2007 Scottish Cup Final

The 2007 Scottish Cup Final was played on 26 May 2007[1] at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 121st Scottish Cup. The final was contested by Celtic, who beat St Johnstone 2–1 in the semi-final,[2] and Dunfermline Athletic, who beat Hibernian 1–0[3] in a replay, after the first match had ended 0–0.[4]

2007 Scottish Cup Final
Event2006–07 Scottish Cup
Date26 May 2007
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeKenny Clark

Celtic had reached the final 53 times and won on 34 of those occasions, Dunfermline had reached the final only 5 times, winning twice, the previous time being 1968. The two sides had last met in a Scottish Cup Final in the 2003–04 Scottish Cup with Celtic winning 3–1 on that occasion. In total they had met each other 4 times in cup finals (Celtic winning 3), the most recent being when Celtic won 3–0 in the 2006 League Cup Final.

The cup holders were Hearts, who had beaten Gretna 4–2 in a Penalty shootout in the 2006 Final.[5] Hearts were knocked out in the Fourth Round by Dunfermline Athletic, who beat them 1–0. Celtic won the final 1–0 thanks to a late Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé goal.

Match details

Celtic1 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Perrier-Doumbé  84' Report
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Kenny Clark
Celtic
Dunfermline Athletic
CELTIC :
GK1 Artur Boruc
RB24 Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 36'
CB44 Stephen McManus
CB17 Steven Pressley 56'
LB3 Lee Naylor
RM25 Shunsuke Nakamura
CM18 Neil Lennon (c) 66'
CM11 Paul Hartley
LM46 Aiden McGeady 32'
CF9 Kenny Miller 56'
CF10 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Substitutes:
GK47 Michael McGovern
DF5 Gary Caldwell 66'
MF56 Teddy Bjarnason
FW37 Craig Beattie 56'
FW14 Derek Riordan
Manager:
Gordon Strachan
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
GK29 Dorus de Vries
RB2 Greg Shields (c)
CB3 Scott Wilson
CB24 Souleymane Bamba
LB11 Scott Muirhead
RM12 Scott Morrison 72'
CM4 Darren Young
CM5 Jamie McCunnie
LM16 Adam Hammill
CF9 Mark Burchill 36' 89'
CF10 Jim McIntyre 80'
Substitutes:
GK1 Roddy McKenzie
DF14 Phillip McGuire
MF19 Iain Williamson 89'
FW20 Jim Hamilton 80'
FW25 Stephen Crawford 72'
Manager:
Stephen Kenny

Road to the final

CelticRoundDunfermline Athletic
Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic scorersHome teamScoreAway teamDunfermline scorers
Celtic4 – 0DumbartonZurawski  3', 9'
Vennegoor of Hesselink  43'
Riordan  69'
Round Three[6]Dunfermline Athletic3 – 2RangersHamilton  17'
Simmons  29'
McGuire  46'
Livingston1 – 4CelticDarren O'Dea  30'
Riordan 45', 59'
Vennegoor of Hesselink  61'
Round FourDunfermline Athletic1 – 0HeartsWilson  90'
Inverness CT1 – 2CelticPressley  89'
Miller  90'+1'
Quarter-finalsDunfermline Athletic2 – 0Partick ThistleSimmons  4', 86'
St Johnstone1 – 2CelticVennegoor of Hesselink  13' (pen.), 54'Semi-finalsHibernian0 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
ReplayDunfermline Athletic1 – 0HibernianJim McIntyre  88'

References

  1. "Scottish Cup Fixtures". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  2. "St Johnstone 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  3. "Dunfermline Ath 1–0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  4. "Hibernian 0–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  5. "Hearts 1–1 Gretna (4–2 on pens)". BBC Sport. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  6. SPL teams received a bye to the third round.
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