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
GK 1 Scotland Craig Gordon
DF 2 Scotland Robbie Neilson
DF 4 Scotland Steven Pressley (c)
DF 29Senegal Ibrahim Tall
DF 3 Greece Takis Fyssas
MF 18Lithuania Deividas Cesnauskis  86'
MF 36Portugal Bruno Aguiar  72'
MF 10Scotland Paul Hartley Yellow cardYellow cardRed card
MF 8 Czech Republic Rudi Skácel
CF 12Czech Republic Roman Bednář  70'
CF 9 Lithuania Edgaras Jankauskas
Substitutes:
GK 13England Steve Banks
DF 20Scotland Christophe Berra
MF 28France Julien Brellier  72'
MF 16Lithuania Saulius Mikoliunas  86'
FW 21Czech Republic Michal Pospíšil  70'
Manager:
Lithuania Valdas Ivanauskas
GK 1 Scotland Alan Main
DF 2 England Mark Birch
DF 5 England Derek Townsley
DF 6 Scotland Chris Innes (c)
DF 8 Scotland Ryan McGuffie
MF 3 Scotland David Nicholls  55'
MF 4 Scotland Steve Tosh
MF 7 Scotland John O'Neil
MF 11England Gavin Skelton
CF 10Scotland James Grady
CF 9 Scotland Kenny Deuchar  103'
Substitutes:
GK 17Scotland David Mathieson
DF 12Scotland Jamie McQuilken  103'
MF 16Northern Ireland Niall Henderson
FW 14Scotland David Graham  55'
FW 15Saint Kitts and Nevis Matthew Berkeley
Manager:
Scotland Rowan Alexander

Road to the final

Heart of MidlothianRoundGretna
Home team Score Away team Hearts scorersHome team Score Away team Gretna 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 – 0Kilmarnock Pressley  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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hearts FC v Gretna FC, Scottish Cup Final 2006.
  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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