Brendan Rodgers' men were within touching distance of a domestic clean sweep after Alfie Dorrington's own goal - but goalkeeper and Kasper Schmeichel blundered to put the ball into his own net and take the game to extra time. The Danish goalkeeper was given a tough review in the world media for his sin that denied the Scottish champions the cup.

How each player rated out of 10 for their performance at HampdenAberdeen secured their first Scottish Cup triumph for 35 years after a penalty shoot-out win over Celtic at Hampden Park.Dimitar Mitov was the hero as the Bulgarian goalkeeper saved two penalties in a 4-3 shoot-out victory after the teams battled out a 1-1 draw.

Aberdeen have won the Scottish Cup seven times; their last triumph was in 1990, beating Celtic on penalties; the two sides meet at Hampden Park on Saturday; Brendan Rodgers side are chasing a ninth do

Aberdeen lift the famous old trophy for the first time since 1990 after an incredible showpiece final in Glasgow's south side.

Aberdeen legend Willie Miller: "It's brilliant goalkeeping isn't it, from him. He's got a huge stretch, Mitov. He's a tall figure and if he guesses the right way and you're hitting it low then it's going to be really difficult for that to end in the back of the net.

WE’RE into 30 more minutes of this to come at Hampden in the last ten minutes in a game of TWO own goals. Celtic led through an Alfie Dorrington own goal as they chase an historic ninth

Brendan Rodgers has provided an update on his Celtic squad for the Scottish Cup final and made a plea to the supporters.

Celtic face Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden this afternoon. Brendan Rodgers’ side are targeting a Treble while the Pittodrie club are targeting their first silverware since 2014. The team news will be confirmed shortly and there are two major calls for Celtic – one in attack and one in midfield.