RECAP St Johnstone 1-0 Hibs: Shaun Rooney first-half header wins Scottish Cup despite Matt Macey penalty save
It’s been a season like no other and the curtain will come down on the campaign this weekend and the final silverware of the season will be either taken back to Perth or Edinburgh after this afternoon’s showpiece event at Hampden.
Will it be worth the wait? The match has been rescheduled by two weeks due to delays during the year and the impact of covid is still being felt today with no fans in the ground for the second final in a row.
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Scottish Cup Final 2021
Key Events
- ST JOHNSTONE WIN THE SCOTTISH CUP 2021
- St Johnstone 1 Hibs 0 - (Rooney 32)
- Perth side make history becoming the FOURTH Scottish side to do the Cup double
Chris Sutton, Premier SportsSt Johnstone’s three centre halves have been fantastic and stifled Hibs. It’s their game plan and Rooney’s come up with the goods with a brilliant header.
Controversial incident
Premier Sports pundits analyse a collision in the corner between Paul McGinn and David Wotherspoon and a possible stamp on the Saints man as the pair tumbled to the ground.
Panel verdict: Inconclusive.
Wotherspoon recovered though to set up the opener with a great delivery.
Half-time analysis
Patrick McPartlin reports from Hampden...
Hibs might not have had the same number of chances in that half as they did in the Betfred Cup semi-final against the same opponents, but they will feel they could have, and maybe should, have taken the lead this afternoon.
Jackson Irvine’s close-range effort was saved less than five minutes before Shaun Rooney’s opener which could have been avoided.Hibs have struggled previously when they’ve gone behind - today would be a great time to rectify that but to do so, they will need to get Martin Boyle on the ball more, and get better service to Christian Doidge and Kevin Nisbet.
There have been one or two promising openings for Hibs but as a matter of urgency they need to work out a way of breaking down a stubborn St Johnstone side.Jack Ross needs a certain type of team talk at the break to lift his team - 45 minutes is still plenty of time to put things right.
Hibs midfielder Scott Allan on Premier SportsIf we move the ball quick we have shown we can find chances in the final third.
46 - Chance Hibs
Positive opening and Hibs zip forward and when Jackson Irvine found Kevin Nisbet on the edge of the box.... the Hibs man pulled his shot wide.
48 - All action
Hibs claim for a penalty at one end - looking for a handball.
Saints scramble away and Glenn Middleton nips into the box but an unbelievable last-ditch tackle from Joe Newell denies the winger and Rooney’s follow-up is deflected wide.
It’s fairly opened up - and quickly - in this second half!