2015 Scottish Cup Final

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2015 Scottish Cup Final
2015 Scottish Cup Final programme.png
Official programme cover
Event 2014–15 Scottish Cup
Inverness
Caledonian Thistle		 Falkirk
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Date 30 May 2015
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Willie Collum
Attendance 37,149
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The 2015 Scottish Cup Final was the 130th final of the Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 30 May 2015 and was contested by Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Ten-man Inverness won the final 2–1 thanks to a late James Vincent goal.[1][2][3]

Inverness subsequently entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the Second qualifying round. As Inverness also finished 3rd in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership, this enabled St Johnstone to claim the final 2015–16 UEFA Europa League slot.

Background

This was Falkirk's fifth Scottish Cup Final, having previously won twice (1913 against Raith Rovers and 1957 against Kilmarnock) and lost twice (1997 against Kilmarnock and 2009 against Rangers).[4] It will be Inverness' first appearance in the final,[5] their best performances being reaching the semi-final in 2003 and 2004, losing to Dundee and Dunfermline Athletic respectively.[6][7][8]

Route to the final

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See also: 2014–15 Scottish Cup

Falkirk

Round Opposition Score
Fourth Round Cowdenbeath 1–0
Fifth Round Brechin City 2–1
Quarter-final Queen of the South 1–0
Semi-final Hibernian 1–0

Falkirk, of the Scottish Championship, entered the competition in the Fourth Round. They began their campaign against Cowdenbeath at the Falkirk Stadium. Craig Sibbald scored the goal that sealed the Bairns' passage into the next round.[9] They then took on Brechin City, winning 2–1, courtesy of goals from David McCracken and David Smith.[10]

In the quarter-final Falkirk were drawn against Queen of the South. Craig Sibbald's goal sealed a 1–0 victory.[11] In the semi-final at Hampden Park on 18 April, Falkirk faced Hibernian. A late header from Craig Sibbald sent Falkirk to their first Scottish Cup final since 2009.[12]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Round Opposition Score
Fourth Round St Mirren 1–1
Fourth Round Replay 4–0
Fifth Round Partick Thistle 2–1
Quarter-final Raith Rovers 1–0
Semi-final Celtic 3–2 (a.e.t.)

Inverness, of the Scottish Premiership also entered the competition in the Fourth Round, coming from a goal down away at St Mirren to earn a replay which was comfortably won 4–0.[13] In the Fifth Round, Caley eased their way past another Premiership side in Partick Thistle at Firhill, winning 2–1 to earn a berth in the quarter-finals.[14] On this occasion they were given a home tie against Championship club Raith Rovers, who were dispatched by a single goal at the Caledonian Stadium.[15]

This set up a semi-final with favourites Celtic at Hampden Park. Despite going into the tie as underdogs and falling behind to an early strike by Virgil van Dijk, Inverness stunned the Hoops by winning 3–2 after extra-time courtesy of a late David Raven goal to book their place in the final for the first time.[5]

Pre-match

The match was shown live on BBC Scotland and on Sky Sports.[16]

Match

Summary

Inverness took the lead in the 38th minute when Marley Watkins ran onto an Aaron Doran pass to round goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald and slot low into the net. Carl Tremarco was sent off for Inverness in the 75th minute for bringing down Blair Alston as the last man. Falkirk leveled the game with ten minutes to go when Peter Grant headed to the net at the back post after a free-kick by Blair Alston on the left of the penalty area. With four minutes to go Inverness got the winning goal when James Vincent finished from six yards out after the goalkeeper had parried out a low shot from Marley Watkins.

Details

30 May 2015
15:00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 1 Falkirk
Watkins Goal 38'
Tremarco Red card 75'
Vincent Goal 86'		 Report Grant Goal 80'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 37,149
Referee: Willie Collum[17]
Inverness CT
Falkirk
GK 1 Scotland Ryan Esson
DF 3 Scotland Graeme Shinnie
DF 14 Northern Ireland Daniel Devine
DF 6 England Josh Meekings
DF 18 England Carl Tremarco Red card 75'
MF 16 England Greg Tansey
MF 8 England Ross Draper
MF 15 England Marley Watkins Substituted off 93'
MF 10 Republic of Ireland Aaron Doran Substituted off 78'
FW 22 Scotland Ryan Christie Substituted off 72'
FW 7 Nigeria Edward Ofere
Substitutes:
GK 31 Scotland Cameron Mackay
MF 4 England James Vincent Substituted in 72'
MF 11 Scotland Nick Ross Substituted in 93'
MF 17 England Lewis Horner
MF 19 England Danny Williams Substituted in 78'
MF 20 Scotland Liam Polworth
FW 25 Estonia Tarmo Kink
Manager:
Scotland John Hughes
GK 1 Scotland Jamie MacDonald
DF 2 Scotland Kieran Duffie
DF 5 Scotland David McCracken
DF 14 Scotland Peter Grant
DF 19 England Luke Leahy
MF 8 Scotland Blair Alston
MF 6 England Will Vaulks
MF 7 England Tom Taiwo Booked 77'
MF 10 Scotland Craig Sibbald
MF 9 Scotland David Smith Substituted off 63'
FW 33 Scotland Rory Loy Substituted off 95'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Scotland Graham Bowman
DF 3 Scotland Aaron Muirhead
DF 15 Scotland Liam Dick
MF 20 Scotland Alex Cooper
MF 22 Scotland Ryan Blair
FW 28 Scotland Botti Bia-Bi Substituted in 63'
FW 36 England Taylor Morgan Substituted in 95'
Manager:
Scotland Peter Houston

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

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