2006 Scottish Cup final
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{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{ infobox football match
| title = 2006 Scottish Cup Final
| image = File:Hearts Scottish Cup Parade.jpg
| event = 2005–06 Scottish Cup
| team1 = Heart of Midlothian
| team1score = 1
| team2 = Gretna
| team2score = 1
| details = Heart of Midlothian won 4 – 2 on penalties
| date = 13 May 2006
| stadium = Hampden Park
| city = Glasgow
| man_of_the_match1a = Derek Townsley
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| man_of_the_match1b =
| man_of_the_match1btitle =
| referee = Dougie McDonald
| attendance = 51,232
| weather =
| previous = 2005
| next = 2007
}}
The 2006 Scottish Cup Final was played on 13 May 2006{{cite web |title=Scottish Cup Fixtures |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/scoreboard?league=sco.tennents&date=20060513&refresh=0&cc=5739 |access-date=2008-04-04 |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033057/http://www.espnfc.com/scoreboard?league=sco.tennents&date=20060513&refresh=0&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }} 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,{{cite web |title=Hibernian 0–4 Hearts |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4860944.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-04-02 |access-date=2008-04-04}} and Gretna, who beat Dundee 3–0.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4860972.stm |title=Gretna 3–0 Dundee |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-04-01 |access-date=2008-04-04}}
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,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4586123.stm |title=Celtic 1–0 Dundee United |date=2005-05-25 |access-date=2008-04-04 |publisher=BBC Sport}} 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
{{football box
|date = 13 May 2006
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Heart of Midlothian
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4764967.stm
|team2 = Gretna
|goals1 = Skácel {{goal|39}}
|goals2 = McGuffie {{goal|76}}
|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee = D McDonald
|attendance = 51,232
|penalties1=
|penaltyscore=4–2
|penalties2=
}}
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| {{Football kit
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Gordon | ||
| DF | 2 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Robbie Neilson | ||
| DF | 4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Steven Pressley (c) | ||
| DF | 29 | {{flagicon|SEN}} Ibrahim Tall | ||
| DF | 3 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Takis Fyssas | {{yel}} | |
| MF | 18 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Deividas Cesnauskis | {{suboff|86}} | |
| MF | 36 | {{flagicon|POR}} Bruno Aguiar | {{suboff|72}} | |
| MF | 10 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Paul Hartley | {{sent off|0|120}} | |
| MF | 8 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Rudi Skácel | {{yel}} | |
| CF | 12 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Bednář | {{suboff|70}} | |
| CF | 9 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Edgaras Jankauskas | ||
| colspan=4|Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 13 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Banks | ||
| DF | 20 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Christophe Berra | ||
| MF | 28 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Brellier | {{subon|72}} | |
| MF | 16 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Saulius Mikoliunas | {{subon|86}} | |
| FW | 21 | {{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Pospíšil | {{subon|70}} | |
| colspan=4|Manager: | ||||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|LTU}} Valdas Ivanauskas |
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| width="25"| | width="25"| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Main | ||
| DF | 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Birch | {{yel}} | |
| DF | 5 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Derek Townsley | ||
| DF | 6 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Innes (c) | ||
| DF | 8 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ryan McGuffie | ||
| MF | 3 | {{flagicon|SCO}} David Nicholls | {{suboff|55}} | |
| MF | 4 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Steve Tosh | {{yel}} | |
| MF | 7 | {{flagicon|SCO}} John O'Neil | ||
| MF | 11 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gavin Skelton | ||
| CF | 10 | {{flagicon|SCO}} James Grady | ||
| CF | 9 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Kenny Deuchar | {{suboff|103}} | |
| colspan=4|Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 17 | {{flagicon|SCO}} David Mathieson | ||
| DF | 12 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie McQuilken | {{subon|103}} | |
| MF | 16 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Niall Henderson | ||
| FW | 14 | {{flagicon|SCO}} David Graham | {{subon|55}} | |
| FW | 15 | {{flagicon|SKN}} Matthew Berkeley | ||
| colspan=4|Manager: | ||||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Rowan Alexander |
|}
Road to the final
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!colspan=4 width=45%|Heart of Midlothian!!rowspan=2 valign=center width=10%|Round!!colspan=4 width=45%|Gretna | ||||||||
| Home team ||Score ||Away team ||Hearts scorers||Home team ||Score ||Away team ||Gretna scorer(s) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=4 rowspan=2| | Round One | Preston Athletic | 2 – 6 | Gretna | align=left|Grady {{goal|10}} {{goal|17}} {{goal|60}} Townsley {{goal|19}} Deuchar {{goal|61}} Bingham {{goal|66}} | |||
| Round Two | Gretna | 6 – 1 | Cove Rangers | align=left|Grady {{goal|2}} {{goal|77}} Deuchar {{goal|14}} Townsley {{goal|45}} McGuffie {{goal|63|pen.}} Nicholls {{goal|82}} | ||||
| Hearts | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | align=left| Pressley {{goal|24}} McAllister {{goal|75}} | Round ThreeAll 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. | St Johnstone | 0 – 1 | Gretna | align=left|Steve Tosh {{goal|12}} |
| rowspan=2|Hearts | rowspan=2|3 – 0 | rowspan=2|Aberdeen | rowspan=2 align=left|Pospisil {{goal|21}} Elliot {{goal|34}} Pressley {{goal|45|pen.}} | Round Four | Clyde | 0 – 0 | Gretna | align=left| |
| Replay | Gretna | 4 – 0 | Clyde | align=left|Grady {{goal|25}} {{goal|70}} {{goal|82}} Deuchar {{goal|89}} | ||||
| Hearts | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | align=left|Jankauskas {{goal|6}} Cesnauskis {{goal|63}} | Quarter-finals | Gretna | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | align=left|Deuchar {{goal|73}} |
| Hibernian | 0 – 4 | Hearts | align=left|Hartley {{goal|28}}, {{goal|59}} {{goal|88|pen.}} Jankauskas {{goal|81}} | Semi-finals | Gretna | 3 – 0 | Dundee | align=left|Deuchar {{goal|45}} McGuffie {{goal|58|pen.}} Smith {{goal|82|o.g.}} |
References
{{Commons category|Scottish Cup Final 2006}}
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/02/match.sport Hearts vs Gretna]
{{Scottish Cup Finals}}
{{2005-06 in Scottish football}}
{{Gretna F.C.}}
{{Heart of Midlothian F.C. matches}}
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