HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 1 - 2 CELTIC
Celtic completed the Treble Treble with a hard-fought victory over Hearts at Hampden. It was a first half sparse of chances but a second half that really came into life with three goals and plenty of incident.
THE BUILD-UP
Celtic were looking for a third Scottish Cup in a row and an unprecedented Treble Treble. Hearts on the other hand were in their first final since 2012 and and undefeated in their last three Scottish Cup Final appearances.
TEAM LINE-UPS
Heart of Midlothian:
Zdenek Zlamal (GK), Michael Smith, John Souttar, , Christophe Berra (Captain), Aaron Hickey, Peter Haring, Sean Clare, Arnaud Djoum, Steven McLean, Ryan Edwards, Jake Mulraney,
And hereβs how Hearts line up for the @ScottishCup Final! β€οΈ pic.twitter.com/bwVhhYpql9
β Heart of Midlothian (@JamTarts) May 25, 2019
Celtic:
Scott Bain (GK), Mikael Lustig, Jozo Simunovic, Kristoffer Ajer, Jonny Hayes, Scott Brown (Captain), Callum McGregor, Tom Rogic, James Forrest, Mikey Johnston, Odsonne Edouard
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β Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) May 25, 2019
Here's how #CelticFC will line up in the #ScottishCupFinalπ pic.twitter.com/3S2WzHrLRN
FIRST HALF
It was a balanced first half with both teams enjoying their share of possession without creating too many clear cut chances.
π£ "Celtic opening Hearts up for the first time"
β Premier Sports πΊ (@PremierSportsTV) May 25, 2019
Odsonne Edouard with a good chance to open the scoring for Celtic!#ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/zVpxga0kmK
SECOND HALF
If the first half was lacking in chances and drama the second half more than made up for that.
1-0 to Hearts
Australian Ryan Edwards opened the scoring for Hearts after he poked home from inside the box.
HEARTS LEAD! β€
β Premier Sports πΊ (@PremierSportsTV) May 25, 2019
Ryan Edwards with the opening goal of the game 7mins into the second half!#ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/BBJVXwya2w
All Square
Hearts weren't in front for too long. Edouard broke into the box and Zlamal hesitated in the Hearts goal before taking down the Frenchman.
Edouard remained calm despite Zlamal's best efforts to put him off to equalise from the spot.
ITS LEVEL!
β Premier Sports πΊ (@PremierSportsTV) May 25, 2019
Odsonne Edouard dispatches the penalty to make it 1-1! π
This game has come to life!#ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/weJ7OsoLw2
2-1 to Celtic
With just nine minutes left on the clock, it was Edouard again for Celtic. This time he picked the ball up in the Hearts half and raced through one-on-one with Zlamal side-footing it past the goalkeeper.
The treble-treble is on! π
β Premier Sports πΊ (@PremierSportsTV) May 25, 2019
Odsonne Edouard with his second of the game to put Celtic ahead!#ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/Gd3kN0Kvco
FULL TIME
Heart of Midlothian 1 - 2 Celtic
Ryan Edwards (52), Odsonne Edouard (62 pen, 81)
Attendance: 49,434
William Hill Man of the Match: Odsonne Edouard
POST-MATCH REACTION