| Event | 2012–13 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 26 May 2013 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park,Glasgow | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Anthony Stokes (Celtic) | ||||||
| Referee | William Collum | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,254[1] | ||||||
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The2013 Scottish Cup final was the 128th final of theScottish Cup, the most prestigious knockoutfootball competition in Scotland. The match took place atHampden Park on 26 May 2013 and was contested byHibernian andCeltic. It was the first time the two clubs had played each other in the Scottish Cup since the2001 final, which Celtic won 3–0, but Hibs' second consecutive final following their heavy defeat againstHearts the previous year. For the first time in its history, theScottish Cup final was played on a Sunday.[2]
Celtic won the match 3–0, taking a 2–0 lead in the first through twoGary Hooper goals, beforeJoe Ledley added a third late in the second half.[3] It was their 36th win of the Cup, extending their own record.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Fourth round | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 |
| Fifth round | Aberdeen | 1–0 |
| Quarter-final | Kilmarnock | 4–2 |
| Semi-final | Falkirk | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
Scottish Premier League clubHibernian entered the competition in the Fourth round.[4] They began their campaign against cup holdersHeart of Midlothian atEaster Road.[4] The only goal of the game was scored by midfielderDavid Wotherspoon.[5] Hibs then took on SPL opposition again, this time in the shape ofAberdeen.[6] Hibs won 1–0 courtesy of aGary Deegan strike, with the winning margin being preserved by apenalty kick save byBen Williams.[6]
In the quarter-final Hibs were drawn against another SPL club,Kilmarnock.[6]Leigh Griffiths scored a hat-trick as Hibs won through by 4–2.[7] In the semi-final atHampden Park, Hibs facedFalkirk in an enthralling encounter.[8] Despite falling three goals behind within half an hour, Hibs managed to pull back this deficit to force extra time.[8]Leigh Griffiths scored a late winner, sending Hibs to their first consecutive Scottish Cup final appearances for 89 years.[8]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Fourth round | Arbroath | 1–1 |
| Fourth round Replay | 1–0 | |
| Fifth round | Raith Rovers | 3–0 |
| Quarter-final | St Mirren | 2–1 |
| Semi-final | Dundee United | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
Celtic also entered the competition at the fourth round (last 32) stage and were drawn at home againstSecond Division clubArbroath. ManagerNeil Lennon made several changes to his team for the match, which was played a few days before a crucialUEFA Champions League match againstSpartak Moscow.[9] Celtic took the lead through anown goal by Arbroath, but missed chances and Arbroath scored a late equalising goal to force a replay atGayfield Park.[9] Arbroath again gave Celtic a difficult test in the replay, despite conceding an early goal scored byAdam Matthews.[10] This proved to be the only goal of the game and Celtic progressed to the fifth round, againstRaith Rovers.[10] Played on a heavy and bumpyStarks Park pitch, Celtic eventually overcame a defensive performance by Raith to win 3–0, withKris Commons,Charlie Mulgrew andJames Forrest scoring the goals.[11]
In the quarter-finals, Celtic were drawn away toSt Mirren, who had eliminated Celtic from the2012–13 Scottish League Cup a month beforehand.[12] Early goals byJoe Ledley andAnthony Stokes, either side of an equaliser by St Mirren, gave Celtic a 2–1 victory atSt Mirren Park.[12] In the second semi-final at Hampden Park, Celtic won a thrilling match by 4–3 after extra time againstDundee United.[13] AKris Commons goal gave Celtic an early lead, but United scored twice midway through the first half to lead 2–1.[13]Victor Wanyama scored an equaliser almost immediately and Commons scored another goal after 60 minutes to give Celtic a 3–2 lead.[13]Jon Daly scored his second goal of the game to equalise and force extra time.[13] Soon after Daly had hit the post, Anthony Stokes scored the winning goal.[13]
This was Hibs 13th appearance in theScottish Cup final. They had previously won two Scottish Cups (in1887 and1902), and been beaten in ten finals. Celtic appeared in their 55th Scottish Cup final and had won the Scottish Cup on 35 previous occasions, most recently in2011. The clubs had previously met in five Scottish Cup finals, most recently in2001. Hibs won the first Scottish Cup Final meeting in 1902, with Celtic winning the four subsequent meetings in1914 (after a replay),1923,1972 and 2001.
For the first time in its history, the Scottish Cup final was played on a Sunday.[2] This was done to comply withUEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as theUEFA Champions League final.[2] The2012 Scottish Cup final was played on the same day as the2012 UEFA Champions League final, but this was done under a one-year waiver offered by UEFA.[2] Fixture congestion meant that the 2013 Scottish Cup final could not be moved to an earlier weekend.[2]
Both clubs received an allocation of approximately 20,000 tickets, out of a total capacity at Hampden Park of 52,063.[14] The remaining seats were accounted for by Hampden Parkdebenture holders, hospitality, sponsors, media and segregation areas. Tickets cost £35 in the North and South Stands, with prices set at £28 for adults and £10 for concessions (adults aged over 65, matriculated students and children under 16 years old) in the West and East Stands.[14]
Willie Collum was appointed to referee the match, with Willie Conquer and Martin Cryans as hisassistants.[15] For the first time in a competitive Scottish match,additional assistant referees were appointed.[15]
Celtic opened the scoring in the 8th minute; a poor clearance from Hibs defenderAlan Maybury was intercepted byAnthony Stokes who sent a cross from the left beyond the reach of goalkeeperBen Williams and was side-footed into the goal byGary Hooper. Despite the conceding of an early goal, Hibs did not crumble but it was Celtic who continued to create the better goalscoring chances. On 31 minutes, Celtic doubled their lead. Stokes sent in another cross from the left, and Hooper ran in between two Hibs defenders to shoot past Williams in goal.
The second half was a quiet affair, but Celtic sealed their victory with a third goal on 80 minutes.Mikael Lustig set up Hooper with an excellent chance to complete his hat trick, but the Celtic striker mis-kicked. The ball broke toJoe Ledley, who fired a powerful shot into the top corner of Williams' goal to put Celtic 3–0 ahead.[16]
| Hibernian | 0–3 | Celtic |
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| BBC Report | Hooper 8',31'Ledley 80' |
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