Summary

  • FT AET: Dundee Utd 3-4 Motherwell

  • Scottish Cup final - 18 May, 1991

  • Motherwell goalkeeper Ally Maxwell playing on with fractured ribs & ruptured spleen

  • United aiming to win trophy for first time, Motherwell for the second occasion

  • Brothers Jim & Tommy McLean in charge of both teams

Live Reporting

Scott Mullen

  1. Deadlock broken

    Dundee Utd 0-1 Motherwell

    Iain Ferguson rises high to head beyond Alan Main.

    Iain FergusonSNS
  2. ouch!

    Ouch!

    Dundee Utd 0-1 Motherwell

    Things getting a bit meaty now. David Cooper is getting treatment after John Clark leathers him as the veteran winger broke forward. United look rattled with the Motherwell support bouncing in the stands.

  3. Dundee Utd 0-1 Motherwell

    Iain Ferguson starts the move and makes a great run into the box, and what a header that is. A great goal.

    Rangers striker Ally McCoist on Scottish Cup final Sportscene

  4. goal

    GOAL

    Iain Ferguson

    And we have our first goal of the Scottish Cup final, Motherwell grab it!

    What a header this is. Jim Griffin is fed down the right before swinging in an inch-perfect ball. Iain Ferguson is unmarked as he bounds into the box to meet the cross, rising high to thunder his header high into Alan Main's top right corner.

    The Motherwell players are in a heap on the touchline, a sea of claret and amber limbs cascade down the terracing at Hampden.

    Motherwell goal

  5. Half hour gone

    Dundee Utd 0-0 Motherwell

    Thirty minutes in and still goalless. Motherwell building momentum, but will there be a breakthrough before the break?

  6. Dundee United 0-0 Motherwell

    In the last two minutes we've had goalmouth incidents at both ends, two headers.

    Rangers striker Ally McCoist on Scottish Cup final Sportscene

  7. Early jitters

    Dundee Utd 0-0 Motherwell

    It's clear the Tannadice side have settled the better of the two. They are starting to show signs of intent, but it's all a bit frantic. Craig Paterson's header well over the bar the closest they've come to an attacking threat.

  8. Ray of light?

    Dundee Utd 0-0 Motherwell

    Dundee United's Ray McKinnon gets ready to take a free-kick for the Tayside side.

    Ray McKinnonGetty

  9. Dundee United 0-0 Motherwell

    I was at the game between these two in April [1-0 win for Motherwell], but I don't think you can take much from that, both were a little cagey.

    Ally McCoist, Rangers striker

  10. HITS THE WOODWORK

    Dundee Utd 0-0 Motherwell

    Freddy van der Hoorn, my word. A free-kick from 25 yards is scudded towards Ally Maxwell's goal. The Well keeper is beaten but his right-hand post saves him, with the ball bouncing across the line and away.

    This is all United. Jim McLean will be the happier of the two siblings you'd suggest so far...

  11. Motherwell 0-0 Dundee United

    100% right [the offside decision]. Hamish French is so unlucky, but didn't he finish well?

    Rangers striker Ally McCoist on Scottish Cup final Sportscene

  12. DISALLOWED GOAL

    Dundee Utd 0-0 Motherwell

    My oh my, the ball is in the net already after just a minute. Hamish French breaks through on to a Jim McInally pass and slots under Ally Maxwell, but the goal is disallowed. The flag appears to be for Darren Jackson, rather than French.

    What a whirlwind start.

  13. KICK-OFF

    Dundee Utd 0-0 Motherwell

  14. Lucky mascots

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    What a day for these two youngsters. Who will be having a celebratory Dib Dab watching the last episode of Thundercats this weekend?

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  15. Ready to go

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    Dundee United goalkeeper Alan Main waves to family in the Hampden main stand as the Tayside club go through their final stages before kick-off, which is now only moments away.

    Dundee UnitedGetty

  16. Oh brother

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    And here come the teams.

    Jim McLean, left, leads out Dundee United while brother Tommy walks his Motherwell team on to the Hampden pitch.

    A poignant moment for both men today, whose father sadly passed away in the week running up to this final. I'm sure he will be in the thoughts of both men this afternoon.

    McLean brothersSNS

  17. Get voting

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    Call me silly, but I think we could be in for goals today. What do you think?

    If you fancy a United win, give us a thumbs up, Motherwell thumbs down. I mean, it could go either way...

  18. 'This could be my last game, I want to go out on a high'

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    Motherwell captain Tom Boyd will have his thoughts this afternoon. Rumours are that a move for the left-back could be coming, with Chelsea tipped to get his signature. He said: "We just want to win at all costs. There's no pressure or anything on top of that.

    "This will probably be my last game for Motherwell. I just want to win and go out on a high note.

    "We will be trying to get the ball to Davie Cooper, we will see if that materialises."

    Motherwell wing king Davie Cooper has also had his say: "I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be a big crowd and it's the game at the end of the season everyone wants to play in.

    "I'm delighted to be here."

  19. 'We are confident'

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    Dundee United forward Darren Jackson, who starts for the Arabs today, has been speaking to Scottish Cup final Sportscene: "It will be a tough game. They are good and solid at the back, they have Davie Cooper who can do things in games, but we are confident."

  20. LINE-UPS Motherwell

    Dundee Utd v Motherwell (19:20 GMT)

    Motherwell line-up