The 2007 Scottish Cup Final was played on 26 May 2007 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, and Dunfermline Athletic, who beat Hibernian 1–0 in a replay, after the first match had ended 0–0.
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. 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
CELTIC : GK 1 Artur BorucRB 24 Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé CB 44 Stephen McManusCB 17 Steven Pressley LB 3 Lee NaylorRM 25 Shunsuke Nakamura CM 18 Neil Lennon (c) CM 11 Paul HartleyLM 46 Aiden McGeady CF 9 Kenny Miller CF 10 Jan Vennegoor of HesselinkSubstitutes:GK 47 Michael McGovernDF 5 Gary Caldwell MF 56 Teddy BjarnasonFW 37 Craig Beattie FW 14 Derek RiordanManager: Gordon StrachanDUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC: GK 29 Dorus de VriesRB 2 Greg Shields (c)CB 3 Scott WilsonCB 24 Souleymane BambaLB 11 Scott MuirheadRM 12 Scott Morrison CM 4 Darren YoungCM 5 Jamie McCunnieLM 16 Adam HammillCF 9 Mark Burchill CF 10 Jim McIntyre Substitutes:GK 1 Roddy McKenzieDF 14 Phillip McGuireMF 19 Iain Williamson FW 20 Jim Hamilton FW 25 Stephen Crawford Manager: Stephen Kenny
Road to the final CelticRoundDunfermline AthleticHome team Score Away team Celtic scorersHome team Score Away team Dunfermline scorersCeltic4 – 0DumbartonZurawski Vennegoor of Hesselink Riordan Round ThreeSPL teams received a bye to the third round.Dunfermline Athletic3 – 2RangersHamilton Simmons McGuire Livingston1 – 4CelticDarren O'Dea RiordanVennegoor of Hesselink Round FourDunfermline Athletic1 – 0HeartsWilson Inverness CT1 – 2CelticPressley Miller Quarter-finalsDunfermline Athletic2 – 0Partick ThistleSimmons St Johnstone1 – 2CelticVennegoor of Hesselink Semi-finalsHibernian0 – 0Dunfermline AthleticReplayDunfermline Athletic1 – 0HibernianJim McIntyre
References
External links 2007 Final