G'nightpublished at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2023
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
That'll do us. I need a lie down.
Absolutely loved that. Hope you all did too. What a start to the week.
You can read George O'Neill's match report here.
Take care.
Falkirk second in League 1, Inverness CT sixth in Championship
Celtic chasing a possible domestic treble, Rangers are cup holders
Nick McPheat
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
That'll do us. I need a lie down.
Absolutely loved that. Hope you all did too. What a start to the week.
You can read George O'Neill's match report here.
Take care.
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Then two minutes later... bang. Falkirk took the lead through Kai Kennedy's deflected long-ranger. Scenes.
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Ayr then got a penalty of their own, out of nowhere really.
Chris Maguire couldn't replicate Calumn Morrison's success from the spot though. He smashed the post.
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Falkirk came right back into the game and got a deserved leveller from the spot when Callumn Morrison, who was terrific all evening, rifled in.
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Ayr started really brightly in the game, and so did their danger man Dip Akinyemi.
Here he is opening the scoring...
Let's have a re-cap of the game's big moments...
HT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Falkirk's Stephen McGinn tells BBC Scotland: "First of all I'm just delighted to win that game. This year we've had great draws and we wanted to make the most of it.
"Us and Inverness, that's the draw we wanted. We felt we owed our fans one. We didn't want to keep losing big games."
Not going to lie, I've just remembered Ayr missed a penalty at 1-1. That was mad. What a second half.
The Scottish Cup. It's different.
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Falkirk fans are still pinching themselves...
The last five times Celtic and Rangers been in the same Scottish Cup semi-final draw, they've been drawn together.
There hasn't been an Old Firm final in this tournament since 2002.
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Falkirk manager John McGlynn tells BBC Scotland: "That was amazing. Absolutely amazing. We've done it the hard way.
"I'm delighted with the character of the team. It took us about 30 minutes to get in the game. We started the second half really well.
"We're delighted we're in the semi-finals. We've managed to stay away from Celtic and Rangers."
FT: Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
Falkirk's Kai Kennedy tells BBC Scotland: "It's the best draw we could've got, everybody knows that. It's a great chance to get to the final."
Falkirk's Callumn Morrison tells BBC Scotland: "That's the tie we wanted, Inverness will be the same."
A lower-league side will be in the Scottish Cup final. Guaranteed.
That leaves FALKIRK v INVERNESS CT.
They will face... CELTIC. Wow.
First team out the hat... RANGERS.
The four semi-finalists then:
Don't think about going anywhere. The draw is on the way.
What a result. What a turnaround. What a game!
Third-tier Falkirk - yes, THIRD TIER - are in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.
Falkirk 2-1 Ayr Utd
What an effort!
Callumn Morrison, what a performance. He somehow finds the energy to sprint into the Ayr box and forces Aidan McAdams into a fantastic save.