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Football: Sibbald heads Falkirk into Scottish Cup final.

Published: 18 Apr 2015 - 05:47 pm | Last Updated: 15 Jan 2022 - 12:54 am

 

Glasgow - Craig Sibbald's header 15 minutes from time saw Falkirk beat second-tier rivals Hibernian 1-0 at Hampden Park on Saturday to book their place in the Scottish Cup final.

Now the Championship side will face the winners of Sunday's second semi-final between Inverness and Glasgow giants Celtic in the May 30 final at Hampden.

Victory for Falkirk was revenge for their defeat by Hibernian in a seven-goal thriller in the semi-finals in 2013 and left them one game away from a first Cup triumph since 1957.

But this result left the Edinburgh club still looking to lift the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1902 and wondering what they had to do to break their 'curse'.

AFP