:00:00. > :00:13.Now it is time to cross to Rob Maclean and the Sportsline team.
:00:14. > :00:17.Hello from Easter Road, an Edinburgh derby with an even bigger prize than
:00:18. > :00:40.normal. Derby day in Edinburgh, and the
:00:41. > :00:50.capital comes alive. Third is two teams, it is a match that matters so
:00:51. > :00:55.much. The teams are here, the fans can't wait. The scene is set for the
:00:56. > :01:00.second Edinburgh derby of the season. Playing for a place in the
:01:01. > :01:12.league cup semifinals, it is Hibs against Hearts.
:01:13. > :01:17.Yeah, it could be quite a night. With me in the studio tonight, two
:01:18. > :01:20.men who have won the captain's armband in this famous fixture,
:01:21. > :01:27.Michael Stewart and Ian Murray. The match will of course be played with
:01:28. > :01:30.extra time and penalties if required. If the match is settled
:01:31. > :01:35.within 90 minutes, we will have an extra half-hour of analysis and
:01:36. > :01:43.interviews for you later via the BBC website. We will have highlights for
:01:44. > :01:47.you of Inverness versus Dundee United at half-time. That was quite
:01:48. > :01:50.a quarterfinal played in the Highland capital last night. There
:01:51. > :01:57.was controversy surrounding that. And we will have news from
:01:58. > :02:04.tonight's other quarterfinals. Morton play St Johnstone. News of
:02:05. > :02:09.that will be built into our live coverage from here at Easter Road.
:02:10. > :02:14.Ian, let's talk about this one. Hibs have hardly set the heather alight
:02:15. > :02:23.this season. Tonight could make a big difference? Massive game for
:02:24. > :02:33.them. The pressure is on Hibs. Hearts are a young team. Hibs are at
:02:34. > :02:39.home. For me, I think it is a home win. Is that a wily campaigner like
:02:40. > :02:52.Billy Brown trying to wind things up? Maybe a little bit, but I think
:02:53. > :02:59.he was in what he said. Of course, they want to win. Do they expect to
:03:00. > :03:04.win? I'm not so sure. The odds appear to be stacked against Hearts,
:03:05. > :03:14.but they have won before? Year, they have. It was the same sin REO -- the
:03:15. > :03:20.same scenario before. And it was the same coming in here tonight. We were
:03:21. > :03:26.talking about how we thought the game was going to go, and this is a
:03:27. > :03:30.night Hibs have got to try and win. But the more we spoke about it, the
:03:31. > :03:37.more I got the feeling that Hearts have a chance. If you are a Hibs
:03:38. > :03:43.fan, you are always apprehensive going into a derby. If you are a
:03:44. > :03:49.Hearts fan, but some reason there was always more expectancy. Hearts
:03:50. > :03:52.have got a chance. It will be close. That wonderful soundtrack in the
:03:53. > :03:58.background to a massive mat at Easter Road. It is the Edinburgh
:03:59. > :04:02.derby. The winners tonight will take their place in the last four for the
:04:03. > :04:07.linkup edition. Your commentators are Billy Dodds and Liam McLeod.
:04:08. > :04:14.The evening. More than 300 times, these two have crossed swords, but
:04:15. > :04:18.the scars of league cup after a few. Incredibly, it is the fourth time
:04:19. > :04:26.these teams have been drawn together in this competition. Twice in 1947
:04:27. > :04:31.and 1956, both won by Hearts. The most recent one was in November
:04:32. > :04:41.2006, and it saw Hibs go through at this stage, faxed to a Rob Jones
:04:42. > :04:45.goal. As the crow flies, there are only about three and a half miles
:04:46. > :04:48.between the clubs, but there are 22 points separating them in the
:04:49. > :04:53.league, with Hearts rooted to the bottom of the premiership, mainly
:04:54. > :04:56.due to their financial penalty for going into administration. They are
:04:57. > :05:02.still waiting for news on that front in the near future. Right now, they
:05:03. > :05:05.are down to the bare bones. They are still hurting from that game at
:05:06. > :05:15.Hampden Park not even a year and a half ago. Paul hasn't played the
:05:16. > :05:31.final part of the second-round loss to Hamilton.
:05:32. > :05:56.What a boost to the Hearts team to have Ryan Stevenson available.
:05:57. > :06:03.Just two defeat in ten, Pat Fenlon looking at the positives. He is
:06:04. > :06:10.beside Jimmy Nicholl, who won this competition at Kilmarnock alongside
:06:11. > :06:17.Kenny Shiels. What a tough task it has been for the Hearts manager this
:06:18. > :06:21.season. It is the referee's first Edinburgh derby. He took charge of
:06:22. > :06:28.last season's Scottish cup final as the Hibees went down 3-0 to Celtic.
:06:29. > :06:35.And it will be the hosts who will start this showpiece match of this
:06:36. > :06:39.year's league cup quarterfinal. The draw for the semis of the
:06:40. > :06:43.competition is made tomorrow. Inverness Caley Thistle are already
:06:44. > :06:47.there. Which of these great capital clubs will be taking their place
:06:48. > :06:51.alongside them 's three times winner is Hibs or the four time winners and
:06:52. > :06:58.last year's runners-up, heart of Midlothian? Under the floodlights in
:06:59. > :07:08.Leith, there must be a winner. No mucking about, no replays. Four of
:07:09. > :07:15.Hearts' last league cup games have gone all the way to penalties. I
:07:16. > :07:19.hope I am wrong, but I think because of the pressure on the expectancy,
:07:20. > :07:25.they will be tense and nervous. You have two teams giving maximum effort
:07:26. > :07:36.and endeavour. I would like an early goal. Both teams will be getting
:07:37. > :07:37.into this. There have just been six goals scored in the last five
:07:38. > :08:01.Edinburgh derbies. Hibs fans arriving late are making
:08:02. > :08:07.their way to their seats at the Hearts end. They have sold that end
:08:08. > :08:30.out. Jamie Hamill gets the free kick. He
:08:31. > :08:34.will be very important for Hearts tonight. One of their more
:08:35. > :08:47.experienced players. Ryan Stevenson is 29. Free kick given. That is the
:08:48. > :08:49.way it is going to be for at least the first ten, 15 minutes of this
:08:50. > :09:45.match. The ball just will not settle. What
:09:46. > :09:49.an education it has been for the majority of the youthful Hearts
:09:50. > :10:21.squad. The captain is only 21. It is easy to forget that.
:10:22. > :10:34.A late challenge by Ryan Stevenson on Robertson. I am not going to beat
:10:35. > :10:55.on too much about Stevenson, but that just shows you.
:10:56. > :11:14.That was a great all in -- a great ball in! But hit the woodwork. Jamie
:11:15. > :11:17.Hamill is poleaxed inside his own penalty area. It is Hibs who are
:11:18. > :11:36.pressing and pressing. It all came from Jamie MacDonald.
:11:37. > :11:45.Gets a great header on it, Paul Hanlon. Hanlon attacked that so
:11:46. > :12:10.well. McDonald gets lucky. Hamill is being
:12:11. > :12:18.helped off the park just now. Had a bang to that left leg. Hearts lost
:12:19. > :12:28.Ryan Stevenson for a spell early in the campaign. Aside from one, there
:12:29. > :12:40.is no one older than 22 in the Hearts team tonight.
:12:41. > :12:46.Ben Williams has had an assured presence in the Hibernian goal this
:12:47. > :13:07.campaign. That was a foul on Craig. It seems that Hearts have a storm to
:13:08. > :13:34.whether here. Loads of green and white in the box.
:13:35. > :13:36.We thought Hearts' setup would be a FourFourTwo. Hearts are just trying
:13:37. > :13:50.to get through the first ten, 15 minutes.
:13:51. > :13:54.We certainly did not expect to see Ryan Stevenson in the Hearts line-up
:13:55. > :14:50.tonight. Kevin Thomson was tempted by the
:14:51. > :14:52.effort. You can hear the Hibs fans. They sense that a goal might be in
:14:53. > :15:22.the offing for their team. Morton versus St Johnstone have a
:15:23. > :15:50.7:30pm start. And at 7:45pm, Motherwell against Aberdeen.
:15:51. > :15:56.James Collins was on the ball there. He is finding it difficult to cement
:15:57. > :16:09.his place on the Hibs team. Hibs have started a better than
:16:10. > :16:51.against Aberdeen at the weekend. Hibs are on the front foot taking
:16:52. > :17:04.the game to Hearts. A real test for this young Hearts
:17:05. > :17:26.team. It is a straight wall. Never going
:17:27. > :19:09.to get on the end of that. How do Hearts best approach this
:19:10. > :19:13.game the way it opens up? They are doing the right thing.
:19:14. > :19:18.Hibs are passing the ball around well. They need to be in these early
:19:19. > :19:22.moments. A great flick on from Collins.
:19:23. > :20:09.Promising foreheads. -- for Hibs. Really good work initially by James
:20:10. > :21:09.Collins. Somehow it stays out! McGowan and
:21:10. > :21:15.Wilson, McGowan with the challenge on McPake. It was McGee. He does
:21:16. > :21:27.well to get it away. A fine stop by MacDonald. Hearts do
:21:28. > :21:30.enough to get it away. Constant pressure. It's not over yet for
:21:31. > :21:55.Hearts. Well, wonderful midfield work.
:21:56. > :21:58.Hearts have barely been able to string a couple of passes together
:21:59. > :22:17.on the deck. Hibs are in their faces.
:22:18. > :22:32.Evenson is still only 25, seems to have been around forever. Wonderful
:22:33. > :23:10.against Kilmarnock. It is attack after attack here. The
:23:11. > :23:37.men in green and white. Oh, what a save from McDonald's.
:23:38. > :23:46.Onto the crossbar and it stays 0-0. I cannot tell you how good a save
:23:47. > :23:53.that was from Jamie MacDonald. My word, what a touch, what an angle.
:23:54. > :23:57.Through the legs of McHattie. What a save! A stunning piece of
:23:58. > :24:08.goalkeeping. It keeps the score blank. The goal is being peppered.
:24:09. > :24:17.Hearts can just take a breather. 17.5 minutes in to the Edinburgh
:24:18. > :24:28.derby. Hearts have been excellent.
:24:29. > :25:23.Absolutely stunning. They have to release the pressure.
:25:24. > :25:29.Sometimes you don't get great derbies but this is excellent so
:25:30. > :26:05.far. Hibs taking the game to Hearts. A great league cup ties so far. The
:26:06. > :26:12.prize is a place in the semifinals. MacDonald again. He is keeping his
:26:13. > :26:21.team in it single-handedly right now! So positive.
:26:22. > :26:44.How much longer can Hearts sustain this?
:26:45. > :26:49.It is difficult to see Hearts keeping Hibs out the way this game
:26:50. > :27:05.is going so far. They have got through the first 20.
:27:06. > :27:11.A great save from McDonald's. They are still hanging in there. You can
:27:12. > :27:16.only give Hearts credit so far. The fans would like them to play a bit
:27:17. > :27:22.better. Hibs are constantly at Hearts's throats.
:27:23. > :27:29.The last meeting was November 2006, a quarterfinal. Rob Jones with the
:27:30. > :27:42.only goal. The Hearts fans are claiming
:27:43. > :28:20.handball. Two fantastic saves. He deserves his
:28:21. > :28:25.luck, he kept his team in it. They cannot get it on target.
:28:26. > :28:36.Good game! Jamie MacDonald acknowledging the supporters. They
:28:37. > :28:41.are appreciating his efforts so far. He is all that is standing between
:28:42. > :28:56.Hibs and a lead right now. Lewis Stevenson in his 21st capital
:28:57. > :30:08.derby. They just can't make it stick, can
:30:09. > :31:02.the visitors. Vine and Collins have had their fair
:31:03. > :31:08.share of headers in the match so far. They can't sustain this level
:31:09. > :31:16.for 90 minutes, plus possible extra time, can they? Who, Hibs? Hearts
:31:17. > :31:23.have worked so hard. You wonder if they can keep up the energy levels.
:31:24. > :31:24.The fact that Hibs have not taken advantage of their superiority so
:31:25. > :31:43.far... They have been good so far, Hibs,
:31:44. > :31:49.with Hearts hanging on. Hamill takes the free kick for Hearts. Ben
:31:50. > :31:58.Williams gets to see a bit of the ball there. He was 16 when he scored
:31:59. > :32:05.against Aberdeen in August, John Magee. He is a Scotland under 21
:32:06. > :33:04.international already. Hibs have to remember, even though
:33:05. > :33:11.they are dominating, they have got defending to do as well. At some
:33:12. > :33:34.points, with the right ball, Hearts could have been in.
:33:35. > :34:04.Brilliant opportunity, this, from the Luke for the men from the other
:34:05. > :34:13.side of the capital. The two Stevensons come together.
:34:14. > :34:56.Billy Dodds is shaking his head. We have got a battle on our hands
:34:57. > :35:36.out that tonight. If this had been your average league
:35:37. > :35:44.get game, Ryan Stevenson would have been missed tonight. I would agree.
:35:45. > :35:46.It is Lazarus-like, his recovery from Saturday. He was just back from
:35:47. > :36:05.a long-term injury. Hibs free kick. James Collins cost
:36:06. > :36:12.?200,000 over the summer. Former Aston Villa youth player. Arriving
:36:13. > :36:21.from Swindon, and he has taken up his place in the penalty area. The
:36:22. > :36:41.home fans expect them. -- expect them to.
:36:42. > :36:47.Ryan McGivern is here permanently now after a loan season last year
:36:48. > :37:24.from Manchester City. The first half hour has flown by.
:37:25. > :37:28.The capital derby. The good thing for Hearts is that a lot of their
:37:29. > :37:46.players have in experience last season.
:37:47. > :37:50.It has been tough for them in the last few weeks. Six defeats in
:37:51. > :38:51.seven. Wilson just takes him out. First
:38:52. > :39:05.booking of the night goes to Danny Wilson.
:39:06. > :39:19.There is a foul on Walker by Robertson. You can see a bit more
:39:20. > :39:45.from up the stands sometimes. At the moment, Hearts can't get
:39:46. > :39:57.their strikers into the game. Stevenson! It is unbelievable!
:39:58. > :40:03.Unbelievable! Up against the odds, Ryan Stevenson draws the first Lord
:40:04. > :40:11.of the Edinburgh derby! What a turnaround -- he draws the first
:40:12. > :40:18.blood. This was stunning. From absolutely nowhere, the game has
:40:19. > :40:27.turned on its head. He has had one shot, he set his sights, ticks it up
:40:28. > :40:36.and just lashes it behind Williams, absolutely no chance. Incredible
:40:37. > :40:44.stuff. What a hit that is. I don't think Hearts players can believe it.
:40:45. > :40:50.Ryan Stevenson has been booked in the wake of that. He went from that
:40:51. > :40:55.end all the way to the other. The man who scored both their goals in
:40:56. > :41:08.last season's final has got the opener here, against the run of
:41:09. > :41:15.play, big-time. It was all Hibs until then. They pounded Jamie
:41:16. > :41:21.MacDonald's goal. McDonald made a couple of brilliant saves. Followed
:41:22. > :41:27.by this, from Stevenson, booked for his celebrations as this dudes try
:41:28. > :41:35.to put out a flower which has come from the Hearts end. -- they have
:41:36. > :41:39.tried to put out a flare. You just can't celebrity a goal any more. --
:41:40. > :42:04.celebrate a goal any more. We are back under way now. It is the
:42:05. > :42:10.Hearts fans who are celebrating. The Hibernian supporters asked under by
:42:11. > :42:13.what they have seen. -- they are stunned. They thought it was only a
:42:14. > :42:18.matter of time before they scored, but it is that lot there who have
:42:19. > :42:22.seen their team get the ball into the net, and that is what counts at
:42:23. > :42:29.the end of the day. Football is a funny old game, isn't it? You are a
:42:30. > :42:32.team who have been pummelled the 20, 25 minutes, and suddenly you get
:42:33. > :42:50.through that period. Hibs are looking for immediate
:42:51. > :42:51.retaliation here. They claimed handball against Paterson. Now the
:42:52. > :43:06.men in maroon are up again. When you are up against it and you
:43:07. > :43:11.are being pummelled, the words you used, you need a piece of magic, and
:43:12. > :43:25.Ryan Stevenson Khan did that up from nowhere. -- he conjured that up. We
:43:26. > :43:36.know he has got a strike on him. It was a screamer. The Hearts assistant
:43:37. > :43:38.manager, Billy Brown, said at the media conference yesterday that the
:43:39. > :43:50.pressure was all on Hibs. It certainly is now. Do Hibs have an
:43:51. > :43:55.answer? They have seldom come up with an answer at home in recent
:43:56. > :43:58.times. Just four victory is in the calendar year here so far. You are
:43:59. > :44:23.not getting much for your season ticket at Easter Road just now.
:44:24. > :45:25.Hearts have gained confidence from the fact that they got their goal.
:45:26. > :45:32.The Hibs supporters are rubbing their eyes in disbelief at what is
:45:33. > :45:38.going on here. The fans, the players and the management team are all in
:45:39. > :45:40.shock. Sometimes you do get shocks in games. It is just how you react
:45:41. > :46:01.to it. Patterson may have been on the move
:46:02. > :47:20.quicker. Walker tried to guide it back into the far corner.
:47:21. > :47:27.Willie Collum was not happy with the challenge. Willie Collum it will be
:47:28. > :47:53.a busy bee here. Willie Collum taking names, there
:47:54. > :48:14.were a few involved. The third Hearts player to be booked tonight.
:48:15. > :48:23.He hasn't finished yet. Willie Collum books Scott Robinson. Four
:48:24. > :48:38.Hearts players on a yellow card. It is getting a bit naughty out
:48:39. > :49:07.there! Plenty for Clancy to deal with last
:49:08. > :49:13.night. Ten bookings for Dundee United.
:49:14. > :49:38.There were only two or three not booked from United team!
:49:39. > :49:59.Plenty of time for the host will stop -- hosts. Full.
:50:00. > :50:30.McPake could not get it flush on the head. Jamie MacDonald clings on for
:50:31. > :50:40.dear life. Hearts survive again. Two minutes
:50:41. > :51:03.being added on at the end. The final minute of the 45. Two
:51:04. > :51:20.being added on at the end. Willie Collum has had a busy night.
:51:21. > :51:28.McGivern is from Newry in Northern Ireland. He wasn't in the squad for
:51:29. > :52:09.the matches in October. Craig has been on fine goal-scoring
:52:10. > :52:32.form. Willie Collum did not feel it was a
:52:33. > :52:51.free kick so gives it to Hearts for the handball.
:52:52. > :52:55.We saw John Robertson before the goal coming down to the dugout,
:52:56. > :53:44.pointing the way. Hebburn in with the opportunity to
:53:45. > :53:51.try to level matters before the interval. -- Hibernian.
:53:52. > :54:02.Hearts have held form. An astonishing start at Easter Road.
:54:03. > :54:09.Ryan Stevenson with a wonder strike for Hearts to give them the lead.
:54:10. > :54:14.Jamie MacDonald just as big a hero as the man who put the ball in the
:54:15. > :54:19.back of the net with two wonderful saves from Robertson and Paul Hanlon
:54:20. > :54:34.hit the left-hand post as well. The Jambos lead at half-time.
:54:35. > :54:41.You would not see a more glaring example of a sucker punch in a
:54:42. > :54:48.football match than that. Let's hear from Michael Stewart and Ian Murray.
:54:49. > :54:53.Hibs must be stunned in the dressing room. They will be, disappointed.
:54:54. > :55:04.They played exceptionally well at times. It looked like only a matter
:55:05. > :55:08.of time. Foreheads to keep doing that 45 minutes, to keep going and
:55:09. > :55:17.going and going. Stevenson went up front. Hearts looked livelier.
:55:18. > :55:22.How far were Hearts out of that in the first half hour?
:55:23. > :55:32.When they turned up at Easter Road tonight, it was as much as an
:55:33. > :55:36.Edinburgh derby as I've seen. With the pressure and momentum with one
:55:37. > :55:41.team and they don't score, the other team... Identity so much they
:55:42. > :55:50.changed the shape or made difference. They made the change
:55:51. > :55:55.earlier. For me, what's important is one of the best players on the team
:55:56. > :56:01.working so hard. You have to have those players down the spine of the
:56:02. > :56:09.team. When he is out wide, he is wasted. He is capable of bits of
:56:10. > :56:14.magic. He looks for it, just shortly before that, he cut in from the
:56:15. > :56:19.left-hand as well. I think it's vital he gets kept in the middle of
:56:20. > :56:25.the pitch because we can produce things like we saw.
:56:26. > :56:30.It had seemed a matter of time before Hibs scored.
:56:31. > :56:40.Hibs were doing well making McDonald's work hard. The header was
:56:41. > :56:46.off the post. The bottom line is you have to take chances. If you don't
:56:47. > :56:57.get the goal in common playing so well, you start to worry.
:56:58. > :57:01.That was the pick of the bunch. He had a couple of shaky moments, he
:57:02. > :57:06.came out for a couple of punches and the one that led up to where it hit
:57:07. > :57:14.the post, before that he punched one, and later on a corner and
:57:15. > :57:19.heeded not cleared the box. So, he more than made up that with his
:57:20. > :57:25.saves in the first half. It was needed. Hibs will be so disappointed
:57:26. > :57:32.because they had the majority of possession, creating opportunities.
:57:33. > :57:36.When Hearts scored it looked as if the confidence disappeared out of
:57:37. > :57:42.the team. They were slower, they need to speed it up.
:57:43. > :57:47.The hero status is shared between Jamie MacDonald and Ryan Stevenson.
:57:48. > :57:55.A fantastic strike. It is not even a good ball in. He
:57:56. > :58:04.knows where the goals are. Paul Hamill on Stevenson. It takes a
:58:05. > :58:09.split second to score a goal. Hibs have a tough game on their hands.
:58:10. > :58:15.The next goal is massively important. It could be game over.
:58:16. > :58:22.Hibs have to get the equaliser. This is one of three league cup
:58:23. > :58:30.quarterfinals going on tonight. A 7:30pm start for Morton against
:58:31. > :58:34.Saint Johnstone. 20 minutes gone, terrific football stadium.
:58:35. > :58:41.A solid start for both Morton and Saint Johnstone. McLauchlan with a
:58:42. > :59:03.header and the goalkeeper dealt with it comfortably.
:59:04. > :59:10.30 years since Morton reached a league cup semifinal. There's a lot
:59:11. > :59:17.of drama to come in this one yet. Sorry, Sam problems.
:59:18. > :59:25.We will keep tabs on that one. Fir Park started 7:45pm. It remains
:59:26. > :59:31.0-0. A big atmosphere. A big moment the
:59:32. > :59:37.referee after four minutes, Motherwell had the ball in the net,
:59:38. > :59:50.it looked as if he drifted from offside. Loitering with intent. The
:59:51. > :59:59.assistant said that Sutton was offside. It was chalked off. In the
:00:00. > :00:07.driving rain here, it is all Motherwell in the early stages. Nine
:00:08. > :00:12.minutes played. It is still 0-0. The first of the quarterfinals did not
:00:13. > :00:18.leave us short on talking points. Inverness played Dundee United. The
:00:19. > :00:21.best of it now with John Barnes. And United have lost one of the last
:00:22. > :00:29.eight visit to the Caledonian Stadium.
:00:30. > :00:40.What a strike that is! Dundee United in front after only five minutes. A
:00:41. > :00:43.terrific effort there from the United full-back. To put the
:00:44. > :01:20.visitors in front. The referee spotted an infringement.
:01:21. > :01:50.I think it was Mackay with a push in the back of patent. -- Peyton.
:01:51. > :01:57.It is all kicking off now. What Draper stepping in. -- prostrate
:01:58. > :02:13.burst opinion. The referee has got some work to do here. It is a red
:02:14. > :02:18.card for the United striker. The top goal-scorer is asked to leave the
:02:19. > :02:23.field. There have already been a couple of yellow cards, and now
:02:24. > :02:26.Terry Butcher is being shown to the stand Tom as is Darren Jackson, the
:02:27. > :03:02.United coach, all because of this. Warren! And Inverness are back
:03:03. > :03:17.level. Gary Warren, with his second goal of the season, nine minutes
:03:18. > :03:31.into the second half. Billy Mackay really should have buried that. It
:03:32. > :03:34.was a great setup from Doran. Billy Mackay is grounded. He is appealing,
:03:35. > :03:52.but the referee is having none of it. A yellow card for dissent from
:03:53. > :04:00.Mackay. Ross Draper at the back! In the final minute of extra time.
:04:01. > :04:09.Draper may well have clinched Caley Thistle's plays in the semi league
:04:10. > :04:20.final -- the semifinal. How do you some all that up?
:04:21. > :04:22.Very difficult to do that. We got into trouble with some of the
:04:23. > :04:36.decisions, especially the sending of. Our boys kept on going, so
:04:37. > :04:49.credit to them. We played up until the last minute of the game, putting
:04:50. > :04:53.balls in the box. I am proud of the way they kept going, their energy
:04:54. > :04:59.levels, the way they kept helping each other, even when things were
:05:00. > :05:07.going against them. Just disappointed that we did not last
:05:08. > :05:12.and ticket to penalties. Later we have Sportscene extra online. We
:05:13. > :05:20.will have an extra bit of chat on the BBC website. Iain Murray, I have
:05:21. > :05:24.seen you and a few of those in your time. Difficult for the referee,
:05:25. > :05:29.wasn't it, to pick out who merited a red card? It is hard, because there
:05:30. > :05:37.are so many people and then the managers get involved. You can't see
:05:38. > :05:47.everything. He was maybe a bit harsh. Talking of a red card, let's
:05:48. > :05:54.see what happened for Motherwell versus Aberdeen. Yes, Aberdeen are
:05:55. > :05:59.already down to ten men. Joe Shaughnessy's straight red card for
:06:00. > :06:06.a really bad challenge. The Motherwell man was getting forward.
:06:07. > :06:09.The Aberdeen full-back came and launched right into him, and the
:06:10. > :06:17.referee had no hesitation in flashing a direct red card. The Dons
:06:18. > :06:21.are down to ten men. Remember that Motherwell have had the ball in the
:06:22. > :06:33.net. That was chalked off, correctly in my opinion. It came from an
:06:34. > :06:41.offside position. It is all happening here. It is early days at
:06:42. > :06:45.Fir Park. We have had an amazing first half here at Easter Road.
:06:46. > :06:49.Remarkable, the way it has panned out. We did not expect to see Ryan
:06:50. > :06:55.Stevenson here because of his injury over the weekend. Not only has he
:06:56. > :07:02.featured, but he scored the goal. I was surprised to see him featured
:07:03. > :07:07.after being sent for a scan. He does not even think about it, just
:07:08. > :07:15.smashes it into the back of the net. Vital player for Hearts. Jamie
:07:16. > :07:26.MacDonald has had an amazing first half as well. It started badly for
:07:27. > :07:33.him. Year, he should have caught that, and it hit the woodwork. But
:07:34. > :07:48.after that, he has acted magnificently. It might be his night
:07:49. > :07:54.as a goalie. If he is not holding it, he can't allow the ball to
:07:55. > :08:02.drop. That was a dangerous area. But this was the big one. That was an
:08:03. > :08:07.absolute cracker. To get that up onto the bar was a phenomenal save.
:08:08. > :08:14.We watched that from behind, and the moment it struck we thought it was a
:08:15. > :08:19.goal. Those normally go in, because the goalkeeper can't keep them out.
:08:20. > :08:25.But it was a magnificent save, as good as you will see. What an
:08:26. > :08:32.amazing first half. It will be interesting to see the reactions of
:08:33. > :08:37.the two teams. Hibs have gone a goal behind. Hearts were not really in
:08:38. > :08:42.the game until Ryan Stevenson scored spectacularly. At the other end,
:08:43. > :08:46.Jamie MacDonald has been superb, with that wonder save to keep out
:08:47. > :08:50.Scott Robertson. The second half is about to get underway. Leigh Dodds
:08:51. > :08:56.and Liam McLeod. Yeah, just about ready to go again.
:08:57. > :09:05.Hibs have won the league cup three times. In 1972, 1991 and 2007.
:09:06. > :09:13.Hearts have won it four times, all within eight years in 1954, 1959 and
:09:14. > :09:43.1962, including twice under Tommy Walker.
:09:44. > :09:53.Ryan Stevenson's second goal of the season is the difference between the
:09:54. > :09:57.two teams so far. Hibs started the first half like a rocket. They will
:09:58. > :10:07.be hoping to do so again in the second period. Hibs were unbeaten
:10:08. > :10:29.against Hearts last season. Hearts have the early-season
:10:30. > :10:44.bragging rights in this campaign, and they lead here. That is a modern
:10:45. > :10:50.day rule, you can't go in with your studs up. But I think it is
:10:51. > :11:14.impossible to do a tackle with your studs down. Dylan McGowan with the
:11:15. > :11:19.free kick. He was a frustrated figure at Hampden Park back in
:11:20. > :12:00.March, Ryan Stevenson. Yes, they have tested Jamie
:12:01. > :12:03.MacDonald, but they were finding that problematic against Aberdeen at
:12:04. > :12:05.the weekend. Tonight, it has been the same situation when they have
:12:06. > :12:36.got into the Hearts penalty area. I am sure Stevenson gets at least a
:12:37. > :13:04.head on that. I think everybody in this stadium is
:13:05. > :13:10.in shock, including the Hearts fans and ourselves. Kids will be saying,
:13:11. > :13:33.we have got to get back to what we do -- Hibs.
:13:34. > :13:43.We will keep you up-to-date with what is happening in the other two
:13:44. > :13:48.ties. Hearts have the advantage here, Hibs trying to claw their way
:13:49. > :14:24.back. Hearts have only one away from home
:14:25. > :14:31.once this season. It was in this competition.
:14:32. > :16:52.Hibs won an indirect free kick for the pass back there.
:16:53. > :17:15.There was too much on it. Excellent opportunity. A man who knows what it
:17:16. > :17:23.takes to win the Scottish league cup. Former manager of kill Marnoch.
:17:24. > :18:13.Guided Killy last year, 2012. -- kill Marnoch.
:18:14. > :18:19.There were green and white options in the middle. Good play from
:18:20. > :19:20.McGivern. Hibs haven't been as good at the
:19:21. > :19:25.start of the second half as the first. Hearts aren't using the ball
:19:26. > :19:33.to good effect. Hearts have got themselves into a situation where
:19:34. > :20:35.they could counterattack... The pressure is on Hibs.
:20:36. > :21:06.Gary Locke doing a fine job under the circumstances.
:21:07. > :21:20.Hearts supporters happy to still have a club to support! That is the
:21:21. > :21:29.main thing. Still waiting on news from Lithuania. They can't be bought
:21:30. > :21:46.until the major shareholder are put into liquidation.
:21:47. > :23:09.Hibs fans are getting restless. Very restless. So is their manager. He is
:23:10. > :23:39.twitchy. They are dependent on experience
:23:40. > :23:48.guys tonight. A bit of connection is all that is
:23:49. > :24:29.needed. They will do well to avoid a card
:24:30. > :25:02.here, Kevin Thomson. He is being pulled over by Willie Collum.
:25:03. > :25:08.Hence are about to make the change at the next stoppage in play. --
:25:09. > :25:14.Hibs. Hearts still leads the Derby here in
:25:15. > :26:44.the capital. Ryan Stevenson wasn't even meant to
:26:45. > :26:47.be playing tonight. He has proved to be the Joker in the pack for Gary
:26:48. > :27:11.Locke. Hearts have looked more comfortable
:27:12. > :27:22.this half. Five minutes shy of the final
:27:23. > :27:38.quarter. Surely now the change will be made.
:27:39. > :28:02.Brilliant from McGowan. James Collins two goals this season.
:28:03. > :28:06.Ross Caldwell comes on. He scored the winner in the final derby of
:28:07. > :28:29.last season. What a goal it was. The more scrappy game, it might suit
:28:30. > :28:34.Hearts more than Hibs. It eats up the seconds.
:28:35. > :30:05.It adds pressure. Hearts more comfortable as the game goes on.
:30:06. > :30:12.Hibs scored more in the last round of the competition at Easter Road
:30:13. > :30:18.than in the entire season so far at home. Five times against Stranraer.
:30:19. > :30:48.A Liam Craig hat-trick helping them on their way.
:30:49. > :31:01.Jordan McGhee becomes the fifth Hearts player in the referee's book.
:31:02. > :31:05.It is 5-2 to Hibs in that respect. 17-year-old Jordan McGhee is the
:31:06. > :31:46.latest offender. Very similar to Thompson, two minutes ago.
:31:47. > :32:04.An Edinburgh derby under the floodlights. The Hearts hero so far
:32:05. > :32:11.is Ryan Stevenson. They look white relaxed now. -- quite relaxed. Hibs
:32:12. > :32:41.fans are biting their fingernails. 16,797 inside Easter Road tonight.
:32:42. > :33:21.They will be clock watching very soon, if they are not already.
:33:22. > :33:33.The frustration is creeping down onto the turf.
:33:34. > :33:55.That sums it up a bit for Hibs. It was a good build-up. But they lost
:33:56. > :34:00.momentum. They have not really recovered from the kick in the guts
:34:01. > :34:05.they got with the Ryan Stevenson goal. They just don't seem to have
:34:06. > :34:10.the same belief that they had before that goal. They are trying to play,
:34:11. > :34:15.but you have got to hand it to Hearts as well. They have made it
:34:16. > :34:17.difficult for them. The pressure is on as well, and Hibs are not
:34:18. > :34:56.handling that side so far. The blues are ringing out now. That
:34:57. > :35:15.is exactly what they don't want is the. -- what they don't want to see.
:35:16. > :35:30.Hearts corner. Hanlon was forced to give away a
:35:31. > :35:44.corner. Really good play from Stevenson.
:35:45. > :36:00.The goalkeeper seemed a bit indecisive dad, Ben Williams.
:36:01. > :36:08.So if you are Pat Fenlon and Billy Dodds, and you are looking at the
:36:09. > :36:16.clock and it is ticking down, what do you do? I think Zoubir is an
:36:17. > :36:19.absolute certainty to come on. Just something different to mix it up and
:36:20. > :36:29.create something, because they have not been creating. Hibs fans were
:36:30. > :36:45.not happy with the substitutions Pat Fenlon made hay against Aberdeen on
:36:46. > :36:50.Saturday. It is a Hearts ball. And no sooner did we say it, but Zoubir
:36:51. > :37:20.will be on in a moment or two for the home team.
:37:21. > :37:35.As far as goals are concerned, Paul Hatton and has looked the most
:37:36. > :37:39.likely for Hibernian. Here they go. That has got to go down as a poor
:37:40. > :37:45.miss from the Hibernian point of view. That was from Liam Craig. That
:37:46. > :37:53.was the golden moment. They got a little bit of luck they needed. He
:37:54. > :38:10.has got to strike better than that. What a lost opportunity. Another
:38:11. > :38:21.huge moment. It was another good stop from McDonald's. He has had a
:38:22. > :38:27.fine night. I was talking about Paul Hatton and being good for a golfer
:38:28. > :38:32.Hibs this season. But Liam Craig has done OK himself. He has got six so
:38:33. > :38:35.far, and you would have put your mortgage on him banging Hibs level
:38:36. > :38:43.in this game with that chance. MacDonald made the save, but whereas
:38:44. > :38:53.one of the saves in the first half was outstanding, that one was more
:38:54. > :38:59.down to Liam missing it. I think he should have gone for power there.
:39:00. > :39:05.Tom Taiwo is the player who will come off for Hibs, to be replaced by
:39:06. > :39:09.the Frenchman, Abdellah Zoubir, on loan. Callum Paterson is waiting to
:39:10. > :39:35.come back on. It is a handball. You feel there is
:39:36. > :39:43.plenty more in this derby yet. It could still be a long night. Still
:39:44. > :39:51.time for the men in green and white. But it is disappearing all
:39:52. > :40:00.the time as Zoubir waits and waits. The Hibs fans want him on. Pat
:40:01. > :40:06.Fenlon, like a caged lion, down in his technical area. Once again, it
:40:07. > :40:17.is a poor ball, and once again, the supporters are venting their fury.
:40:18. > :40:22.Now, the change will be made. Zoubir replaces Tom Taiwo, a very different
:40:23. > :40:30.kind of player. Can he turn it? That is the question. They just have not
:40:31. > :40:38.created enough. We have seen plenty of drama in the league cup this
:40:39. > :41:05.season already. What more will we see in the capital?
:41:06. > :41:14.It is a Hearts free kick. Eats up more time, too.
:41:15. > :41:19.Yeah, tug on the jersey. They are not going to get away with that
:41:20. > :41:38.tonight. Three yellows for Hibs now, Hearts
:41:39. > :41:43.with five. Remember, if the game finishes after 90 minutes, we will
:41:44. > :41:44.be on air for half an hour on our website with all the post match
:41:45. > :42:15.reaction. Ryan Stevenson again, the man with
:42:16. > :42:20.the dodgy knee. Not that dodgy! Absolutely not. They forced him off
:42:21. > :42:27.early against Kilmarnock on Saturday. It was a 2-0 defeat.
:42:28. > :42:29.Kilmarnock cantered to that victory. But Hearts have been a very
:42:30. > :42:51.different animal tonight. That foul was against Ryan
:42:52. > :43:02.Stevenson. The semifinal draw is made tomorrow
:43:03. > :43:12.afternoon at the national stadium, three o'clock. Inverness Caley
:43:13. > :43:18.Thistle are already there. Six other teams trying to get there. No goals
:43:19. > :43:29.between St Martin and St Johnstone. No goals between Motherwell and ten
:43:30. > :43:34.man Aberdeen. Hearts with one foot in the semifinal as things stand.
:43:35. > :43:41.They won their semifinal here last season, on penalties, of course.
:43:42. > :43:44.When they have won their last four ties, they have won them with kicks
:43:45. > :44:03.from the penalty mark. Hibs are struggling for ideas.
:44:04. > :44:19.Zoubir is fresh. They should see what he can do.
:44:20. > :44:22.Robertson has been on the periphery of things since the opening 25
:44:23. > :45:12.minutes of the match. I think the Hibs fans want this in
:45:13. > :45:25.the box. It keeps coming back. McDonald gets a bit of luck again.
:45:26. > :46:17.He's been outstanding. The Hibs fans are frustrated, they
:46:18. > :46:23.are putting more pressure on the players. We have seen this so often
:46:24. > :46:59.before. You can understand the frustration from the supporters.
:47:00. > :47:09.He was caught there. McPake is in trouble. He is. Hibs down to ten
:47:10. > :47:18.men. It is going from bad to worse for the Hibees.
:47:19. > :47:27.Hearts were not expected to make any kind of impact. And now they've been
:47:28. > :47:32.reduced in numbers. James McPake with the lunge on a Callum Paterson.
:47:33. > :47:49.Seven minutes to go. The mountain just got bigger for the hosts.
:47:50. > :48:06.It could be that that is Hibs's chances all but gone. The skipper
:48:07. > :48:11.doesn't know where to look. He has had something to say to the Hearts
:48:12. > :48:13.technical staff as well. The Hearts fans beginning to sense this is
:48:14. > :48:26.their night. They think they are there. This
:48:27. > :48:34.league cup quarterfinal tilted a bit further towards the men from the
:48:35. > :48:36.other side of the city. Ben Williams with the armband now. Callum
:48:37. > :48:43.Paterson carrying a knock as well. Gary Locke waits. McHattie goes for
:48:44. > :49:13.gold. Hearts yet to make a change. The
:49:14. > :49:21.young team being put through the ringer. They will come out the other
:49:22. > :49:25.end to sparkling. A semifinal place is only five minutes away and less
:49:26. > :49:43.that ten men of Hebburn Ian can launch a comeback. -- Hibernian.
:49:44. > :50:25.Aberdeen down to ten at Fir Park against Motherwell.
:50:26. > :50:32.Scott Robertson the latest to get in bother with Willie Collum. A yellow
:50:33. > :50:41.card. A cynical challenge. That is nine yellows in total and
:50:42. > :51:07.the McPake read. Hearts free kick. The clock ticks
:51:08. > :51:25.down. 3.5 minutes to go plus injury time.
:51:26. > :51:37.They battered Hearts in the opening exchange, the opening 25 minutes of
:51:38. > :51:50.the game. They are behind. Where there is time, there is hope.
:51:51. > :52:11.They have found it hard in the second half. Liam Craig...
:52:12. > :52:17.A glut of chances, particularly in the first half but the pressure
:52:18. > :52:53.looks like it will be right on Pat Fenlon again.
:52:54. > :53:49.a crucial moment again. It sums it up for the Hibees.
:53:50. > :54:07.He will play the 90 minutes, Ryan Stevenson. Three minutes of stoppage
:54:08. > :54:13.time added on. A minimum of three minutes for Hibs to rescue this
:54:14. > :54:16.situation. They are down to ten men. They are a goal down as well in the
:54:17. > :54:33.league cup quarterfinal. The goal knocked the stuffing out of
:54:34. > :54:36.them. Any wind of them when Stevenson thumped the ball into the
:54:37. > :54:43.net. They have not been the same team since then. Hibs have not been
:54:44. > :55:42.able... You have to credit Hearts, young
:55:43. > :55:44.inexperienced lads. Even the experienced ones are young and they
:55:45. > :56:10.are standing firm. He has taken Hibs to a couple of
:56:11. > :56:15.Scottish cup finals. They went out to Queen of the season -- Queen of
:56:16. > :56:21.the South last season. It hasn't been a kind competition for him. I
:56:22. > :56:27.am surprised Gary Locke hasn't made any changes. He has kept them all on
:56:28. > :56:35.the park. I think he will make a change this time. This will eat up
:56:36. > :56:44.more time. Callum Tapping getting ready to come on.
:56:45. > :56:53.The Hearts fans think they are there already. Scott Robinson is replaced
:56:54. > :57:30.by Callum Tapping. They cannot get past the maroon
:57:31. > :57:37.rearguard. They cannot break it down. The three minutes of stoppage
:57:38. > :57:47.time are almost up. McDonald holds on. He will not be letting go of
:57:48. > :57:54.that. This could be time up. Caldwell just stands and hopes the
:57:55. > :58:09.ball is coming to him! Still we play on.
:58:10. > :58:14.The Hibs fans are heading for the exit is already. That, surely,
:58:15. > :58:35.surely, that is it. WHISTLE BLOWS
:58:36. > :58:40.Listen to the raw from the Hearts supporters who came here more in
:58:41. > :58:48.hope than expectation. They hope to knock out their big rivals. They
:58:49. > :58:54.have done just that. They weathered a storm in the opening 25 minutes of
:58:55. > :58:58.this game. They were taking a pounding in the first half. Jamie
:58:59. > :59:04.MacDonald with a couple of wonderful saves, one in particular which he
:59:05. > :59:11.saved off the crossbar. He is the big hero, he is the one he would
:59:12. > :59:16.have the headlines. Ryan Stevenson. It was a sight to behold. The
:59:17. > :59:18.classic sucker punch having been up against it. The team in
:59:19. > :59:24.administration have got another round to go through, more money for
:59:25. > :59:33.them, they have much bigger battles of the park but on the park they
:59:34. > :59:38.have had 11 Lions tonight. Hibs, despite the credit they would get
:59:39. > :59:46.for the opening 25 minutes, could not penetrate. Ryan Stevenson is the
:59:47. > :59:50.hero for Hearts. Gary Locke will thank all of his players. He did not
:59:51. > :59:57.make a change until the final minute. Hearts go through to the
:59:58. > :00:05.league cup semifinal draw. Hibernian zero, Heart of Midlothian, one.
:00:06. > :00:11.15 points adrift at the bottom of the SPL. Only three players were
:00:12. > :00:15.over the age of 20. The odds were so heavily stacked against Gary Locke
:00:16. > :00:23.and his team. And they have pulled off an amazing victory having been
:00:24. > :00:29.so much under the cosh in the first half an hour at Easter Road, Hibs
:00:30. > :00:33.could not take their chances. Jamie MacDonald had something to do with
:00:34. > :00:45.that. Ryan Stevenson struck in spectacular style, even that early
:00:46. > :00:50.in the game, no way back for Hibs. Good players give you a reaction.
:00:51. > :00:57.Unfortunately for Hibs and the Easter Road faithful, it was a long
:00:58. > :01:02.time after the goal and they never looked as if there were going to get
:01:03. > :01:08.back into the game as soon as Hearts scored. That is a sad indictment of
:01:09. > :01:15.the Hibs team. That is a big plus for young team, Ian, and it is a
:01:16. > :01:27.major -4 Pat Fenlon and his team. Yes, credit to Hearts. The pressure
:01:28. > :01:32.was on Hibs. Let's hear from Ryan Stevenson.
:01:33. > :01:38.Ryan, congratulations. Some are pure emotions? It is amazing. After the
:01:39. > :01:44.recent run of form I have had, some poor results, we knew it was a big
:01:45. > :01:51.game for us all. It was a good distraction for us and it is a
:01:52. > :01:56.massive result. 25 minutes into the game, it was backs to the wall for
:01:57. > :02:01.Hearts, and then you produced an unstoppable shot. Whether that come
:02:02. > :02:07.from? I don't really know! Probably because I was tired at the time, I
:02:08. > :02:16.just thought I would hit it in the top corner. We defended well. Jamie
:02:17. > :02:20.MacDonald made some great saves. What does it say about the heart of
:02:21. > :02:27.this young side to put in a performance like that? Hibs only had
:02:28. > :02:38.one shot after your goal. How did that come about? We are young. But
:02:39. > :02:47.we are getting experience. We have played well for most of the season.
:02:48. > :03:02.It was a surprise to see his name on the team sheet, pre-kick-off. But he
:03:03. > :03:07.did this. Fantastic goal. He said he was feeling a bit tired, but if he
:03:08. > :03:10.does that when he is feeling tired, we will take that and see what he is
:03:11. > :03:18.like when he has got a bit of energy! That was a fantastic finish.
:03:19. > :03:22.He does not even have to look at the target, he just lets it roll across
:03:23. > :03:28.his shoulder. Right in the back of the net. That was 34 minutes in. The
:03:29. > :03:33.big surprise if you are a Hibs fan is that there was so little from
:03:34. > :03:44.them between then and time up. There was not much. At half-time, did team
:03:45. > :03:53.talk must have been easy for Hibs. Keep doing what you are doing. There
:03:54. > :04:00.first half-hour was exceptional. They had two big guys at the front.
:04:01. > :04:03.Let's round things up before we go in terms of all the league cup
:04:04. > :04:22.quarterfinals. Inverness were of course our winners last night.
:04:23. > :04:29.If you are watching us on the BBC website, stay where you are, because
:04:30. > :04:34.there is more chaps to come. If you are watching on telly, go to the
:04:35. > :04:38.website. If not, it is bye for now. Hearts are through to the
:04:39. > :04:44.quarterfinals, or the semifinals, even!