Scottish Cup final: Aberdeen's historic penalty shootout win

Aberdeen beat Celtic 4-3 on penalties on Saturday, winning the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years.

Celtic who are the league and league cup champions this season were hoping for a third trophy to complete a domestic treble.

With the match level at 1-1 after extra time, the game went to penalties and goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov proved to be the man of the match.

He saved two spot-kicks to hand Aberdeen an unlikely victory.

Dimitar Mitov, Aberdeen's heroic shootout goalkeeper, praised manager Jimmy Thelin for giving the team confidence.

"When we made it to the final, he always said 'when we win the final'. There were no ifs. And that mentality went to the boys'" he said.

"Everybody starts saying when, not if. I think that was the turning point."

Defender Jack Milne said: "This is the best feeling I've had in my life. We had the belief.

"All of us knew we were capable of coming here and getting this result. It's amazing. It's a dream come true."