2006 Scottish Cup Final

Event

2005–06 Scottish Cup

Heart of Midlothian	Gretna

1	1

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

Heart of Midlothian v Gretna

13 May 2006
15:00

Heart of Midlothian	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Gretna
Skácel 39'	Report	McGuffie 76'
	Penalties
Pressley Neilson Skácel Pospíšil	4–2	Grady O'Neil Townsley Skelton

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 51,232
Referee: D McDonald

Hearts

Gretna


GK	1	Craig Gordon
DF	2	Robbie Neilson
DF	4	Steven Pressley (c)
DF	29	Ibrahim Tall
DF	3	Takis Fyssas
MF	18	Deividas Cesnauskis	86'
MF	36	Bruno Aguiar	72'
MF	10	Paul Hartley
MF	8	Rudi Skácel
CF	12	Roman Bednář	70'
CF	9	Edgaras Jankauskas
Substitutes:
GK	13	Steve Banks
DF	20	Christophe Berra
MF	28	Julien Brellier	72'
MF	16	Saulius Mikoliunas	86'
FW	21	Michal Pospíšil	70'
Manager:
Valdas Ivanauskas


GK	1	Alan Main
DF	2	Mark Birch
DF	5	Derek Townsley
DF	6	Chris Innes (c)
DF	8	Ryan McGuffie
MF	3	David Nicholls	55'
MF	4	Steve Tosh
MF	7	John O'Neil
MF	11	Gavin Skelton
CF	10	James Grady
CF	9	Kenny Deuchar	103'
Substitutes:
GK	17	David Mathieson
DF	12	Jamie McQuilken	103'
MF	16	Niall Henderson
FW	14	David Graham	55'
FW	15	Matthew Berkeley
Manager:
Rowan Alexander

Road to the final

Heart of Midlothian				Round	Gretna
Home team	Score	Away team	Hearts scorers	Round	Home team	Score	Away team	Gretna scorer(s)
				Round One	Preston Athletic	2 – 6	Gretna	Grady 10' 17' 60' Townsley 19' Deuchar 61' Bingham 66'
				Round Two	Gretna	6 – 1	Cove Rangers	Grady 2' 77' Deuchar 14' Townsley 45' McGuffie 63' (pen.) Nicholls 82'
Hearts	2 – 0	Kilmarnock	Pressley 24' McAllister 75'	Round Three^[5]	St Johnstone	0 – 1	Gretna	Steve Tosh 12'
Hearts	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Pospisil 21' Elliot 34' Pressley 45' (pen.)	Round Four	Clyde	0 – 0	Gretna
Hearts	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Pospisil 21' Elliot 34' Pressley 45' (pen.)	Replay	Gretna	4 – 0	Clyde	Grady 25' 70' 82' Deuchar 89'
Hearts	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Jankauskas 6' Cesnauskis 63'	Quarter-finals	Gretna	1 – 0	St Mirren	Deuchar 73'
Hibernian	0 – 4	Hearts	Hartley 28', 59' 88' (pen.) Jankauskas 81'	Semi-finals	Gretna	3 – 0	Dundee	Deuchar 45' McGuffie 58' (pen.) Smith 82' (o.g.)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scottish Cup Final 2006.

↑ "Scottish Cup Fixtures". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
↑ "Hibernian 0–4 Hearts". BBC Sport. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
↑ "Gretna 3–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 2006-04-01. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
↑ "Celtic 1–0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 2005-05-25. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
↑ 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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