1995-04-07: Hibernian 0-0 Celtic. Scottish Cup semi-final.

BYLINE:Ken Gallacher

CELTIChad to suffer the agony of another penalty miss at Ibrox last night — ironically at the same goal where Paul McStay cost them the Coca-Cola Cup final against Raith Rovers earlier this season.
This time the man who missed was Andy Walker — but Hibs still protested afterwards with the support of television evidence that the kick should never have been awarded.
Alex Miller, the Easter Road manager, insisted: "My players were adamant that the tackle was outside the penalty box and I'm told that television has already shown this."
Miller was right. Television did show that the tackle by Pat McGinlay on Paul McStay after 73 minutes was outside the 18-yard line. But referee John Rowbotham decided otherwise, pointed to the spot, and by doing so set up Walker as the latestCelticfall guy.

Afterwards,Celticmanager Tommy Burns said: "There were two of our players fighting to take the kick — and that's not a bad thing. We leave it to the players in form to decide who takes penalties. Walker wanted to take it, and while John Collins also was ready, it would have taken a blow torch to take the ball from Andy."What happened after that, well, you have to live with that."
What happened was that Jim Leighton, that in-form veteran, saved the kick, andCelticand Hibs return to Ibrox on Tuesday in yet another bid to find out who will be in the final of the Scottish Cup at the end of May.
Celticshould be there, not by virtue of a soft penalty, but because they were the team who demonstrated most that they wanted to be there. They dictated most of the play. They made the better chances. But, somehow, there was a vital killer element missing.
And, before the end, their fans who had supported them so well, recognised that. They began to lose patience andCelticbegan to grow more nervous.
Hibs, of course, had arrived without any great responsibility. Their fans were outnumbered, and they had been underdogs with the bookies.
When the game began the bookies looked to be, as always, good judges.
Even though manager Burns had thrown yet another change into the midfield, with Rudi Vata appearing instead of Phil O'Donnell, there were signs thatCelticwere ready to win the game at the first attempt.
After only three minutes Collins had a shot pushed away by Leighton. And, while there were always sporadic threats from Hibs, the main pressure came fromCeltic.
There were moments of bad temper in the first half, when Darren Jackson was booked for a foul on Peter Grant, and then Pierre Van Hooydonk saw the yellow card for a wild challenge on Andy Millen.
Gradually, Hibs began to make moves forward. Keith Wright knocked a ball down to Pat McGinlay who sent an angled shot wide in 24 minutes, and then nine minutes after that, Kevin Harper broke clear and sent a shot which landed on the roof of the net.
Mainly though, as Hibs manager Miller admitted, it wasCelticwho did most of the attacking. "We did not do enough from midfield to front," he said. "It was our back four who kept us in the game."
And they did it on several occasions. Always Tweed and Millen seemed able to combine to clear the thrusts fromCeltic.
Hibs relied on counter-attacks. In the second half there was a shot from Jackson which went wide, and, later another from McGinlay which whipped by Bonner's post.
However, these openings were always out-numbered by the ones created byCeltic. There was a header from O'Neil cleared for a corner, a shot from Collins which was pushed wide by Leighton, and a try from Falconer which was cleared off the line by Millen.
None of them, however, were enough to ease the pressure which still hangs overCeltic. They were not helped when Van Hooydonk had to be substituted three minutes before half-time. He has been a potent threat.
Now because of the hamstring injury he was replaced by Willie Falconer and could miss the Tuesday replay.
On the other hand Hibs are likely to have skipper Gordon Hunter available.
Alex Miller, so obviously disappointed by his team's performance, suggested other changes could be made. "Micky Weir and Kevin McAllister could be ready," he said. "They can play in the reserves tomorrow and then be here on Tuesday. We need something to change things in the area from midfield to front."
AllCelticneed is a change of luck, or in their confidence, before they can become the winners Burns wants them to be.