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Sunday, 11 January 2009
The Homecoming Scottish Cup
Hibernian 0-2
(HT 0-1) Hearts
Nade 38
Glen 90+3

Bookings:
Stevenson 59
Riordan 66
Rankin 75

Bookings:
Berra 25
Zaliukas 67

Sent off:
Fletcher 31

Bookings

• McManus (Celtic)
• Murphy (Hibernian)

Attendance

• 58016

Referee

• Michael McCurry (Scotland)

Sevilla retained the Uefa Cup with a 3-1 shoot-out victory against Espanyol.

Adriano scored the first in a thrilling match with a lovely finish following a swift Sevilla break, but Alberto Riera levelled with a deflected shot.

Andres Palop denied Riera with a fine save and the game looked to turn when Espanyol’s Moises Hurtado was sent off for a second booking on 68 minutes.

Sevilla’s pressure told when Frederic Kanoute turned in a cross, before a goal from Jonatas sent it to penalties.

But having done the hard work of taking the game to a shoot-out, Espanyol’s efforts from 12 yards were abject.

Palop saved from Luis Garcia, Jonatas and Marc Torrejon to keep Sevilla on course for a Treble.

And Palop’s heroics meant the Andalucians, who are third in La Liga and in the final of the Copa del Rey, also became the second team to retain the Uefa Cup after Real Madrid in 1986.

As well as emerging as the hero, Palop set up the opening goal in this all-Spanish affair at Glasgow’s Hampden Park.

Sevilla struck when the keeper gathered a corner and released a monumental throw, which the galloping Adriano gathered ahead of a lunging covering challenge from David Garcia before finishing crisply.

Espanyol, the tournament’s leading scorers, found a way back into the game when Ivan de la Pena picked out Rieri in space on the left.

The former Manchester City man cut inside the retreating Daniel Alves and his shot from the edge of the area beat Palop, with the help of a deflection off the Brazilian.

Espanyol maintained the momentum after the break and Raul Tamudo saw a rising shot palmed over, before Riera unleashed a ferocious dipping volley that Palop tipped on to the bar.

But with the Catalans in the ascendancy the game changed when holding midfielder Moises received a second booking with a tackle from behind on substitute Aleksandr Kerzhakov.

The extent of the setback was highlighted by the fact that talismanic skipper Tamudo was the man sacrificed as Espanyol, 12th in La Liga, shored up their defence.

And midfield orchestrator De la Pena soon followed as Sevilla stoked up the intense pressure on a stout defensive line.

A fizzing passing move ended with Kerzhakov firing over, Javi Navarro saw a header saved, Kanoute had an effort clawed away at the back post, Ivica Dragutinovic blasted the rebound wildly wide and twinkle-toed substitute Jesus Navas had a penalty shout turned down.

On it went as the corners racked up, Gorka Iraizoz saving Renato’s shot while in extra time Luis Garcia’s last-ditch tackle denied Antonio Puerta a shooting opportunity.

But the Blanquiazules backline was finally breached when former West Ham and Tottenham striker Kanoute stole in to poke in a low Navas cross at the near post.

The Rojiblancos had chances to kill off the game, but Iraizoz denied Puerta and Alves in one-on-one situations.

And out of nothing substitute Jonatas took the final to penalties with a fiercely struck, long-range shot which took the slightest of deflections off Christian Poulsen five minutes from the end of the extra period.

But that only meant Palop returned to centre stage, while Kanoute, Ivica Dragutinovic and Puerta scored to break Espanyol hearts.

Hearts kept up their push for Uefa Cup football with an Edinburgh derby win that owed much to the defensive shortcomings of their city rivals.

With the visitors asleep, Michal Pospisil stroked Hearts in front inside the first 30 seconds.

And a shocking mistake from keeper Andrew McNeil allowed Andrew Driver to shoot into an empty net on 22 minutes.

Hibs wasted two good early chances but, despite enjoying a lot of the ball, rarely threatened after the break.

Hearts must now hope Aberdeen slip up in their remaining matches, if they are to nick third place on the last day of the season.

For Hibs it was another miserable day and their winless streak since lifting the CIS Cup continues.

Hibs have made a habit of gifting their local rivals goals in recent seasons and the visitors were at their calamitous worst right from the kick-off.

Chris Hogg and Shelton Martis failed to deal with a long, high punt, letting the ball to bounce between them and Pospisil squeezed past his dithering opponents to slide in an angled shot.

Hibs immediately carved out two wonderful chances to level the game but teenage strikers Damon Gray and Steven Fletcher were both ponderous in front of goal, allowing defenders to close them down.

However, John Collins’ side continued to defend with all the composure of giraffes on ice and Hearts were pouring on the pressure.

McNeil made a great reflex save to keep out a close range Roman Bednar header and the keeper made another fine block to stop a fierce shot from the same player.

The 20-year-old custodian then undid his good work with a catastrophic blunder that led to his team falling further behind.

McNeil advanced to gather a loose ball but, under no pressure, let it squirm from his grasp and Driver was on hand to hook the ball into an empty net from 15 yards.

Guillaume Beuzelin tried his luck with a fizzing long range effort but it flew straight at Hearts keeper Craig Gordon.

McNeil had to look lively to tip over a free-kick from Laryea Kingston and there was a let-off for Hibs on the stroke of half time when Christophe Berra’s header crashed off the crossbar.

The visitors made a bright start after the interval and Hearts defender Christos Karipidis was fortunate to see only one yellow card for violent hacks at Dean Shiels and David Murphy .

Gordon saved free-kicks from Merouane Zemmama and Fletcher but the keeper had little else to do as his defenders kept Hibs at bay with ease.

In the final minute, the goal opened up for Shiels inside the penalty box but the midfielder scuffed his shot, summing up a wretched day for Hibs.

Booked: Fletcher, Whittaker, McCann, Sproule.

Ref: S Dougal

Kilmarnock 1 (0) – 5(1) Hibernian

Attendance

• 52000

• Douglas McDonald (Scotland)

• Lewis Stevenson

Goals

• Rangers
  • Adam 4
  • Adam 60

Attendance

• 13053

Referee

• Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Prso 16, Sionko 32 & Ferguson 36

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
St Mirren 1 (1) – 0(0) Hibernian
van Zanten 39

Bookings

• Murray (St Mirren) Shiels
• Sproule (Hibernian)

Attendance

• 6008

Referee

• Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

zemammas debut

Hibernian 2 – 1 OB Odense

(HT 0-0)
(agg 2-2)

GOALS
Hibernian: Jones 54,Dalglish 80

Odense : Grahn 51

BOOKINGS
Hibernian: Thomson 18,Glass 55,Dalglish 71,Shiels 82,Stevenson 88

Odense : Hansen 53

Odense 1 (1) – 0(0) Hibernian
Sorensen 33(p)

Bookings

• Killen
• Murphy
• Scott Brown
• Thomson

Referee: Philippe Kalt ()

Bookings

• Benjelloun
• Sproule (Hibernian)
• Hartley (Hearts)

Attendance: 16654

Referee: Charlie Richmond (Scotland)

2 April 2006

Hearts 4 Hibs 0

Hampden Park

Scottish Cup Semi-final

43,180

First Hearts v Hibs Scottish Cup semi-final since 1901. Paul Hartley scored a hat-trick, while Hibs had two players sent off. Hearts go on to win the Scottish Cup with a 4–2 win on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Gretna in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final.

Bookings: Brellier (Hearts) Murphy(Hibernian)

Attendance: 17371

Referee: Michael McCurry (Scotland)

BBC Match Report

Hearts 4-1 Hibernian
A devastating first-half display from Hearts sank 10-man Hibs at Tynecastle.

Paul Hartley stabbed in the opener after 27 minutes and Rudi Skacel fired in the second from the edge of a packed penalty area 14 minutes later.

Hartley made it 3-0 from the spot (44), before an off-the-ball incident resulted in Gary Smith being sent-off just before the interval.

Skacel set up Calum Elliot for the fourth (50), while Garry O’Connor bulleted in a consolation for Hibs.

The 126th competitive Edinburgh derby was preceded by a minute’s applause for former Hearts chairman Wallace Mercer who died earlier in the month with cancer.

When the game got underway, it was Jambos keeper Craig Gordon who had to make the first save of the game after six minutes.

The Scottish internationalist threw himself smartly to his right to save a powerful Garry O’Connor header from a Derek Riordan free-kick.

Gordon pulled off an even better save moments later when he punched away Riordan’s first-time drive after the Hibs striker had been set up by O’Connor 16 yards from goal.

There was no let-up in the action and at the other end Hibs keeper Simon Brown saved comfortably from Skacel’s left-footed drive from the edge of the box.

With Scotland manager Walter Smith watching from the stand, Hartley did his international hopes no harm by grabbing the opening goal.

Skacel made his way to the by-line and cut the ball back and there was Hartley to stab home from close range at the front post.

Five minutes before the break, Hartley swung in a free-kick from wide on the left which was knocked out to the edge of the box inadvertently by Christophe Berra and Skacel followed it up to thunder a left-footed shot through a crowd of players and past Brown.

There was more drama three minutes later when Hibs defender Gary Caldwell hauled Skacel down for a penalty.

More drama ensued just before the half-time whistle when Hibs veteran Smith was shown a straight red card for a clash with Saulius Mikoliunas.

The Gorgie side had no intention of sitting on their three-goal lead and indeed added to it only five minutes after the interval.

Skacel all too easily beat Easter Road full-back Steven Whittaker down the left and when his cut-back came into the six-yard box Elliot had the easiest of tasks to slip the ball past the helpless Brown at the near post.

However, the shell-shocked visitors stemmed the tide a little shortly after, when O’Connor turned and drilled a superb 25-yard drive past Gordon.

The home fans were encouraging their team to go looking for more goals, but there was a surprising reluctance from the Hearts players to push home the numerical advantage.

The game, in fact, petered out with both sides content to run the clock down.

Attendance: 11731

Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland)

Scottish Premier – KO 14:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) Rangers
Novo 59

Bookings

• Beuzelin
• Murray
• Riordan
• Scott Brown (Hibernian) Novo (Rangers)

Attendance

• 17450

Referee

• Kenny Clark (Scotland)

Celtic

• Beattie 59

Hibernian

• O’Connor 7
• Sproule 79
• Scott Brown 81

Celtic

• Marshall
• McNamara
• Balde
• Varga
• Valgaeren
• Petrov
• Lennon
• Thompson
• McGeady (Wallace ,69 )
• Hartson
• Maloney (Beattie ,45)

Subs not used

• Douglas
• Henchoz
• Sylla
• Lambert
• Laursen

Hibernian

• Simon Brown
• Scott Brown
• Caldwell
• Konte (Shiels ,72 )
• Glass
• Murray
• Murray
• Gary Smith
• Whittaker
• Riordan (Sproule ,71 )
• O’Connor (Morrow ,77)

Subs not used

• Alister Brown
• Hogg
• McDonald
• Murphy

Bookings
Celtic

• Thompson

Hibernian

• Glass
• Morrow
• Shiels

Attendance

• 58322

Referee

• Kenny Clark (Scotland)

• Miller 40

• O’Connor 68
• Shiels 73

At Tynecastle on 13-04-2005

Hearts: Gordon ,Thompson (McKenna ,77 ) ,Webster ,Pressley ,Wallace (Berra ,74 ) ,Cesnauskis ,Hartley (Kizys ,68 ) ,MacFarlane ,McAllister ,Miller ,Burchill
Subs not used: Moilanen,Wyness,Hamill,Stewart,

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Gary Smith ,Caldwell ,Murray (Thomson ,61 ) ,Murray ,Scott Brown ,Glass ,Shiels (Fletcher ,84 ) ,O’Connor ,Riordan (Konte ,61)
Subs not used Alister Brown,Hogg,Morrow,Sproule,

Bookings: MacFarlane ,McAllister (Hearts) Murray ,Riordan (Hibernian)

Attendance: 17676

Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

Beuzelin 90

At Easter Road on 06-03-2005

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell ,Gary Smith ,Murphy ,Orman ( Beuzelin 45 ) ,Scott Brown ,Murray ,Shiels ,O’Connor (Sproule ,81 ) ,Riordan (Konte ,81)
Subs not used: Brown,Fletcher,McDonald,McCluskey,

Celtic: Douglas ,McNamara ,Balde ,Varga ,Laursen ,Petrov ,Lennon ,Sutton (McGeady ,32 ) ,Thompson (Fernandez ,81 ) ,Hartson (Beattie ,74 ) ,Bellamy
Subs not used Marshall,Henchoz,Lambert,Wallace,

Bookings: Caldwell ,Murray ,Sproule (Hibernian) Balde ,Lennon (Celtic)

Attendance: 15787

Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Rangers 3 (1) – 0(0) Hibernian
Prso 35
Prso 50
Buffel 61

Attendance

• 50143

• Craig Thomson (Scotland)

from bbc (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/4255621.stm)

Dado Prso scored twice as Rangers eased their way back to the top of the SPL with a comfortable win at Ibrox.

The striker was left unmarked to head in a 35th minute corner and drilled in his second soon after the interval.

Hibs ‘keeper Simon Brown made a number of great saves and stopped a penalty from Nacho Novo as Rangers turned in a strong first half performance.

Thomas Buffel fired Rangers further ahead with a powerful strike after a rare spell of Hibs pressure.

Rangers started strongly and Gregory Vignal sent in a low cross from the left that Dado Prso pushed into Novo’s path but the striker fired wide from a great position.

Defender Marvin Andrews was able to bundle the ball over the line from a Michael Ball corner but referee Craig Thomson had spotted an infringement in a crowded six-yard box.

Another good chance came and went for Rangers when Novo set up Prso only for the Croat to fail to beat goalkeeper Simon Brown with another clear sight of goal.

Hibs were being overrun in midfield but a swift counter-attack attack saw Garry O’Connor race onto a Sam Morrow pass only for the back-tracking Alan Hutton to block the striker’s shot.

Novo somehow managed to fire wide from close range after Buffel had set him up moments after goalkeeper Brown had slid out to divert the ball away from the Spaniard.

Brown was then required to make two saves in the space of a few seconds, first to beat away a deflected Novo effort, and then a powerful drive from Buffel.

Prso then sent a header tamely at the goalkeeper before Hutton charged forward to fire a low long-range effort which Brown scrambled round a post.

From the resulting corner Rangers took the lead when the Hibs defence allowed Prso a free header inside the six yard box.

Prso then hit the post, following a defence-splitting pass from Barry Ferguson.

The home side were awarded a penalty when Novo went tumbling but the striker’s tame effort was saved by the impressive Brown.

There was a let-off for Hibs straight after the break when Prso could only fire against the body of Gary Caldwell after the Scotland defender had stumbled in front of goal to set up the chance.

But Prso made it 2-0 in the 50th minute when he slotted the ball home after Novo had steered a Buffel cross into his path.

Hibs were denied a route back into the game when O’Connor’s shot flew across goal and narrowly wide.

Rangers ‘keeper Ronald Waterreus made his first save of the game to deny O’Connor after Buffel had lost out to Gary Smith on the left flank and substitute Antonio Murray fired just over from the corner move.

In the 61st minute, Buffel wrapped up the points with a fine solo effort and his first goal at Ibrox.

Novo and Prso combined to send him away down the inside left channel and, once he had got the better of Steven Whittaker, he beat Brown with a well-struck effort.

Hibs battled gamely over the closing stages but Rangers were content to take the sting out of a game they had thoroughly dominated.

2 goals for hartson, hibs equlaised with caldwell.

Scottish Premier – KO 14:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) Rangers
Prso 65 (p)

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell (sent off 63),Murdock (McCluskey ,70 ) ,Glass ,Shiels ,Rocastle (Gary Smith ,65 ) , Beuzelin,Murray ,O’Connor (Morrow ,65 ) ,Riordan
Subs not used: Brown,Fletcher,Murphy,Orman,

Rangers: Klos ,Khizanishvili (Hutton ,82 ) ,Andrews ,Boumsong ,Ball ,Namouchi ,Ricksen ,Malcolm ,Lovenkrands (Rae ,45 ) ,Prso ,Novo (sent off 28)
Subs not used Graeme Smith,Arveladze,Vanoli,Hughes,MacKenzie,

Bookings Hibernian:

• Gary Smith
• Shiels
• Simon Brown

Bookings Rangers:

• Khizanishvili

Attendance:

• 13829

Referee:

• Willie Young (Scotland)

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Hibernian 4 (2) – 4(1) Dundee

Hibernian Goals

• Shiels 23
• Riordan 41
• O’Connor 46
• O’Connor 50

Dundee Goals

• Sutton 7
• Brady 65
• Larsen 79
• Hernandez Santos 90

Hibernian: Simon Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell (Baillie ,45 ) ,Murdock ,Murphy ,Scott Brown , Beuzelin ,Glass (Nicol ,19 ) ,Shiels ,O’Connor (Morrow ,87 ) ,Riordan
Subs not used

• Brown
• Dobbie
• McManus
• Orman

Dundee: Jack ,Smith ,Sancho ,Mann ,Hernandez Santos ,Barrett (Brady ,63 ) ,Calum McDonald ,Fotheringham (Larsen ,76 ) ,Iain Anderson ,Sutton ,Lovell
Subs not used Murray,Hegarty,Jablonski,Linn,

Bookings: Lovell ,Smith (Dundee)

Attendance

• 9344

Referee

• Charlie Richmond (Scotland)

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Rangers 4 (2) – 1(1) Hibernian
Rangers

• Arveladze 11
• Prso 15
• Boumsong 58
• Lovenkrands 84

Hibernian

• Caldwell 35

At Ibrox on 21-08-2004

Rangers: Klos ,Ricksen ,Khizanishvili ,Boumsong ,Vignal (Vanoli ,80 ) ,Arveladze ,Rae ,Hughes (Dragan Mladenovic ,63 ) ,Lovenkrands ,Novo ,Prso (Thompson ,72)
Subs not used: Graeme Smith,Hutton,Adam,McCormack,

Hibernian: Brown ,Whittaker ,Caldwell ,Gary Smith ,Murphy ,Scott Brown ,Shiels (Morrow ,67 ) , Beuzelin,Glass (Shields ,75 ) ,O’Connor (Dobbie ,75 ) ,Riordan
Subs not used Brown,McManus,Nicol,Baillie,

Bookings: Novo ,Rae ,Vignal (Rangers) Scott Brown ,Shields ,Shiels ,Whittaker (Hibernian)

Attendance: 48702

Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) Kilmarnock
Boyd 73

Bookings

• Murdock (Hibernian) Fowler (Kilmarnock)

Attendance

• 10933

Referee

• Alan Freeland (Scotland)

The first matches under the management of Tony Mowbray.

Scottish League Cup – Final – KO 15:00
Hibernian 0 (0) – 2(0) Livingston
Lilley 50
McAllister 52

At Hampden Park, Glasgow on 14-03-2004

Attendance

• 45500

Referee

• Willie Young (Scotland)

Scottish FA Cup – Round 3 – KO 12:30
Hibernian 0 (0) – 2(1) Rangers

Rangers Scorers
Arveladze 35
Lovenkrands 49

Hibernian: Andersson ,Gary Smith ,Murdock ,Brebner (Nicol ,12 ) ,O’Connor ,Riordan ,Doumbe ,Whittaker ,Dobbie ,Scott Brown ,Thomson
Subs not used: Hyldgaard,Baillie,Alan Reid,Orman,

Rangers: Klos ,Ricksen ,Berg ,Malcolm ,Vanoli ,Khizanishvili ,Capucho (Mols ,45 ) ,Arteta ,Arveladze ,Lovenkrands ,Burke (Namouchi ,32)
Subs not used McGregor,Ball,Ostenstad,

Bookings: Nicol ,Scott Brown ,Thomson (Hibernian) Capucho ,Malcolm (Rangers)

Attendance: 11392

Referee: Michael McCurry (Scotland)

Scottish League Cup – Round 3 – KO 19:45
Hibernian 2 (1) – 3(2) Rangers
Hibernian

• Murray 6
• O’Connor 72

Rangers

• Townsley 22 (og)
• Caniggia 25
• Lovenkrands 78

Hibernian:

• Colgan
• Orman (Gary Smith ,33(sent off 87) )
• Fenwick
• Zambernardi
• Murray
• Townsley (McManus ,68 )
• Brebner
• Wiss
• James
• Paatelainen (Luna ,81 )
• O’Connor

Subs not used

• Caig
• Scott Brown

Rangers:

• Klos
• Konterman
• Malcolm
• Numan
• Ricksen
• Ferguson
• Arteta (Hughes ,38 )
• Ross
• Caniggia
• Ronald de Boer
• Lovenkrands

Subs not used

• McGregor
• Mols
• Muscat

Bookings: Fenwick ,Gary Smith ,Murray (Hibernian) Caniggia (Rangers)

Referee:

• Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

UEFA Cup – Qualifying second leg – KO 19:00
National Bucharest 2 (1) – 2(1) SK Tirana

National Bucharest
Ilie 29
Radu 60

SK Tirana
Merkoci 8
Zaccanti 68

National Bucharest win 3 – 2 on aggregate
on 29-08-2002

this game, scheduled for Saturday, was actually player on Sunday for TV

Scottish Premier – KO 15:00
Hearts 5 (2) – 1(0) Hibernian
Kirk 18 Murray 51
de Vries 40
de Vries 66
de Vries 90
de Vries 90

At Tynecastle on 11-08-2002

Bookings

• Twaddle (Hearts)

Attendance

• 15245

Referee

• Michael McCurry (Scotland)

Hibernian ,Rangers,hearts , celtic

Scottish League Cup Semifinal – KO 19:45
Hibernian 0 (0) – 1(0) (AET) Ayr
Annand 101 (p)

At Hampden Park, Glasgow

Hibernian: Colgan ,Gary Smith ,Fenwick ,Caldwell ,De la Cruz (Orman ,58 ) ,Brebner ,Wiss ,O’Neil ,Murray ,Zitelli (Hurtado ,63 ) ,O’Connor (Riordan ,81)
Subs not used: Caig,Townsley,

Ayr: Nelson ,John Robertson ,Hughes ,Craig ,Lovering (Sharp ,110 ) ,Sheerin ,Duffy ,McGinlay ,Wilson (Scally ,92 ) ,Annand (McLaughlin ,119 ) ,Grady
Subs not used McEwan,Dodds,

Bookings: Caldwell ,Murray ,O’Neil (Hibernian)

Attendance: 11779

Referee: Michael McCurry (Scotland)

bbc story

Ayr United reached the first major final in their 98-year history with a battling CIS Insurance Cup semi-final win over Hibs.

An extra time penalty strike from Eddie Annand was enough to separate the sides and set up a 17 March meeting with Rangers.

The First Division side were more than a match for their SPL opponents and former Hibs men Paul Lovering, John Hughes and Pat McGinlay all played significant roles in the usurping of their old club.

The match was watched by a derisory crowd of 11,779 and the action on the Hampden pitch was equally muted.

An over-fussy performance from referee Mike McCurry and a badly cut up playing surface did not encourage free-flowing football.

Hibs started brightly and were anxious to involve Ulises de la Cruz down the right flank, but the Ecuador international was in subdued mood.

Hibs midfielder Grant Brebner was quick to support his forwards and was twice denied a goal in the first 15 minutes.

John Hughes grapples with Garry O’Connor
The former Manchester United man had a smart shot saved by Craig Nelson and soon after David Craig popped up on the goal-line to clear a deflected shot.

David Zitelli, replacing the injured Paco Luna in the Hibs front line, blazed a good chance on the volley high over the bar from just ten yards out.

Ayr had to wait until the 23rd minute to threaten, but Nick Colgan gathered James Grady’s volley on the turn comfortably.

On the stroke of half time a great break from John Robertson saw the Ayr wing back burst past two Hibs defender and into the penalty box only to be stopped in his tracks by a timely Paul Fenwick intervention.

In the 58th minute a wonderful long pass from Annand found McGinlay running from deep, but the midfielder’s powerful shot went straight at Colgan.

A minute later, Zitelli went close with a header after good work from O’Connor.

Alen Orman, a replacement for the out-of-sorts de la Cruz, did well to create a shooting opportunity but Nelson held the low strike easily.

James Grady and Gary Caldwell joust for the ball
Eduardo Hurtado came on for Zitelli and almost set up a goal for O’Connor but, with the Ayr defence posted missing for the first time, his pass was heavy and allowed Craig to make a sliding block.

Ayr, growing in confidence, saw efforts from Lovering, Hughes and Paul Sheerin all go close as the 90 minutes ran down.

The First Division side began extra time with great determination and McGinlay made a mess of a diving header just six yards out.

After 98 minutes Ayr were awarded a penalty when Robertson tumbled under the challenge of Ian Murray.

Annand coolly blasted the ball high into the net from the spot.

Fenwick wasted a glorious chance to equalise when he scuffed a shot wide of the mark from right in front of goal.

Hibs poured men forward in search of a way back but they lacked invention in the final third and Ayr held firm.

Hibernian: Colgan, Smith, Fenwick, Caldwell, De la Cruz, Brebner, Wiss, O’Neil, Murray, Zitelli, O’Connor. Subs: Orman, Hurtado, Caig, Townsley, Riordan.

Ayr United: Nelson, Robertson, Hughes, Craig, Lovering, Sheerin, Duffy, McGinlay, Wilson, Annand, Grady. Subs: McLaughlin, Sharp, McEwan, Dodds, Scally.

Referee: M McCurry

Hibernian 3 – 2 AEK Athens

• 00
  Scotland 0 (0) – 0(0) Croatia

  At Hampden Park

• Glasgow on 01-09-2001
  Scotland

  • Sullivan
  • Weir
  • Elliott
  • Dailly
  • Naysmith (Gemmill 85 )
  • Lambert
  • Burley
  • Hutchison
  • Booth (Dodds 73 )
  • McCann (Cameron 52 )
  • Matteo

  
  Subs not used

  • Nicholson
  • McNamara
  • Crawford
  • Gallacher
  Croatia

  • Pletikosa
  • Tomas (Biscan 83 )
  • Jarni
  • Soldo
  • Stimac
  • Tudor
  • Robert Kovac
  • Prosinecki (Vugrinec 78 )
  • Stanic (Suker 72 )
  • Zivkovic
  • Balaban

  
  Subs not used

  • Dario Simic
  • Nico Kovac
  • Vlaovic
  • Butina

  Bookings

  • Elliott (Scotland)
  • McCann (Scotland)
  • Soldo(Croatia)
  • Stanic(Croatia)
  • Tudor (Croatia)

  Attendance

  • 47384

  [Referee:Lubos Michel (Slovakia)

UEFA Cup – 1st Qualifying first leg – KO 18:45
Glenavon 0 (0) – 1(0) Kilmarnock
Innes 90

Glenavon: Addis ,Wright ,Johnny Montgomery ,Rafferty (Kane ,73 ) ,Mallon ,McCann ,McAree ,McMahon ,Keegan (Campbell ,71 ) ,Dean Smith (Forker ,75 ) ,Collins
Subs not used: McCombe,Hill,Riches,O’Kane,

Kilmarnock: Marshall ,Canero ,Innes ,Dindeleux ,Hay ,McLaren (Fowler ,78 ) ,Mahood ,Calderon (Pizzo ,62 ) ,Mitchell ,Merdy (Cocard ,55 ) ,Ngonge
Subs not used Meldrum,Reilly,Hessey,Di Giacomo,

Bookings: Mitchell (Kilmarnock)

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Jari Maisonlahti ()

Celtic:

• Douglas
• Mjallby
• Vega
• Valgaeren
• Agathe
• Lennon
• Lambert (Boyd ,78 )
• Moravcik (McNamara ,18 )
• Thompson (Johnson ,88 )
• Larsson
• Sutton

Subs not used:

• Stubbs
• Gould

Goals

• McNamara 39
• Larsson 48
• Larsson 80(p)

Hibernian:

• Nick Colgan
• Gary Smith
• Franck Sauzee Player profile here
• Fenwick
• Ian Murray Player profile here
• John O’Neil Player profile here
• Matty Jack Player profile here
• Grant Brebner (Freddy Arpinon,61(Stuart Lovell ,81 ))
• Ulrik Laursen
• Marc Libbra
• Mixu Paatelainen Player profile here (Zitelli,69)

Subs not used

• Lehmann
• Westwater

Bookings:

• Valgaeren (Celtic)
• Gary Smith (Hibernian)
• Jack (Hibernian)
• Murray (Hibernian)

Attendance:

• 51824

Referee:

• Kenny Clark (Scotland)

Mjallby 23
Libbra 84 At Celtic Park on 25-02-2001

Attendance

• 60063

• Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

At Hampden Park, Glasgow on 07-02-2001

Celtic

• Gould
• Boyd
• Mjallby
• Vega
• McNamara (Petta 45 )
• Lambert
• Lennon
• Petrov
• Thompson
• Larsson (Moravcik 75(sent off 90) )
• Sutton

• Tebily
• Kharin

Rangers

• Klos
• Malcolm
• Wilson
• Konterman
• Tugay (Johnston 45 )
• Numan
• Reyna (sent off 90)
• Ferguson
• Albertz
• Flo
• McCann (Mols 59(sent off 90))

• Subs not used Ricksen
• Miller
• Brown

Celtic Bookings

• Lambert
• McNamara
• Thompson

• Albertz
• Ferguson
• Johnston
• Klos
• Konterman
• Reyna
• Tugay

Attendance

• 50000

Referee

• Willie Young (Scotland)

Six-goal Hibs break Hearts

Hibernian 6-2 Heart of Midlothian

Hibernian could be about to make Dick Advocaat eat his words after a Mixu Paatelainen hat-trick turned the tables in the Edinburgh derby.

Stung by an early goal from Northern Ireland international striker Andy Kirk, Hibs powered back to score six in a scintillating display of skilful, possession football with plenty of punch up front.

A day after Advocaat dismissed Hibs as genuine title contenders, the Rangers manager first watched his side lose 2-1 away to St Johnstone, then would have arrived back in Glasgow just in time to watch TV pictures of the kind of convincing win in the capital that ought to be the reserve of champions.

Hibs’ 6-2 win takes them to within five points of leaders Celtic and seven ahead of fourth-top Rangers, who were beaten at Easter Road last weekend.

Shrugging off

Hibernian had named the same side that started the game against Rangers, French striker David Zitelli, who suffered a hamstring strain after scoring the winner, having recovered in time.

Russell Latapy challenged by Thomas Flogel
Russell Latapy challenged by Thomas Flogel
Scott Severin returned for Hearts after shrugging off injuries but had to make do with a place on the bench, but fellow midfielder Lee Makel and strikers Gary Wales and Stephane Adam were all still out.

Hearts’ only change from the side that defeated Dundee United last weekend was versatile Austrian Thomas Flogel coming in for Grant Murray at full-back.

Gordon Durie became the latest, following the likes of Brian Hamilton and present team-mate Darren Jackson, to don both colours in Edinburgh derbies and he marked the event, and this week’s signing of a long-term contract, by setting up the opening goal.

Fears of another goal-less draw to follow the first Edinburgh derby of the season were dispelled after a mere four minutes had elapsed, when the veteran striker picked out the over-lapping run from Steve Fulton.

Early control

The midfielder who has been standing in at left-back following the sale of Gary Naysmith drove in a low cross that was turned home at the near post by Kirk, who had stolen in ahead of Paul Fenwick, for his fourth goal in three games.

Inspired by the goal and the commanding presence of central defender Steve Pressley, Hearts took early control, but the home side gradually worked their way into the match.

Latapy found Paatelainen with crossfield ball that caught Fulton out of position, but the striker’s chip was foiled by the hand of fellow Finn Antii Niemi in the Hearts goal.

Paatelainen then headed home from the resulting corner, but referee Hugh Dallas blew for a foul by the striker on Pressley.

Thoroughly deserved

A shot from Ulrik Laursen thundered into Niemi’s chest and Russell Latapy screwed a shot wide from 16 yards after being put clear by Zitelli.

However, although Durie fired in a drive that was well held by Nick Colgan after the striker dispossessed Gary Smith, Hibs thoroughly deserved the equaliser when it came after 42 minutes.

A Latapy cross was flicked on by the head of Zitelli, bounced off Pressley’s chest in to the path of Paatelainen and the veteran thumped the ball into the roof of the net from eight yards.

It only took another minute for Hibs to completely turn the match on its head.

Pressley could only head Zitelli’s corner high in the air, Laursen climbed above the defence to head the ball into the six yard box, where Paatelainen prodded the ball past Niemi.

Six minutes into the second half and Hibs were in total command when Latapy’s pass split the centre of the defence and Zitelli played the ball under the approaching Niemi and into the net.

Volleying home

Another delightful pass from Latapy sent John O’Neil down the right wing and his cross into the box was side-footed home by Paatelainen to make it four after 74 minutes.

O’Neil got himself on the scoresheet next, pouncing on a loose ball to thump the ball into the roof of the net in a crowded penalty area from 16 yards.

Latapy provided the tastiest form of icing on the cake with seven minutes remaining, beating a defender, playing a one-two with Paatelainen and then volleying home from eight yards.

Hearts got one back when substitute Gary McSwegan won a tackle on the edge of the box and Colin Cameron drove the ball into the far corner, but it was a mere consolation on a sad night for Jim Jefferies’ cash-hit side.

Hibernian: Colgan, Lovell, G. Smith, Sauzee, Fenwick, Laursen, O’Neil, Jack, Latapy, Paatelainen, Zitelli.

Subs: Franks, Andrews, Lehmann, Bannerman, Murray.

Hearts: Niemi, Flogel, Pressley, James, Fulton, Petric, Cameron, Tomaschek, Kirk, Durie, Juanjo.

Subs:

• McKenzie
• McSwegan
• Jackson
• Murray
• Severin

Referee: H Dallas.