Celtic Edge Past Aberdeen in Scottish Cup Semi-Final Thriller

Holders Celtic secured their spot in the Scottish Cup final in a thrilling showdown against Aberdeen, requiring a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

In an eventful encounter, Bojan Miovski‘s early strike put Aberdeen ahead, only for Celtic to respond with Nicolas Kuhn finding the net before the break.

With the tie finely balanced, substitute James Forrest made an immediate impact, unleashing a sublime strike to give Celtic the lead.

Aberdeen battled back with Ester Sokler’s late equalizer, prompting extra time where Matt O'Riley edged Celtic ahead once more, but Angus MacDonald’s stoppage-time leveller sent the clash to penalties.

Killian Phillips’ crucial miss from the spot proved decisive as Celtic emerged victorious with a 6-5 shoot-out win, setting up a final clash against either Hearts or Rangers.