 The match programme cover | |||||||
| Event | 2018–19 Scottish Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 25 May 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Odsonne Édouard | ||||||
| Referee | Willie Collum[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 49,434 | ||||||
The 2019 Scottish Cup Final was the 134th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 25 May 2019 and was contested by Heart of Midlothian and Celtic. This was the fourth time that the two clubs had met in a Scottish Cup final with the previous finals being in 1901, 1907 and 1956. Of the three previous meetings in the final, Heart of Midlothian had won two and Celtic one.
As Scottish Premiership clubs, Hearts and Celtic both entered the tournament in the fourth round. For Hearts, they only had one Premiership side to make it to the final. They did need a replay in the quarter-finals against Partick Thistle before defeating Inverness in the first semi. After defeating League One side Airdrieonians in the fourth round, Celtic defeated three other Premiership clubs to make it to the final, having overcome Aberdeen in the semi-final.
The match was Celtic's 57th appearance in the Scottish Cup final and Hearts 15th. In the match, it was Celtic that won the match 2–1 with both goals coming from French striker Odsonne Édouard. This meant that Celtic completed a third successive domestic treble ("treble treble"), a feat which had not previously been achieved in Scottish football.[2][3]
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