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Clockwatch: Hearts' Scot Cup win


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Gretna penalty four: MISS Hearts 4-2 Gretna
Gavin Skelton hits the bar

Hearts penalty four: GOAL Hearts 4-2 Gretna
Michal Pospisal scores.

Gretna penalty three: MISS Hearts 3-2 Gretna
Derek Townsley sees Craig Gordon save his penalty.

Hearts penalty three: GOAL Hearts 3-2 Gretna
Rudi Skacel scores.

Gretna penalty two: GOAL Hearts 2-2 Gretna
Mark Birch scores

Hearts penalty two: GOAL Hearts 2-1 Gretna
Robbie Neilson scores.

Gretna penalty one: GOAL Hearts 1-1 Gretna
James Grady scores

Hearts penalty one: GOAL Hearts 1-0 Gretna
Steven Pressley scores.

Penalty shoot-out:

Full time: The Scottish Cup final goes to penalties for only the second time.

120 mins: Paul Hartley is sent off for a second yellow card for kicking out at Derek Townsley. Seconds later the full-time whistle blows.

119 mins: A weary Ryan McGuffie sees a shot blocked.

114 mins: Rudi Skacel, clean through on goal, puts the ball past Alan Main, who catches him with a boot but Skacel tries to stay on his feet, only for Derek Townsley to block his shot on goal. Hearts are furious that referee Dougie McDonald doesn't give a penalty.

105 mins: Hearts get the second half of extra-time under way.

104 mins: Paul Hartley curls a free kick a foot wide of the post, with Alan Main beaten.

97 mins: Kenny Deuchar sends a header over the bar from David Graham's cross.

95 mins: A Hearts counter attack culminates in Rudi Skacel rifling the ball against the post. Paul Hartley then brings out a terrific save from Alan Main down at his right-hand post.

93 mins: John O'Neil sends a free kick a yard over the bar from just outside the area.

92 mins: From a free kick, Rudi Skacel's shot is deflected inches wide of Alan Main's right-hand post. Moments later Edgaras Jankauskas' downward header slides narrowly past the other post.

91 mins: Gretna kick off extra-time.

Full Time

90+1 mins: Paul Hartley heads the ball straight into Alan Main's arms seconds before the full-time whistle goes, and the game goes into extra-time.

84 mins: The ball falls to Chris Innes at the back post but he slices his shot well wide.

83 mins: Ryan McGuffie breaks free on the right, but Craig Gordon is out of his goal quickly to knock the ball behind for a corner.

78 mins: Takis Fyssas' cross finds Paul Hartley on the penalty spot, but his first-time shot flies over the bar.

76 mins: Rudi Skacel is inches away from connecting with Edgaras Jankauskas' ball across the face of goal.

75 mins: GOAL Hearts 1-1 Gretna
Ryan McGuffie sees Craig Gordon save his penalty, but McGuffie is quickest to react to net the rebound.

74 mins: Gretna are awarded a penalty as Deividas Cesnauskis takes down John O'Neil in the box.

68 mins: Kenny Deuchar glances the ball wide from six yards out.

66 mins: Roman Bednar gets in behind the defence, but his attempted chip goes over the bar. Gretna go up the other end and David Graham goes round Craig Gordon only for Robbie Neilson to slide in with a goal-saving challenge.

62 mins: Alan Main smothers a low drive by Bruno Aguiar.

61 mins: Roman Bednar wins a free kick for Hearts in an inviting position just outside the box, but Paul Hartley curls the set-piece over the bar.

55 mins: David Graham comes on for Davie Nicholls and almost immediately flicks the ball towards goal, but Craig Gordon collects.

52 mins: Paul Hartley has a couple of shots at goal - the first he chips into Alan Main's arms, the second goes well over the bar.

47 mins: The ball falls to Steve Tosh at the edge of the box, but he pulls his shot wide.

45 mins: Hearts get the second half started.

Half-time: Gretna go in a goal down but can be pleased, especially with their defensive performance.

44 mins: Gretna win a free kick just outside the box, but Mark Birch's drive is blocked.

38 mins: GOAL Hearts 1-0 Gretna
Rudi Skacel gives his side the lead with a controlled volley from an acute angle after Robbie Neilson's throw-in was flicked on at the front post.

36 mins: Ryan McGuffie loops a header onto the roof of the net for Gretna.

34 mins: Gavin Skelton is picked out in plenty room by Ryan McGuffie, but the Gretna midfielder's shot trundles wide of goal.

31 mins: Roman Bednar gets his head to the ball at the back post but Alan Main knocks it behind for a corner.

25 mins: A Gavin Skelton free kick is superbly tipped over the bar by Craig Gordon.

24 mins: Paul Hartley is put through on goal, but his touch is heavy and Alan Main is able to gather.

21 mins: Mark Birch does well to deflect Bruno Aguiar's net-bound shot over the bar.

17 mins: A poor clearance by Craig Gordon puts his team under pressure and Gretna force a couple of corners, the first of which leads to Steven Pressley heading narrowly past his own post.

13 mins: Hearts keep up the pressure, but Roman Bednar heads over from a good position following Robbie Neilson's cross.

11 mins: Rudi Skacel attempts a low drive, which Alan Main gathers easily. Then Main saves well from an Edgaras Jankauskas effort.

7 mins: Deividas Cesnauskis tries his luck from the edge of the box, but with Alan Main beaten, the ball comes back off the post.

4 mins: Steven Pressley gets his head to Paul Hartley's corner but his effort goes wide.

1 min: Paul Hartley threatens early on, but his threaded pass just eludes Roman Bednar.

1500 BST: Gretna get the game under way.

1457 BST: The teams emerge to a sell-out crowd, with Hearts fans out-numbering their Gretna counterparts but with both sets of supporters making plenty noise.

1430 BST: No major surprises in either line-up, with Andy Webster still out of the Hearts 16.

Hearts: Gordon, Neilson, Pressley, Tall, Fyssas, Cesnauskis, Aguiar, Hartley, Skacel, Bednar, Jankauskas.
Subs: Banks, Mikoliunas, Berra, Pospisil, Brellier.

Gretna: Main, Birch, Townsley, Innes, Nicholls, McGuffie, Tosh, O'Neil, Skelton, Grady, Deuchar.
Subs: Mathieson, McQuilken, Graham, Berkeley, Henderson.


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