2007_Scottish_Cup_Final

2007 Scottish Cup final

2007 Scottish Cup final

Football match


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]

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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

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Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Kenny Clark
Celtic
Dunfermline Athletic
CELTIC :
GK1Poland Artur Boruc
RB24Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-DoumbéYellow card 36'
CB44Scotland Stephen McManus
CB17Scotland Steven PressleyYellow card 56'
LB3England Lee Naylor
RM25Japan Shunsuke Nakamura
CM18Northern Ireland Neil Lennon (c)downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM11Scotland Paul Hartley
LM46Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeadyYellow card 32'
CF9Scotland Kenny Millerdownward-facing red arrow 56'
CF10Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Substitutes:
GK47Northern Ireland Michael McGovern
DF5Scotland Gary Caldwellupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF56Iceland Teddy Bjarnason
FW37Scotland Craig Beattieupward-facing green arrow 56'
FW14Scotland Derek Riordan
Manager:
Scotland Gordon Strachan
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
GK29Netherlands Dorus de Vries
RB2Scotland Greg Shields (c)
CB3Scotland Scott Wilson
CB24Ivory Coast Souleymane Bamba
LB11Scotland Scott Muirhead
RM12Scotland Scott Morrisondownward-facing red arrow 72'
CM4Scotland Darren Young
CM5Scotland Jamie McCunnie
LM16England Adam Hammill
CF9Scotland Mark BurchillYellow card 36'downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF10Scotland Jim McIntyredownward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK1Scotland Roddy McKenzie
DF14Scotland Phillip McGuire
MF19Scotland Iain Williamsonupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW20Scotland Jim Hamiltonupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW25Scotland Stephen Crawfordupward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Stephen Kenny

Road to the final

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References

  1. "Scottish Cup Fixtures". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 1 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
  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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