :20:03.He's got so many options, he can go right or left, he goes left here.
:20:04. > :20:07.It's not wrong, but it's not executed well. It shows how well
:20:08. > :20:13.they were. This is the discipline of the team that you heard McInnes
:20:14. > :20:17.talking about. Eight men behind the ball. The first thought is to get
:20:18. > :20:24.forward and get forward at pace. You can do that when you have guys like
:20:25. > :20:29.Hayes on this side. We heard Lennon talking about it, they didn't defend
:20:30. > :20:35.well and got out fought in midfield. Aberdeen were the top team. Two guys
:20:36. > :20:39.are moving forward. Then Celtic had to resort to trying to stop those
:20:40. > :20:44.counter-attacks. This time it was Matthews there and he picked up a
:20:45. > :20:48.yellow card. In midfield, Barry Robson winning the ball and showing
:20:49. > :20:53.a bit of composure, one, two, getting through. Again, this is
:20:54. > :20:58.Matthews pulling down Hayes. He picked up a yellow card for it. That
:20:59. > :21:02.was evident throughout today. Hugely exciting times for Aberdeen. First
:21:03. > :21:07.time that they've been in two Cup Finals in a season since 2000. They
:21:08. > :21:14.did the lowing cup and Scottish Cup -- League Cup and Scottish Cup
:21:15. > :21:19.double in the season 89/90. Before the game when I looked at the team
:21:20. > :21:24.sheets and they lined up and you saw Robson and Flood sitting in behind.
:21:25. > :21:31.Then Hayes and McGinn, we know the pace they've got. Pawlett has been
:21:32. > :21:35.in great form. You looked at the the mid front and you think, they have a
:21:36. > :21:39.transtoday. A lot of people felt that. You thought that's well
:21:40. > :21:43.organised. It was about defending and being organised. It goes back to
:21:44. > :21:47.the manager. That's an incredibly well balanced side. A lot of Celtic
:21:48. > :21:51.fans would have started the season thinking that the league and cup
:21:52. > :21:57.were minimum this season. Now they just have the league. Where does
:21:58. > :22:01.this leave Neil Lennon and the players? The league and the cup is
:22:02. > :22:06.what is expected. Just to win the league is a bit of anticlimax.
:22:07. > :22:13.Celtic have the chance to go through the league unde-- undefeated, that
:22:14. > :22:18.would be a great feat. Getting knocked out of the cup is a massive
:22:19. > :22:22.shine off the season. So no Old Firm derby, this season. Disappointing?
:22:23. > :22:26.Yes, very much so. A lot of people say they don't like to see the Old
:22:27. > :22:31.Firm derby, a lot of people don't call it that, but getting away from
:22:32. > :22:37.the eman ticks of that -- eman ticks of that -- semantics of that, we
:22:38. > :22:41.often see games all over Britain and Europe and nothing comes near it or
:22:42. > :22:46.very few comes near it, nothing even in England comes near it. That is an
:22:47. > :22:50.incredible game and I miss it. It's not going to happen this season. You
:22:51. > :22:53.could say Hibernian's record in the Scottish Cup in recent seasons has
:22:54. > :22:58.been pretty decent. They've reached the final in both the last two
:22:59. > :23:02.seasons. But both finals ended in defeat, the 5-1 loss to Hearts
:23:03. > :23:06.particularly painful. Today they took on championship side Raith
:23:07. > :23:11.Rovers, who hadn't managed a single goal in 2014.
:23:12. > :23:19.Both these teams come into today's fifth round tie in need of a real
:23:20. > :23:26.pick me up, in dire runs of form. Hibs streak down to four matches.
:23:27. > :23:49.Rage is six. -- Raith is six. Raith Rovers have lost their post
:23:50. > :24:06.potent threat through injury. One man who will be keen to avoid a
:24:07. > :24:13.pivotal role today is the match referee. He'll get us under way.
:24:14. > :24:19.Six of today's Hibs starting line-up were involved in last season's Cup
:24:20. > :24:24.Final defeat against Celtic. How they'd love to get there for a third
:24:25. > :24:35.successive season to try to make amends for those defeats by Celtic
:24:36. > :24:37.and by Hearts. Terry Butcher using all his contacts in the English game
:24:38. > :24:47.to strengthen his squad in January. A first corner of the match for the
:24:48. > :25:06.home side. An early chance! Brilliant save. The
:25:07. > :25:13.flag stayed down. What an opportunity that was for James
:25:14. > :25:18.Collins. Ross Laidlaw keeps his side on level terms.
:25:19. > :25:23.A couple of generations of Hibs fans there, out to see their side
:25:24. > :25:43.hopefully progress once more to the quarter finals of this competition.
:25:44. > :25:55.Superb! It's Kevin Moon who has them off to a flying start. Six minutes
:25:56. > :25:57.gone and the visitors hit the front. It fell kindly for Moon, but he
:25:58. > :26:19.fairly buried it. It ricochets behind. Stanton got the
:26:20. > :26:38.shot away. Hibernian players asked whether that was handball.
:26:39. > :26:54.Oh, lovely! That's Sam Stanton. Hibs with a quick response to falling
:26:55. > :26:59.behind. How precious might that prove to be. Out of reach for Ross
:27:00. > :27:21.Laidlaw. Hibernian on level terms. Callachan, oh, so unlucky. Still
:27:22. > :27:34.there might be a chance. They're looking for a free kick on
:27:35. > :27:41.the edge of the box. It wasn't forth coming. Ross Callachan, brilliant
:27:42. > :27:55.save in the end by Ben Williams, fingertips to it. It was crucial.
:27:56. > :28:08.The referee has allowed play to continue. It's Rhys Donaldson who
:28:09. > :28:17.has taken one in there. The centre back going in bravely with Jordan
:28:18. > :28:26.Forster. The Raith Rovers man has come off worse of those two.
:28:27. > :28:29.The whole stadium applauding Donaldson off the park. It's a big
:28:30. > :28:45.loss for Raith Rovers. It's a second Raith Rovers goal!
:28:46. > :28:55.It's Dougie Hill who has put his side back in front. Raith Rovers
:28:56. > :29:04.haven't realised. Confusion reigns. Raith Rovers continue to celebrate.
:29:05. > :29:07.The goal has been given. Stephen McLean looked like he was
:29:08. > :29:14.going to take the word of his linesman. But this goal stands. It's
:29:15. > :29:24.Dougie Hill, who has put Raith Rovers ahead just before halftime.
:29:25. > :29:41.Hibs must come back once more. It should have been a Raith Rovers
:29:42. > :29:48.throw-in. It fell to Hibernian. Stephenson picks up and angle
:29:49. > :29:59.slipped back towards the back post. Jostling inside the six yard area.
:30:00. > :30:06.He is up. It is Nelson. What a cup tie this is turning out to be. The
:30:07. > :30:17.head of Nielsen. Climbing above the man who just scored. A poor header
:30:18. > :30:26.by Thomson. A chance. He should have done better. Well done by Dougie
:30:27. > :30:39.Hill to get it clear. He should have found the team-mate. That could have
:30:40. > :30:52.been better view. -- that could have been better. Anderson and Kevin. --
:30:53. > :30:58.Kevin Moon. That denied Kevin Moon his second of the afternoon. He
:30:59. > :31:17.courted well. The angle was just slightly against him. McArdle. He
:31:18. > :31:29.couldn't keep the ball. Anderson gets the flick on and it is in the
:31:30. > :31:33.net. Raith Rovers incredibly taken the lead at Easter Road. The
:31:34. > :31:43.questionnaires, this time, can they keep a hold of it? -- question is.
:31:44. > :31:58.The wonderful delivery from Anderson. The wonderfully improvised
:31:59. > :32:08.act header. -- back header. Will that be a free kick? A yellow card
:32:09. > :32:12.is coming for Liam Fox. Tactically Liam Fox might think eating the
:32:13. > :32:25.right option. Here goes Craig with the effort. He was not too far away.
:32:26. > :32:33.His effort is repelled. Ten minutes left on the clock. They will try to
:32:34. > :32:38.bring about the Hibernian equaliser for the third time. Everyone just
:32:39. > :32:56.watch does that looked against the crossbar. -- watched as that looked
:32:57. > :33:03.against the crossbar. -- looped. Here comes another chance. Surely
:33:04. > :33:08.Paul Hartley will get back to clear what was almost disaster for
:33:09. > :33:17.Hibernian at the back. They are taking chances, committing men
:33:18. > :33:25.forward. Heffernan. This is the chance. If you wanted that to the
:33:26. > :33:30.above to anyone in the Hibernian team you would want to Paul
:33:31. > :33:38.Heffernan but he really did not get a hold of that. Perhaps the addition
:33:39. > :33:46.of fitness that the Premiership sides should have comes into focus
:33:47. > :33:53.in the final few minutes. Starting trying to find room. Now it is
:33:54. > :34:03.Haynes. Good on loss -- Ross Laidlaw, really good goalkeeping.
:34:04. > :34:07.Liam Craig again gets the opportunity to find the delivery
:34:08. > :34:17.which might be about a third heads equaliser. Hartley hits it the wrong
:34:18. > :34:27.way. -- Hibernian. Taken down by Joe Cardle. It is desperate stuff now
:34:28. > :34:35.for Raith Rovers. It looks like it is going to be too long. The fans
:34:36. > :34:46.are furious. Some of them are heading for the exits. Loads of them
:34:47. > :34:56.in fact. Stevenson. Is this the moment for Hibernian? No, it is the
:34:57. > :35:02.moment for Raith Rovers surely. We blog watches Forster's header.
:35:03. > :35:15.Surely no Raith Rovers out to the last date of the Scottish cup. And
:35:16. > :35:21.they are. A tremendous victory. It is a brilliant win for Raith Rovers.
:35:22. > :35:32.It finished Hibernian two, Raith Rovers three. I am ecstatic for the
:35:33. > :35:40.players. We had to stand up and be counted today. To come here and
:35:41. > :35:47.scored three goals and put Hibernian out of the Scottish cup is a great
:35:48. > :35:54.feeling. Congratulations, how does it feel to be the man who put Raith
:35:55. > :35:59.Rovers into the quarterfinals? It is the brilliant feeling. To score the
:36:00. > :36:07.winner for the team is the brilliant feeling. I cannot take anything away
:36:08. > :36:12.from them. We came back twice but could not come back the third time.
:36:13. > :36:18.We did not deserve anything today. That performance is totally
:36:19. > :36:23.unacceptable. The players have been talk that. It is baffling to know
:36:24. > :36:29.where it came from. Training has been bright and sharp. Today I was
:36:30. > :36:36.expecting more of the same. Now we are out. There are a few people in
:36:37. > :36:45.your team who have the Hearts or Hibernian commitment. It is an
:36:46. > :36:50.interesting dynamic. We said to the players concentrate on the job in
:36:51. > :36:55.hand, concentrate on the game. By scoring goals in the first half it
:36:56. > :37:03.gave us that massive lift to go on and get the winner. A shock result
:37:04. > :37:09.for Raith Rovers, not bad for the side who had not scored the goal
:37:10. > :37:18.since the 21st of November. Today I thought the past it brilliantly.
:37:19. > :37:22.Cardinal was looking fantastic for them, the quality of the balls he
:37:23. > :37:27.was putting in was the curb. Very early on you could see a total
:37:28. > :37:34.confidence about the Raith Rovers side. That call was not off side.
:37:35. > :37:44.There was confusion about that though. A great start and what about
:37:45. > :37:55.this for a goal? What a header from Anderson. He meant it, didn't he?
:37:56. > :38:02.You can see it. If I was the Hibernian player I would be having
:38:03. > :38:05.words about the goalkeeper. Great for Raith Rovers but they could not
:38:06. > :38:12.have done it without Ross Laidlaw, great between the sticks. He was
:38:13. > :38:17.getting himself in the right place. You would expect to go to Hibernian
:38:18. > :38:24.at Easter Road and have a tough day, it was not that tough a day. Bike
:38:25. > :38:31.mag for his confidence grew. As a keeper if you make one or two good
:38:32. > :38:37.saves you are going to be up for it. There is always one save in the end.
:38:38. > :38:41.Maybe heads would have got the chance but whether they deserved it
:38:42. > :38:53.is the big question and I am not sure the dead. In the end, too
:38:54. > :38:59.little, too late. I think so. In the last ten or 15 minutes they started
:39:00. > :39:04.to get into it but as Pat said, it was thoroughly deserved for Raith
:39:05. > :39:09.Rovers. Heffernan had a great first touch out of his feet here but the
:39:10. > :39:13.problem is it just gets stuck in the middle of his two feet and he goes
:39:14. > :39:20.with his trusted right foot. Over the piece I think Raith Rovers
:39:21. > :39:28.deserved to get through. Plenty of disgruntled Hibernian fans. They do
:39:29. > :39:35.not want to see that. They will tell you, the was some great play
:39:36. > :39:46.beforehand that he was infuriatingly the next minute. Over the piece they
:39:47. > :39:52.were second best. Terry Butcher holds his hands up to that. I might
:39:53. > :39:55.go that is their fourth defeat any row, Terry Butcher arrived in a
:39:56. > :40:01.blaze of glory, what your assessment? They have certainly come
:40:02. > :40:10.to a shuddering halt, to lose Ford any role is not good. When their is
:40:11. > :40:14.the new manager there is often a lift in results which did happen at
:40:15. > :40:20.Hibernian but now they have to look back and assess the they are. Terry
:40:21. > :40:25.Butcher will have the lot of work on his hands, the summer when he has to
:40:26. > :40:32.get his players in and stamp his authority on that team, at the
:40:33. > :40:39.moment it is wishy-washy. It will be a years now until Hibernian get
:40:40. > :40:45.their hands on the trophy! Nobody has mentioned that before, you must
:40:46. > :40:52.have googled that for ages! Terry Butcher is just in the door, I look
:40:53. > :41:01.at that midfield attacking area. Phenomenal piece. We have quality
:41:02. > :41:04.players but it might be a little while but with that pace going
:41:05. > :41:13.forward I think Terry Butcher does have something to work with. Reasons
:41:14. > :41:17.to be cheerful. Here is the statistic for you. The league one
:41:18. > :41:29.side had managed at least one goal in each of the last 26 games. This
:41:30. > :41:33.is home to the third oldest club in Scottish football, Stranraer. They
:41:34. > :41:39.had not made it to the quarterfinals of the Scottish cup since 2003 but
:41:40. > :41:45.with wetland windy conditions expected all the ingredients were in
:41:46. > :41:50.place for a cup upset. There has been a spark this week, even the
:41:51. > :41:58.supporters have taken to us this week. A lot can happen in football
:41:59. > :42:06.and if we give it our best shot upsets can happen. Caley Thistle
:42:07. > :42:10.Heidi 250 mile journey for the game. Despite reaching the cup final for
:42:11. > :42:18.the first time last weekend, they would be no room for complacency.
:42:19. > :42:25.That was last week, this is this week now. We have a delete tight
:42:26. > :42:30.pitch. The boys are up for it. I'd micro-some 250 die-hard Caley
:42:31. > :42:37.Thistle fans made the trip for this match and were understandably in
:42:38. > :42:41.optimistic mood. Hopefully we can get the win today but if we have
:42:42. > :42:45.come all this week and come away with nothing I will be disappointed.
:42:46. > :42:51.I have heard the news that Celtic are out of the cup which is good
:42:52. > :42:58.news. If we get this tired of the way we could be in another final. We
:42:59. > :43:03.have to be 100%, we cannot afford to be on the glory of last weekend. We
:43:04. > :43:08.have to get on with it and made sure we are in the next round. Caley
:43:09. > :43:12.Thistle took little time to settle and this should have been the
:43:13. > :43:19.opening goal inside the first five minutes. Stranraer find their feet.
:43:20. > :43:31.This long-range effort failed to trouble the keeper. However, it
:43:32. > :43:34.wasn't Burnett who broke the deadlock when Aaron Doran took
:43:35. > :43:50.advantage of some slack defending with this neat finish. Some poor
:43:51. > :44:02.defending of their own leg to this man bundling over for a soft
:44:03. > :44:13.penalty. He dusted himself down and Stranraer were level.
:44:14. > :44:24.An uneventful second half was brought to life with 18 minutes
:44:25. > :44:37.remaining. Longworth ewent through the defence to put Stranraer ahead.
:44:38. > :44:44.But the upset only last twoed minutes -- lasted two minutes, when
:44:45. > :44:53.a hopeful ball into the box was met by Foran to set up Billy McKay for
:44:54. > :44:58.the easiest of equalise. A long journey in the replay, this time for
:44:59. > :45:02.Stranraer. A great game. We competed well against a team in the League
:45:03. > :45:07.Cup Final. I thought we gave them a run for their money. I'm delighted.
:45:08. > :45:11.Another day, maybe we would be there. If you draw a Premier League
:45:12. > :45:15.team, you need to take that. We gave them two goals, to be fair. That's
:45:16. > :45:20.not taking anything away from Stranraer. They worked their socks
:45:21. > :45:23.off. We had to dig deep just to stay in the cup. There's still a lot of
:45:24. > :45:27.football to be played in this tie. Stranraer are a good side. If
:45:28. > :45:32.there's pats on the back for any team, it should go to Stranraer.
:45:33. > :45:33.It will be the turn of Stranraer to take the 250-mile trip for the
:45:34. > :45:44.replay. I guess that exemplifies the
:45:45. > :45:49.commitment that these part-timers take in terms of their football
:45:50. > :45:54.careers. Of course. There's been a lot documented like that with
:45:55. > :45:57.Rangers against partime teams in that league. This is just
:45:58. > :46:01.exemplified it as well, with having to take a huge trip like that,
:46:02. > :46:06.mid-week as well, they'll have to check their jobs around to get the
:46:07. > :46:11.time off. It's 500 miles round trip, six hours there, six back. Have you
:46:12. > :46:15.ever experienced anything like that in your career, of course, you were
:46:16. > :46:21.at the high end of the English game. Steady on. I started at Clyde. Yes,
:46:22. > :46:25.we had tough ones, OK, a long time ago, but you do it for the love of
:46:26. > :46:30.the game, at that level. There was just a moment in that game when
:46:31. > :46:35.Longworth scored to make it 2-1, and you thought, this is maybe the story
:46:36. > :46:39.of the cup. Obviously, it looked fantastic. They're not out of it. I
:46:40. > :46:44.would not be betting against Inverness getting through this one.
:46:45. > :46:48.How relieved will Inverness be to be still in the competition? At one
:46:49. > :46:54.point, they were staring at the exit door basically. They got people like
:46:55. > :46:58.Richie foran back in the side. He provided the assist from Billy
:46:59. > :47:01.McKay. They'll fancy their chances. When you go into the cup
:47:02. > :47:06.competition, you're looking for a home tie primarily any way. To get
:47:07. > :47:10.the draw there, looking like they were going out the exit door, to get
:47:11. > :47:14.back up to Inverness, they'll look forward to that. With all
:47:15. > :47:19.realisticness, they'll look to go through to the next round. You think
:47:20. > :47:24.so. The only League Two side left in the competition were Albion Rovers.
:47:25. > :47:28.The caused the major shock in the last round over Motherwell. Could
:47:29. > :47:30.they reach the Scottish Cup quarter finals? Their their way,
:47:31. > :47:40.Stenhousemuir. ( The elements were to play a major
:47:41. > :47:46.part in the opening goal of this game. The high ball hanging in the
:47:47. > :47:50.wind, McMillan struggling to find his bearings and looping a header
:47:51. > :48:02.over the head of his own keeper. Tough to take for McMillan.
:48:03. > :48:09.Little his keeper could do to help out the defender. Rovers were now in
:48:10. > :48:15.the driving seat and captain Donnelly was next to try his chances
:48:16. > :48:20.on goal. Into the second half, and the visitors began to push forward,
:48:21. > :48:28.seeking an equaliser. Rovers' defence failing to clear. McMillan's
:48:29. > :48:32.header not causing Parry too many problems. The home side increased
:48:33. > :48:41.their advantage mid-way through the second half. A long clear out by
:48:42. > :48:47.Parry. He played it wide. His cross into the box knocked down for
:48:48. > :48:52.Phillips to knock home Rovers' second of the afternoon. Phillips
:48:53. > :48:58.was the hero for Rovers in the last round against Motherwell. He's
:48:59. > :49:01.playing a major part in Rovers Scottish Cup run. The deficit should
:49:02. > :49:07.have been reduced with ten minutes left to play. Substitute Douglas
:49:08. > :49:13.doing all the hard work, but then firing the ball over the cross-bar.
:49:14. > :49:20.No doubt the 20-year-old will feel he should have found the target. The
:49:21. > :49:25.home side, though, were now playing with great confidence and substitute
:49:26. > :49:31.Tiffany was next to try his luck. On this occasion, though, Smith came
:49:32. > :49:36.out on top. Higgins came close to pulling one
:49:37. > :49:41.back for Stenhousemuir. His volley inches from finding the target. He
:49:42. > :49:48.came even closer in the final minute of the game. His header clipping the
:49:49. > :49:51.top of the cross bar and over. The fulltime whistle led to terrific
:49:52. > :49:54.celebrations from the home contingent as Albion Rovers reached
:49:55. > :50:01.the last eight of the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1934.
:50:02. > :50:06.It's been a long time coming. I said to the players, 80 years is a long
:50:07. > :50:12.time for a club not to have achieved that. But it doesn't come around for
:50:13. > :50:17.them individually any quicker than for the club. This might be the
:50:18. > :50:21.chance, so to seize it. By no means a classic game, due to their effort,
:50:22. > :50:24.it was a thoroughly deserved result. Got the early goal, which was a
:50:25. > :50:28.freak goal from our perspective. They done what they needed to do to
:50:29. > :50:32.hang on. Through the game, we never asked enough questions. They
:50:33. > :50:35.defended well. We congratulate them and wish them all the best in the
:50:36. > :50:41.next round. Albion Rovers in the quarter finals for the first time in
:50:42. > :50:45.80 years. Every year, you get some characters coming through, Gary
:50:46. > :50:49.Phillips, becoming a story in this year's competition. He got that
:50:50. > :50:53.massive goal against Motherwell in the previous round and came up with
:50:54. > :50:57.the goods again today. Could you not have given Stuart McCall a wee bit
:50:58. > :51:00.of warning before we showed this again? It's a decent goal. He timed
:51:01. > :51:05.it well. It was late in the game. That was a huge shot. That's the
:51:06. > :51:11.biggest headlines he may ever get, I tell you what, one round later on,
:51:12. > :51:16.and it's a great finish. Clifton hill was pretty much in the same
:51:17. > :51:19.state as it is now, the last time they were in the quarter finals. He
:51:20. > :51:23.manages to get his foot around and hook it into the net. A fitness
:51:24. > :51:28.instructor, maybe that paid off. Every year in the Scottish Cup, you
:51:29. > :51:34.always get some outstanding own goals. In this round, well, McMillan
:51:35. > :51:38.might want to look away now. I think he was looking away at that
:51:39. > :51:42.time as well! It's a classic up and under there. Probably a bit of snow
:51:43. > :51:49.on it, it was that high, when it comes down. What can you say? Just
:51:50. > :51:54.very, very unfortunate incident and later in the game, had ewas
:51:55. > :51:57.desperately trying to -- he was desperately trying to rectify it.
:51:58. > :52:05.These things happen in football, he's on the wok -- wrong end of it.
:52:06. > :52:08.Forefar had managed a cup shock this season in August, they dumped
:52:09. > :52:10.Rangers out of the League Cup. Today, Premiership side St Johnstone
:52:11. > :52:23.were the visitors. 23 places separate these teams in
:52:24. > :52:26.the SPFL set up, that won't deter forefar from trying to cause another
:52:27. > :53:10.cup upset. This is the eighth Scottish Cup
:53:11. > :53:17.meeting between these sides of the previous seven, Forfar have won one.
:53:18. > :53:22.St Johnstone have won the other six. St Johnstone in their change
:53:23. > :53:40.colours. Campbell wrapped up against the
:53:41. > :53:42.weather, in his sixth season as the Forfar manager. Longest serving
:53:43. > :53:51.manager in Scottish football. Close effort there from
:53:52. > :54:06.Fotheringham. That's a good delivery in. It's
:54:07. > :54:39.Malcom, excellent defending there. It's Stevie May! He gets a vital
:54:40. > :54:51.touch. 21st goal of the season. The second in the Scottish Cup. A touch
:54:52. > :55:07.there by May, after it went between players.
:55:08. > :55:13.Won a conner off mall -- corner off Malcom. Certainly a positive
:55:14. > :55:31.introduction to St Johnstone. It's Fraser Wright who knock it's
:55:32. > :55:32.in! The defenders causing the problem there. Wright claims his
:55:33. > :55:50.second goal of the season. He did well to get a hand to that,
:55:51. > :56:07.but Wright in the right place at the right time.
:56:08. > :56:17.McDonald! Terrific goal. But he's given a free kick. The referee says
:56:18. > :56:21.it was an infringement from McDonald. He can't believe it.
:56:22. > :56:23.It was a good delivery in. It looked as though McDonald was up above
:56:24. > :56:34.Malcom. He jumped early. It looks as though he just got
:56:35. > :56:46.across his marker. It looked a good goal from that angle. St Johnstone
:56:47. > :56:48.in control of the first 45 minutes. They could have been 3-0 up. Only
:56:49. > :57:05.two at the moment. That's a great effort and off the
:57:06. > :57:08.bar! Terrific strike, that one. So close to getting an early
:57:09. > :57:49.counter. It breaks kindly for O'Halloran.
:57:50. > :57:56.First start for Michael O'Halloran and his first goal. St Johnstone are
:57:57. > :58:02.3-0 to the good. That will surely put St Johnstone
:58:03. > :58:09.out of sight. Croft with the cross in. It was knocked away by Douglas.
:58:10. > :58:11.A nice way to top off an afternoon, making your first start for your new
:58:12. > :59:09.club. Another terrific introduction from
:59:10. > :59:17.James Dunn. An excellent folly. -- volley. Dunne. What a terrific
:59:18. > :59:24.strike that was. Great control to set himself up from the cross. It
:59:25. > :59:32.was parried out and then he needs touch but driven into the corner. It
:59:33. > :59:36.is important to come here and have the right attitude. We have that,
:59:37. > :59:42.particularly in the first-half, I thought we excellent. Particularly
:59:43. > :59:48.away from home it is very pleasing because now we are in the next
:59:49. > :59:51.round. All credit to them and their manager. The first goal was the set
:59:52. > :59:58.piece which, if you look at our record, this year has been very
:59:59. > :00:02.good. I can see how he is an exciting prospect. He was not in the
:00:03. > :00:13.game for 20 minutes and happened that we goal. I am looking at
:00:14. > :00:18.getting to the top of the total. That was a good win for St Johnstone
:00:19. > :00:24.and it could have been more as well. Could it be dark horses to win their
:00:25. > :00:29.first piece of silverware? It could be. They will be up there as one of
:00:30. > :00:36.the favourites. It is not an easy place to go for them today. I think
:00:37. > :00:41.to bang for in against them, Rangers when their last month and find it
:00:42. > :00:46.difficult. St Johnstone go there and put 4n, Dick Campbell did not
:00:47. > :00:52.realise they were that good, good strong straight talking from him. I
:00:53. > :01:02.know you are not a great fan of his here but there is more to St
:01:03. > :01:09.Johnstone than his here. It is growing on me! It is not so bad tied
:01:10. > :01:14.up. Seriously, the play to the conditions and you cannot ignore
:01:15. > :01:20.that. Just for Stewart Cosgrove I think they are going to win the cup!
:01:21. > :01:26.You heard it here first. One part-time site was guaranteed to
:01:27. > :01:35.reach the quarterfinals as these two matches met each other -- teams. The
:01:36. > :01:41.Alloa boss Barry Smith was looking to guide his team through to the
:01:42. > :01:48.last eight. Andy Kirk came close to giving them the perfect start. Paul
:01:49. > :01:54.McGinn clearing the danger. Alloa midfielder Darren Young played in
:01:55. > :02:01.the 2004 cup final for Dunfermline, his effort was within inches of
:02:02. > :02:05.finding the net. Dumbarton rattled five past Alloa just three weeks ago
:02:06. > :02:11.and they took the lead just on the half-hour mark. Scott Agnew knocked
:02:12. > :02:23.the ball back across goal but call and wish was waiting to stab it
:02:24. > :02:35.home. -- Colin Nish. It was a typical poacher 's goal from the
:02:36. > :02:39.veteran striker. He was a chance to add to the tally just before the
:02:40. > :02:46.break. Chris Keane was brought down just inside the box. His spot kick
:02:47. > :02:53.was brilliantly saved but the keeper was injured pulling off the save and
:02:54. > :02:58.had to be replaced. Not too much by way of action in the second period.
:02:59. > :03:08.This long-range effort the closest to a goal. Dumbarton through for the
:03:09. > :03:12.first time since 1979. We are not going to claim they played great
:03:13. > :03:18.stuff, we have played a lot better but in the cockpit is about getting
:03:19. > :03:24.through to the next round. We did create chances but it is about being
:03:25. > :03:30.more clinical in these positions. The boys worked extremely hard to
:03:31. > :03:38.get in the area. Alloa still getting used to life without Paul Hartley. A
:03:39. > :03:44.great result today. Like Paul Hartley, when he took over they were
:03:45. > :03:52.struggling at the bottom of the table and he managed to keep them
:03:53. > :04:04.up. That will be a great boost for them to get into the next round of
:04:05. > :04:19.the club. Cup. Rangers and Dunfermline athletic are next.
:04:20. > :04:29.It is the free kick for Templeton. This is where he is dangerous. And
:04:30. > :04:37.Rangers have the early initiative in this William Hill Scottish cup fifth
:04:38. > :04:42.round tie. Dangerous play once again from Templeton. Said that in the
:04:43. > :04:52.build-up but that should have been dealt with. He clips it in for Daly,
:04:53. > :04:59.a brilliant save. It is two for Rangers. They have more than a foot
:05:00. > :05:06.in these Scottish cup quarterfinals now. That just failed to clear
:05:07. > :05:18.properly. The second ball came in and the goalkeeper made a decent
:05:19. > :05:25.save. Templeton. Well, that is a third. Well done. There will be no
:05:26. > :05:33.doubt surely of the outcome of this fifth round tie now. David Templeton
:05:34. > :05:36.adds some gloss to the score line. Not dissimilar to the goal they
:05:37. > :05:43.scored against Falkirk in the previous round. They are
:05:44. > :05:51.steam-rollering Dunfermline again at the start of this second half. And a
:05:52. > :05:58.hat-trick. Completed in the opening minute or so of the second half.
:05:59. > :06:10.Rangers are 4-0 up now. A terrific ball through. Dean Shiels was not
:06:11. > :06:18.going to miss from there. Ian Black hits the bar. He has been trying to
:06:19. > :06:25.do that, trying to score all night. He is getting closer. So, who is
:06:26. > :06:32.going to win the Scottish cup? Is it wide open or are you going to put a
:06:33. > :06:39.tenner on Albion Rovers? I am not a great one for boards but I will look
:06:40. > :06:45.at Aberdeen for a double. Rangers second favourites, is that about
:06:46. > :06:47.right? Dundee United fans might be a bit miffed about that but if they
:06:48. > :06:52.get through tomorrow they will probably feel they should be further
:06:53. > :07:01.up. It is almost like a perfect storm working in the favour of
:07:02. > :07:06.Rangers. The weekend is not over yet, Sportscene is back tomorrow
:07:07. > :07:13.night with highlights. It is Dundee United versus St Mirren. The St
:07:14. > :07:20.Mirren striker Steven Thompson will join us for that. How do you see
:07:21. > :07:24.that much going? It is massive for both sites, Dundee United have had
:07:25. > :07:29.the bad run of form recently. They might be looking to the cup to see
:07:30. > :07:34.some weird they can get away from their league form. And Mirren, it is
:07:35. > :07:47.something they might try to do well in. -- somewhere. St Mirren are very
:07:48. > :07:56.Jekyll and Hyde, aren't they? It is hard to call. It is very, very
:07:57. > :08:01.tight. It has not been good recently. Other teams can see
:08:02. > :08:08.weaknesses. If they played to their quality I think they will win this
:08:09. > :08:12.game. Thank you both. That is it. It has been a sensational Saturday
:08:13. > :08:27.night, thank you for staying up with us. They do it all again tomorrow
:08:28. > :08:38.night. Join us for more cup magic, and tell them, good night. -- until.