:00:39. > :00:45.Rangers - the most successful team left in the competition lifted the
:00:46. > :00:50.last of the first 33 Scottish Cups back in 2009 and they are favourited
:00:51. > :00:59.to progress to the last four. They cruise into round six with a 4-0
:01:00. > :01:06.thumping of dun firm lin. -- Dunfermline. Standing in the way
:01:07. > :01:11.are Albion rovers, who knocked out Motherwell along the way. It is an
:01:12. > :01:23.all-Premiership affair at the Caledonian stadium.
:01:24. > :01:27.Dundee United keep the lead. Dundee United tasted glory in 2010
:01:28. > :01:31.and will be desperate to repeat that in May. Before they can entertain
:01:32. > :01:37.those thoughts, they will look to join Aberdeen and St Johnstone.
:01:38. > :01:42.What a goal! The semi-finals at Ibrox beckon for
:01:43. > :01:50.the winners of this weekend. Good evening. Welcome to Sportscene.
:01:51. > :01:57.Albion rover's best effort came in 1920. Today they take on Rangers.
:01:58. > :02:01.Highlights coming up. We will bring you the action from today's other
:02:02. > :02:05.quarter-final as Inverness Caledonian Thistle took on Dundee
:02:06. > :02:09.United. Plus, all the action from yesterday.
:02:10. > :02:16.With me in the studio Pat Nevin and a very happy St Johnstone assistant
:02:17. > :02:21.manager. We start at Ibrox. Rangers and Albion rovers may only be 16
:02:22. > :02:26.league places apart. In turns of fan base they occupy very different
:02:27. > :02:29.worlds. Rangers cruised through as the bookie's expected, or would the
:02:30. > :02:37.romance come for Rovers. 50 miles separates these clubs. One
:02:38. > :02:41.division between them. All other aspects, they are worlds apart.
:02:42. > :02:47.Rangers have reached the final of this competition 51 times. Albion
:02:48. > :02:51.rovers are one of nine clubs to have reached and played in the Scottish
:02:52. > :02:57.club final without tasting ultimate success. One resides in luxury, the
:02:58. > :03:01.other will take the gate receipts of this tie. Together, they have both
:03:02. > :03:11.earned the right to be in the quarter-finals. Rangers win agains
:03:12. > :03:15.last weekend could be described as cool.
:03:16. > :03:25.Shiels and Dallas may be hard to stop.
:03:26. > :03:31.Three changes for Albion rovers. Donnelly has played in the
:03:32. > :03:55.competition. Wallace makes the chase. Wallace
:03:56. > :04:09.just keeps it in. Templeton swings it and a header!
:04:10. > :04:15.Just right from Dallas. Dallas has -- Daley has been such a
:04:16. > :04:21.threat. A service like that, he was almost
:04:22. > :04:27.number 24. McCoist is watching on.
:04:28. > :04:34.His side cannot afford any slip-ups today.
:04:35. > :05:01.The corn ser a decent one. And Albion rovers have scored!
:05:02. > :05:06.Donnelly has scored. Rangers conceded the Scottish Cup
:05:07. > :05:10.for the first time this season. Albion rovers have yet to concede.
:05:11. > :05:14.They are ahead again. They are ahead at Ibrox. What a moment for
:05:15. > :05:22.Donnelly! Well the corner was deep, it was
:05:23. > :05:26.delivered. The header across by McCulloch.
:05:27. > :05:37.That is the sweetest moment yet. Donnelly pokes the ball home. There
:05:38. > :05:40.was nothing that Bell could do. I think the chairman is happy!
:05:41. > :05:52.He's got a smile on his face. Daly with the run.
:05:53. > :05:55.Daly moves it away. Templeton - easily away from him.
:05:56. > :06:07.What a drag back. A little drag-back to the keeper, on
:06:08. > :06:13.the right foot. Got it away from Law.
:06:14. > :06:25.Either very calm or very mad! Ibrox remains hushed.
:06:26. > :06:37.Relatively unconcerned. Here's Foster.
:06:38. > :07:03.Turned away by Dunlop. They are throwing at themselves all over the
:07:04. > :07:08.place, Albion rovers. There's llace. They scored after the 13th minute.
:07:09. > :07:12.They have kept Rangers at bay since. The bad news for Albion Rovers, they
:07:13. > :07:22.have another 45 to come. Dunlop again!
:07:23. > :07:28.Well Dunlop has been the Man of the Match so far for Albion Rovers. A
:07:29. > :07:35.good save from Parry. Dunlop was the man who was there.
:07:36. > :07:41.Well McCoist had a few words at half time.
:07:42. > :07:50.Daly that time! Good save from the goalkeeper. Turned away before Law
:07:51. > :07:58.could get there. Albion Rovers continue to keep
:07:59. > :08:07.Rangers at bay. The 41-year-old is enjoying. This came with hope.
:08:08. > :08:26.A level of expectation now. Fostz fost inside on to -- Foster
:08:27. > :08:31.inside on to on to Black. Rangers, every time he scores, they
:08:32. > :08:37.could do with him finding the net. 24 points clear of Dumfermline in
:08:38. > :08:42.the league. They have pressing concerns here at
:08:43. > :08:48.I prox. Here's Foster. Play -- at Ibrox. Here's Foster. Plays it in.
:08:49. > :08:53.Back on to Foster from Little. To Little it goes. Off the crossbar
:08:54. > :08:57.by Templeton. No touch from the goalkeeper.
:08:58. > :09:03.Rangers denied by the wood work. Well worked by Rangers. A good ball
:09:04. > :09:09.in by Foster. Credit Templeton, getting across the defender. Not
:09:10. > :09:15.been beaten too often this afternoon. A touch of the bar.
:09:16. > :09:20.On to Daly. Really of had his chance to get
:09:21. > :09:30.things moving. It's on to Aird. A touch behind by Dunlop. If he meant
:09:31. > :09:36.that, I suspect he should play at the World Cup in Brazil.
:09:37. > :09:43.Rangers, whose unbeaten run stands at 33 games. They have won 31. They
:09:44. > :10:04.have drawn against Stranraer. The ball ends up in the back of the
:10:05. > :10:12.net and the referee. Has he given the goal or not?
:10:13. > :10:19.Jim Beathard has given the -- John Beaton has given the goal.
:10:20. > :10:26.The goalkeeper remains down and Albion Rovers are furious. It was
:10:27. > :10:35.Templeton who played it in. Lifted it in.
:10:36. > :10:42.The near-side assistant saw nothing wrong with it. Rangers are level. 13
:10:43. > :10:55.minutes to play. Did it come off the arm of Mohsni?
:10:56. > :11:11.Albion Rovers unhappy at the circumstances. Those fans might be
:11:12. > :11:22.dance dancing! So is the mind of Ally McCoist.
:11:23. > :11:33.Templeton and Mohsni - created Rangers' equaliser. Almost got
:11:34. > :11:37.Rangers ahead. I am not sure I would be prepared to get that cold!
:11:38. > :11:44.Mohsni - fur riffous with himself. He had a free header.
:11:45. > :11:45.Of it has been shared by many a Rangers' player this afternoon. Just
:11:46. > :11:57.couldn't rise enough. Of Little for the by-line. The low
:11:58. > :12:04.ball across. Mohsni is there. Foster and Templeton. It is Templeton I's
:12:05. > :12:09.all over! Albion Rovers get a draw at Ibrox. They have drawn here
:12:10. > :12:13.before, but never under these circumstances. They were given a
:12:14. > :12:18.chance. What a display for the men in red this afternoon! It has
:12:19. > :12:27.finished. It is some cup tie. Rangers, one, Albion of Rovers, one.
:12:28. > :12:34.When the subs came on, had to adjust it. Thought David would come on.
:12:35. > :12:41.Were excellent. The effort was absolutely brilliant. I think
:12:42. > :12:46.everybody was brilliant today. I am so disappointed it was 1-1. I am
:12:47. > :12:51.gutted he got Man of the Match. I have to ask the Man of the Match one
:12:52. > :12:58.thing - the one you tapped past the post r - did you mean it? I meant
:12:59. > :13:03.it. It is one of those you stick out your foot and hope for the best. You
:13:04. > :13:06.know? It is tough for the referee. Sometimes you get them, sometimes
:13:07. > :13:13.you don't. It would be interesting to see if of that event let us 2-0
:13:14. > :13:16.up. It would be interesting to see the decision. We will not take it
:13:17. > :13:21.away. It is a great effort from the boy. They can be proud of. That
:13:22. > :13:24.there is a replay to be played. I will not focus on the goal that was
:13:25. > :13:29.lost because that would takeaway from the immense effort they have
:13:30. > :13:32.put in. I am so proud of them and they deserve everything that they
:13:33. > :13:34.get in terms of plaudits from everybody. We will now focus on that
:13:35. > :13:42.re-play. It was a fantastic result for Albion
:13:43. > :13:47.Rovers. Unbelievable in some ways. Edge of the seat stuff. Given the
:13:48. > :13:53.way the match panned out Albion Rovers - will they be feeling
:13:54. > :13:57.gutted? Possibly. Let's be honest - Rangers for the better side. They
:13:58. > :14:02.had loads more of the ball and more chances. They were the better side.
:14:03. > :14:05.They deserved - in that way - they deserved to get another bite at the
:14:06. > :14:12.cherry. However, are they basing how good they are against Albion Rovers.
:14:13. > :14:20.Should they not be looking up a bit? Massive sympathy for Albion Rovers.
:14:21. > :14:25.They were brilliant! The character in the game was tremendous. They got
:14:26. > :14:30.the goal and put their bodies on the line. They gave everything for the
:14:31. > :14:34.manager. It was over 1,000 there. It was fantastic. They were unfortunate
:14:35. > :14:39.not to sneak it. They get another chance in a couple of weeks' time.
:14:40. > :14:44.It is a really, really great effort. It was a fantastic moment for
:14:45. > :14:48.Donnelly. A moment he'll never forget, undoubtedly, as he gave
:14:49. > :14:53.Albion Rovers the lead. What were your thoughts on the goal?
:14:54. > :15:00.No doubt he'll be of delighted with himself. A good nod-down. I think
:15:01. > :15:04.centre-forwards head-on there. If you are a smaller team, you put the
:15:05. > :15:09.bodies in there. They looked dangerous when they were getting set
:15:10. > :15:12.pieces tall way through. That is the moment, in the history of Scottish
:15:13. > :15:18.football, if they managed to keep that 1-0 and they lj did. That will
:15:19. > :15:25.be the moment that Ward would have dreamt about last night. Definitely.
:15:26. > :15:30.You can tell, he had his head in his hands when the goal went in. Albion
:15:31. > :15:36.rovers had to take a chance and they did. He'll remember that goal for a
:15:37. > :15:40.long time. Absolutely! Rangers equalised through Mohsni. A bit of
:15:41. > :15:45.debate about this goal. That is for sure! It stood. What is your view of
:15:46. > :15:51.it? I can not remember another game in the last 15-20 years where a goal
:15:52. > :15:56.would be allowed to stand. I think Mohsni is jumping for the ball. He's
:15:57. > :16:00.got one eye on the goalie. The question is whether there was
:16:01. > :16:08.contact with the goalie before he catches it? Does he catch with his
:16:09. > :16:11.right arm? Here's the moment. For me Mohsni Has challenged the keeper
:16:12. > :16:14.before it was reached. I don't think you are allowed to do it. Whether
:16:15. > :16:18.you are looking at the ball or whether you are not, you have gone
:16:19. > :16:23.and challenged before the ball has reached you. You have to hit the
:16:24. > :16:29.ball first. It is a close decision. In actual fact, it very rarely, you
:16:30. > :16:33.get them. So often you see the referee protecting the goalkeeper.
:16:34. > :16:37.You think that goal was fair and square? I think so n the end. I
:16:38. > :16:40.think Mohsni has gone for the ball. I think the goalkeeper, he'll be
:16:41. > :16:43.disappointed he was not stronger there.
:16:44. > :16:50.I have seen, most of the time they are given, yeah, I do agree with
:16:51. > :16:58.that. How can he be stronger? He's static! He's gone backwards. Mohsni
:16:59. > :17:02.has all the momentum. I am struggling to blame the keeper at
:17:03. > :17:08.all. A brilliant day. He was fab louss. It is just a real difficult
:17:09. > :17:12.one. You see these decisions. -- fabulous. I think the comment from
:17:13. > :17:17.the lad there, when they said, would they have got it up the other end?
:17:18. > :17:25.To be honest, at the big clubs you generally don't. Albion rovers -
:17:26. > :17:30.some -- Rovers, some last ditch tries. Trying to figure out who I
:17:31. > :17:36.would put as Man of the Match. Russell was fantastic today.
:17:37. > :17:40.That header - that was Dunlop. The two had been fantastic all the way
:17:41. > :17:42.through. How about that! You can't do that!
:17:43. > :17:54.A great bit of skill. And this is the one, you feel it is
:17:55. > :17:59.going to be your day. That was my favourite moment of the
:18:00. > :18:04.whole day - his smile when he turned around, as if to say - got away with
:18:05. > :18:08.that one! You have to get away with those ones if you get through or get
:18:09. > :18:12.to the next bit. Rangers still favourites to get through. Talk
:18:13. > :18:17.about the replay possibly on Monday, 24th. We will see. If Rangers go on
:18:18. > :18:21.and lift the Scottish Cup Duke of Yorks they have what it takes to
:18:22. > :18:28.beat Premiership opposition? Vy problem with Rangers' performance
:18:29. > :18:32.today. -- I have a problem with Rangers' performance today. Straight
:18:33. > :18:36.to the keeper. Of long, into the book. Entered the box. This is not
:18:37. > :18:40.sophisticated stuff and they did it time and time again. The reason they
:18:41. > :18:43.are doing it is because it works at the lower levels. Do you know what -
:18:44. > :18:47.when you get to higher levels you will not get away with that. McCoist
:18:48. > :18:52.knows that. They have got into a hant of doing that. They will --
:18:53. > :19:03.into a habit of doing that. If they do that they have to stop relying on
:19:04. > :19:10.it. Of earlier today inn and Dundee United went head -- Inverness
:19:11. > :19:12.Caledonian Thistle and Dundee United went head-to-head.
:19:13. > :19:21.Feelings are still raw, particularly for a United side, beaten on the
:19:22. > :19:27.night. Inverness Caledonian Thistle have gone to the League Cup. This
:19:28. > :19:29.time next week it will almost be show time for them. Minds cannot
:19:30. > :19:41.drift to their first final. Four-four-two again today. The
:19:42. > :19:44.difference is wingers have been brought infor this tie. Watson and
:19:45. > :20:40.Doran are in from the start. United have the advantage in this
:20:41. > :20:44.quarter-final. For me, they are in all sorts of
:20:45. > :20:49.trouble. It was a back-four. Shouldn't be coming. Caught high up
:20:50. > :20:55.the pitch. There was only one winner. He's got
:20:56. > :21:07.pace. We know he can score goals. Meekings cannot get across. What a
:21:08. > :21:16.finish! Take nothing away from Shinnie.
:21:17. > :21:32.-- from Ciftci. Oh, it's a bad one!
:21:33. > :21:35.It looked like it was there to be won. I think that's a clash. He goes
:21:36. > :22:06.for the ball. No real intent there. Tansey scored in the... Oh, headed
:22:07. > :22:11.across for McKay. No doubt Inverness are getting the
:22:12. > :22:25.big guys up there. McKay tries to get it over.
:22:26. > :22:43.Stuck to his line. Dillon's clearance.
:22:44. > :22:52.Didn't catch it cleanly. Have to be careful!
:22:53. > :22:58.Oh, and that comes back towards the goal.
:22:59. > :23:08.What a horrible goal from an Inverness point of view.
:23:09. > :23:21.I don't know what the Inverness defence are thinking.
:23:22. > :23:26.I am fearing for them here. It's not your day. Brill doesn't catch it
:23:27. > :23:39.properly. Back off Meekings. Ciftci has his
:23:40. > :23:49.easiest task. A Dundee United free kick.
:23:50. > :23:59.Paton takes the free kick. A big moment for Dundee United.
:24:00. > :24:05.Watson could have put this tie to bed there.
:24:06. > :24:22.Ran ran... -- Rank... It is a penalty.
:24:23. > :24:26.Have a look at it. I think he's all the way down before
:24:27. > :24:30.Shinnie gets there. It's in the box.
:24:31. > :24:39.Calls it on the spot. A penalty kick. All the way against Inverness.
:24:40. > :24:51.Have put Dundee United into the last four. Not even at half time here.
:24:52. > :24:52.Emphatic penalty. Goal-scoring form. Smashes it to the middle of the
:24:53. > :25:19.goal. Brill - no chance. It is going from bad to worse here
:25:20. > :25:23.for Caley Thistle. Down to ten! Naughty!
:25:24. > :25:27.I don't know where John Hughes will start with his team talk! You cannot
:25:28. > :25:55.do that and expect to stay on the pitch. Sorry!
:25:56. > :26:08.Here comes Shinnie. It's a good run from him.
:26:09. > :26:15.He tests Cierzniak. It is the second time Shinnie gets involved in a
:26:16. > :26:23.tackle on Armstrong. Cierzniak does well.
:26:24. > :26:31.Armstrong... This is the danger! Caley Thistle trying to get back. It
:26:32. > :26:39.'s four! Wonderful counter attack from Dundee
:26:40. > :26:51.United! And a higher lander! Surely now put them through!
:26:52. > :26:58.Halfway line, run, running, never catching him.
:26:59. > :27:10.Through the legs of Cierzniak. Nice and easy for United now. A
:27:11. > :27:16.really good quarter-final record Dundee. Won three out of the last
:27:17. > :27:23.four. Dundee were beating Rangers in 2010. Aberdeen, five years before
:27:24. > :27:29.that, they lost out in 2012 and in the semi-finals last season. It's
:27:30. > :27:36.Armstrong and it is five! They are making it look very, very
:27:37. > :27:41.simple! Last year Young Player of the Year -
:27:42. > :27:45.Stuart Armstrong, with his eighth goal of the season. A wonderful ball
:27:46. > :27:50.in by Keith Watson. Inverness have lost
:27:51. > :27:59.five goals for the second successive match.
:28:00. > :28:13.It's red again! Of Caley Thistle down to nine men.
:28:14. > :28:16.Watkins is off! I thought he makes a genuine attempt
:28:17. > :28:48.for the ball. Dundee United's hopes of reaching a
:28:49. > :28:55.tenth final very alive and kicking. They will go and ex exchange
:28:56. > :29:02.handshakes. A five-star show from the Tangerines.
:29:03. > :29:07.They will focus on the League Cup final. They will take Aberdeen on at
:29:08. > :29:11.Celtic Park. Dundee United will go to Ibrox next month for the William
:29:12. > :29:29.Hill Cup semi-finals. We have some young play yerps in the
:29:30. > :29:38.dressing -- players in the dressing room. We get the chance to play, we
:29:39. > :29:48.do it properly. Of I don't know what the rules are these days! Did
:29:49. > :29:53.Watkins go over the ball? No. Have I seen guys? No.
:29:54. > :29:59.He is wearing studs, but his foot is at the back of the ball, trying to
:30:00. > :30:09.do no damage. The Dundee United boy kicked the soul of his foot - so it
:30:10. > :30:14.is disappointing. That is Dundee United were good. We made it easy
:30:15. > :30:20.for them. Every game in the semi-final is always difficult.
:30:21. > :30:24.You know, we are determined to go... The semi-finals last year,
:30:25. > :30:27.disappointed from that. Hopefully we can learn from that, and kick on. An
:30:28. > :30:41.extraordinary match. Rankin gets the ball. He has to
:30:42. > :30:49.close him down. There is a massive gap p inside
:30:50. > :30:54.there. It is easy to go and find that space
:30:55. > :30:59.there. When he finds the space and puts it through, you are in massive
:31:00. > :31:04.trouble. I think the line of the back-four is
:31:05. > :31:14.good there. One stays and one goes. It makes it
:31:15. > :31:21.easy for Ciftci. I did feel slightly sorry for him.
:31:22. > :31:26.The one thing about Dundee United, they started fighting. That is the
:31:27. > :31:29.difference with them. And the second goal for Dundee United as well, it
:31:30. > :31:34.came from Inverness being on the attack. I know. I don't want to go
:31:35. > :31:39.on about all the problems they have in defence. We will go on to the
:31:40. > :31:43.nice things in a minute. They are attacking, trying to get back into
:31:44. > :31:47.the game. Here we have four - he's got to get there to give some cover.
:31:48. > :31:51.That header should be out of play. It is OK, there were only two
:31:52. > :31:57.mistakes. That pass-back should be... I mean, it is mistake, after
:31:58. > :32:01.mistake, after mistake. Usually one mistake you will get away with. If
:32:02. > :32:06.you make four in a row and one little move, you've no chance. I
:32:07. > :32:09.think John Hughes will be disappointed. Inverness have been
:32:10. > :32:12.strong. We've played them up there and they
:32:13. > :32:18.were tre men douss. A different class. We couldn't break them down.
:32:19. > :32:22.There, they were dis-- tremendous. A different class. We couldn't break
:32:23. > :32:26.them down. There, they were disappointing. With as a defender
:32:27. > :32:34.what, was your view of the penalalties? A difficult one --
:32:35. > :32:39.penalties? A difficult one, I think. I don't think Shinnie has seen him.
:32:40. > :32:46.There's contact there. The question for me is, would bit a foul? The
:32:47. > :32:50.looking at that angle, you would probably say, yes. A hard one to
:32:51. > :32:55.give. I have given a few penalties like that. You have looking at the
:32:56. > :32:59.ball. You don't know what's coming from behind you. It with us a isn't
:33:00. > :33:04.it lating display from Dundee United on the hole. Are they back to what
:33:05. > :33:09.oh -- on the whole. Are they back to what they were like? They have to
:33:10. > :33:17.learn some lessons. The confidence has come back. The confidence has
:33:18. > :33:21.come back. You see of Armstrong - they have a strut and a belief about
:33:22. > :33:27.their play just now. Those two, with the pace they have got and the fact
:33:28. > :33:33.they can keep real control - that was a great pitch today. A real run,
:33:34. > :33:38.great pace. OK, you are against fewer men. A neat finish as well. I
:33:39. > :33:44.think that belief is back now. If you go and they destroyed Hibs the
:33:45. > :33:54.other night there, it was three, going on five stroke six.
:33:55. > :34:02.Armstrong - a class player to. Me, that was a fantastic goal. Of all
:34:03. > :34:08.the players at Dundee United I think Mandela may right Stuart the
:34:09. > :34:17.highest. There was plenty of controversy in this match as well.
:34:18. > :34:25.Should he have got away with this? It was horrible. We thought the
:34:26. > :34:31.commentary, wait a minute, is that reckless or not? That, for me is a
:34:32. > :34:36.straight leg and reckless. The referee is in a good position there.
:34:37. > :34:44.He's quite close to it. He's close to every one of the incidents.
:34:45. > :34:48.A red for Tansey - is that the right decision? What you can see,
:34:49. > :34:55.obviously we are slowing this down. When it is in real time... Does that
:34:56. > :34:59.make it worse? In real time it looks worse. The referee has nailed the
:35:00. > :35:03.position. I didn't agree. I thought it was wrong on that occasion. I
:35:04. > :35:05.thought he was too quick with his card. I take nothing from the
:35:06. > :35:10.referee getting into the right position. But I am like John here,
:35:11. > :35:15.if you make a tackle and try and get to the ball, he's going for the
:35:16. > :35:22.ball. And you could argue that it is dangerous that he's off his feet,.
:35:23. > :35:26.The I have seen the tackles and I think they are genuine, they are
:35:27. > :35:31.just going for the ball. Nothing in it. The second didn't come off the
:35:32. > :35:35.ground. He's trying to control it. He's not going at pace, to me. He
:35:36. > :35:39.kicks the ball as well. I think the both of them, the first and third
:35:40. > :35:45.one, probably to me, the second one definitely was not a sending off.
:35:46. > :35:50.Inverness Caley Thistle have their league final next weekend. They had
:35:51. > :35:54.five goals today and in their last game. They have a mid-week game
:35:55. > :36:00.against Hibs. That is a problem, how do you approach it? Do you rest a
:36:01. > :36:05.lot of players? That will be a difficult consideration as well.
:36:06. > :36:07.They've had a couple of bad days at the office. Look at the league
:36:08. > :36:15.position. Right up there. They needs to get some players back
:36:16. > :36:19.on form again. Working the defence, making sure they do the simple
:36:20. > :36:25.things again. Time now for a quick look back at
:36:26. > :36:41.the two cup quarter-finals yesterday.
:36:42. > :37:11.What a goal from Cardle! Oh, that is special stuff!
:37:12. > :37:12.From the winger... We just knew when he Caught sight of goal that the
:37:13. > :37:34.shot was on. Oh, it was on! A great one from Hasselbaink. What a
:37:35. > :37:39.goal! St Johnstone back in front! They do have that early goal again.
:37:40. > :37:50.Croft with a corner kick. Anderson has crept in. Surely now St
:37:51. > :37:54.Johnstone have booked their place in the semi-final. I have players who
:37:55. > :37:58.work extremely hard this season. They are disappointed with the
:37:59. > :38:00.performance p and result against -- performance and result against
:38:01. > :38:08.Aberdeen. It is Robson with this corner. What
:38:09. > :38:26.can he conjure up? And that relieves some of the
:38:27. > :38:50.nerves! Almost two in two for Jack.
:38:51. > :38:57.Much better from Aberdeen since they scored the goal!
:38:58. > :39:15.If you fancied a pop from outside the box there, Hayes is one of them.
:39:16. > :39:22.Fleming's ball. That was a massive chance for Dumbarton, with just two
:39:23. > :39:31.minutes left. They deserve huge credit. Although
:39:32. > :39:35.at times we were not great, we were always competitive. We can look
:39:36. > :39:41.forward to the draw, the semi-final, but also have a good week in
:39:42. > :39:55.preparation for next week. We know the semi-final draw. Here it is:
:39:56. > :40:02.Are you pleased with that? They'll all be tough. It will be a tough
:40:03. > :40:07.tie. You'll have to win your games to get to the final, so it is tough.
:40:08. > :40:14.It is Aberdeen again. They beat news the semi-final. You have not beat
:40:15. > :40:17.them this season? Thanks for remaining me! They are a strong
:40:18. > :40:22.team. We know it will be a tough game. We have struggled against them
:40:23. > :40:32.this season. What do you make of the draw? A complete neutral in the
:40:33. > :40:37.draw. Nothing person personal - - stop shaking your head. Any
:40:38. > :40:44.combination could still be very good as well. We have no idea how it will
:40:45. > :40:53.go. We've seen some close games. Dumbarton could have got drawn in
:40:54. > :40:59.the last last seconds against Aberdeen. They will not be tired at
:41:00. > :41:08.the end of this season, like some they are. It was a windy day
:41:09. > :41:11.yesterday. Your side took the wind out of their sails early on. It was
:41:12. > :41:33.a good up the He scored with his foot, not his
:41:34. > :41:42.head. A good cup tie. We are pleased to get through the semis.
:41:43. > :41:49.Knock me down! You are all right! Sorry!
:41:50. > :41:55.These records will be broken. Aberdeen through to the semi-finals
:41:56. > :41:58.as well. Thanks to Rooney's goal. He has added another dimension for
:41:59. > :42:11.Aberdeen. I cannot get my head around how
:42:12. > :42:16.he... It is because of the curl on the ball. I think Robson and Flood
:42:17. > :42:20.and other players in the team will provide good supply and good
:42:21. > :42:25.chances. It makes it look a really, really good and well-structured
:42:26. > :42:30.side. Another team that can make three or four substitutions in
:42:31. > :42:34.games. They have four or five or six other players that I can bring in
:42:35. > :42:40.and they don't look that much weakened. Who will win the cup?
:42:41. > :42:46.Nelson. Positive. Of course. You can not think of it
:42:47. > :42:54.any other way? No point in saying... So, Sir Johnston, definitely.
:42:55. > :42:58.A toss up between Aberdeen and Dundee United. If all play to the
:42:59. > :43:04.best of their abilities, it is a toss-up between those two. I would
:43:05. > :43:06.like to see a final. Still makes an interesting competition whatever
:43:07. > :43:12.happens. There were two Premiership matches yesterday. In a moment we
:43:13. > :43:34.will show you the action. First up it is Kilmarnock who faced Hearts.
:43:35. > :43:37.It took Hearts three minutes to respond.
:43:38. > :43:41.Good pace and putting his body on the line to make it 1-0.
:43:42. > :43:54.-- 1-1. In the second half, Boyd's dummy set
:43:55. > :44:04.Kilmarnock on a route to goal. Boyd finished off to make it 2-1.
:44:05. > :44:16.And just two minutes after that, another rampaging run from McKenzie.
:44:17. > :44:20.Boyd was there to make it 3-1. The sixth goal of the season. 18 in
:44:21. > :44:22.total. You might be forgiven for thinking it was all over at this
:44:23. > :44:40.point. King set up Robinson. The pieces were gathered up
:44:41. > :45:14.skillfully in the end by Tesselaar. Hearts did have this head header
:45:15. > :45:20.from him. You have to go back to 2010 and the
:45:21. > :45:40.Fir Park side were given a start. Sutton with a finish
:45:41. > :45:50.Just before half time, Hibs pulled one back.
:45:51. > :45:54.Hutchinson's header was cleared. The ball was sent back to the box
:45:55. > :45:58.for Foster to head the ball into the roof of the net.
:45:59. > :46:03.And early on, in the second half, Hibs came close to an equaliser.
:46:04. > :46:14.Collins shot off the post, the rebound into the arms of Hollis.
:46:15. > :46:19.Terry Butcher's side did get back on level terms.
:46:20. > :46:26.This head header, deemed to be over the line by the referee. Hibs turned
:46:27. > :46:44.the game on its head. Hibs on top for the first time of
:46:45. > :46:52.the afternoon. Motherwell were keen for an equaliser.
:46:53. > :47:00.Both sides with a point a piece. OK, after all of that, the big
:47:01. > :47:04.winners were Kilmarnock. They have moved three points ahead of St
:47:05. > :47:12.Mirren, down there in the play-off place.
:47:13. > :47:17.Pat, impressed by Tesselaar. This is my favourite skill, arguably
:47:18. > :47:25.of the season in Scottish football. Come on - a double-drag.
:47:26. > :47:33.This is the angle. Slows it down. Drag, drag, drag, nutmeg through!
:47:34. > :47:37.They will show it a dozen times and it is fabulous. You tell me you
:47:38. > :47:44.couldn't do that in your day? I would have fallen off. You didn't do
:47:45. > :47:48.those sort of tricks those days. That's great! Great to see that. It
:47:49. > :47:53.has been a great weekend. Next weekend is much the same. It is the
:47:54. > :48:00.League Cup final. Live with us on sports on 2pm, join us.
:48:01. > :48:04.It should be fantastic. Highlights on BBC One, 10. 0.25pm. We will
:48:05. > :48:09.bring you the Premiership highlights as well it is Inverness of Caley
:48:10. > :48:13.Thistle's first appearance in a league final.
:48:14. > :48:17.Of how do you see it going? I think it will be really tight. I know
:48:18. > :48:22.inverness have conceded a few goals lately. They are strong at the back.
:48:23. > :48:27.Aberdeen, very similar. They don't give many goals away. The first goal
:48:28. > :48:31.will be so important in the final. I think Aberdeen - this is what they
:48:32. > :48:35.want to achieve. They are bringing down 30,000-40,000 fans of the game.
:48:36. > :48:41.This is what Aberdeen wants. They'll have a big, big support behind them.
:48:42. > :48:45.If they can get a result against Hibs mid-week, will that make a
:48:46. > :48:49.difference? Confidence will be at a low ebb with Inverness? I think so.
:48:50. > :48:54.They will be disappointed after today. If they look at their overall
:48:55. > :48:58.season, it has been remarkable. I don't think they should be too down.
:48:59. > :49:02.The game during the week - a couple of suspensions. It is quite lucky in
:49:03. > :49:06.a way. On the flip-side, that I are playing on Wednesday. They'll have
:49:07. > :49:10.to recover well for the game. It is a cup final. I don't think there'll
:49:11. > :49:16.be any tired legalings going into that -- legs going into that game.
:49:17. > :49:20.Aberdeen 40,000 fans. Inverness just 7,000. They hope it will rise to
:49:21. > :49:23.10,000. For you, for the way things are going, it all points to an
:49:24. > :49:28.Aberdeen victory at the moment. Football is not that simple. No, it
:49:29. > :49:30.is not that simple. Nobody is going to write off
:49:31. > :49:36.Inverness. Looking at Aberdeen, the expectation
:49:37. > :49:42.levels have gone through the roof. Not just in Aberdeen. They have
:49:43. > :49:45.sky-rocketed in Aberdeen. The interest is incredible. Everybody in
:49:46. > :49:50.Scottish football is looking, thinking you have made a mess if you
:49:51. > :49:54.luds it out. That is un-- if you lose it nout. That is unfair on --
:49:55. > :49:58.if you lose it now. That is unfair on Aberdeen. I look
:49:59. > :50:01.at the quality Aberdeen have in their side and the depth in the
:50:02. > :50:05.squad they have as well. They will not talk about doubles. You know,
:50:06. > :50:10.they must be thinking, somewhere in the back of their mind, before we
:50:11. > :50:16.go, one last word. Of man of the day James Ward. What a
:50:17. > :50:21.top man. It is Albion Rovers' day. Thank you very much. That is it.
:50:22. > :50:25.Five teams remain. The story continues. Who will lift the old
:50:26. > :50:28.trophy on May 17th. Until next time. From all of us here at Sportscene,
:50:29. > :50:34.good night.