Hearts 2 Hibernian 1
Hearts held off 10-man Hibernian in a 2-1 win at Hampden Park to go through to their third Scottish Cup final in four years.
Terrific strikes from forward Ellis Simms and defender Stephen Kingsley propelled the Jambos into a two-goal lead inside 21 minutes, before Hibs midfielder Chris Cadden immediately reduced the deficit.
In a feisty and occasionally tetchy encounter, Hibs midfielder Joe Newell was sent off in the 64th minute by referee John Beaton for picking up the second of two yellow cards for a foul on Peter Haring.
The Easter Road men gave it their all but the Tynecastle side, who had beat their Edinburgh rivals 3-1 in the Premiership last week, again emerged victors.
Hearts lost to Celtic in both the 2019 and 2020 finals and they will face either the Hoops or Rangers who play in the other semi-final on Sunday, a game which will no doubt bring its own drama.
