Watch full highlights of Celtic’s nerve shredding Scottish Cup win
Soccer Football - Scottish Cup - Semi Final - Aberdeen v Celtic - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - April 20, 2024 Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers with teammates celebrate after winning the penalty shoot-out REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Having lifted the Scottish Cup 41 times Celtic’s history with the competition covers dozens of plots, sceanrios and twists. Yesterday a fresh one was added as they came through almost every drama imaginable to reach the 2024 Scottish Cup Final on May 25.
Nothing will ever truly do justice to what unfolded over 120 plus minutes that moved into penalties with Joe Hart emerging as the hero as he extended his career by one more match.
A second minute goal from Bojan Miovsky served notice that Aberdeen had left their SPFL form at Pittodrie as they aggressively pressed at Celtic with the hoops unable to find their recent rhythm.
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The match ebbed and flowed, Nicolas Kuhn equalised, James Forrest came off the bench to put Celtic in front but there was a sting in the tail when Ester Solker headed a back post equaliser.
A well worked goal in extra-time from Matt O’Riley should have taken Celtic through but in the 119th minute Angus MacDonald headed another equaliser to send the match into a penalty shoot-out.
Joe Hart had the chance to win the tie for Celtic but hit the post, Alistair Johnston and Tomoki Iwata then converted before Hart the Hero saved from Cillian Philipps to book a return to Hampden next month.