Dunfermline beat Falkirk on penalties in Scottish Cup semi-final

Image: Neil Lennon celebrates his side's win

Falkirk controlled the remainder of the first half but were limited to deep hopeful crosses as Barney Stewart and Filip Lissah came closest with headed opportunities.

But there wasn't another sight of goal for either side until Ben Broggio's curling effort after a sweeping Falkirk counter-attack went six inches wide in the 73rd minute; and that would be it for regulation time.

Beyond the 90, Kyrell Wilson and Dylan Tait spurned three half-chances between them before Dunfermline passed up their second and third gilt-edged opportunities of the game shortly after the restart in extra-time.

Teenage substitute Lucas Fyfe pounced on a Connor Allan error to give him the entire goal to aim at, but the 17-year-old rolled his tame effort right into the body of Falkirk's static stopper Scott Bain.

Then just one minute later, Fyfe arguably missed an even bigger chance to write him name into history when his close-range first-time strike cannoned off the crossbar.

Ethan Ross and Brian Graham then threatened again at the other end before Falkirk substitute Henry Cartwright was shown a second yellow card for simulation in the dying seconds.

Ultimately, though, this game was destined to be decided by a spot-kicks.

Falkirk captain Brad Spencer and Liam Henderson missed their first two penalties, so the 2015 finalists were immediately on the back foot.

Josh Cooper, Charlie Gilmour and Chris Hamilton all emphatically converted while Filip Lissah and Ben Parkinson gave Falkirk a fighting chance.

However, the two misses gave Oakley-Boothe the opportunity to win it on the fourth kick, and that he did.

Dunfermline will return to Hampden for their first Scottish Cup final since 2007, where current manager Lennon played his final game as a Celtic player.

And yes, he did his trademark airplane celebration to mark the occasion.

What's coming up in the Scottish Premiership?

• Falkirk fixtures
• Scottish Premiership fixtures

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