2006 Scottish Cup Final

2006 Scottish Cup Final
Event 2005–06 Scottish Cup
Heart of Midlothian won 4 – 2 on penalties
Date 13 May 2006
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Dougie McDonald

The 2006 Scottish Cup Final was played on 13 May 2006[1] at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 120th Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), who beat Hibernian 4–0 in the semi-final,[2] and Gretna, who beat Dundee 3–0.[3]

Hearts had previously reached the final 13 times, winning six. Gretna, who were only admitted to the Scottish Football League in 2002, having previously competed in non-League English football, had never reached the final. Gretna became the first team from the third tier of Scottish football to reach a Scottish Cup Final.

The cup holders were Celtic, who had beaten Dundee United 1–0 to win the previous final,[4] but they were knocked out in the third round by First Division club Clyde who beat them 2–1.

Hearts won the match 4–2 on penalties after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time.

Match details

Hearts
Gretna
GK1Scotland Craig Gordon
DF2Scotland Robbie Neilson
DF4Scotland Steven Pressley (c)
DF29Senegal Ibrahim Tall
DF3Greece Takis FyssasYellow card
MF18Lithuania Deividas Cesnauskis 86'
MF36Portugal Bruno Aguiar 72'
MF10Scotland Paul HartleyYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed card
MF8Czech Republic Rudi SkácelYellow card
CF12Czech Republic Roman Bednář 70'
CF9Lithuania Edgaras Jankauskas
Substitutes:
GK13England Steve Banks
DF20Scotland Christophe Berra
MF28France Julien Brellier 72'
MF16Lithuania Saulius Mikoliunas 86'
FW21Czech Republic Michal Pospíšil 70'
Manager:
Lithuania Valdas Ivanauskas
GK1Scotland Alan Main
DF2England Mark BirchYellow card
DF5England Derek Townsley
DF6Scotland Chris Innes (c)
DF8Scotland Ryan McGuffie
MF3Scotland David Nicholls 55'
MF4Scotland Steve ToshYellow card
MF7Scotland John O'Neil
MF11England Gavin Skelton
CF10Scotland James Grady
CF9Scotland Kenny Deuchar 103'
Substitutes:
GK17Scotland David Mathieson
DF12Scotland Jamie McQuilken 103'
MF16Northern Ireland Niall Henderson
FW14Scotland David Graham 55'
FW15Saint Kitts and Nevis Matthew Berkeley
Manager:
Scotland Rowan Alexander

Road to the final

Heart of MidlothianRoundGretna
Home teamScoreAway teamHearts scorersHome teamScoreAway teamGretna scorer(s)
Round OnePreston Athletic2 – 6GretnaGrady  10'  17'  60'
Townsley  19'
Deuchar  61'
Bingham  66'
Round TwoGretna6 – 1Cove RangersGrady  2'  77'
Deuchar  14'
Townsley  45'
McGuffie  63' (pen.)
Nicholls  82'
Hearts2 – 0KilmarnockPressley  24'
McAllister  75'
Round Three[5]St Johnstone0 – 1GretnaSteve Tosh  12'
Hearts3 – 0AberdeenPospisil  21'
Elliot  34'
Pressley  45' (pen.)
Round FourClyde0 – 0Gretna
ReplayGretna4 – 0ClydeGrady  25'  70'  82'
Deuchar  89'
Hearts2 – 1Partick ThistleJankauskas  6'
Cesnauskis  63'
Quarter-finalsGretna1 – 0St MirrenDeuchar  73'
Hibernian0 – 4HeartsHartley  28',  59'  88' (pen.)
Jankauskas  81'
Semi-finalsGretna3 – 0DundeeDeuchar  45'
McGuffie  58' (pen.)
Smith  82' (o.g.)

References

  1. "Scottish Cup Fixtures". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. "Hibernian 0–4 Hearts". BBC Sport. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  3. "Gretna 3–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  4. "Celtic 1–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 2005-05-25. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  5. All SPL teams received a bye to the third round. Gretna were outside the top two divisions and were therefore entered into the first round draw.
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