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Trivia
- The semi played at Hampden on the Wednesday night.
- Joe Filippi and Tom McAdam were both cup-tied.Edvaldsson was dropped to the bench and Paul Wilson, John Dowie and Joe Craig came in with Ronnie Glavin still injured and Andy Lynch recovering from appendicitis..
- All the Celtic players had fitness tests as 'flu symptoms swept the country. Players in the previous night's Scottish Cup game had shown symptoms and with a long injury list already this was a concern.
- Celtic qualify for their 14th consecutive League cup final.
- On the night following this match Celtic defeated Kilmarnock 2-1 in the quarter final of the Second XI Cup at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Baines, Fillipi, Kay, Mackie, McWilliams, Casey, Godzik, Ward, Edvaldsson, Lennox, McCluskey. Subs Dowie and Clifford. Edvaldsson scored Celtic's two goals.
Review
Celtic easily brushed first division Hearts aside in this semi final at Hampden. Opportunist goals by strikers Craig and McCluskey give Celtic a deserved win and a place in the final against Rangers on March 18th. Latchford also made a great save from Robertson in the first half and this was Hearts' only chance. George McCluskey set up Craig for the first goal and then latched onto a short pass back to score the second.
Due to injuries John Dowie was forced into playing at left back in an emergency and did well. Dowie is rumoured to be shortly joining Bobby Lennox on his way to Houston Hurricanes in the USA.
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, Sneddon, Dowie, Munro, MacDonald, Aitken, Wilson, Craig (Doyle), G McCluskey, Burns, Conn (Edvaldsson).
Goals: Craig (16), McCluskey (36)
Hearts:
Dunlop Kidd Fraser Jefferies (Shaw) Rodger Tierney Park (Prentice) Bannon Gibson Busby Robertson
Goals:
Referee: W Anderson (East Kilbride)
Attendance: 18,840
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- Match Report (see end of page below)
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