:00:08. > :00:20.Where would you rather be? Travelling away or staying at home?
:00:21. > :00:30.They have won the Scottish Cup 79 times. Hibernian have won the cup.
:00:31. > :00:37.They are waiting, not some money. Yesterday, the away team sprung no
:00:38. > :00:42.surprises. A Scottish Cup goal for Rangers. Absolutely brilliant. Year
:00:43. > :00:50.after year it's in St Mirren last won the cup, Partick were at once
:00:51. > :00:59.nearly a century ago, but... An equaliser. Could their dreams come
:01:00. > :01:13.true forward the Scottish Cup quarterfinals... Right out of the
:01:14. > :01:28.top drawer. Outstanding! That is an absolute beauty. Oh yes! That is
:01:29. > :01:38.unbelievable. Unbelievable. What a finish. Time for heroes. It is not a
:01:39. > :01:43.dream, it is reality. Good evening. Day two of the sixth round weekend
:01:44. > :01:49.known as the quarterfinals to you and me. With us for a company, John
:01:50. > :01:53.Rankin and Scott McDonald. Selkirk does Anglo Celtic are the
:01:54. > :02:01.overwhelming favourites. They took on St Mirren. Since his death on
:02:02. > :02:04.Thursday, the tributes have been flowing for Tommy Gemmill, a true
:02:05. > :02:13.great. And emotional afternoon was in store. -- Tommy Gemmell.
:02:14. > :02:20.Celtic are the unstoppable force, they have been irresistible under
:02:21. > :02:23.Brendan Rodgers, unbeaten on 33 domestic games and seven points
:02:24. > :02:29.short of wrapping up the Premiership title. Few would back them the
:02:30. > :02:33.bottom side to end the run but then this is the Scottish Cup with the
:02:34. > :02:38.unthinkable can happen. As they aim for 28 consecutive domestic victory,
:02:39. > :02:51.they have the same team that beat Cally Thistle. Dembele leads the
:02:52. > :02:56.line. St Mirren arrived here in good settle having won the last four
:02:57. > :03:02.games including the midweek win over Hibernian. Celtic are different
:03:03. > :03:09.challenge. It is the same team as they look to get their first win at
:03:10. > :03:18.Celtic Park since 1990. Before kick-off today, we will observe a
:03:19. > :03:19.minute 's silence in memory of Tommy Gemmell, the Lisbon Lion who passed
:03:20. > :04:00.away this week. APPLAUSE. And impeccably observed
:04:01. > :04:04.silence as you would expect to mark the passing of such a great man, a
:04:05. > :04:16.great figure in the history of Celtic Football Club. Celtic to get
:04:17. > :04:24.us under way. Armstrong and that man, Dembele, who can stop them?
:04:25. > :04:32.St Mirren know they will have to play the game of their lives if they
:04:33. > :04:48.are to emerge from this match with a positive result.
:04:49. > :05:09.57 Michael Lucky for his captain, Scott Brown. Armstrong. -- Lustig.
:05:10. > :05:15.He was the midweek hero, but. An unlikely hero perhaps, but a hero
:05:16. > :05:22.nonetheless. Brendan Rodgers, exchanging a few words with the
:05:23. > :05:26.fourth official. His St Mirren counterpart, Jack Ross, his main
:05:27. > :05:29.priority has to be keeping the club in the Championship, but I don't
:05:30. > :05:33.think he would pass up the opportunity to advance in the
:05:34. > :05:44.Scottish Cup semi-finals. And intervention there by McGinn. Lustig
:05:45. > :05:58.is onto it. Armstrong. Great ball. Great backtracking by Demetrio. --
:05:59. > :06:05.Gordon. Free kick. -- what a chance this was but Gary Mackay Stephen --
:06:06. > :06:22.Demetriou. He allowed Demetriou to get back at him. Mackay-Steven
:06:23. > :06:29.looking to get it back to Armstrong. Mackay-Steven, Lustig penalised for
:06:30. > :06:38.the challenger Morgan. -- for the challenge on Morgan. Free kick. I
:06:39. > :06:43.don't believe we will be going to the goal from here. A chance to
:06:44. > :06:50.deliver. It goes wide to Smith. Sutton wins it. Our goal for St
:06:51. > :06:59.Mirren, would you believe that? St Mirren are in front. -- a goal for
:07:00. > :07:09.St Mirren. Incredible. Who would believe this tale. A brilliantly
:07:10. > :07:20.worked free kick. The ball swung in by Smith. And Harry Davies, up from
:07:21. > :07:23.the back, knocking it past Craig Gordon, Celtic appeal in vain for
:07:24. > :07:29.offside, but Harry Davies is an absolute heaven. He has put the
:07:30. > :07:32.bottom side ahead against the Premiership runaway leaders and what
:07:33. > :07:43.a story we have on our hands at Celtic Park. Plenty to contemplate
:07:44. > :07:50.early on. He does not look particularly fazed, I have to say.
:07:51. > :07:57.Good ball for Scott Brown. Mackay-Steven. Back for a Sinclair
:07:58. > :08:03.and there is brown, just past the post from the Celtic captain. The
:08:04. > :08:09.free kick is given, some of the Celtic players thought that took a
:08:10. > :08:15.hit of a St Mirren defender. Tries to ensure that his players keep
:08:16. > :08:22.their shape, stick to the tactics that have served them well in the
:08:23. > :08:31.opening 35 minutes. Celtic, need to drag themselves level. Boyata, could
:08:32. > :08:43.not get a clear head in. He took a bullet, pretty high, -- he took a
:08:44. > :08:51.boot. Demetriou trying to clear, Mackay-Steven had his head down but
:08:52. > :08:58.his boot was pretty high. Celtic look to apply pressure and an
:08:59. > :09:06.equaliser before half-time. It is a lovely ball from Armstrong, can he
:09:07. > :09:12.pick out a team-mate? Dembele, great ball by Armstrong, great work by
:09:13. > :09:15.Brown and when it fell to Dembele, you thought it would be the
:09:16. > :09:28.equaliser but it was not to be, the Frenchman was inches wide. This is
:09:29. > :09:37.Smith. He has done well to get away from him. It is a free kick, deep in
:09:38. > :09:43.Celtic territory for St Mirren. Just getting the first rumblings of
:09:44. > :09:56.discontent among the home support. Bitton is shown a yellow card. This
:09:57. > :10:02.is a chance for St Mirren. It is Mallan. It looked like it went into
:10:03. > :10:08.the net, incredibly, it stays out. It looked like Dembele had just
:10:09. > :10:12.sliced that into his own net. It comes back off the frame of the goal
:10:13. > :10:26.and Harry Davies could not directed into the net. Mallan with a bit of
:10:27. > :10:32.room. Lustig getting in there. Taken down by Demetriou. That will be a
:10:33. > :10:39.yellow card for the Cypriot fullback. For his challenge on Lee
:10:40. > :10:55.Griffiths, completely taking him out of play. Celtic then with the free
:10:56. > :11:02.kick over on the far side. A glancing header in there and at last
:11:03. > :11:06.Celtic are level and it looks like Lustig got the slight touch on that
:11:07. > :11:15.and finally Celtic draw themselves level. St Mirren have defended
:11:16. > :11:21.Wrigley, but that was hurled into the area, Lustig just getting a
:11:22. > :11:34.touch to take this beyond O'Brien, a crucial touch and Celtic are back in
:11:35. > :11:37.this match. Here they come. Scott Sinclair, up against Gary Irvine,
:11:38. > :11:43.can he make it a quick second? He can. And in the space of a minute,
:11:44. > :11:51.Celtic have turned this game on its head and Scott Sinclair is the man
:11:52. > :11:57.that provides the golden touch as he has done so often this season. The
:11:58. > :12:04.minute he picked up the ball, St Mirren looked in trouble. Running in
:12:05. > :12:09.fields as he loves to do, getting onto the right foot and a very
:12:10. > :12:18.similar finish to the goal against Albion Rovers. And Celtic now in
:12:19. > :12:33.command. 18 goals for the season for Scott Sinclair. McGinn was waiting
:12:34. > :12:39.on the ball. Roberts. Up against Demetriou, slips on through for
:12:40. > :12:47.Sinclair and surely now, Dembele, has Celtic easing their way into the
:12:48. > :12:57.last four of their Scottish Cup. Dembele, who else? Scott Sinclair
:12:58. > :13:02.made that goal as he pounced again, waiting for possession to fall to
:13:03. > :13:10.him, Patrick Roberts, picked out his run, it is onside, so to Dembele, it
:13:11. > :13:21.is an incredible 32 goals for the season for Dembele. Smith, a good
:13:22. > :13:29.ball. Morgan. That is so close. Lewis Morgan. Just about sneaked in
:13:30. > :13:34.at the far post of Craig Gordon. The goalkeeper beaten, one yard pass the
:13:35. > :13:45.post in the end from Lewis Morgan. Brown. Griffiths. Sinclair. Dembele.
:13:46. > :14:00.Almost another 4-3-3 macro. He is enjoying himself -- almost another
:14:01. > :14:07.one for Dembele. Here comes Kouassi to replace Armstrong. The Celtic
:14:08. > :14:14.supporters stand in appreciation both of the contribution for
:14:15. > :14:18.Armstrong as well as the first side of the 19-year-old from the Ivory
:14:19. > :14:26.Coast. He joined for ?3 million in January. A chance now for the young
:14:27. > :14:36.midfielder to make an impression at his new home. Coroner. It was missed
:14:37. > :14:53.by a couple of defenders. Celtic go forward once more. A sight
:14:54. > :15:02.of goal and he doesn't need to be asked twice to hit the target. Leigh
:15:03. > :15:07.Griffiths, he's been waiting a while to get his chance again. But
:15:08. > :15:14.everyone knows what he can do. Leigh Griffiths with a 14th goal of this
:15:15. > :15:23.season, catching Billy O'Brien unawares. Celtic cruising to victory
:15:24. > :15:30.now, cruising into the last four of the Scottish Cup and the treble is
:15:31. > :15:43.very much an for the first time since 2001. Tierney, fires into the
:15:44. > :15:56.mid-drift of Smith, who really felt that. WHISTLE
:15:57. > :16:06.Pretty venomous bite Kieran Tierney. Love leave from Leigh Griffiths. And
:16:07. > :16:17.there is the header from Boyatta compounding St Mirren's second-half
:16:18. > :16:18.misery. Dembele... You can see Derek Boyatta thought he added to Celtic's
:16:19. > :16:36.tally but it remains 4-1. Dembele wide to Roberts. Is there a
:16:37. > :16:40.final fifth goal for Celtic? Roberts dances past the defence and
:16:41. > :16:42.eventually in that... The offside flag is up on the far side to deny
:16:43. > :16:46.eventually in that... The offside Leigh Griffiths the second goal of
:16:47. > :16:51.the afternoon and a fifth for Celtic. It looked like Roberts had
:16:52. > :16:56.done the damage himself. Leigh Griffiths well offside as the shot
:16:57. > :17:05.is taken. The assistant correctly ruling that one out. But it matters
:17:06. > :17:08.not a jot as the referee brings the game to the end. Celtic on course
:17:09. > :17:17.for the domestic treble. They have thick kitbag here for- one. -- they
:17:18. > :17:20.have won here. The players are not robots, they've played absolutely
:17:21. > :17:25.remarkable this season. They are the best domestic team we've played. It
:17:26. > :17:30.was going to be a tough game for us and we could see that from early on
:17:31. > :17:36.in the game. But again, it demonstrates that level of
:17:37. > :17:40.concentration of the players, how committed and focused they are to
:17:41. > :17:44.want to achieve and win things. Disappointed first and foremost
:17:45. > :17:46.because we wanted to progress to the semifinals. That was our goal and
:17:47. > :17:50.because we wanted to progress to the our ambition coming here and I think
:17:51. > :17:55.we played well, for large parts of the game if not all of it. We were
:17:56. > :17:59.up against a very good team, very powerful when they are at their best
:18:00. > :18:03.and I think that's what they were in the second half. We made them do
:18:04. > :18:07.their best and that's a testament to our performance. You have to believe
:18:08. > :18:11.in yourself and your performance. It's about chances and we took them.
:18:12. > :18:14.We have great players to come off the bench, score goals and take
:18:15. > :18:17.chances, they came an unchanged change the game. Celtic through but
:18:18. > :18:22.for the best part of an hour it looked like we might have a huge,
:18:23. > :18:25.huge upset on our hands. Brendan Rodgers thing at the end is a mirror
:18:26. > :18:30.in the best side they have faced domestic league this season. That is
:18:31. > :18:33.quite a compliment. A fantastic complement the St Mirren, whether or
:18:34. > :18:38.not I agree with that... It could have been five or six in the end. I
:18:39. > :18:42.think the way that everything has been this week, along with the press
:18:43. > :18:46.and how Celtic have run away with the league and everything else, I
:18:47. > :18:49.think St Mirren were fantastic today. As we've seen in the
:18:50. > :18:59.highlights, it could have easily been 2-0. Celtic would would have
:19:00. > :19:04.been an lots of trouble. You don't think it's come to Matt, who do you
:19:05. > :19:10.think it is? They have had a lot of tough games away from home...
:19:11. > :19:16.Motherwell basically. Yeah. LAUGHTER Harry Davis had a day to remember
:19:17. > :19:25.didn't he? Unbelievable moment and for St Mirren. I think Mackay-Steven
:19:26. > :19:35.switches off at the free kick. The ball got switched into the box.
:19:36. > :19:46.Outjumped Sviatchenko. Derek Boyatta is ball watching. Harry Davis comes
:19:47. > :19:49.in and puts it in the net. A fantastic moment for St Mirren fans
:19:50. > :19:54.who were probably daring to believe that point, especially when you go
:19:55. > :19:57.to half-time with that scoreline, in the old way St Mirren set up, how
:19:58. > :20:03.did they manage to give Celtic a real test? They must have done a lot
:20:04. > :20:06.of work during the week. They played a 4-3- 2-1 system throughout. It
:20:07. > :20:11.seemed to me every time the ball went into that final third area,
:20:12. > :20:15.they were over it like flies. They were just surrounding the ball. When
:20:16. > :20:22.you go to Celtic Park, to do this time and time again... Big questions
:20:23. > :20:25.to try do that for the whole game. They did it fantastically well,
:20:26. > :20:29.especially in the first. This here, this is something they have worked
:20:30. > :20:31.on. Derek Boyatta, leaving him on the ball to come with it and as soon
:20:32. > :20:35.as they won the ball back, they the ball to come with it and as soon
:20:36. > :20:38.tried to find the space he left behind him. Great counterattack and
:20:39. > :20:43.in the end Celtic are very lucky to get away here. Derek Boyatta only
:20:44. > :20:48.just recovers. On another day, if he doesn't get the ball, it could be a
:20:49. > :20:52.penalty. We should remembered Jack Ross was in charge of Alloa. Earlier
:20:53. > :20:57.in the season they took on Celtic at Celtic Park and he got it to 0-0 at
:20:58. > :21:03.half-time. He knows what he's doing against Celtic. He has obviously
:21:04. > :21:08.analysed how Celtic play this season. Fairly successful to get to
:21:09. > :21:14.80 minutes at 0-0. Today St Mirren go 1-0 up unfortunate not to go 2-0
:21:15. > :21:22.up when you see Dembele's clearance the crossbar. Unbelievably unlucky.
:21:23. > :21:26.A major turning point, if St Mirren go 2-0 up psychologically they see
:21:27. > :21:32.58 minutes... Nearly an hour. That for a championship team going to
:21:33. > :21:37.Parkhead, seeing your 2-0 up you think, wow, we have a real chance
:21:38. > :21:41.here. Five minutes later, it's a different story. The floodgates
:21:42. > :21:46.opened. They certainly did. They turn on the quality, Celtic. They've
:21:47. > :21:48.done it time and time again. When questions have been asked of them
:21:49. > :21:51.this season they've more than answered it. They've done it again.
:21:52. > :21:57.In the first half they were doubling up on the wide players. This time
:21:58. > :22:01.one against one, does he come or stateless might he decides to stay
:22:02. > :22:04.and in the end Sinclair has this quality we've seen him do time and
:22:05. > :22:08.time again, putting in the top corner. Fantastic finish. At the end
:22:09. > :22:11.of the day they are packed with quality. Tweaked the way they
:22:12. > :22:17.played, contained terms of formation. They change throughout
:22:18. > :22:20.the game. Brendan Rodgers realise they were struggling and St Mirren
:22:21. > :22:26.were possibly being successful with their game plan. He brought an Leigh
:22:27. > :22:31.Griffiths and when almost 24-3- four. Leigh Griffiths gave them a
:22:32. > :22:36.whole new dimension. That's what Brendan Rodgers has done this year,
:22:37. > :22:39.when I have been questions asked, his change the shape and formations
:22:40. > :22:43.and the players have responded every single time to it. They've been
:22:44. > :22:48.fantastic for him. Let's talk a little more about Leigh Griffiths.
:22:49. > :22:54.He did have a bit of a go at Leigh Griffiths, Brendan Rodgers. He came
:22:55. > :22:58.on today made a difference, where does he fit in now at Celtic? I
:22:59. > :23:02.think he's going to have to bide his time. I think Dembele has more than
:23:03. > :23:06.secure back top up spot. Having a wonderful season. There we see...
:23:07. > :23:10.This is where Leigh Griffiths is completely at his best, running in
:23:11. > :23:14.behind, his tenacity, getting in amongst players. What he's added to
:23:15. > :23:18.his game this season is dropping off into these little areas, it's
:23:19. > :23:22.something that perhaps before this season he wouldn't go into those
:23:23. > :23:27.areas are looking to go behind every time. He picks it up once again in a
:23:28. > :23:29.similar area to the last one and obviously from there he is always
:23:30. > :23:33.going to be dangerous. A wonderful strike in the end to get his goal. I
:23:34. > :23:36.think Brendan Rodgers will be delighted for him just to be back in
:23:37. > :23:41.the squad again and scoring goals and putting pressure on Dembele.
:23:42. > :23:46.Whether St Mirren are the best side that Celtic have faced domestic
:23:47. > :23:50.league this season, Scott McDonald and I will debate this long into the
:23:51. > :23:55.night... No we won't, because we lost, so it doesn't matter. I didn't
:23:56. > :23:58.want to mention that! In terms of St Mirren, back to the day job of
:23:59. > :24:03.staying in the championship. They are still at the bottom. They have a
:24:04. > :24:09.lot of work to do. You think they will stay up, don't you? I do, yeah.
:24:10. > :24:13.I think they've got real belief in their side at the moment. They've
:24:14. > :24:17.got great momentum, as well. Four wins in the last five. Jack Ross has
:24:18. > :24:24.brought a steady belief among the side at this moment in time. A lot
:24:25. > :24:27.of good players. Stephen McGinn, he came on and he was a real leader,
:24:28. > :24:31.something they've lacked earlier in the season. He's helping the younger
:24:32. > :24:36.one. He's brought a bit balance as well. He's realised they didn't have
:24:37. > :24:41.a left full-back and brought one in. He's been fairly successful as
:24:42. > :24:45.assigning as well. A lot of football to be played. For the second of the
:24:46. > :24:49.quarterfinals Partick Thistle hadn't beaten Aberdeen at Pittodrie since
:24:50. > :24:54.2003. The Glasgow side on a fine run of form but Aberdeen undoubtably
:24:55. > :24:59.favourites this afternoon. Commentary from Steven Thompson.
:25:00. > :25:11.COMMENTATOR: There's no doubt Aberdeen are the harder job. Jade
:25:12. > :25:19.and stock league starts today. Jack and Reynolds are injured following
:25:20. > :25:23.the midweek defeat at Hamilton. No reason to change really for Alan
:25:24. > :25:27.Archibald, is tempted as he was to tinker a little. It is the Thistle
:25:28. > :25:35.side that beat Dundee. Daniel Devine started in defence. Adam Boulton has
:25:36. > :25:36.been a superstar for them this season. Kris Doolan always provides
:25:37. > :25:48.goals. A quarter of this quarterfinal has
:25:49. > :25:54.come and gone. No goals. Thistle enjoyed the opening 5-10 minutes.
:25:55. > :26:03.It's been Aberdeen since then. McGinn hits it! Brilliant save from
:26:04. > :26:07.Cerny. What a hit on the half volley. No defensive error from
:26:08. > :26:20.Daniel Devine, but a really smart save from Cerny.
:26:21. > :26:41.McGinn. Graeme Shinnie... Brilliant goal! Graeme Shinnie breaks the
:26:42. > :26:46.deadlock, and the man who lifted the cup with Inverness a couple of years
:26:47. > :26:51.ago has given Aberdeen a shot at the semis, potentially. They are in
:26:52. > :26:57.front. A magnificent finish from Graeme Shinnie. Again, good linkup
:26:58. > :27:03.play by Stockley. When the ball comes into him he shifted onto his
:27:04. > :27:08.left foot, curls it into the bottom corner. A magnificent finish, and
:27:09. > :27:12.Aberdeen deserved to be in the lead. He has a good recent history in this
:27:13. > :27:20.competition, and how he would love to lift the cup again. With his
:27:21. > :27:30.hometown team. The Aberdeen fans singing he's one of their own.
:27:31. > :27:40.Good tenacity by Peter Pawlett, winning it back for the hosts.
:27:41. > :27:47.Eventually got it under control. Bodychecked. It was good play from
:27:48. > :27:59.Peter Pawlett initially, winning a couple of challenges. That is a
:28:00. > :28:04.definite bodycheck from Keown. The free kick is decent. Great save by
:28:05. > :28:10.Cerny to deny Andrew Considine. Unbelievable save from Cerny.
:28:11. > :28:13.Considine does ever so well to stretch is left leg out to get a
:28:14. > :28:15.touch on it. Does look like it's going in the far corner but a
:28:16. > :28:35.brilliant, athletic save from Cerny. McGinn. Stockley. Peter Pawlett!
:28:36. > :28:39.Again, and absolutely brilliant touch from Stockley. His linkup play
:28:40. > :28:41.has been superb. McGinley across. Look at that touch from Pawlett, he
:28:42. > :29:03.should have hit the target. Pawlett's ball is a good one.
:29:04. > :29:09.Rooney's header. Must have hit the outside of the post, right into the
:29:10. > :29:13.sunshine. A tremendous ball by Pawlett, and he does well to get it
:29:14. > :29:20.back across. I think it just comes off the upright.
:29:21. > :29:28.Aberdeen dominating proceedings at Pittodrie. Considine's long throw,
:29:29. > :29:31.Pawlett after it. He has been cleaned out by Daniel Devine, we
:29:32. > :29:40.surely going to go into the book for that. Osman is down as well. It was
:29:41. > :29:41.Daniel Devine an Pawlett. He eventually pulled out the yellow
:29:42. > :30:17.card for Daniel Devine. A nice little peg from Johnny Hayes.
:30:18. > :30:19.Definite obstruction. It is the free kick for McGinn. Just over from
:30:20. > :30:27.O'Connor. It clipped the back. The kick for McGinn. Just over from
:30:28. > :30:31.quality of the ball in is magnificent but again a free header,
:30:32. > :30:40.it ends up coming in off the shoulder. Got to hit the star get.
:30:41. > :30:47.One minute of stoppage time awaits. They have got just about everyone in
:30:48. > :30:55.the Aberdeen half here. They have got skill here. Lawless, got his
:30:56. > :31:00.team a free kick as well. A cheap free kick to give away in a really
:31:01. > :31:09.dangerous area. Jonny Hayes pulling back his arm and it is a big chance
:31:10. > :31:15.for Partick Thistle. Can they take advantage of this one that has been
:31:16. > :31:25.presented to them? In from booth. It is headed just over. Big big chance
:31:26. > :31:34.there. Osman. That was their best chance of the match. It is headed
:31:35. > :31:44.over the bar. He has got to hit the target. He has to score.
:31:45. > :31:54.The Aberdeen fans launch into a rendition of The Northern Lights. I
:31:55. > :32:02.think there is going to be a yellow card. A second one for Danny Devine.
:32:03. > :32:06.He is going to make it to the bath just before the rest of his
:32:07. > :32:13.team-mates. That sums up the afternoon for Partick Thistle. He is
:32:14. > :32:29.smashed into the boards here, Stockley. That looked painful.
:32:30. > :32:41.Keown. Then there is divine. -- Danny Devine. It is going the way of
:32:42. > :32:49.Partick Thistle. They might get one last chance. We have played the five
:32:50. > :32:55.minutes of stoppage time, it is added time in added time now and Cal
:32:56. > :33:03.booth has got a good set peas in him. 95-macro came up. Taylor
:33:04. > :33:06.blasted it -- Tierney. The referee him. 95-macro came up. Taylor
:33:07. > :33:12.blows for full-time before Jonny Hayes can get onto it. He was sure
:33:13. > :33:19.he was going to be in for a second Aberdeen goal. One that will do,
:33:20. > :33:27.scored by Graham Shinnie. Aberdeen are back in the semi-finals of the
:33:28. > :33:32.Scottish Cup. Obviously we are delighted. I thought we were the
:33:33. > :33:37.better team throughout. I we missed some good opportunities, it was hard
:33:38. > :33:44.fought. They are a good side, Allen has them going in a good way and we
:33:45. > :33:46.thought that chances would be at a premium and I thought we is created
:33:47. > :33:51.enough opportunities. I think it opened up nicely for me in training,
:33:52. > :33:59.that is what we practice every day. We normally do not win in the game.
:34:00. > :34:03.Luckily enough I hit it sweet and ended up on the net. Every team gets
:34:04. > :34:06.a chance and we have that in the last five or ten minutes and we got
:34:07. > :34:13.that chance, we will lick our wounds. I would imagine, given your
:34:14. > :34:19.recent form, this will not dent confidence. We are not despondent,
:34:20. > :34:24.we lost to a topside today. We need to focus and use our disappointment
:34:25. > :34:27.to drive us on in the league. Not a game drenched in quality but one
:34:28. > :34:35.to drive us on in the league. Not a moment for quality on the field,
:34:36. > :34:39.Graham Shinnie. He won the cup with Inverness and I am sure he would
:34:40. > :34:43.like to get his hands on it again. He was great for Aberdeen and he had
:34:44. > :34:51.on the captain 's armband and led from the front and by example. It
:34:52. > :34:55.was a superb finish. Such a versatile player, looked at him
:34:56. > :35:05.doing the dirty aspects of the job all over the pitch. You see him as a
:35:06. > :35:09.centre midfielder now. It is with and without the ball, he gets the
:35:10. > :35:14.ball back so many times for Aberdeen. You see him here now. He
:35:15. > :35:23.manages to get it, get it in front of him. That is not the finish of a
:35:24. > :35:25.defender. He does all the difficult stuff as well as scoring the goals.
:35:26. > :35:30.He touched on it in his interview, stuff as well as scoring the goals.
:35:31. > :35:35.he seems to score goals like that in training. He has got the technique
:35:36. > :35:39.and the quality to do so. Obviously, with Jack out and him taking the
:35:40. > :35:42.armband, he is leading from the front and he certainly made that
:35:43. > :35:50.central midfield role his own now. We are looking at him more analysis
:35:51. > :35:55.central midfielder and 35-macro is delighted with his performances.
:35:56. > :36:05.Aberdeen could have got some more goals -- Derek McGuinness. You see
:36:06. > :36:10.many go over the bar, but it is a great save from here and then later
:36:11. > :36:16.on again, I think it is Andrew Considine, and then he generally
:36:17. > :36:29.goes with his left. It is a strange save. It is one for the cameras. He
:36:30. > :36:33.will be delighted. Were you disappointed by the performance of
:36:34. > :36:38.Partick Thistle, they did not threaten much. Probably the game
:36:39. > :36:41.plan is to be hard to beat. Obviously that disappointing result
:36:42. > :36:44.against Hamilton but all in all they have been fantastic in recent weeks.
:36:45. > :36:48.You're going there trying to make it difficult and Partick Thistle have a
:36:49. > :36:51.great shape, they are difficult to play against, you know you're not
:36:52. > :36:55.going to get too many chances against them and you have to make
:36:56. > :36:57.them count when they come. They honestly got that chance, but
:36:58. > :37:03.obviously Partick Thistle were waiting for the chance and they got
:37:04. > :37:13.it at the end. Let us look at this, Osman will not want to see this
:37:14. > :37:16.again. It is a great ball in but he has to hit the target and get it
:37:17. > :37:19.across the ball. It is really bad defending from Aberdeen. At that
:37:20. > :37:23.stage in the game, I am sure that Derek McInnes will be disappointed
:37:24. > :37:33.in his defence. It was a wonderful chance. Archibald will be kicking
:37:34. > :37:42.himself there. Osman should have hit it. They beat Rangers thanks to a
:37:43. > :37:58.goal from Adrian Sprott. That was 1987 and how did it go in 2017? Well
:37:59. > :38:05.outside. Good ball across. Did he have his photo taken away from him?
:38:06. > :38:08.He did. The penalty is awarded. Rangers get the opening goal in a
:38:09. > :38:17.Scottish Cup tie for the first time this season. It was knocked on. Joel
:38:18. > :38:25.Garner scores, just over two minutes into his Scottish Cup debut. That
:38:26. > :38:35.was bad by coroner. He has really hurt him and the referee has got a
:38:36. > :38:42.decision to make. The coroner. It has gone end. The shop was on
:38:43. > :38:54.target. His last two corners have caused chaos. Simple header into the
:38:55. > :38:59.top corner. Joel Garner, the mistake by the goalkeeper, the celebration
:39:00. > :39:08.by Matthews and Joel Garner helps himself to the second goal of the
:39:09. > :39:14.afternoon. Into the middle it goes, well clear, back to Garner, can he
:39:15. > :39:19.get the hat-trick? He can. A second-half hat-trick and a belongs
:39:20. > :39:25.to Garner. A place in the semifinal emphatically secured by Rangers.
:39:26. > :39:31.Match ball and the Man of the Match for the second-half substitute
:39:32. > :39:35.Garner, it finishes at Ibrox 6-0 to Rangers. Very convincing scoreline
:39:36. > :39:38.for Rangers but in the papers today, so many conflicting reports about
:39:39. > :39:45.what will happen next in terms of the managerial situation at Rangers
:39:46. > :39:50.and who knows, what will happen? How unsettling is that going to be for
:39:51. > :39:56.the players? It is very unsettling. You do not know what can happen.
:39:57. > :39:59.Someone can come in at any particular time with a manager and
:40:00. > :40:03.then he comes in with coaching staff as well and you have to try and give
:40:04. > :40:08.the manager the respect he deserves. You have got a similar situation at
:40:09. > :40:12.Motherwell. We have a backroom staff that have stayed, so not much has
:40:13. > :40:15.changed for us, but honestly Graham is there on his own and the players
:40:16. > :40:17.will be lost in transition and they will be looking for someone to come
:40:18. > :40:33.in and lead and have some leadership. As a
:40:34. > :40:35.player, you will be really frustrated because it has been a few
:40:36. > :40:38.weeks and they will want to get someone in and get going and have
:40:39. > :40:40.someone to lead them and move forward from there. Last year 's
:40:41. > :40:43.runners-up entered the semi-finals after that long wait for a Scottish
:40:44. > :40:46.Cup glory. Chasing promotion is the focus most week, the defence of the
:40:47. > :40:57.trophy is still very much on, Eric United face their opponents.
:40:58. > :41:01.-- Ayr United. Hibernian have not had the best of relationships with
:41:02. > :41:06.the Scottish Cup and after lifting the trophy in 1902 they were on the
:41:07. > :41:09.losing side in the final on ten different occasions, but last year
:41:10. > :41:19.there are Scottish Cup hoodoo came to add glittering end. In those the
:41:20. > :41:27.goal from David Gray. It is not a dream, it is reality. The sun was
:41:28. > :41:51.shining on one man for years of hurt. -- 114 years of hurt.
:41:52. > :41:58.The Scottish Cup win put a shine on a league campaign that ultimately
:41:59. > :42:00.ended in disappointment, defeat in the play-offs to Falkirk meant
:42:01. > :42:05.another season in the Championship and the club are now one win away
:42:06. > :42:13.from a return to Hampden but this time around, with a swap their
:42:14. > :42:15.beloved trophy for a return to the Scottish top-flight? We need to
:42:16. > :42:18.promotion, we want promotion and we are desperate and we are pushing
:42:19. > :42:21.hard to get it. Our priority right from the start of the season is to
:42:22. > :42:26.be promoted and that has not changed. We need to keep focused on
:42:27. > :42:31.that. We are going to get up there, we will get up there, the cup is
:42:32. > :42:36.another incentive which would be superb. The whole thing is a magical
:42:37. > :42:39.day and Sunday was even better, so they can have back, that would be
:42:40. > :42:43.brilliant but promotion is the key thing for us this year. The league
:42:44. > :42:47.is something we have been without for three seasons and they need to
:42:48. > :42:56.get back. The fact that we beat Hearts last week is our cup anyway.
:42:57. > :43:02.It is another season in this week. I am looking forward to the last games
:43:03. > :43:08.and looking forward hopefully to getting back into the Premier
:43:09. > :43:12.League. Ayr United arrive here unbeaten in their last two visits
:43:13. > :43:16.and what better preparation for a cup match than a chance to put out
:43:17. > :43:22.the champions? We did well here the last couple of times but it is a
:43:23. > :43:27.different occasion now. Our players are looking forward to it. To get to
:43:28. > :43:33.the at Hampden, that would magnificent. The priority is the
:43:34. > :43:36.league but you want to win both competitions, the players wanted
:43:37. > :43:47.defend the trophy as strongly as they can add to be fair, they have
:43:48. > :43:59.done that so far. McGinn. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant. He won ebb
:44:00. > :44:10.back then, was it in the box? It was! Penalty! Here he goes. In it
:44:11. > :44:22.goes. His time might be done already. That is unbelievable! They
:44:23. > :44:32.are not done yet, you know. That is an absolutely stunning goal. This
:44:33. > :44:36.looks good. Absolutely cleaned out. The referee goes to his pocket, it
:44:37. > :44:53.is a red card for Scott McKenna. James Keatings will surely ensure a
:44:54. > :45:00.victory for Hibernian as they aim to go back to back. We did something
:45:01. > :45:03.magical last year and we want to defend as strongly as we can and
:45:04. > :45:11.we're doing that. For me it's very exciting. I'm very proud of the
:45:12. > :45:16.players. We can start concentrate on winning games again in the league.
:45:17. > :45:20.We were right in the game but the players signed off and that
:45:21. > :45:23.effectively killed the game. They gave their all and stayed in the
:45:24. > :45:28.game for long periods in the second half but ultimately you are here to
:45:29. > :45:31.win, and they didn't. The league may be the priority here at Easter Road
:45:32. > :45:36.but they are certainly not giving up their prized possession without a
:45:37. > :45:42.fight. The Scottish Cup defence goes on and Hibs are going back to
:45:43. > :45:50.Hampden The draw for the semifinals was made this afternoon. No Rod
:45:51. > :45:56.Stewart today. This is how it turned out.
:45:57. > :46:15.Number four. Rangers. There we have it, Celtic against Rangers, Hibs and
:46:16. > :46:22.Aberdeen drawn against each other as well. The ties to be played on the
:46:23. > :46:27.22nd and 23rd of April. Scott McDonald, sensational statistic, 92
:46:28. > :46:35.years, incredibly, since Celtic beat Rangers in a Scottish Cup semifinal.
:46:36. > :46:38.Wow, that some statistic. As we all know, records are there to be
:46:39. > :46:42.broken. You expect them to be broken. At this moment in time you
:46:43. > :46:47.would expect it, wouldn't you? The form Celtic are in and Wales Rangers
:46:48. > :46:53.are at. But like we saw last year, these games are a one off and
:46:54. > :46:56.anything can happen. From Rangers and Celtic perspective is it better
:46:57. > :47:00.for them to face each other in the semifinal rather than the final? I
:47:01. > :47:04.don't know if it makes any difference, if I'm being honest.
:47:05. > :47:08.From a Rangers point of view, if you're going to win it you need to
:47:09. > :47:10.beat Celtic and from the Celtic point of view, if you're going to
:47:11. > :47:16.win it you need to beat Rangers. It's a chance for Rangers to stop
:47:17. > :47:24.Celtic winning the treble. By the time that I comes about... A good
:47:25. > :47:29.start to stop them winning the treble. Hibs up against Aberdeen in
:47:30. > :47:34.the other one. I suppose that still leaves us with the prospect of
:47:35. > :47:35.potentially Neil Lennon in the final against Celtic, if that's the way it
:47:36. > :47:39.potentially Neil Lennon in the final turns out. That would be a spicy
:47:40. > :47:43.final, wouldn't it? To see Neil Lennon come up against his old team.
:47:44. > :47:47.A lot of football to be played between now and then. It is a great
:47:48. > :47:51.spectacle for Scottish football, these four teams arguably you could
:47:52. > :47:59.say the best four teams in Scottish football right now. The two ties
:48:00. > :48:02.will be excellent. I think Hibs and Aberdeen have got the type they
:48:03. > :48:05.wanted, to play against each other and hopefully they will get a route
:48:06. > :48:08.into the final. As we saw last year, anything can happen in these games.
:48:09. > :48:12.It's going to be great to see. Yes, Sportscene is back next weekend as
:48:13. > :48:18.well, back to the Ladbrokes Premiership. A big weekend in store.
:48:19. > :48:22.Celtic against Rangers. Highlight of all the Premiership action, join us
:48:23. > :48:23.at six o'clock on BBC Two Scotland and it will be repeated at 11
:48:24. > :48:36.o'clock on BBC One Scotland. Speaking of the Premiership, there
:48:37. > :48:45.was one game played this weekend, manager slept Motherwell away at
:48:46. > :48:51.Kilmarnock. Interim manager Lee McCulloch sticks with the same 11.
:48:52. > :48:56.Kris Boyd and, salmon continue to lead the Kilmarnock attack. The
:48:57. > :49:03.Motherwell captain returned along with Richard Tait and Stephen
:49:04. > :49:07.Hamill. Lee McCulloch is getting the hang of being interim boss at
:49:08. > :49:15.Kilmarnock. This Steve Robinson, his first taste in charge of Motherwell.
:49:16. > :49:26.Jones with the corner. Here is Kris Boyd... It won't go for Kilmarnock.
:49:27. > :49:31.Motherwell manage to get it clear. Lee McCulloch's side so close to an
:49:32. > :49:38.opening goal. It was Kris Boyd clattering about one of the
:49:39. > :49:42.across-the-board -- crossbar. Motherwell have won in the last
:49:43. > :49:53.three visits to Rugby Park, so that is a good omen for them. Richard
:49:54. > :49:56.Tait, in towards Chris Cadden. Cadden has three goals so far this
:49:57. > :50:03.season and was close to adding to his tally there. Richard Tait did
:50:04. > :50:06.well to get that ball cut back. Kilmarnock work it short. Taylor.
:50:07. > :50:12.Kris Boyd with a header. He knows he Kilmarnock work it short. Taylor.
:50:13. > :50:19.should have done better, just didn't get enough angle on it.
:50:20. > :50:32.Taylor. Finding Gary Dicker. The target is Kris Boyd, Kris Boyd! And
:50:33. > :50:40.it's a landmark goal for the Kilmarnock striker! It's his 200th
:50:41. > :50:45.top-flight goal in Scottish football and he certainly enjoyed that one.
:50:46. > :50:57.Gary Dicker with the through pass. It
:50:58. > :51:06.bounced off Heneghan. His six of this campaign but his 200th in
:51:07. > :51:13.top-flight Scottish football, Kris Boyd. Richard Tait. It was too long
:51:14. > :51:20.for McDonald. Stephen Hamill may keep that in. McDonald! Good save by
:51:21. > :51:30.the Kilmarnock goalkeeper, Woodman. Good little flick from McDonald.
:51:31. > :51:42.Here is Carl McHugh! Motherwell are back on level terms six minutes into
:51:43. > :51:46.the second half. It is Carl McHugh claiming his first goal for the
:51:47. > :51:51.further part side. The initial header bouncing off Kris Boyd and
:51:52. > :51:52.Carl McHugh wasn't hanging around as he dispatched that one beyond
:51:53. > :52:08.Woodman. Jones. Trying to tease and take on
:52:09. > :52:19.Richard Tait. Gary Dicker! That's a brilliant save from Craig Samson to
:52:20. > :52:20.deny Gary Dicker. The Motherwell goalkeeper getting fingertips to it
:52:21. > :52:35.to turn it on to the bar. Jones, Ajer. Samson had to be alert
:52:36. > :52:41.to the threat of that header. The looping header touched away.
:52:42. > :52:56.Motherwell pressing again. Cadden. And Scott McDonald trying to find
:52:57. > :53:08.the corner of the net and Woodman doing well to get down to turn that
:53:09. > :53:13.one away. The free kick... Zak Jules! And Motherwell are in front.
:53:14. > :53:17.Zak Jules this in last week with the own goal against Dundee scores a
:53:18. > :53:23.goal at the right end this time at Rugby Park. Motherwell 2-1 in front
:53:24. > :53:25.with 76 minutes played. What a time to get your first goal for your new
:53:26. > :53:40.club. We are into stoppage time. Good
:53:41. > :53:45.running by Roberts. The referee points to the spot. Kilmarnock have
:53:46. > :53:57.a lifeline, it's a penalty. And a chance to level things up. Kris Boyd
:53:58. > :54:04.with the chance to equalise. It's off the post! Lee McCulloch realises
:54:05. > :54:11.the points are going to be dropped here. Kris Boyd so reliable, he
:54:12. > :54:13.misses on this occasion. At full-time it is a boost for
:54:14. > :54:16.Motherwell, and that victory sees full-time it is a boost for
:54:17. > :54:24.them go above Hamilton into tenth place in the table. Two set plays
:54:25. > :54:35.that a criminal, absolutely criminal. We had a chance to get a
:54:36. > :54:39.point at the end... I think Motherwell find themselves lucky,
:54:40. > :54:44.they've had that little bit of luck today. We just dust ourselves down.
:54:45. > :54:48.What they did well today was the basics. There was a lack of belief
:54:49. > :54:51.sometimes, because they have been on a bad run but you could see momentum
:54:52. > :54:59.growing as the game went on. The team remained positive. On the whole
:55:00. > :55:03.we were on the front foot, believed in what we were doing. Tremendous
:55:04. > :55:08.fighting performance from the boys. That victory for Motherwell sees
:55:09. > :55:14.them leapfrog Hamilton and go up to tenth place. Mark McGhee sacked
:55:15. > :55:18.during the week. How much did the victory mean to you and the players?
:55:19. > :55:22.It meant a lot. It's been a tough week forever on the club and
:55:23. > :55:26.everyone was hugely disappointed to see Mark leave the club. The players
:55:27. > :55:30.still believed in mark but decisions are made and players must get on
:55:31. > :55:37.with and we get another chance to go again and thankfully we hit the
:55:38. > :55:44.ground running. It was such an important three points, to try and
:55:45. > :55:49.climb up that table. Kris Boyd, 200 top-flight goals for him but it
:55:50. > :55:53.wasn't all plain sailing for him. He's definitely had better
:55:54. > :56:01.afternoons. You can't give Kris Boyd that sort of space. These unlucky,
:56:02. > :56:06.struck it across the goalkeeper with his right foot but it comes back
:56:07. > :56:13.out. The ball over the top here is great. Makes a good running behind.
:56:14. > :56:21.He makes a good run in behind it, uses the body well. Did it hit his
:56:22. > :56:24.hand? Possibly an argument to be made. I think our fans must have
:56:25. > :56:28.been saying something to him there and he's given a little something
:56:29. > :56:33.back. Yes, very ironic, but thankfully, I've never seen him do
:56:34. > :56:41.this before, Mr penalty. For all the time I've known Kris and played with
:56:42. > :56:42.him. Not happy. Note, you could have argued Lee could have had a
:56:43. > :56:46.hat-trick, but luckily for us he argued Lee could have had a
:56:47. > :56:50.didn't. Fantastic achievement for Kris Boyd to get 200 top-flight
:56:51. > :56:55.goals. In terms of your own goals, it was exactly the sort of result
:56:56. > :57:00.your site needed, wasn't it? It was. I don't think we've scored too many
:57:01. > :57:05.goals from set pieces this year. Delighted to score off one and not
:57:06. > :57:09.just score of one but two. Great to see... That is poor defending. You
:57:10. > :57:13.can't allow someone to take a touch in the six yard box and finish. No,
:57:14. > :57:19.again, I think Kris Boyd will be disappointed with that one! Meant to
:57:20. > :57:24.be a great day for him. Like Lee McCulloch touched on, a free header.
:57:25. > :57:28.But great for Zak Jules. Coming off the back of last week, would have
:57:29. > :57:30.been disappointed. He's a young fella, learning his trade and it
:57:31. > :57:35.will be great for his confidence, that goal. Steve Robinson, your
:57:36. > :57:40.caretaker manager, does he have a chance to get the job full-time? I
:57:41. > :57:45.think so. He's done himself no harm at all by the result at the weekend.
:57:46. > :57:50.You know, all week in training he's been excellent work under. I guess
:57:51. > :57:55.we're going to have to wait and see. What this week brings... Will
:57:56. > :58:01.Motherwell be safe this season? Yes. Definitely. Not just because Scott
:58:02. > :58:05.is sitting beside me. When I looked at the defending of Hamilton
:58:06. > :58:12.yesterday... They could struggle. That is good news? Fantastic! That's
:58:13. > :58:18.it for another round of the Scottish Cup done and dusted. Webby kittens
:58:19. > :58:23.have dominated the headlines, until next weekend, good night. -- where
:58:24. > :58:25.big hitters have dominated the headlines.