The 2006 Scottish Cup Final was played on 13 May 2006 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, and Gretna, who beat Dundee 3–0.
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, 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
GK 1 Craig GordonDF 2 Robbie NeilsonDF 4 Steven Pressley (c)DF 29 Ibrahim TallDF 3 Takis Fyssas MF 18 Deividas Cesnauskis MF 36 Bruno Aguiar MF 10 Paul Hartley MF 8 Rudi Skácel CF 12 Roman Bednář CF 9 Edgaras JankauskasSubstitutes:GK 13 Steve BanksDF 20 Christophe BerraMF 28 Julien Brellier MF 16 Saulius Mikoliunas FW 21 Michal Pospíšil Manager: Valdas Ivanauskas GK 1 Alan MainDF 2 Mark Birch DF 5 Derek TownsleyDF 6 Chris Innes (c)DF 8 Ryan McGuffieMF 3 David Nicholls MF 4 Steve Tosh MF 7 John O'NeilMF 11 Gavin SkeltonCF 10 James GradyCF 9 Kenny Deuchar Substitutes:GK 17 David MathiesonDF 12 Jamie McQuilken MF 16 Niall HendersonFW 14 David Graham FW 15 Matthew BerkeleyManager: Rowan Alexander
Road to the final Heart of MidlothianRoundGretnaHome team Score Away team Hearts scorersHome team Score Away team Gretna scorer(s) Round OnePreston Athletic2 – 6GretnaGrady Townsley Deuchar Bingham Round TwoGretna6 – 1Cove RangersGrady Deuchar Townsley McGuffie Nicholls Hearts2 – 0Kilmarnock Pressley McAllister 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 Johnstone0 – 1GretnaSteve Tosh Hearts3 – 0AberdeenPospisil Elliot Pressley Round FourClyde0 – 0GretnaReplayGretna4 – 0ClydeGrady Deuchar Hearts2 – 1Partick ThistleJankauskas Cesnauskis Quarter-finalsGretna1 – 0St MirrenDeuchar Hibernian0 – 4HeartsHartley , Jankauskas Semi-finalsGretna3 – 0DundeeDeuchar McGuffie Smith
References
External links Hearts vs Gretna