Summary

  • Falkirk 0-3 Inverness CT - Billy McKay slots home early on from spot before steering in third; Dan Mackay's header doubles lead

  • First of this season's Scottish Cup semi-finals

  • Repeat of 2015 final - won by Inverness CT

  • Inverness CT will meet Rangers or Celtic in June final

Live Reporting

Colin Moffat

  1. 'Small crowd making themselves heard'

    Falkirk v Inverness CT (12:15)

    Nick McPheat
    BBC Scotland at Hampden

    Should be around 14,000 here today - just shy of about a third of Hampden's capacity.

    Don't let that fool you into thinking there will be no atmosphere, though. The Falkirk fans especially are making a bit of a racket already.

  2. Falkirk v Inverness CT (12:15)

    Falkirk's route to the national stadium has been more conventional, although they have managed to avoid Premiership opposition.

    It started with a 6-0 win away to Wick Academy, then they came from behind to beat Alloa Athletic before putting five past Darvel, who had famously dumped out Aberdeen.

    The Bairns recovered from losing an early goal at home to Ayr United to seal a 2-1 quarter-final victory.

  3. Falkirk v Inverness CT (12:15)

    Caley Thistle made the most of that reprieve by going on to topple two top flight sides, Livingston and Kilmarnock, to reach Hampden.

    In the third round, the Highlanders edged out Stirling Albion 3-2.

  4. Caley Thistle still standing after cup 'loss'

    Falkirk v Inverness CT (12:15)

    Let's get this out of the way early.

    Inverness Caley Thistle are in the last four of the Scottish Cup after losing a game.

    That's right, they were beaten at home by Queen's Park in the fourth round but reinstated when it turned out their Championship rivals had fielded an ineligible player.

    Has any team anywhere ever been knocked out, let back in and gone on to a major final? It's quite a storyline.

  5. LINE-UPS at Hampden

    Falkirk v Inverness CT (12:15)

    Falkirk: Kinnear, Williamson, Henderson, Donaldson, McGinn, McKay, Kucheriavyi, McCann, Morrison, Kennedy, Burrell.

    Substitutes: PJ Morrison, Nesbitt, McGuffie, Yeats, Wright, Oliver, Lawal, Mackie, Watson.

    Inverness CT: Ridgers, Duffy, Deas, Devine, Harper, Welsh, Allardice, Henderson, Shaw, Mackay, Mckay.

    Substitutes: Mackay, Doran, MacGregor, Ram, Hyde, Delaney, Samuels, Woods, Boyd.

  6. Big day Hampden for Falkirk & Caley Thistle

    Falkirk v Inverness CT (12:15)

    Good morning.

    It's Scottish Cup semi-final weekend, with two contrasting ties to look forward to.

    First up we have Inverness Caley Thistle, third in the Championship, against Falkirk, second in League 1.

    The winners will be huge underdogs against either Celtic or Rangers on 3 June.

    Radio coverage is up and running and the TV team get started on BBC One Scotland at 11:45.

    Falkirk and Inverness CT meet at Hampden todaySNS