Aberdeen 1 Celtic 1 LIVE RESULT as Dons WIN on PENALTIES with Mitov the hero as McGregor and Johnston penalty sinners
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ABERDEEN have ended THIRTY FIVE years of hurt to lift the Scottish Cup.
Saves from Callum McGregor and Alistair Johnston gave the Dons their first win in this trophy since overcoming Celtic back in 1990 - also on penalties.
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Celtic led through an Alfie Dorrington own goal as they chase an historic ninth treble - but Shayden Morris fired over a wicked cross and Kasper Schmeichel could only palm the ball into his own net.
Brendan Rodgers was bidding to become the first manager in green and white to win three trebles, surpassing Celtic's European Cup winning boss, Jock Stein.
Aberdeen XI: Mitov, Devlin, Knoester, Milne, Dorrington, Jensen, Shinnie, Clarkson, Palaversa, Keskinen, Nisbet. Subs: Doohan, MacKenzie, Polvara, Dabbagh, Gueue, Morris, Tobers, Boyd
Mitov, Devlin, Knoester, Milne, Dorrington, Jensen, Shinnie, Clarkson, Palaversa, Keskinen, Nisbet. Doohan, MacKenzie, Polvara, Dabbagh, Gueue, Morris, Tobers, Boyd Celtic XI vs Aberdeeen: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Engels, Bernardo, Kuhn, Maeda, Idah. Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Yang, McCowan, Schlupp, Kenny, Forest, Ralston
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