Hibernian scored twice in the final 10 minutes to earn a dramatic 3-2 victory over Rangers and prevent their opponents from winning a domestic treble for the season.
Alan Stubbs's men trailed heading into the final stretch of the match at Hampden Park, but Anthony Stokes added to his earlier strike and David Gray provided a third goal in added time to secure a memorable win.
It ends a 114-year hoodoo for Hibs, who had lost each of their last 10 finals in this competition since last lifting the cup back in 1902, while at the same time denying Rangers some history of their own following an impressive campaign.
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It was a dream start to the entertaining game for Hibs, who were ahead inside just three minutes when Celtic loanee Stokes got on the end of a Jason Cummings pass in plenty of space to finish past Wes Foderingham.
The Gers' slow start may well have been down to the fact that they had not played a competitive match in three weeks, compared to their opponents' four games during the same period, and they could well have been two down.
Cummings managed to get in behind Rob Kiernan before seeing his shot blocked away when closed down, while at the other end Andy Halliday provided a glimpse of what he is capable of when coming close from range.
Despite a sluggish start to the contest, Rangers found a leveller just before the half-hour mark thanks to Kenny Miller's header at the end of Tavenier's dangerous cross into the box.
Both teams came close to edging ahead, as Stokes saw his strike from distance clatter back off the crossbar before Miller's header also struck the frame of the goal.
A high-energy end to the first half provided plenty of drama, with Foderingham denying Stokes and Cummings to keep the scoreline level at the midway point.
Stokes again came close to bagging a second early in the second half, only to be prevented by Foderingham, but it remained evenly poised as Martyn Waghorn also offered Hibs a big scare.
Just when both teams began to look a little more sluggish, Halliday rifled home from 22 yards out to give the Gers a lead that they would incredibly go on to relinquish in the remaining 26 minutes.
Stokes first headed home from a Liam Henderson corner, before skipper Gray did likewise in the second minute of added time to spark scenes of joy in one half of the famous ground.
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