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| Event | 1984–85 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 May 1985 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park,Glasgow | ||||||
| Referee | Brian McGinlay | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,346 | ||||||
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The1985 Scottish Cup Final was played on 18 May 1985 atHampden Park inGlasgow and was the final of the 100th season of theScottish Cup. The previous winners wereAberdeen, who had beatenCeltic in the1984 final, but they were knocked out byDundee United at theSemi-final stage. The Final was contested by Celtic and Dundee United. Celtic won the match 2–1, thanks to a free kick scored byDavie Provan and a late diving header fromFrank McGarvey.
The first half was a tame affair, with neitherPat Bonner orHamish McAlpine been required to make a save of note. Dundee United opened the scoring on 53 minutes;Eamonn Bannon passed toDavid Dodds who controlled the ball whilst holding off a challenge, then slipped the ball toStuart Beedie who fired a low shot past Bonner's left hand into the corner of the goal. Trailing to Dundee United, Celtic managerDavie Hay make a tactical change in the second half by pushingRoy Aitken forward from central defence into midfield. The move proved a success as Aitken's presence in midfield began to galvanise Celtic. A virtuoso free-kick fromDavie Provan in 77 minutes equalised the earlier goal from Dundee Utd's Beedie, only the third occasion that a goal had been scored direct from a free-kick in a Scottish Cup Final. Five minutes from the end, a driving run and cross from down the right by Aitken set up a diving header fromFrank McGarvey to win the game for Celtic.[1][2][3]
Roy Aitken, who had been sent off in the previous year's final, won the Man of the Match Award.[3]
Celtic and Dundee United would again meet inthe final three years later, when Celtic would once again come from a goal down to beat United by two goals to one.[4]
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Man of the Match:
Roy Aitken (Celtic)
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