:00:00. > :00:00.what would become the third goal anyway. And knock-down from Ciftci
:00:00. > :00:12.again and it is a good save. Dundee kept the ball alive. Did you think
:00:13. > :00:21.instinctively when this happened it was a penalty? I don't think it was,
:00:22. > :00:25.but we will look at it that. You see in this phase, this is where the
:00:26. > :00:30.game began to stretch, it is one touch passing from Dundee United.
:00:31. > :00:36.They are difficult to pick up and a lot of movement amongst the
:00:37. > :00:42.players. Gavin Gunning came on the blindside of Graeme Shinnie. Graeme
:00:43. > :00:50.Shinnie was committed to going about and does not see him. It is a
:00:51. > :00:58.penalty, but he was committed to going for the ball. Central
:00:59. > :01:09.defender, a couple of weeks ago had not scored at all, Gavin Gunning.
:01:10. > :01:14.Great penalty. 3-0, Dundee United against in Menez. I am thinking this
:01:15. > :01:26.is some sort of tribute to Robbie Keane? -- Inverness. A bad situation
:01:27. > :01:38.for John Hughes and his team is about to get even worse when they
:01:39. > :01:42.had a player sent off. He has given the referee the opportunity to give
:01:43. > :01:53.him the red card? I still think it is harsh, maybe it is a yellow. He
:01:54. > :02:02.has got a split second to make the decision. I thought he was quick to
:02:03. > :02:08.give that decision. He has not gone with intent to hurt him but the
:02:09. > :02:15.referee will not be slow at throwing out cards. He is one of the most
:02:16. > :02:22.officious officials we have in the game. You felt as if the red card
:02:23. > :02:26.was inevitable. Not much to cheer up the Inverness fans in the first
:02:27. > :02:32.half. These are the only real efforts on target. Graeme Shinnie's
:02:33. > :02:39.shot was pretty much at the goalkeeper and then this. Just
:02:40. > :02:51.wishing McKay was a couple of inches taller, he might have scored. It is
:02:52. > :03:01.an uphill task for them. If they come out and get an early goal, keep
:03:02. > :03:04.the pressure on United, but you fear for the sort of space Inverness
:03:05. > :03:12.might leave at the back and a day could pick them off. That was a good
:03:13. > :03:19.strike from Graeme Shinnie. That is the one positive they have had with
:03:20. > :03:26.him linking up with Aaron Doran. I feel at times they need to stretch
:03:27. > :03:30.in the final third to cause problems for the Dundee United defence. In
:03:31. > :03:38.stepping in off the line has just congested it. Paul Paton, Rankin and
:03:39. > :03:46.those players are there to close it down. It is safe to say there is no
:03:47. > :03:52.good news the Inverness at the moment. That dressing room will be
:03:53. > :03:56.an interesting place to be. There is good news the St Johnstone who are
:03:57. > :04:00.in the draw later on for the semifinals. They beat Raith Rovers
:04:01. > :04:06.yesterday and they got the ideal start when Gary Mac Donald scored?
:04:07. > :04:11.It is a great finish. Did not give the goalkeeper much chance. That
:04:12. > :04:16.will have been a difficult game the St Johnstone. They will have been
:04:17. > :04:25.looking at that thinking they will have to give Raith Rovers respect
:04:26. > :04:27.after knocking out Hibs as well. Great technique. A lot of the guys
:04:28. > :04:30.last night were talking about whether he should be playing higher
:04:31. > :04:35.than the level he is out at the moment. That is no disrespect to
:04:36. > :04:38.Raith Rovers, he is a good player and I don't see why he shouldn't be
:04:39. > :04:44.playing in the Premiership when he has ability like that. He scored
:04:45. > :04:47.early in the second-half as well. Credit the Nigel Hasselbaink, but
:04:48. > :04:52.from this position, Raith Rovers probably cannot believe this
:04:53. > :05:05.happened? They probably thought they were going to bring him down and
:05:06. > :05:11.take a booking. 1-0 and -- 1-1 low you are still in the cup tie. That
:05:12. > :05:17.just sealed things for them? Nobody on the front post. If there was
:05:18. > :05:22.somebody on the front post, they could control it and play it out. I
:05:23. > :05:29.don't understand how so many teams don't have guys on the post. There
:05:30. > :05:33.was Aberdeen against Dumbarton, they did enough to keep another cup run
:05:34. > :05:40.going. And surprise, it was Adam Rooney with his sixth goal in seven
:05:41. > :05:46.games, grand? He has beaten the defender. You will always get
:05:47. > :05:51.chances like that. It is a great header. If there was somebody on the
:05:52. > :05:58.post again, he might have got to that. He did well to generate the
:05:59. > :06:05.power. He has always got good delivery. It is the pace he puts on
:06:06. > :06:12.it. That was a lovely curling shot came back off the post but Aberdeen
:06:13. > :06:17.kept it alive and there was a save from Jonny Hayes to keep Aberdeen
:06:18. > :06:24.out. As they were searching for the second goal was always a chance
:06:25. > :06:28.Dumbarton might come back at them? Aberdeen have got the bit between
:06:29. > :06:33.their teeth this season. When it is 1-0, there is always a chance you
:06:34. > :06:38.can get back into the game from Dumbarton's perspective. Nothing
:06:39. > :06:55.pretty, just a straightforward ball up the pitch. This is Gary Fleming.
:06:56. > :06:58.Paul McGinn on the end of it. Maybe not the player Dunbarton wanted on
:06:59. > :07:11.the end of it. But he might have scored here and taken it to a
:07:12. > :07:20.replay? If Aberdeen could score goals, they are looking good to have
:07:21. > :07:26.a good season themselves. We have seen the goals from yesterday's two
:07:27. > :07:36.Scottish Cup quarterfinals. You can see a follower version of the
:07:37. > :07:50.highlights tonight at 10:25pm. -- fuller. And next week:
:07:51. > :07:59.I think we can assume, in the home dressing room in the last 15
:08:00. > :08:02.minutes, grand, there has been no chat whatsoever about next Sunday,
:08:03. > :08:08.what will the talk be like in there at the moment? They need to get some
:08:09. > :08:15.pride back. Not to make it embarrassing, which it could turn
:08:16. > :08:20.out that way. Usually with ten men, it will be harder for Dundee United
:08:21. > :08:28.to play against them. You never know. It is looking very, very
:08:29. > :08:37.difficult. Inverness were 40 macro down against Aberdeen and they came
:08:38. > :08:40.back into it. Let's give Dundee United credit as well because they
:08:41. > :08:46.have gone for the jugular. They are not a team that will sit back. They
:08:47. > :08:52.have scored a few goals this season, once they smell blood, they go for
:08:53. > :08:56.it, Dundee United and that it will be the same tactic in this half as
:08:57. > :09:00.well. The second half will have two go some to rival the first 45 the
:09:01. > :09:07.talking points. It has been sensational, two from Ciftci and
:09:08. > :09:13.Dundee United against ten man, Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Here
:09:14. > :09:21.is the second-half. What can Inverness do hear? They had
:09:22. > :09:29.11 men on the park before. It is they who get us back under way. They
:09:30. > :09:35.will have had a thin year from John Hughes, who won the Scottish Cup
:09:36. > :09:40.twice. Once in 1994, and then in 2010, the 3-0 win over Ross County,
:09:41. > :09:54.from just up the road. A good run from Shinnie. Inverness
:09:55. > :10:00.need an early goal in the second half, and they almost had one there.
:10:01. > :10:16.That was the second time she need got forward. -- Shinnie got forward.
:10:17. > :10:32.I am hearing that John Hughes did go to see, recalling the referee at
:10:33. > :10:38.half-time. Goalkick. That chat between John Hughes and the referee
:10:39. > :10:46.did end amicably. There were no afters, but he obviously had plenty
:10:47. > :11:09.to say. I think he had plenty to say to his team.
:11:10. > :11:20.United nearly caught Inverness a few moments ago. They know they have a
:11:21. > :11:32.way to go. Ciftci, making a nuisance of himself
:11:33. > :12:10.again. Two goals today. Dundee United unbeaten in their last
:12:11. > :12:20.five games since losing 3-0 against Ross County in January. They found
:12:21. > :12:26.their feet again, because for the majority of the winter, the
:12:27. > :12:33.Christmas period in particular was a kind of winter of discontent as far
:12:34. > :12:37.as results were concerned. They still have ideals on second place in
:12:38. > :12:49.the premiership. Their form has come back at just the right time.
:12:50. > :13:14.It is four! Wonderful counterattack from Dundee United. Mackay-Steven, a
:13:15. > :13:30.Highlander, has surely now put them through. There is no catching this
:13:31. > :13:37.lad. Armstrong picks him out. They never catch him. Through the legs of
:13:38. > :13:49.Cierzniak. Nice and easy for United now. The man from Caithness. Knocks
:13:50. > :14:00.the ball in off the post and Inverness are four down. Dundee
:14:01. > :14:04.United well on their way. I am sure Jackie McNamara could not have
:14:05. > :14:09.envisaged this kind of afternoon. Everything has gone right for them.
:14:10. > :14:12.That was a wonderful counterattack as well from Mackay-Steven. It was a
:14:13. > :14:43.set piece. There is a problem for United here.
:14:44. > :15:04.Ryan Dow is the man on the deck. And this is why. Dundee United looking
:15:05. > :15:09.like cup winners, Billy? They have got the players, no doubt. I worry
:15:10. > :15:14.about them sometimes defensively. But if you look at that front four
:15:15. > :15:17.and then the balance with Paton and Rankin, they have the talent to
:15:18. > :15:37.win. Richie Foran will be hoping to lift
:15:38. > :15:48.silverware above his head next weekend. Defeat today far from end
:15:49. > :15:50.their season. Ryan Dow still struggling after that challenge from
:15:51. > :16:24.Graeme Shinnie. The only question is how many United
:16:25. > :16:30.are going to score today. They have scored four in a match for the 10th
:16:31. > :16:38.time this season. They are very good. You feel for them. It has all
:16:39. > :16:50.gone against them. Poor defending, then the penalty decision, the
:16:51. > :16:55.sending off. It will take some reaction from them to go and win the
:16:56. > :17:08.cup final next week. But they are capable. We have seen that before.
:17:09. > :17:25.Here is a change for Dundee United. This is the former Falkirk player
:17:26. > :17:31.and a bit of a goal machine. After John Hughes had left the Falkirk
:17:32. > :17:39.Stadium. The Moroccan will be in place shortly. Here he comes now.
:17:40. > :18:05.Ryan Dow goes off. El Alagui scored a couple for Dundee
:18:06. > :18:35.United. He scored 27 for Falkirk in his one season there from 2011-12.
:18:36. > :18:41.It is going to be a very long second half for Inverness Thistle. The
:18:42. > :18:47.Dundee United fans are dancing away up the other end of the park, the
:18:48. > :19:00.one that Dundee United are attacking. They are loving this.
:19:01. > :19:11.Paul Paton has found a home at Tannadice. He really does look the
:19:12. > :19:19.part. Yes, but Rankin has helped him. When he first came to United,
:19:20. > :19:22.he was still playing that role himself, but since Rankin has gone
:19:23. > :19:35.in there with him, he really has shone in that department. Chris
:19:36. > :20:08.Erskine is back at Partick Thistle on loan.
:20:09. > :20:15.Dundee United, looking for a second Scottish Cup victory in four years.
:20:16. > :20:23.Considering that they only had one before that, it would be some
:20:24. > :20:29.achievement. Really good quarterfinal record recently, Dundee
:20:30. > :20:38.United. Last season, they were beaten by Rangers. They did not lose
:20:39. > :20:50.out to Celtic in 2012. Armstrong! And it is five. They are making it
:20:51. > :21:02.look very, very simple. Just had quality written all over it. The
:21:03. > :21:12.ball came in with pace and power. What a header that was. It has
:21:13. > :21:15.rubbed salt in the wound. Last year's Young player of the year,
:21:16. > :21:20.Stuart Armstrong, with his eighth goal of the season. Wonderful ball
:21:21. > :21:31.in by Keith Watson. And Inverness have lost five goals for the second
:21:32. > :21:47.successive match. Now it is just damage limitation.
:21:48. > :21:54.I really feel for them. Give them credit, Inverness. They are still
:21:55. > :22:06.trying to play. They are trying to get players forward. They will try
:22:07. > :22:12.to keep it at five. Although that sounds ridiculous, it could be a
:22:13. > :22:17.whole lot worse. I do not think they will have a say. The Dundee United
:22:18. > :22:19.fans are shouting, we want ten! United have had a couple since
:22:20. > :22:48.half-time. If Nadir Ciftci once a hat-trick, he
:22:49. > :23:09.had better do it quick. Side net. They are still going at it.
:23:10. > :23:21.It did not happen for Billy Mackay. Caley Thistle are going to throw a
:23:22. > :23:29.couple on. John Rankin is the first to be replaced for Dundee United.
:23:30. > :23:31.Jackie McNamara has this luxury now, where he can rest a couple of
:23:32. > :23:39.players. There are big league games to come as they chase Aberdeen and
:23:40. > :23:56.Motherwell in second and third. Nadir Ciftci got the first two
:23:57. > :24:05.today, and he is getting a rest now. Good day at the office, job done.
:24:06. > :24:17.Now he can get a rest. Replaced by Brian Graham. Pat on the back the
:24:18. > :24:40.Ciftci. Inverness have made a Kabbalah changes as well. -- a
:24:41. > :24:46.couple of changes. Aaron Doran didn't play against Celtic last
:24:47. > :24:53.week, he was injured. He has been taken up with half an hour to go. I
:24:54. > :24:54.think he might be tented to bring Willie McKay off as well with next
:24:55. > :25:22.week in mind. -- Billy McKay. Paton switching to Watson. The
:25:23. > :25:29.question is, do Dundee United fancy getting more goals today? Sometimes
:25:30. > :25:38.they think they are so far ahead they can just play the game out?
:25:39. > :25:41.Dundee don't do things like that. Inverness need to think, don't give
:25:42. > :25:50.them any more, don't drain any more confidence out. Richie Foran is the
:25:51. > :26:29.Inverness player to come off. Williams lost out to Paton. The sun
:26:30. > :26:35.has come out in the Highland capital, but it is only shining on
:26:36. > :26:45.the one team. The one in possession just now. The one moving all the way
:26:46. > :26:54.forward to the Scottish Cup semifinals. The draw will come after
:26:55. > :27:08.Rangers play Albion Rovers. Both semifinals at Ibrox Stadium this
:27:09. > :27:17.season. Foul against Farid El Alagui. Nothing more frustrating,
:27:18. > :27:36.all of those passes. Dundee have had a couple of players
:27:37. > :27:46.a booking away from missing the semifinal. John Rankin was one of
:27:47. > :27:59.those, he has gone off. Two bookings and you miss the next game. Caley
:28:00. > :28:11.Thistle have had a few not far from missing the semifinal, but they are
:28:12. > :28:20.not going to worry about that. Gary Warren put himself under pressure.
:28:21. > :28:37.Dundee are pinning Caley Thistle back again.
:28:38. > :28:59.He has had to pick the ball out of the back of his net five times but
:29:00. > :29:06.the second game in a row. He is a good goalkeeper. But it has not been
:29:07. > :29:08.his day to day. It has not been any of the Inverness players'
:29:09. > :29:41.day-to-day. -- day today. McKay sizes it up. When it is not
:29:42. > :29:47.your day. You see the fullback, Shinnie up the pitch. Just cannot
:29:48. > :29:56.hit the target. Still giving it a go. I was at a game early in the
:29:57. > :30:06.season, back in August at Tannadice between these two. Inverness bossed
:30:07. > :30:10.it. They were pretty woeful that day, Dundee United. Since then may
:30:11. > :30:15.have gone on a couple of brilliant runs, most notably in the autumn.
:30:16. > :30:22.They are level with Caley Thistle in the league, but a complete contrast
:30:23. > :30:42.to that match today to the one back in August is frightening.
:30:43. > :30:53.Caley Thistle have still got a quarter of this match to negotiate.
:30:54. > :31:02.In fairness, Dundee United have not scored for a while now!
:31:03. > :31:12.McKay has got no one behind him. Jackie McNamara giving the Dundee
:31:13. > :31:39.United fans a wave. Loads to hit with tangerine in the
:31:40. > :32:04.middle. Spoilt for choice. The likes of Ryan Gauld, people like
:32:05. > :32:12.that, often get the headlines. But Stuart Armstrong has had another
:32:13. > :32:15.solid season? He is a player, but Jackie McNamara, gets the best out
:32:16. > :32:32.of him. That says a lot because he has got a lot to choose from.
:32:33. > :33:04.Watson threw for McKay Stephen. -- Mackay-Steven.
:33:05. > :33:18.Forehead El Alagui was blocked. Three defenders around him. He
:33:19. > :33:31.brought it down, he could have got a boot to it, but they cannot fashion
:33:32. > :33:34.out a shot at the moment, United. El Alagui goes up. It just seems a bit
:33:35. > :33:53.too easy from an Inverness point of view. Gary Mackay Stephen on the
:33:54. > :34:02.showboat again. It is all you need when you are 5-0 down. If you cannot
:34:03. > :34:11.get the tricks out when you are 5-0 up, when can you? This must be a
:34:12. > :34:16.delight as a Dundee United fan to sit down and watch this? Fan,
:34:17. > :34:23.manager, chairmen are having a nice easy day at the office. You don't
:34:24. > :34:33.get many of them. The cigars are out.
:34:34. > :34:42.A day in the Highlands is normally a good experience, especially if you
:34:43. > :35:03.are a Dundee United supported this afternoon.
:35:04. > :35:14.Watkins stepping away from McKay. It is a red card again. Caley Thistle
:35:15. > :35:26.down to nine men, as they were in the league cup semifinal. Watkins is
:35:27. > :35:35.off. Dreadful day the Inverness Caledonian football club. What
:35:36. > :35:38.next? I think there was intent in the first sending-off because he
:35:39. > :35:45.does not have to leave his leg and studs showing. I think he just went
:35:46. > :35:49.for the ball in this one. I think he genuinely goes for the ball,
:35:50. > :35:57.Watkins. Maybe he shows his studs, maybe it is similar? But I think he
:35:58. > :36:08.makes a genuine attempt for the ball. Yes, his studs are showing. He
:36:09. > :36:19.catches him. The referee, no doubt in his mind. He does not have to go
:36:20. > :36:27.with his studs. Former Chelsea trainee, Marley Watkins has gone.
:36:28. > :36:31.Caley Thistle down to nine men. They have been there before, but I don't
:36:32. > :36:45.think they will be pulling back this one rush to mark No! As preparations
:36:46. > :36:55.go for a cup final, this is the worst. Bernie and come to visit
:36:56. > :37:00.midweek. But in seven days, John Hughes needs to turn this around,
:37:01. > :37:18.big-time. -- Hibernian come to visit. Now, John News has said too
:37:19. > :37:47.much. -- John Hughes. Things cannot get much worse for him, surely?
:37:48. > :38:00.A slip from a loudly. We will try and get as much post match reaction
:38:01. > :38:06.to you, but we will be on the website. John Hughes might take a
:38:07. > :38:26.while to come out from the dressing room as Gary Mackay Stephen goes
:38:27. > :38:35.into Willie column. When you look at the replay it did not look as bad,
:38:36. > :38:43.but at pays the referee sees it. I think the Inverness fans were baying
:38:44. > :38:49.for that one. They have at times last gluts of goals at times, Dundee
:38:50. > :38:57.United have of course scored gluts of goals. Lost five to Celtic last
:38:58. > :39:06.week, five so far today. 15 minutes left to go.
:39:07. > :40:08.The nine men are stretched at the back.
:40:09. > :40:12.The noise you are hearing is no coming from the Dundee United
:40:13. > :41:02.supporters. That is the kind of shot you take on
:41:03. > :41:24.when you are 50 down -- 5-0 down. He was beaten before he took it.
:41:25. > :42:09.The Moroccan continues. Goalkick. He wants the corner.
:42:10. > :42:21.Billy Mackay has taken another not. -- knock. If Caley Thistle are going
:42:22. > :42:26.to win the League Cup next week, we feel they will need Billy Mackay.
:42:27. > :42:32.They do not need him picking up an injury today. He is back on his
:42:33. > :42:37.feet. He has been in the wars today. That would be the only thing that
:42:38. > :42:39.could make Caley Thistle's day worse, to lose one of their
:42:40. > :42:43.important players for the next week or two. Probably the most important,
:42:44. > :43:00.isn't it? Dean Brill has had loads of clean
:43:01. > :43:08.sheet this season. It has gone off the rails Spec Achill little Caley
:43:09. > :43:12.Thistle today. -- spectacularly. The Dundee United defence have not been
:43:13. > :43:18.duly troubled today. Chemise somehow wins the free kick. -- Shinnie
:43:19. > :43:25.somehow wins the free kick. To be fair, I think he just misses
:43:26. > :43:41.by a fraction. It is not his forte, to be fair,
:43:42. > :43:56.David Raven. Played a handful of games for Liverpool.
:43:57. > :44:04.Meekings was due to missed the League Cup final. They appealed his
:44:05. > :44:11.red card that he got in the League Cup semi. It was downgraded to a
:44:12. > :45:00.yellow, so he will be available next week, injury dependent.
:45:01. > :45:25.Good play by Gunning. He has taken Raven out of it.
:45:26. > :45:34.United corner. Caley Thistle are down to nine men, remember. Tansey
:45:35. > :46:22.and Watkins were sent off. Roundly booed by the Dundee United
:46:23. > :46:31.supporters, but he can afford to smile. He has not had a bad couple
:46:32. > :46:39.of weeks. Four goals. Scored a penalty today. United missed two
:46:40. > :46:48.penalties in that game at Easter Road, and still won comfortably. The
:46:49. > :46:56.Hibernian team will come here midweek.
:46:57. > :47:04.Is it a good thing that Inverness have a game before the final? I
:47:05. > :47:08.think it is on this occasion. Over the years, they have shown a great
:47:09. > :47:13.team spirit. But that confidence, looking at the last two games, will
:47:14. > :47:15.be at an all-time low, so it is no bad thing to get a game in before
:47:16. > :47:23.that. Just a bit too much for Brian Graham
:47:24. > :47:43.to get onto. He was so prolific with Raith
:47:44. > :47:49.Rovers. Those three will be absolutely delighted with this
:47:50. > :48:01.afternoon's work. Breezing their way towards the last four.
:48:02. > :48:13.Trying to get into a tenth Scottish Cup final. Dundee United will play
:48:14. > :48:21.either St Johnstone, Aberdeen, or Rangers. The choice will be made
:48:22. > :48:27.after the match this afternoon. Could be a couple of cracking
:48:28. > :48:39.semifinals, Billy, on the horizon. Yeah, I'm sure they will be. Plenty
:48:40. > :48:49.to look forward to. For all four teams. Still Rangers and Albion
:48:50. > :48:51.Rovers to be sorted. We said at the top of the programme today that this
:48:52. > :48:56.was the most difficult of the quarterfinals to call, but Dundee
:48:57. > :49:02.United have made it look easy. They were dominating before Greg Tansey
:49:03. > :49:04.was ordered off, followed by Watkins. It has been all about them
:49:05. > :49:37.today. United have got the pace. Billy Mackay is about to be taken
:49:38. > :49:38.off by John Hughes, with five minutes to go. Armstrong takes the
:49:39. > :50:01.corner. I bet they wished they had defended
:50:02. > :50:38.like that all day. That ship has sailed.
:50:39. > :50:44.Graeme Shinnie got the home sponsor's man of the match there,
:50:45. > :50:56.and was roundly cheered by the Dundee United supporters. Graeme
:50:57. > :51:02.Shinnie is an excellent player. But I think he will be a tad
:51:03. > :51:08.embarrassed. Billy Mackay will come off now. 20 goals this season. Has
:51:09. > :51:11.not had a look in today. He is being replaced by Ryan Christie, the son
:51:12. > :51:19.of Charlie Christie, who will be joining us in our League Cup final
:51:20. > :51:23.coverage. He will have been watching from behind his seat in the box up
:51:24. > :51:25.in the main stand for is up Ryan Christie came on last week against
:51:26. > :51:49.Celtic and did OK. He looked lively. As things stand, there will be just
:51:50. > :51:52.one minute of stoppage time added an at the end. Inverness Thistle will
:51:53. > :51:56.be delighted about that. They will want to forget about this game.
:51:57. > :51:59.Massive games to come, none more so than at Eldrick Park next Sunday
:52:00. > :52:49.afternoon -- Celtic Park. The man of the match is having his
:52:50. > :53:01.name sung by the Dundee United supporters. Graeme Shinnie.
:53:02. > :53:18.The two subs are trying to sit out Warren. The referee did not blow the
:53:19. > :53:32.whistle that time. He had a good look at the challenge. Can Dundee
:53:33. > :53:39.United get six? He had a go. It was always rising. Talking about Dundee
:53:40. > :53:47.United fans having a laugh at Graeme Shinnie's expense, but who has stood
:53:48. > :53:53.out for you? Ciftci, before he went off. Not just because of his goals,
:53:54. > :54:00.but the presidency has got, his game awareness, throws in a few tricks
:54:01. > :54:05.and flicks. He was excellent again. Don't lame him for giving him a
:54:06. > :54:33.rest, either. Semifinals next month, both at Ibrox Stadium.
:54:34. > :55:04.Into the one minute of stoppage time here. Foul by Mercado Gomez. --
:55:05. > :55:27.Morgaro Gomis. This is a game to forget the Caley Thistle.
:55:28. > :55:35.Dundee United's hopes of reaching the Scottish Cup final, very much
:55:36. > :55:40.alive and kicking. Jackie McNamara will go and exchange a handshake
:55:41. > :55:49.with John Hughes, his former Celtic team-mate. John Hughes, well beaten
:55:50. > :55:53.here will stop a 5-star show from the Tangerines, who at times this
:55:54. > :56:03.season have been goal crazy. They did that again today. 3-0 up at
:56:04. > :56:10.half-time. Ciftci got the first two. Another virtuoso performance from
:56:11. > :56:25.the Turkish striker. Mackay-Steven on the counter attack made it 40
:56:26. > :56:30.macro. Caley Thistle will focus on the League Cup final. They will take
:56:31. > :56:39.on Aberdeen at Celtic Park next month. Dundee will find out who they
:56:40. > :56:49.will face later on today. Happy Arabs, and little wonder. They will
:56:50. > :56:55.believe they can move on to lift the silverware of the Scottish Cup for
:56:56. > :56:57.the second time in four years. But dream has gone to another John
:56:58. > :57:05.Hughes and his Inverness Caley Thistle side. An afternoon they will
:57:06. > :57:08.not want to remember. They have Hibs to get it out of their system before
:57:09. > :57:14.they make the journey to Glasgow next week. Gary Megson a, going off
:57:15. > :57:32.after scoring before today. A stunning performance and result
:57:33. > :57:37.for Dundee United as they cruised through to the night -- Scottish Cup
:57:38. > :57:45.semifinal. Aberdeen and St Johnstone were always there. Dundee United
:57:46. > :57:57.joining them in the last four of the competition. You will get live
:57:58. > :58:00.coverage on BBC Radio Scotland. Let's get the thoughts of Michael
:58:01. > :58:07.Stewart and the former Inverness captain, Grant Munro. You look very
:58:08. > :58:15.stunned as do all of the Caley Thistle fans at the moment. Now we
:58:16. > :58:18.can hear from Gary Mackay Stephen. Gary Mackay Stephen and Stuart
:58:19. > :58:23.Armstrong, what were the highlights of the game, you both scored, of
:58:24. > :58:28.course? Definitely getting an early goal put us on our way. We scored
:58:29. > :58:34.three quite early and that gave us a platform. All round it was a great
:58:35. > :58:39.team performance. It was a bullet of a header from you but by that stage
:58:40. > :58:43.you were well on top. Some people had it marked down as a draw but in
:58:44. > :58:48.the end a comfortable win? As Gary said, the two goals helped us along
:58:49. > :58:56.and the sending-off gave us a boost as well. It is the fifth win on the
:58:57. > :59:00.bounce for the club, and it looks like you are back to your form. Is
:59:01. > :59:07.it a game you expect it to win as easily as you did today? Not at all,
:59:08. > :59:13.it is Inverness at home and it is always very difficult. We were not
:59:14. > :59:19.expecting to win like that. But we felt if we took our chances we could
:59:20. > :59:25.win, and thankfully we did. A couple of sendings off, did that make a big
:59:26. > :59:30.impression in the game in terms of the result? It definitely deflated
:59:31. > :59:33.them and perhaps if they have their full complement coming out in the
:59:34. > :59:39.second half they would have had more of a go. But we killed them off
:59:40. > :59:46.because we had the man advantage. How do you fancy your chances, and
:59:47. > :59:52.who do you want to meet? We will take anyone, it is a Scottish Cup
:59:53. > :59:57.semifinal, a massive game for the club. We will look forward to it. We
:59:58. > :00:00.have a game on Wednesday, The Games are coming thick and fast.
:00:01. > :00:08.Confidence is high and hopefully we will keep picking up victories.
:00:09. > :00:13.Well done. We spoke at the top of the show who closely matched these
:00:14. > :00:15.two teams and they are in the Scottish Premiership. Only goal
:00:16. > :00:21.difference separates them, but they weren't close today? No, once the
:00:22. > :00:30.first goal went in, the fight went out of them straightaway. Dundee
:00:31. > :00:36.filled with confidence. Stunning? It is hard to believe what happened? As
:00:37. > :00:40.soon as first goal went in, you saw the life coming out of Inverness.
:00:41. > :00:47.Maybe it is because they lost five goals at Celtic last week? This one
:00:48. > :00:52.went in and made it 1-0. It was a fantastic finish from Ciftci. The
:00:53. > :00:59.goalkeeper made a mistake, the two centre halves. The second goal was a
:01:00. > :01:07.calamity all round. With a team like Dundee United, again we spoke about
:01:08. > :01:13.when they sense but, they go for it. When you give them a two goal start,
:01:14. > :01:18.you are fighting uphill. We don't know what the Inverness game plan
:01:19. > :01:32.was, because presumably it was ripped up early on? In the first
:01:33. > :01:41.half, when the first goal went in, the Dundee United, their tails went
:01:42. > :01:57.up. Red card the Times Eto'o? I am not convinced. -- Tanzi. I'm not
:01:58. > :02:06.convinced. The referee is not far away from it. He has seen it looking
:02:07. > :02:11.side on. If you go in for the ball with your studs up, you're taking
:02:12. > :02:16.chances? It wasn't necessarily over the ball, it was there to be won. I
:02:17. > :02:23.don't think there was any follow through or any power behind it, it
:02:24. > :02:28.was more of a dangling foot. But when you do that you are giving the
:02:29. > :02:33.referee the chance. Inverness in needed a goal early in the second
:02:34. > :02:38.half. There was a goal early in the second half but it was Dundee
:02:39. > :02:50.United. Graeme Shinnie drove forward. Inverness left exposed at
:02:51. > :02:54.the back. The pace he got, it is hard and when you are getting beat,
:02:55. > :03:01.your legs feel heavier and you cannot get there. It showed there.
:03:02. > :03:12.This is Dundee United at their best? Yes, some nice touches. It is a
:03:13. > :03:20.great ball and a fantastic header from Armstrong. Those players have
:03:21. > :03:38.such good movement amongst them. They interlink and change positions.
:03:39. > :03:42.Fantastic timing. If there was a question about the first red card,
:03:43. > :03:49.there has to be a major doubt about this one? No chance. Not many boys
:03:50. > :03:54.left on the park. Why did the referee feel the need to send him
:03:55. > :03:57.off, the game is over? That is where you want the referee to have an
:03:58. > :04:04.understanding of the game as a whole. The game is over, there is no
:04:05. > :04:07.need. It is a physical game and there will be contact at times.
:04:08. > :04:12.There is an argument he showed his studs, but if you slide in for a
:04:13. > :04:17.tackle, it is impossible not to have your studs showing. He got contact
:04:18. > :04:26.on the ball. The ball is what hit Paton. It is not a red card in my
:04:27. > :04:35.eyes. I think it is a poor decision. They will probably have another look
:04:36. > :04:45.at that. It is a bit late now, but I think they will want that rescinded.
:04:46. > :04:55.But Dundee were fantastic. It helped from the first two goals that were
:04:56. > :05:01.gifted. We have a chat to come on the BBC website. We are recording an
:05:02. > :05:07.interview at the moment with Jackie McManaman. We don't have time to put
:05:08. > :05:17.that on television. But it is on our website. Coming up tonight, we will
:05:18. > :05:24.round up everything in the way of football this weekend. The big
:05:25. > :05:34.matches in Scotland. Of course, the two Premiership matches played as
:05:35. > :05:41.well. Next Sunday, the league cup final, can Inverness recover in time
:05:42. > :05:45.to face Aberdeen. Thanks to my guests. It has been
:05:46. > :05:50.shocking for Inverness in the Scottish Cup quarterfinals. But it
:05:51. > :05:54.has been a big day in the North, it certainly has four Dundee United.
:05:55. > :06:00.Goodbye from us for now.