2006 Scottish Cup final

The 2006 Scottish Cup Final was played on 13 May 2006^[1] 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,^[2] and Gretna, who beat Dundee 3–0.^[3]

2006 Scottish Cup Final

Event	2005–06 Scottish Cup
Heart of Midlothian Gretna 1 1
Heart of Midlothian won 4 – 2 on penalties
Date	13 May 2006
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the Match	Derek Townsley
Referee	Dougie McDonald
Attendance	51,232
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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,^[4] 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

Heart of Midlothian	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Gretna
Skácel 39'	Report	McGuffie 76'
Penalties
Pressley Neilson Skácel Pospíšil	4–2	Grady Birch Townsley Skelton

13 May 2006

15:00

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 51,232

Referee: D McDonald

Hearts

Gretna

GK 1 Craig Gordon DF 2 Robbie Neilson DF 4 Steven Pressley (c) DF 29 Ibrahim Tall DF 3 Takis Fyssas MF 18 Deividas Cesnauskis  86' MF 36 Bruno Aguiar  72' MF 10 Paul Hartley  120' MF 8 Rudi Skácel CF 12 Roman Bednář  70' CF 9 Edgaras Jankauskas Substitutes: GK 13 Steve Banks DF 20 Christophe Berra MF 28 Julien Brellier  72' MF 16 Saulius Mikoliunas  86' FW 21 Michal Pospíšil  70' Manager: Valdas Ivanauskas

GK 1 Alan Main DF 2 Mark Birch DF 5 Derek Townsley DF 6 Chris Innes (c) DF 8 Ryan McGuffie MF 3 David Nicholls  55' MF 4 Steve Tosh MF 7 John O'Neil MF 11 Gavin Skelton CF 10 James Grady CF 9 Kenny Deuchar  103' Substitutes: GK 17 David Mathieson DF 12 Jamie McQuilken  103' MF 16 Niall Henderson FW 14 David Graham  55' FW 15 Matthew Berkeley Manager: Rowan Alexander

Road to the final

Heart of Midlothian				Round	Gretna
Home team	Score	Away team	Hearts scorers		Home team	Score	Away team	Gretna scorer(s)
				Round One	Preston Athletic	2 – 6	Gretna	Grady 10' 17' 60' Townsley 19' Deuchar 61' Bingham 66'
				Round Two	Gretna	6 – 1	Cove Rangers	Grady 2' 77' Deuchar 14' Townsley 45' McGuffie 63' (pen.) Nicholls 82'
Hearts	2 – 0	Kilmarnock	Pressley 24' McAllister 75'	Round Three[5]	St Johnstone	0 – 1	Gretna	Steve Tosh 12'
Hearts	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Pospisil 21' Elliot 34' Pressley 45' (pen.)	Round Four	Clyde	0 – 0	Gretna
				Replay	Gretna	4 – 0	Clyde	Grady 25' 70' 82' Deuchar 89'
Hearts	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Jankauskas 6' Cesnauskis 63'	Quarter-finals	Gretna	1 – 0	St Mirren	Deuchar 73'
Hibernian	0 – 4	Hearts	Hartley 28', 59' 88' (pen.) Jankauskas 81'	Semi-finals	Gretna	3 – 0	Dundee	Deuchar 45' McGuffie 58' (pen.) Smith 82' (o.g.)