:00:07. > :00:18.And welcome to Sportscene... unbelievable. A spectacular opening
:00:19. > :00:34.goal in the Derby. That was an absolute beauty. Is this a bit of
:00:35. > :00:51.history? It is. And it's a goal. This is history.
:00:52. > :01:08.What is it? It defines us. It makes us who we are. Names in a hat. The
:01:09. > :01:15.look of the draw. Leading to a name we all know. We all dream of holding
:01:16. > :01:16.look of the draw. Leading to a name aloft the Scottish Cup. What a
:01:17. > :01:22.finish from Charlie Mulgrew! aloft the Scottish Cup. What a
:01:23. > :01:28.Absolute genius. Sometimes the name is on the trophy, sometimes it is
:01:29. > :01:36.not. Ross County are living the dream. The chance to make a name for
:01:37. > :01:40.yourself. The last two years have seen two new names, two new winners.
:01:41. > :01:46.That will win the cup for St Johnstone. This is history right
:01:47. > :01:50.here, right now. All of the names which have gone down in history.
:01:51. > :01:55.It's time for history to be written once more. Its name? The Scottish
:01:56. > :02:05.Cup. Good evening and welcome. Tonight we
:02:06. > :02:12.put a cap on what has been another fantastic day in this historic
:02:13. > :02:14.competition. The 131st year of the Scottish Cup. 12 games made it
:02:15. > :02:21.through the wind, rain and occasional snow.
:02:22. > :02:27.The fourth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup is when the big guns
:02:28. > :02:32.meet the minnows, would we get a shock this year? Annan Athletic at
:02:33. > :02:33.home to Hamilton. It looked as though it might have the right
:02:34. > :02:46.ingredients. Every manager wants to avoid their
:02:47. > :02:51.team being the shock exit, Hamilton boss Martin Canning would have been
:02:52. > :02:54.no different. Annan had other ideas and opened the scoring after six
:02:55. > :03:04.minutes. Matt Flynn hitting the target. And Annan took confidence
:03:05. > :03:08.from the early goal, sensing it could be their day, they wanted to
:03:09. > :03:15.take advantage of being on home turn that on this occasion it wasn't to
:03:16. > :03:23.be. He failed to connect and the chance went begging. Hamilton were
:03:24. > :03:27.rattled and into the second half they were left stunned, two minutes
:03:28. > :03:42.after the break, the League 2 side doubled their lead. This time it was
:03:43. > :03:50.joshed hard hitting the target. -- Josh Todd. The Hamilton players were
:03:51. > :03:53.left looking for answers. They almost got a reply. Despite staying
:03:54. > :04:02.on his feet he could not find the target. Hamilton finally showed some
:04:03. > :04:12.Premier League credentials after 64 minutes, Greg Doherty finding the
:04:13. > :04:17.back of the net. But within 60 seconds the part-timers replied, the
:04:18. > :04:29.initial shot from Todd was blocked and Omar was there to follow it up.
:04:30. > :04:34.It was advantage Annan again. And they wanted to make it count, this
:04:35. > :04:43.effort was only kept out from Todd either post. -- by the post. Things
:04:44. > :04:48.went from bad to worse as Omar netted a second and Annan's fourth
:04:49. > :04:56.of the day. Want to forget for Hamilton and one that will stay long
:04:57. > :04:59.in the memories of the Annan fans. A couple of people are saying it's the
:05:00. > :05:04.best result in the history of the club and it's a great feeling, just
:05:05. > :05:08.to be in the next round. The players stuck to their guns come excellent
:05:09. > :05:11.discipline and organisation. A good bit of quality there as well and
:05:12. > :05:15.some of the players have demonstrated they can perform at a
:05:16. > :05:21.higher level. It's a great result for everybody connected to the club.
:05:22. > :05:25.Huge congratulations for Annan Athletic. The biggest result in
:05:26. > :05:33.their 74 year history. Devastating for the axes? It's a poor result.
:05:34. > :05:38.Losing five of their last six games. But the credit has to go to Annan.
:05:39. > :05:41.We struggled there in the League Cup. It is not the best pitcher in
:05:42. > :05:50.the world but there can been excuses. Jim Chapman had been
:05:51. > :05:54.watching them often and he thought... That many times at the
:05:55. > :05:59.ground. He was organised wealth of the game. They followed his
:06:00. > :06:04.instructions well. The Scottish Cup always gives us new heroes and Omar
:06:05. > :06:09.is the man of the moment. He is going really well. This is the most
:06:10. > :06:16.important goal of the game, getting back into it, 2-1, could do either
:06:17. > :06:20.way. He does not panic and he makes sure it is on target. Fantastic from
:06:21. > :06:28.there and then of course he plays with massive competence. A lovely
:06:29. > :06:33.little touch. I am sure they train on it all the time and they are used
:06:34. > :06:38.to it. I'm sure Hamilton aren't used to a cigarette excerpt this...
:06:39. > :06:48.Actually they are! -- synthetic surface. Dunfermline athletic trying
:06:49. > :06:52.to claw their way back to the top of the Scottish game against Ross
:06:53. > :06:57.County side already there. With this act as a level? As recently as four
:06:58. > :07:00.seasons ago today's hosts would have been big favourite in a meeting
:07:01. > :07:08.between the sides. How times have changed. With Dunfermline trying to
:07:09. > :07:11.get out of League 1 and Ross County challenging in the Premiership. The
:07:12. > :07:16.Scottish Cup is a great leveller and this could be an intriguing contest.
:07:17. > :07:19.Dunfermline nine points clear at the top of League 1 and looking good for
:07:20. > :07:31.automatic promotion to the Championship. In Alan Johnson Bears
:07:32. > :07:40.first season in charge. Ross County's cause has been hampered by
:07:41. > :07:42.injuries to the top scorers. Marcus Fraser comes in at right back for
:07:43. > :08:02.Foster. Davies. That looks as though it
:08:03. > :08:07.might be a popular outlet. He gets in behind the defence and goes for
:08:08. > :08:13.goal and he gets a terrific finish. Alec Schalke, his first goal for
:08:14. > :08:21.Ross County. Terrific work here. Holding the ball in and then
:08:22. > :08:25.releasing Schalk. It was a Japan awful finish, the keeper was beaten
:08:26. > :08:36.at the near post and cannot get down in time. Schalk as his Ross County
:08:37. > :08:44.account up and running. Allan Johnston Will have to resort to plan
:08:45. > :08:51.B. This is not how he envisaged his side starting. He gets a second
:08:52. > :08:59.chance and he does well to get it to Michael Paignton. This is a good
:09:00. > :09:02.chance. Somehow it trickles behind. That was almost the Dunfermline
:09:03. > :09:07.equaliser. What a start to the match. Michael Moffat tries to get
:09:08. > :09:13.on the end of this and the keeper does tremendously well to knock it
:09:14. > :09:19.away from Moffat. The home fans have been used to seeing winning football
:09:20. > :09:37.this season. They would have been shocked as anyone to see their
:09:38. > :09:46.The Dunfermline captain is muscled out of that one. They pick up
:09:47. > :09:54.possession. He slipped it into Michael Paignton. That's a good save
:09:55. > :09:58.by Fox. Doing everything to get back into the match. This was a lovely
:09:59. > :10:03.flowing move. He might have gone down but he had the chance to shoot
:10:04. > :10:18.and Peter Kit. Scott Fox clause it behind. -- and he took it.
:10:19. > :10:27.Gets it to Moffat. Another chance goes begging for Dunfermline. That
:10:28. > :10:36.is three they have created since going behind. Moffat was stretching
:10:37. > :10:37.all the time. It has been all Dunfermline since they lost that
:10:38. > :10:45.early goal. Fox launches that for Dunfermline since they lost that
:10:46. > :10:55.Graham to challenge. Beaten by Brad Mackay. Here is Woods. Michael
:10:56. > :11:02.Paignton tries to match it. He gets the cross in. The towering presence
:11:03. > :11:15.in the backline. Carter with a lovely ball down the side. He cuts
:11:16. > :11:20.inside. What a goal! What a goal. That's what he's all about. That is
:11:21. > :11:26.sublime from the Frenchman. And Dunfermline deservedly back in the
:11:27. > :11:33.match. 1-1. What a game, what a cup tie we have here. That was simply
:11:34. > :11:40.brilliant from Joe Kabul. Look at the ball with the outside of his
:11:41. > :11:42.right boot. Then it's all about his composure and a blistering strike.
:11:43. > :12:02.No chance. Fox on this occasion. Joe Kabul picks it up and that is
:12:03. > :12:20.another lovely bit of skill by the winger. He holds off the challenge
:12:21. > :12:26.of Davis. -- Cardle. Great linkup play. As the ball fell back to
:12:27. > :12:30.Cardle tries to open up his play. As the ball fell back to
:12:31. > :12:47.directed beyond Scott Fox. Cut out by Davies. Jackson Irvine
:12:48. > :12:51.breaks forward. He has got options. He might go for goal again. That's a
:12:52. > :13:28.penalty. That is an easy decision. down, Brad Mackay on his debut
:13:29. > :13:30.concedes a penalty. Might be a bit of controversy, incident when the
:13:31. > :13:32.move developed. Jason Tolbert seemed to hit the deck. Let's try and
:13:33. > :13:35.establish what happens. Definitely a free kick, clothesline. Ross County
:13:36. > :13:41.with the opportunity to go back in front. Brian Graham, the perpetrator
:13:42. > :13:51.of the crime, on Tolbert, stepping up. He puts it in the net. County
:13:52. > :13:58.have the lead once again, one that is hugely controversial.
:13:59. > :14:05.Particularly as Graham is the scorer, when he should have been
:14:06. > :14:15.penalised for the foul on Talbot. Ross County are head once more.
:14:16. > :14:24.Surely they have to get this into the box to get a chance before the
:14:25. > :14:28.break? It trickles over the goal line, it will be a corner. Two
:14:29. > :14:36.minutes of injury time have been played. Don't have a lot of time to
:14:37. > :14:44.get this in. Headed down by Everton, away from goal. Ross County, wait,
:14:45. > :14:51.and the half-time whistle goes. The home fans are booing. Those are
:14:52. > :15:04.directed towards Brian Graham, who put his side 2-1 ahead, seconds
:15:05. > :15:18.after fouling Jason Talbot. Add -- Alan
:15:19. > :15:26.Muir missing it. You would think another Ross County goal would kill
:15:27. > :15:31.the game off. Dunfermline would not want to believe that. They will want
:15:32. > :15:40.the next goal. Swung towards the back post. So unlucky. Dunfermline
:15:41. > :15:47.might have a chance. How unlucky was EDF? Look at that technique. The
:15:48. > :15:54.nominal. So unlucky did not find the inside of the post
:15:55. > :16:08.The left foot cross is deep, comes off Fraser, claims for handball.
:16:09. > :16:14.Alan Muir pointed for rare corner kick. Backpedalling, Fraser, might
:16:15. > :16:25.come off his arm, they thinking knows too much about it. These and
:16:26. > :16:32.ball, equaliser. Would you believe it, Brad Mackay, atoning for the
:16:33. > :16:38.penalty he gave away at the other end, on debut. The defender during
:16:39. > :16:43.Dunfermline level for the second time in the match. He knows he had
:16:44. > :16:55.some making up to do, doing it superbly. Directing the ball to the
:16:56. > :17:08.top corner. Dunfermline are rocking once more. Was that handball? He has
:17:09. > :17:14.done well. Mackay behind for another Ross County corner. Looked like a
:17:15. > :17:24.dangerous ball in, but Mackay, in keeping with his performance so far,
:17:25. > :17:30.getting his head in the way. Towards Andrew Davies, off the line. Still
:17:31. > :17:38.not clear. Murdoch punching, then over by Jackson Irvine. Andrew
:17:39. > :17:53.Davies winning it, keep the right place. Terrifc header clear.
:17:54. > :18:14.Trying to shrug of injury. Cardle denied a deserved goal this
:18:15. > :18:19.afternoon. Cannot pick out faster. This is a promising position for
:18:20. > :18:23.afternoon. Cannot pick out faster. Dunfermline. Cardle inside the Ross
:18:24. > :18:35.County penalty area. It must be in, how did Scott Fawkes keep that?
:18:36. > :18:52.Cannot believe it. Incredible stuff. Looked like the chance had gone.
:18:53. > :18:56.Peyton, but the keeper kept it out of the net. Still all to play for in
:18:57. > :19:12.the Scottish Cup tie. Brian Graham doing well to get it
:19:13. > :19:14.back. That could have been the match-winning situation. Just firing
:19:15. > :19:34.off target. Josh Boggi , did well. Can he finished?
:19:35. > :19:42.Unbelievable. Keeper recovers superbly. Knocked away by Andrew
:19:43. > :19:50.Davies. How unfortunate. Twice denied by the woodwork. This is
:19:51. > :19:55.magical. Just curling it over the keeper, Caesar come off the
:19:56. > :20:05.crossbar. The keeper recovers to push it away. Phenomenal save from
:20:06. > :20:12.Scott Fawkes. This recovery before Richards Everton could get in there.
:20:13. > :20:18.Highly impressive. Alan Johnston will feel his side might well have
:20:19. > :20:26.progressed to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup this afternoon, but for
:20:27. > :20:34.a bit of bad fortune. Here is Cardle, time yet. What can Cardle
:20:35. > :20:39.produce? Ball to the back post. Against Scott Fawkes is there.
:20:40. > :20:44.Everton with a header. Michael Moore for could not catalyse.
:20:45. > :20:59.-- Michael Moffat. Dunfermline may have a final chance, 30 seconds of
:21:00. > :21:03.injury time remaining. Slips back. Cardle with the chance against his
:21:04. > :21:11.former side. Can he produce something? Could he be the
:21:12. > :21:18.matchwinner? He just took too long the Frenchman. The chance has gone.
:21:19. > :21:29.He comes Jackson Irvine. Ross County can break. Looked like handball.
:21:30. > :21:36.Play continues. Mark Woods, lining up a shot from distance perhaps. Out
:21:37. > :21:40.to Jonathan Franks. Decent looking bawling, high up in the air from
:21:41. > :21:47.Mackay into the arms of Sean Murdoch. That will surely be it.
:21:48. > :21:52.Alan Muir brings proceedings to finish in a captivating Scottish Cup
:21:53. > :22:00.tie. Both sides probably deserved another crack at this. Alan Johnston
:22:01. > :22:06.will perhaps feel aggrieved. This man was really the start, scored the
:22:07. > :22:11.first equaliser, hit the woodwork on two occasions, but for the
:22:12. > :22:22.fingertips of Scott Fawkes, he may well and scored a late winner. We
:22:23. > :22:29.would do it all again. 2-2. I thought we should have won the game
:22:30. > :22:41.by far. We created loads of chances, but
:22:42. > :22:49.unfortunately, but we get the bar, lots of chances, could not get it.
:22:50. > :22:52.We shape 20 spirit, but they had a lot of their own, coming back in the
:22:53. > :23:03.match. Must've been a good game for the neutral. Disappointed we have
:23:04. > :23:09.not won the game with the chances we had in the first half. Made the
:23:10. > :23:17.mistake diving in a penalty. We got ourselves back in the game, I wanted
:23:18. > :23:23.to score, making up for the penalty. A week on Tuesday, we play them.
:23:24. > :23:27.Hopefully we can get the result. I was good today, tried my best. The
:23:28. > :23:31.manager said everyone should try their best. Playing against a good
:23:32. > :23:36.team, everybody worked hard, did really well. No doubt about the
:23:37. > :23:42.decision given in the penalty box. Should there have been a free kick
:23:43. > :23:48.20 seconds prior. Hard for the referee to see in real time, 5-10
:23:49. > :23:53.yards away from the official. The referee is in a good position. Clear
:23:54. > :24:00.foul on Jason Talbot. Disappointing to lose the goal. First and
:24:01. > :24:05.foremost, breathtaking match, what the Scottish Cup is about? 100%
:24:06. > :24:13.chances, mistake, quality football from both sides. It could have been
:24:14. > :24:16.easily 4-3 to either side. Really enjoyed it. We could've talked all
:24:17. > :24:24.night about this game. Loved every second of it. I hope the replay is
:24:25. > :24:28.as good. This man has been a goal-scoring phenomenon and this
:24:29. > :24:35.season. Today he did it against Premiership opposition. I thought he
:24:36. > :24:52.was going to shoot. Technically he is a technically good
:24:53. > :24:56.footballer. Discovered by Jim Jefferies a few years ago. I think
:24:57. > :25:03.he did not play much professional football. I think he played some
:25:04. > :25:07.futsal, but busy that made his technique very good. His vision is
:25:08. > :25:14.excellent. Had a wonderful game. Entertaining cup tie. Everything you
:25:15. > :25:17.are looking for from a cup tie. He reminds me of Mahrez, and that is
:25:18. > :25:27.seriously high praise. Every time he got the ball, look seriously
:25:28. > :25:30.dangerous. It makes me think we should
:25:31. > :25:34.dangerous. It makes me think we schools! Big in South America. Neat
:25:35. > :25:39.and tidy on the ball. One letter on the left foot, 20 goals this season,
:25:40. > :25:44.will be catching the eye of bigger clubs than done thermal in. If he
:25:45. > :25:48.continues in this form, could play himself into the move. Any coming
:25:49. > :25:56.late into 11-a-side football, making quite an impact. Bitter controversy,
:25:57. > :26:01.we will get to that in a second. The front play from their strikers, they
:26:02. > :26:11.had an impact. They are missing boys. Not that often we see this,
:26:12. > :26:18.flick on, running onto it. The fact that they work together, they need
:26:19. > :26:22.defenders to give them space. There is an error from the goalkeeper,
:26:23. > :26:29.that when it is played up there, you have to be working. If there are two
:26:30. > :26:35.upfront, you have to work together. Look at the defenders, four of them.
:26:36. > :26:40.That is where the danger is, you have two drop back. No point getting
:26:41. > :26:46.tight. That is the reason they have the opportunity. Not that many times
:26:47. > :26:50.you see two strikers. It has gone out of the modern game. A bit
:26:51. > :26:55.old-fashioned, but they did it really well. We have the touch on
:26:56. > :26:58.the controversy, Ross County getting a penalty from Brian Graham, should
:26:59. > :27:05.it have been stopped? It should have. Definitely. We see it from
:27:06. > :27:11.that angle, just the way he goes over, you think, there has to be
:27:12. > :27:34.something. Not sure it is a penalty. Very rash! Absolutely close lines --
:27:35. > :27:43.clotheslined. Ironically it is Brian Graham who did it, going on to
:27:44. > :27:47.scored the naughty. But Brad Mackay made up for it. Scott Fawkes will
:27:48. > :27:51.not want to see this one again. Not the best goalkeeping, but well done
:27:52. > :27:57.to Mackay for making up for the mistake. Dunfermline top the lead by
:27:58. > :28:06.nine points. They have been a big club in recent times, do you see a
:28:07. > :28:11.way back for them eventually? Alan has the team playing really well.
:28:12. > :28:17.They are attacking. I have always been a big fan of Cardle as well.
:28:18. > :28:23.They scored a bunch of goals in that league. You think they will possibly
:28:24. > :28:27.be OK. They scored twice but they could have scored more. If there is
:28:28. > :28:34.a chance of keeping the group together they have every chance of
:28:35. > :28:38.going through the leagues. Well -- will they struggle in the
:28:39. > :28:42.Championship next season? Before today they had won six games
:28:43. > :28:49.straight and had not lost since the 10th of October. They are the form
:28:50. > :28:56.team in Scottish football. Two non-league sides were already
:28:57. > :29:05.guaranteed to be in the draw. Lithgow were aiming to join them.
:29:06. > :29:14.This time was looked upon by many pundits as having potential for an
:29:15. > :29:18.upset. Michael Travis headed the visitors in front after half an hour
:29:19. > :29:30.and the League 1 side were in charge. When the defence failed to
:29:31. > :29:40.clear, McLennan slid the ball home and it was 1-1. Into the second half
:29:41. > :29:43.regain the lead. A penalty and a red card said the referee Steven Finney.
:29:44. > :29:49.regain the lead. A penalty and a red The pictures show that it was surely
:29:50. > :29:55.a penalty kick. An early bath for Tom. And Campbell fired Forfar back
:29:56. > :30:02.in front. And against ten men Tom. And Campbell fired Forfar back
:30:03. > :30:11.extended their lead. All alone on the back post. Delivering the ball
:30:12. > :30:19.high into the roof of the net. This rose refused to wilt. This time it
:30:20. > :30:26.was Kelly with the cross and McKenzie trundles the ball over the
:30:27. > :30:29.line. Lithgow were back in the game. Straight from the kick-off they were
:30:30. > :30:38.somehow to find a way back to level terms. Excellent pressurising by
:30:39. > :30:43.bachelor. Not allowing the Forfar defence and then it. He continued
:30:44. > :30:52.his run forward. Then an excellent piece of skill by the youngster.
:30:53. > :30:58.Burning them a replay at Station Park on Wednesday week. -- burning
:30:59. > :31:04.them. The most disappointing factor was that the game was won. We could
:31:05. > :31:12.not maintain the lead and see it out which is disappointing. It was some
:31:13. > :31:15.game of football. 3-3 against a team from Division 1 is a great
:31:16. > :31:22.achievement. Very disappointed not to win. We weather far better team.
:31:23. > :31:28.The Scottish Cup is all about stories and what a great comeback.
:31:29. > :31:32.Brilliant cup tie, everything you would want, goals, sending off, the
:31:33. > :31:37.underdogs coming back from a position where it looked as though
:31:38. > :31:45.the game was over. This is a junior team as well. It was a typical
:31:46. > :31:51.fourth round Scottish Cup tie. It's brilliant to see all of the fans in
:31:52. > :31:54.the background not understanding. Interesting to hear them talking
:31:55. > :31:59.about it. Feeling that they were the better team by a good distance but
:32:00. > :32:08.with ten men they did not do bad. We talk about betting, 3-1 down, ten
:32:09. > :32:13.men, the junior side. What a good goal as well. Look at the
:32:14. > :32:18.celebration on the Hill! They will have to name the hill after. It's
:32:19. > :32:23.great. We have seen a couple of really exciting and interesting cup
:32:24. > :32:28.ties. That is the classic third or fourth round Scottish Cup tie.
:32:29. > :32:32.Absolutely. Inverness Caley Thistle entered the Scottish Cup as holders
:32:33. > :32:36.after their historic triumph last season. They began their defence
:32:37. > :32:42.away at Stirling Albion. Lifting the Scottish Cup at a sun soaked Hampden
:32:43. > :32:49.Park will live long in the memory for Inverness Caley Thistle. But
:32:50. > :32:55.summer is gone and winter has come and for the first time in their
:32:56. > :33:00.history there is a title to defend. The idea was fantastic, the
:33:01. > :33:04.supporters and all of the families. Bringing their kids for the first
:33:05. > :33:13.time to the National Stadium. It is just something else. It was great.
:33:14. > :33:16.He gets it through to Watkins. It was fantastic because it was a
:33:17. > :33:21.really good goal, the sort that we would like to score in a cup final
:33:22. > :33:30.because as it is the sort of football we play. -- because it is.
:33:31. > :33:35.We like to make it difficult for ourselves. The nerves really set in
:33:36. > :33:39.at that point. We thought if it goes to extra time it will make it a bit
:33:40. > :33:47.more difficult, but thankfully James Vincent popped up in the end to slot
:33:48. > :33:54.the ball away. It was the one thing we thought we could attain, the
:33:55. > :33:59.Scottish Cup Trophy, we got it. This is the first step to getting back
:34:00. > :34:05.there this year. You have do believe and if you don't believe, and you
:34:06. > :34:11.don't dream... You can take great inspiration from doing it before.
:34:12. > :34:16.Why not? We have good ability and a great group of lads. Hopefully we
:34:17. > :34:20.can do ourselves justice today. If we can keep ourselves in the tie,
:34:21. > :34:24.that would be our objective today. You don't get many chances to face
:34:25. > :34:29.the Scottish Cup holders in their first match to defend the title.
:34:30. > :34:35.Also a bit of trepidation because we recognise how good they are. In
:34:36. > :34:39.particular under John Hughes. They have shown good form. It is a
:34:40. > :34:46.challenge that we are relishing. They were. 32 places separate the
:34:47. > :34:47.sides not that it was always obvious. Just one brief glimpse of
:34:48. > :34:53.goal in the first half, the Stirling obvious. Just one brief glimpse of
:34:54. > :34:54.keeper Chris Smith insuring it was nothing more than a glimpse for
:34:55. > :35:06.Danny Williams. The second half produced more in the
:35:07. > :35:14.way of goalmouth action. The hosts were the first to threaten. Not far
:35:15. > :35:20.away. The fans wanted a breakthrough, the holders strive to
:35:21. > :35:25.deliver. The slightest of judges needed but it never came. It just
:35:26. > :35:35.wasn't sticking in the final third. Miles Storey was a case in point.
:35:36. > :35:39.Frustration for those watching. As they pushed, spaces formed in
:35:40. > :35:46.dangerous areas. Owain Fon Williams the goalkeeper earned his paycheque.
:35:47. > :35:50.Robinson denied. With the clock ticking towards the 90 it was a
:35:51. > :35:57.pretty good time for the ball to fall at the feet of the underdogs'
:35:58. > :36:04.top goal-scorer. They go again. It's the Highlanders' grip slipping? I
:36:05. > :36:08.thought they were immense. They worked so hard for each other and
:36:09. > :36:13.really got behind the atmosphere of the Scottish Cup and played with a
:36:14. > :36:19.great purpose to their game. I felt we dominated the game. Danny
:36:20. > :36:25.Williams should have scored after that one-two. Good linkups and
:36:26. > :36:30.combinations. That was what was missing. We faced a tall order today
:36:31. > :36:33.against the cup holders, three divisions above. We have come
:36:34. > :36:45.through with flying colours and we have earned the right for another
:36:46. > :36:49.game. It is soon forgotten about. I'm honest enough to tell you. They
:36:50. > :36:57.got lucky today. We are still in there. Next to the tie of the round,
:36:58. > :37:00.Hearts against Aberdeen at Tynecastle. A real cup tie
:37:01. > :37:03.atmospheric spectator as the teams ranked second and third in the
:37:04. > :37:09.Premiership lock horns in the capital.
:37:10. > :37:19.The second and third top teams in Scotland right now. Which will fall
:37:20. > :37:29.at the first hurdle? The first hurdle is a hurdle that they both
:37:30. > :37:30.fell at last season. Leaving at this stage would be a savage blow to
:37:31. > :37:43.their respective campaigns. The captain is expected to be out
:37:44. > :38:19.until February. Adam Rooney is chasing his 15th goal
:38:20. > :38:26.of the season as he spearheads the attack. The 13th meeting in this
:38:27. > :38:30.competition between two of the most successful clubs in the Scottish
:38:31. > :38:37.Cup. Hearts have won eight times and the Dons seven. You have to go back
:38:38. > :38:40.to 1990 to find their last lifting the Scottish Cup. Aberdeen in
:38:41. > :38:47.black-and-white the Scottish Cup. Aberdeen in
:38:48. > :38:50.towards the right. Hearts in maroon. the Scottish Cup. Aberdeen in
:38:51. > :38:57.The most famous tournament meeting between the two was the 86 final
:38:58. > :38:58.which Aberdeen won 3-0, just a few weeks after damaging their title
:38:59. > :39:04.prospects with a 1-1 draw. Dundee weeks after damaging their title
:39:05. > :39:18.made the headlines on the final day of that season. Hearts shooting
:39:19. > :39:32.towards the School End. Mickelson is having a fine season.
:39:33. > :39:40.Reynolds is lively and he had to be. A wonderful ball in behind the
:39:41. > :39:43.Reynolds is lively and he had to be. defenders. Facing his own goal.
:39:44. > :39:50.Reynolds is lively and he had to be. Techno Chan says. Get the ball out
:39:51. > :39:58.of play. On loan from Liverpool. Just organising the rearguard for
:39:59. > :40:07.the first assault. Headed in by Paterson. It's a dream start for
:40:08. > :40:12.Hearts. They have finally scored in the Scottish Cup are the first time
:40:13. > :40:17.since winning the final in 2012. He is an incredible goal threat. He
:40:18. > :40:23.just scores week after week. It's a clever corner. He is on his toes.
:40:24. > :40:31.That's a great flick. In behind Danny Ward. Quality. Get in the
:40:32. > :40:41.mixer. He has opened the scoring for Hearts. It is the sixth goal of the
:40:42. > :40:48.season for the Hearts right and it the Aberdeen supporters behind Danny
:40:49. > :40:54.Ward's goal. Graham shinny sliding into the challenge there. The Caley
:40:55. > :41:07.Thistle skipper. He has won the free kick too. Reynolds can't handle it.
:41:08. > :41:14.The Aberdeen bench looks on pensively. Everyone is behind the
:41:15. > :41:24.ball here. It is going to be short. Consett iron half close it. Did that
:41:25. > :41:29.come off and Aberdeen player? Yes, a dead. Another corner. The pressure
:41:30. > :41:38.stays on. They are really good at getting the ball in there.
:41:39. > :41:45.Cani lane has given it straight to Paterson. He tries to get there and
:41:46. > :41:49.he spills it. It is wired by order steam. Aberdeen have the jitters. --
:41:50. > :42:00.the Burstein. Smashing it across the Euro and box
:42:01. > :42:11.-- your own box is not a good idea. That is very fortunate.
:42:12. > :42:19.He has won the ball back for hearts and he gets them inside the penalty
:42:20. > :42:29.area again. Corner kick number five. He is a handful right now.
:42:30. > :42:41.Here is Mickelson again. The latest corner. That effort was blocked and
:42:42. > :42:46.added goes again. Aberdeen are against the ropes in the capital.
:42:47. > :42:52.The ball comes in and they do well to block it. Hearts now every time
:42:53. > :42:56.they put the ball in their day have won six three guy in there. -- they
:42:57. > :43:06.have one. Again won six three guy in there. -- they
:43:07. > :43:08.Kenny Maclean. He has prevented a corner but the pressure is still on.
:43:09. > :43:13.It came off Considine. club in recent times, do you see a
:43:14. > :43:22.way back for them eventually? Another ball into the box, every
:43:23. > :43:31.time you win their header, real chance you are going to score.
:43:32. > :43:52.Niall McGinn. Considine goes down. Nail-macro median, for Aberdeen. --
:43:53. > :43:57.Niall McGinn. Considine goes down. The referee had a good look at it,
:43:58. > :44:06.turning a blind eye. Big shout from the Aberdeen players, best piece of
:44:07. > :44:11.laser fire. The question was, Adam Rooney, was he grabbed? Touch on the
:44:12. > :44:18.shoulder, goes down, the referee sees it, could given the penalty.
:44:19. > :44:25.Callum Paterson has had it nicked off them, Rooney in the middle, he
:44:26. > :44:31.went himself. He was asking for the ball, Adam Rooney, as soon as
:44:32. > :44:35.went himself. He was asking for the pull clear. Callum Paterson with the
:44:36. > :44:43.poor touch. He's not looking to anybody, looking for the shot on
:44:44. > :44:58.target. He picked out Jonny Hayes. This foul by Paterson. Niall
:44:59. > :45:04.McGinn's bowl. It comes back to Hayes. Across it comes, scooped
:45:05. > :45:11.over. What a chance for Considine. What a mess. Opportunities do not
:45:12. > :45:15.come any better. He gets it in there, you have to take your
:45:16. > :45:24.chances. The goalkeeper has no chance. Managed to get his toe over
:45:25. > :45:34.the ball, up and over the bar. Gilt-edged opportunity. Away by
:45:35. > :45:51.Paterson. Straight onto Considine. It is Reynolds. Big chance.
:45:52. > :45:59.Considine gets caught, thinks 1-1, then blocked. Always going to take
:46:00. > :46:11.on the shot. He did hit the target, but not beaten the goalkeeper.
:46:12. > :46:21.On-site. He has wryly in the middle. -- onside. The right idea by the big
:46:22. > :46:29.Swede. It is -- onside. The right idea by the big
:46:30. > :46:35.going to take on the shot, easy level? Mark Reynolds? When you get
:46:36. > :46:44.there, it has to come straight cross. Final minute of the 90. It
:46:45. > :46:51.will come to Niall McGinn, spilt by Alexander. Ross is there. Back came
:46:52. > :47:00.in the dying seconds of the 90 minute. Foul. Great player, came to
:47:01. > :47:10.him quickly. Hitting the target from a difficult angle.
:47:11. > :47:20.Rooney flicking it on. Taylor. My company Goodwillie. -- might come.
:47:21. > :47:30.Goodwillie winning Aberdeen the corner. Danny Ward coming up for it.
:47:31. > :47:38.All hands to the pump. He has been the star turn for Aberdeen. That is
:47:39. > :47:42.the goal-scorer? The delivery, won by Reynolds. Held onto by Alexander
:47:43. > :47:48.from the Taylor header. Good by Reynolds. Held onto by Alexander
:47:49. > :47:54.from Aberdeen, Reynolds winning the first one, Taylor first to react,
:47:55. > :48:02.tries to generate the pace, cannot beat the keeper, cannot worry Neil
:48:03. > :48:09.Alexander. Niall McGinn's corner. Ward
:48:10. > :48:14.Alexander. Niall McGinn's corner. away. That is the end of the cup
:48:15. > :48:19.tie. Hearts through to round five. Wonderful first half performance
:48:20. > :48:25.taking them through. Callum Paterson's goal inside three minutes
:48:26. > :48:30.is enough to take the jam tarts through to the next stage of the
:48:31. > :48:38.Scottish Cup. For Aberdeen, another early exit, going out at the first
:48:39. > :48:42.hurdle, like last season. Delighted, really good performance, first half
:48:43. > :48:43.we played really well. Aberdeen show the team they are, put us under
:48:44. > :48:49.pressure. pressure. Difficult, we managed to
:48:50. > :48:52.hold on. Credit to them, entertaining game, both teams
:48:53. > :48:56.hold on. Credit to them, for it. When you are this club, big
:48:57. > :49:01.expectations, you happily bring big performances. Unfortunately we did
:49:02. > :49:06.not manage to do that today, at the cup, we deserve criticism. Hearts
:49:07. > :49:11.through to the next round, Aberdeen out of the Scottish Cup. What was
:49:12. > :49:16.the Hearts approach to this match? They worked hard, they pressed high.
:49:17. > :49:22.They worked as a group, doing it from the first seconds of the game.
:49:23. > :49:26.Hugely impressive. Easy to say to do this, but you need to do it
:49:27. > :49:31.altogether. You have to close down the men at the back, so they played
:49:32. > :49:36.long and you get possession back. It happened time and again. If you can
:49:37. > :49:40.get it to the Aberdeen goalkeeper by pressing, you will probably win the
:49:41. > :49:46.kick. They did it all afternoon, the two centre-backs were strong. The
:49:47. > :49:50.job is not done, then you need to press higher up the park. Aberdeen
:49:51. > :49:55.like to play football. They want to play through the middle. If you are
:49:56. > :49:59.going to get pressed high, you will get put under pressure. Exactly the
:50:00. > :50:06.right position, putting the pressure on. He is under pressure, so is he.
:50:07. > :50:12.When you are under pressure you make mistakes, give the ball away. What
:50:13. > :50:18.you want to do, win the ball high up the park. When you do that, they
:50:19. > :50:23.have the chance to create opportunities, that is what they did
:50:24. > :50:28.for the corner kick. How bad the goal was it for Aberdeen to deceive?
:50:29. > :50:33.Good play by Hearts? Always the same, little bit of both. They
:50:34. > :50:39.played long and higher, they know exactly what they are trying to do.
:50:40. > :50:44.He is really good in the air, they gave him too much time. If he can
:50:45. > :50:49.run six yards, getting the run and you, he will probably beat you. If
:50:50. > :50:53.you are slightly more static. He is so good in the air, you will
:50:54. > :50:58.probably lose to them even if you are close. That is a mistake, not to
:50:59. > :51:03.stay close to him. He has been run on him, winning the easy header.
:51:04. > :51:09.Reactions good by the Hearts players. They deserve the goal, they
:51:10. > :51:15.have ten corners, one of them was going to pay. Well organised. Not a
:51:16. > :51:20.fluke. Hugely disappointing for Aberdeen, how disappointed will they
:51:21. > :51:28.be by the fact they did not get this penalty? Was it the penalty? Pretty
:51:29. > :51:34.easy answer. The ball is played in, you have to look at this, I think
:51:35. > :51:39.he's being dragged back. Earlier on in the move. The referee is close
:51:40. > :51:47.enough to see it. He has a good angle. Keep on watching, as he runs
:51:48. > :51:54.in. Dragged off it again. Not one foul, but a foul that continues for
:51:55. > :52:01.4-5 yards. I think the assistant referee should see that. This angle
:52:02. > :52:05.is clear. He has dragged him back. Absolutely stuck on penalty kicks.
:52:06. > :52:11.Unfortunate for Aberdeen. They worked hard to get back in the game.
:52:12. > :52:16.The high pressing, high-energy game that Hearts did it all game, but
:52:17. > :52:20.they did it for 75. Aberdeen had some half chances, but that was the
:52:21. > :52:26.big one, they never got it. Overall, I would suggest Hearts was likely
:52:27. > :52:32.the better team. They deserve to go through. Dundee's cup tie against
:52:33. > :52:39.Falkirk was postponed, but St Johnstone's game survive. That is
:52:40. > :52:45.where we start our round-up of matches involving Premiership sides.
:52:46. > :52:49.St Johnstone were winners of the Scottish Cup two years ago. The
:52:50. > :52:54.stunning free kick by Craig Slater was good enough to give not the
:52:55. > :53:02.early lead at McDiarmid Park. They almost doubled their advantage. Josh
:53:03. > :53:07.Magennis with the volley just wide. Saint piled on the pressure late on.
:53:08. > :53:12.In the command of goal was an inspirational Jamie MacDonald. He
:53:13. > :53:21.kept on making safe after save, after save. That sent Kilmarnock
:53:22. > :53:24.threw into Monday evening's draw. Really pleased with the performance,
:53:25. > :53:29.great support. Really vocal getting behind the players. Delighted, has
:53:30. > :53:34.been difficult for us all. Hopefully we can show that level of
:53:35. > :53:41.performance on a consistent basis. Start trying to move up the table.
:53:42. > :53:46.Motherwell boss Mark McGhee said before the match he was not
:53:47. > :53:59.expecting any cup upsets. His side showed he meant business after just
:54:00. > :54:03.two minutes. Moult with a header. Scott McDonald got in the act soon
:54:04. > :54:09.afterwards, the Australian striker netting his eighth goal of the
:54:10. > :54:13.season. Cove Rangers must be wondering what hit them. Marvin
:54:14. > :54:20.Johnson making it three with that effort. The fourth came just before
:54:21. > :54:28.half-time, Liam Grimshaw with some decent running, finding Moult, he
:54:29. > :54:32.played in Stephen Pearson. Stephen Pearson and Motherwell were not
:54:33. > :54:36.finished for the day, Ainsworth creating this chance, holding the
:54:37. > :54:41.ball up well to play in Pearson for his second, Motherwell's fifth, and
:54:42. > :54:47.importantly a place in the fifth round. Thoroughly professional
:54:48. > :54:51.performance. Cove Rangers contributed a lot, kept the
:54:52. > :54:55.discipline, deserves a lot of credit for making us win the game. We were
:54:56. > :54:58.hoping to go into the first five minute without anything going
:54:59. > :55:04.against us, but unfortunately we gave away two. The guys showed a lot
:55:05. > :55:10.of character to keep the score what it was, and other day we would have
:55:11. > :55:15.got a couple of goals ourselves. A short trip across the River Clyde
:55:16. > :55:20.was how party this kicked off, visiting St Mirren. Chances limited
:55:21. > :55:31.in the opening period. The jags came close. Well saved by Lange field.
:55:32. > :55:37.Into the second half, Archibald's side broke the deadlock. The corner
:55:38. > :55:43.coming off the St Mirren player, Danny Seabourn driving the ball home
:55:44. > :55:48.from close range. The lead was doubled ten minutes later. The
:55:49. > :55:53.overhead kick coming off the underside of the crossbar, before it
:55:54. > :55:58.was bundled over the line. Partick Thistle were in control. Saints
:55:59. > :56:03.pushed hard, tried to leave in their wake back in the game. Calum
:56:04. > :56:11.Gallagher's effort for... Saved by Thomas journey. With two minutes
:56:12. > :56:14.left, there was hope for Saints. The ball eventually hammered home by
:56:15. > :56:21.Keith Watson, his first for the club. Too little, too late as the
:56:22. > :56:25.jags March on. We controlled the game, did not penetrate enough,
:56:26. > :56:30.intensity was not what it been. Second half we got the reaction,
:56:31. > :56:31.upping our intensity and pressing. I thought we controlled it much better
:56:32. > :56:35.in the second thought we controlled it much better
:56:36. > :56:38.corners that led to the goals. Partick Thistle through, St Mirren
:56:39. > :56:43.brought Stephen Partick Thistle through, St Mirren
:56:44. > :56:48.the game. If they are brought to one sooner, maybe still in the
:56:49. > :56:52.competition? Just coincidence! Partick Thistle deserve to go
:56:53. > :56:55.through the night. The better team, a lot of possession. We limited them
:56:56. > :57:00.to a handful of chances. a lot of possession. We limited them
:57:01. > :57:06.goals were really poor. From set plays, and we have
:57:07. > :57:10.goals were really poor. From set that all week. All disappointed
:57:11. > :57:10.goals were really poor. From set lose such cheap goals. You know,
:57:11. > :57:14.Partick deserve to go lose such cheap goals. You know,
:57:15. > :57:20.balance. It has been a tough season for St Mirren in the Championship,
:57:21. > :57:23.balance. It has been a tough season is the concern still about the
:57:24. > :57:28.bottom of the table, or do you think you can squeeze into the play-offs?
:57:29. > :57:31.We could get fourth. Only a few points behind that. Since the
:57:32. > :57:36.managers coming we are taking six from nine. One thing we have to
:57:37. > :57:40.rectify it is ever pathetic home form, which has been, if you are
:57:41. > :57:45.going to climb the lead, you have to start picking up points at home. It
:57:46. > :57:49.has been a big problem for us. Miserable season so far for Dundee
:57:50. > :57:56.United. 11 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership, desperate
:57:57. > :58:01.fight to preserve their top-flight status. Could the cup provide
:58:02. > :58:09.respite? Plenty of people fancying the chances of the lower league
:58:10. > :58:12.side. Commentary from John Barnes. The Dundee United manager has
:58:13. > :58:17.admitted that this has the makings of a cup shark but he wants to avoid
:58:18. > :58:22.that. They want this competition to act as a pick me up for that
:58:23. > :58:30.confidence and form. Airdrie only in see this as a great opportunity. The
:58:31. > :58:37.captain is suspended after failing his appeal against the red card.
:58:38. > :58:48.Ferguson takes his place for his first start of the season. Morgan
:58:49. > :58:51.drops to the bench. Donaldson returns to the defence alongside
:58:52. > :59:18.their skipper. This is the ninth occasion that they
:59:19. > :59:23.have met in one form or another. They have won seven, two after
:59:24. > :59:37.replays. Airdrie have won one. In 1937. 13th match in charge of the
:59:38. > :59:41.Tannadice club this afternoon. Trying the long throw.
:59:42. > :59:51.Tannadice club this afternoon. the bar. That was a fine stop to
:59:52. > :59:58.deny Airdrie and early opener. Flicked high. The goalkeeper made an
:59:59. > :00:19.excellent save. Making space for the shot. Curling
:00:20. > :00:25.with his right foot. Of the bar. Can he follow up? Another great save.
:00:26. > :00:41.What a stop that is for the young goalkeeper. He is the man with the
:00:42. > :00:48.follow-up. Happy to see Dixon's effort coming back off the bar. An
:00:49. > :01:03.excellent which by the right hand of Ferguson to deny Spittle the opener.
:01:04. > :01:11.He did not get the proper touch on that. It's a good ball back in.
:01:12. > :01:27.Fitzpatrick was arriving back there and could not direct it goalwards.
:01:28. > :01:37.Swinging towards the back post. It is flicked over the top of the
:01:38. > :01:48.crossbar. Arriving from the back. It was an excellent delivery. You were
:01:49. > :01:52.expecting him to score. This was the earlier effort. Fitzpatrick was in.
:01:53. > :02:03.It came off the goalkeeper and span away. Thompson has had plenty to say
:02:04. > :02:04.this week regarding his team's form. And the signings were his main
:02:05. > :02:19.concern during the summer. Dixon going down the left flank.
:02:20. > :02:25.Going around the outside. This is a chance for Fraser, can he get it
:02:26. > :02:31.down? It is blocked. A really good opportunity. Lovely wing play. In
:02:32. > :02:33.the initial instance. When he knocked it down, the effort was
:02:34. > :03:01.blocked away by the Airdrie defence. He was trying his luck with that
:03:02. > :03:15.one. It is opening up at the other end. Billy McKay! How did he miss
:03:16. > :03:18.that? You expected the net to bulge. Lovely play by Fraser. Billy McKay
:03:19. > :03:29.has pulled it into the side netting. Dixon gets another opportunity. On
:03:30. > :03:52.the volley. Over the top. Good play by Dixon, cutting it back
:03:53. > :03:53.and hitting it down into the ground. Bouncing away past the target.
:03:54. > :04:10.United are getting closer. It might break for him. It is driven
:04:11. > :04:17.in and that is a great save by Ferguson to deny Scott Fraser. The
:04:18. > :04:22.teenager being praised by his team-mates there. Scott Fraser
:04:23. > :04:24.thought he had opened the scoring but Ferguson did well to turn should
:04:25. > :04:46.away. Once again it was Fraser against
:04:47. > :04:55.Ferguson. He came off best, the goalkeeper.
:04:56. > :05:19.Fraser. Free kick says the referee. United have the opportunity of the
:05:20. > :05:29.set piece. Will it be Fraser? Spittle curls it and scores. It's a
:05:30. > :05:34.replica of the one in the Derby. A stunning strike from Blair Spittal.
:05:35. > :05:39.The fans are through the barrier and stunning strike from Blair Spittal.
:05:40. > :05:46.they celebrate. They have not had much to be joyous about this season.
:05:47. > :05:58.They certainly enjoyed that strike. The stewards are dealing with that.
:05:59. > :06:02.Brilliant effort curling in at the corner. That may prove vital in this
:06:03. > :06:14.cup tie. There is a chance outside the area.
:06:15. > :06:20.It was a great opportunity for Liam Ward. As it fell to him inside the
:06:21. > :06:30.box. He could Ward. As it fell to him inside the
:06:31. > :06:42.game in all competitions before this game in all competitions before this
:06:43. > :06:45.match. It is his 13th match in charge of United and it brings him
:06:46. > :06:55.good fortune with a win that secures a place in the fifth round. I'm
:06:56. > :07:01.delighted that we won the game. I felt our performance was
:07:02. > :07:11.professional, we passed and kept the ball well. We performed admirably on
:07:12. > :07:18.the day. Of course I'm going to be biased, I don't know whether we
:07:19. > :07:23.deserved to lose the match. At worst we should take it back to a replay.
:07:24. > :07:29.We are obviously disappointed. What we should take it back to a replay.
:07:30. > :07:34.about the goal that was scored? One or two players were aggrieved that
:07:35. > :07:39.the free kick? Obviously we disagree but we still have to defend it.
:07:40. > :07:48.Their to the guys, it has been the winner. -- FairPlay. It's the first
:07:49. > :07:49.time we have won in a while. We have to take confidence from
:07:50. > :07:55.time we have won in a while. We have on it for the Celtic game. It was
:07:56. > :07:59.great to get a victory for the supporters. They came out in numbers
:08:00. > :08:05.again and they were very vocal. It is excellent. It is nice that we
:08:06. > :08:13.gave them a victory and it is something to be excited about. A
:08:14. > :08:17.former Dundee United player, a dismal run. What does the victory
:08:18. > :08:24.mean? It is a huge win psychologically. When you are having
:08:25. > :08:30.nothing go for you, any glimmer of hope is good and they have to try to
:08:31. > :08:34.build on it. It's a massive win confidence wise because their
:08:35. > :08:38.competence was so low and hopefully that will give them a boost in the
:08:39. > :08:47.league. A lot of chances for United in this match. They do create
:08:48. > :08:55.chances. They have a new striker in. Their
:08:56. > :09:00.they have got themselves into good areas. When they actually got
:09:01. > :09:10.themselves ahead they have not been brave enough to finish. Hopefully
:09:11. > :09:14.for them, but they did have opportunities today. That has been a
:09:15. > :09:19.familiar story, creating opportunities and maybe not taking
:09:20. > :09:28.them. Obviously at the back losing too many goals as well. That was a
:09:29. > :09:34.decent chance. Actually a great save by the goalkeeper. In the end it was
:09:35. > :09:38.a great save by the goalkeeper. Fantastic effort and of course
:09:39. > :09:44.something we picked out on last weeks Sportscene. We talked about
:09:45. > :09:48.confidence building, after last week, telling everyone how brilliant
:09:49. > :09:53.it was. It is right up in the corner and I thought you could not get any
:09:54. > :10:02.closer but I was wrong. You can. This is it. How similar is it? It's
:10:03. > :10:07.extraordinary. You just feel as if you can't miss. For him, as often as
:10:08. > :10:15.he can, he wants to get free kicks in those areas. How impressed were
:10:16. > :10:20.you by the Airdrieonians? They worked really hard, in the end it
:10:21. > :10:24.made it look better than it was and it wasn't a great game of football.
:10:25. > :10:28.There wasn't much in it. To some degree because of the work rate they
:10:29. > :10:36.deserved replay and go back up to Tannadice but it wasn't to be in the
:10:37. > :10:40.end the chances that Dundee United made, I felt one of them would go in
:10:41. > :10:49.and eventually it did. Six jab sides now. -- six Championship sides now.
:10:50. > :10:57.Hibs were missing Jason Cummings through their illness. They
:10:58. > :11:02.struggled in the first half but in the second up stepped Paul Hamlin.
:11:03. > :11:06.Cuthbert was there to keep the defender off the scoresheet. Hibs
:11:07. > :11:11.finally gave the fans something to cheer about, McGregor opening the
:11:12. > :11:21.scoring on the hour mark. McGregor with the strike and somehow getting
:11:22. > :11:24.the ball into the back of the net. Then something this game had been
:11:25. > :11:30.lacking, real quality. It came in the form of Dominique Malonga. He
:11:31. > :11:36.went unchallenged and swept it into the top left-hand corner. Hibs
:11:37. > :11:43.through to the fifth round of the competition. Raith Rovers out with
:11:44. > :11:50.only themselves to blame. I think the first half was good, and in the
:11:51. > :11:56.second half we took control. In the end I felt we controlled it. We are
:11:57. > :12:00.obviously delighted to be through to the next round. Disappointed to
:12:01. > :12:04.lose. One was a wonder strike and the other was on the counterattack.
:12:05. > :12:08.On the second half performance the guys have done everything they can.
:12:09. > :12:12.Hibs are a good side and they probably deserved to win.
:12:13. > :12:24.The referee made a big call after 17 minutes. Allowing play to continue
:12:25. > :12:35.when Ian Russell went to ground. Getting clean through on goal to go
:12:36. > :12:41.one up. The veteran striker nodded the ball home. Aided by the
:12:42. > :12:49.Dumbarton keeper Mark Brown. 12 minutes into the second half and the
:12:50. > :12:59.home side back in front. Again, Fleming on target. Dumbarton are
:13:00. > :13:04.through to the fifth round. The Scottish Cup is a great competition
:13:05. > :13:10.and we want to try and go as far as we can. The last two or three years
:13:11. > :13:14.we have been comfortably in the top of the division and we did not think
:13:15. > :13:19.it would be easy. Especially after last week 's defeat, it was
:13:20. > :13:24.pleasing. The last two or three performances have been better and we
:13:25. > :13:35.felt we turned a corner. Maybe it wasn't a great day for football.
:13:36. > :13:42.David Hopkin did not have much time to prepare his side for the visit of
:13:43. > :13:47.Morton. The visitors almost took advantage after 34 minutes. The
:13:48. > :13:51.effort went wide. Into the second half and Morton took advantage of
:13:52. > :13:59.their possession. The corner swinging in.
:14:00. > :14:07.It was a bruising affair, unlucky not to find the equaliser through
:14:08. > :14:15.Buchanan. It was Jim Duffy's day, they enter the draw on Monday.
:14:16. > :14:23.Typical cup tie. All about being in the hat, and we achieved that. We
:14:24. > :14:27.just shaded it. Getting my team together, Sam and Mark came in
:14:28. > :14:34.yesterday, to play 90 minutes the way we did was great. Two young
:14:35. > :14:39.kids, 16, 17, to play the way we did, I was pleased. Created chances,
:14:40. > :14:46.just not to be at the end of the day. Every year at this time we ask
:14:47. > :14:51.you if it will be Hibernian's year? 114 years and counting? You are in
:14:52. > :14:57.during that slightly too much, even more every year. If we talk about
:14:58. > :15:01.it, it sinks is it. That is wrong. Nobody talks about it, such long
:15:02. > :15:07.time. Everybody talks about it elsewhere. They have a decent side.
:15:08. > :15:08.They are scoring a few goals. Cummings was not playing, but
:15:09. > :15:23.they're still capable. McGregor's goal was a cracker. I
:15:24. > :15:33.think there is every chance, this season, that they could get to the
:15:34. > :15:35.next round. If you read played -- replayed, and rearrange the
:15:36. > :15:43.fixtures, there you have it. In terms of the replays, there you
:15:44. > :16:06.have it. That is not it, in terms of us this
:16:07. > :16:12.weekend. Back tomorrow night, 10:30pm with all the highlights from
:16:13. > :16:17.two massive matches, Stranraer against Dell take, and Rangers
:16:18. > :16:21.against Cowdenbeath. As a former regions player, looks quite
:16:22. > :16:25.straightforward against Cowdenbeath, who they dominated last season? They
:16:26. > :16:31.beat them three times, with the game at Ibrox, and their last result
:16:32. > :16:35.being a 6-0 win, I can see anyone outcome, the Rangers victory. In
:16:36. > :16:40.terms of how well they have been going in the league, is the cup a
:16:41. > :16:44.good distraction? Just keeping the momentum? They have momentum, but
:16:45. > :16:49.very keen to develop in this cup addition, to test themselves against
:16:50. > :16:54.Premiership teams in the next round if they get through. Something they
:16:55. > :17:00.want to try and do. In terms of Celtic's match, the way to
:17:01. > :17:06.Stranraer. Ten years since that infamous cup defeat to Clyde. It
:17:07. > :17:12.seems only a few years ago. How much trepidation that they have? If they
:17:13. > :17:15.turn up should be given. But it is with the case in these games. One of
:17:16. > :17:20.the greatest upsets in Scottish football history. Maybe not quite to
:17:21. > :17:27.the old Rangers against Berwick Rangers one back in 67. One of the
:17:28. > :17:30.very biggest ones. One of my former clubs, Clyde. I was doing the code
:17:31. > :17:33.commentary, totally shocked, did not clubs, Clyde. I was doing the code
:17:34. > :17:39.see it coming. It happens now and again. Lightning does strike twice,
:17:40. > :17:42.but not very often. I will be shocked if it happens this time.
:17:43. > :17:48.Interesting to see the conditions tomorrow. How worried will Ronny
:17:49. > :17:53.Deila be about this fixture? Anything other than a Celtic win,
:17:54. > :17:57.the pressure is back? Should believe in himself and his players, if they
:17:58. > :18:02.are prepared right, that will be the case. In the back of your mind,
:18:03. > :18:09.every top manager, you'd think, cup game, you never know. It could be
:18:10. > :18:13.one of those days, still doubt it. Thank you very much. The date in the
:18:14. > :18:23.William Hill Scottish Cup, more magic tomorrow. They really is
:18:24. > :18:26.nothing like this. -- there really is nothing like this.