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St Johnstone edged Hibernian to lift the Scottish Cup for a second time and seal a domestic trophy double in what is surely their greatest ever season.
Wing-back Shaun Rooney, who scored the winner in the League Cup final against Livingston, rose above Josh Doig to head home after half an hour.
Hibs goalkeeper Matt Macey made a great double save from a Glenn Middleton penalty and Chris Kane on the rebound.
But Saints held on to lift the trophy for the first time since 2014.
That was their only previous appearance in the final, but they have now won on their last four appearances at Hampden Park – all in Callum Davidson’s first season as manager.
Having defeated the side who finished two places above them – third – in the Scottish Premiership, Saints upgrade their spot in next season’s new Europa Conference League to the Europa League qualifiers.
More to follow.
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St Johnstone
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Squad number1Player nameClark
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Squad number5Player nameKerr
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Squad number6Player nameGordon
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Squad number4Player nameMcCart
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Squad number19Player nameRooney
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Squad number18Player nameMcCann
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Squad number13Player nameBryson
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Squad number24Player nameBooth
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Squad number16Player nameMiddleton
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Squad number10Player nameWotherspoon
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Squad number9Player nameKane
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Squad number2Player nameBrown
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Squad number8Player nameDavidson
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Squad number11Player nameO’Halloran
Hibernian
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Squad number33Player nameMacey
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Squad number6Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number5Player namePorteous
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Squad number4Player nameHanlon
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Squad number25Player nameDoig
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Squad number10Player nameBoyle
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Squad number13Player nameGogic
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Squad number11Player nameNewell
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Squad number36Player nameIrvine
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Squad number9Player nameDoidge
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Squad number15Player nameNisbet
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Squad number16Player nameStevenson
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Squad number18Player nameMurphy
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Squad number20Player nameHallberg
Line-ups
St Johnstone
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Clark
- 5Kerr
- 6Gordon
- 4McCart
- 19RooneySubstituted forBrownat 79′minutes
- 18McCann
- 13BrysonSubstituted forDavidsonat 64′minutes
- 24Booth
- 16MiddletonSubstituted forO’Halloranat 82′minutes
- 10Wotherspoon
- 9Kane
Substitutes
- 2Brown
- 3Tanser
- 7Conway
- 8Davidson
- 11O’Halloran
- 12Parish
- 14May
- 17Melamed
- 26Craig
Hibernian
Formation 4-4-2
- 33Macey
- 6McGinnBooked at 74mins
- 5PorteousBooked at 87mins
- 4Hanlon
- 25DoigSubstituted forStevensonat 76′minutes
- 10BoyleBooked at 88mins
- 13GogicSubstituted forMurphyat 56′minutes
- 11NewellSubstituted forHallbergat 72′minutes
- 36IrvineBooked at 44mins
- 9Doidge
- 15Nisbet
Substitutes
- 1Marciano
- 2Gray
- 7Magennis
- 8Wright
- 16Stevenson
- 18Murphy
- 20Hallberg
- 24McGregor
Live Text
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Match ends, St. Johnstone 1, Hibernian 0.
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Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Hibernian 0.
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Foul by Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian).
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Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Callum Booth.
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Ryan Porteous (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
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Martin Boyle (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card.
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Martin Boyle (Hibernian) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
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Ryan Porteous (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Ryan Porteous (Hibernian).
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Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie Murphy (Hibernian).
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Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jackson Irvine (Hibernian).
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Foul by Ryan Porteous (Hibernian).
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Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, St. Johnstone. Michael O’Halloran replaces Glenn Middleton.
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Paul McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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