Hearts v Hibs: Video shows eerily empty Hampden Park an hour before Scottish Cup semi-final Edinburgh derby kicks off
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Hearts and Hibs will clash at Hampden today for a Scottish Cup semi-final like no other.
The Capital rivals were due to meet at the National Stadium earlier this year but the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdown brought the previous season to a premature end, forcing the last-four encounter to be put on hold.
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Hide AdScottish FA bosses had hoped that by scheduling the remaining rounds of the tournament in late October and early November, there would be a chance of at least some fans getting in - but alas that is not the case.
And this video footage, taken just an hour before kick-off, shows an eerily empty - and noticeably windy - Hampden in the build up to the start of the match at 5pm.
Hearts have won the last two meetings between the sides at Hampden and Hibs last defeated the Jambos on Boxing Day last year.