2006 Scottish Cup Final

The 2007 Scottish Cup Final was played on May 13 2006 [cite web |title=Scottish Cup Fixtures |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/scoreboard?league=sco.tennents&date=20060513&refresh=0&cc=5739 |accessdate=2008-04-04 |publisher=ESPN Soccernet ] 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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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 the match had ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time.

Match details

footballbox
date = May 13 2006
time = 15:00
team1 = Hearts
score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 pen.)
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4764967.stm Report]
team2 = Gretna
goals1 = Skacel goal|39
goals2 = McGuffie goal|76
stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
referee = D McDonald
attendance = 51,232

Road to the final

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