Dobbie again proved a hero with a goalline clearance from Craig Moore, and so penalties were required to find a winner.The last time that Hibernian collected this trophy was in 1991, and they beat Rangers in the semi-final then. Bobby Williamson had yet to achieve a win over Rangers in his two years as manager, but his young team, with four teenagers, had already put Celtic out and opened brightly, as Derek Riordan’s pace exposed Maurice Ross, forcing Klos to rush out and intercept. Dobbie equalised with 11 minutes left and both teams then ran themselves to a standstill in extra time. The Dutch defender, who only signed 10 days earlier, came up with the fateful miss in the dramatic penalty shoot-out just as he did for his country in another semi-final, at Euro 2000.
It ensured that Colin Murdock’s successful kick sent Hibernian into the final.

Even the shoot-out had seemed incapable of separating these sides, as both missed three times before De Boer’s struck the base of the post. The Hibernian goalkeeper, Daniel Andersson, saved from Michael Ball and Zurab Khizanishvili, while Shota Arveladze blazed over. Stefan Klos did likewise against Steven Dobbie and Garry O’Connor.It had been a pulsating contest and even though Hibernian trailed to a goal from Michael Mols just before half-time, they never seemed out of it. Hibernian stormed into the final of the CIS Insurance Cup last night as Frank de Boer’s penalty hoodoo stalked him yet again. Hibernian won a pulsating CIS Insurance Cup semi-final at Hampden Park last night when they prevailed 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out when Frank de Boer’s spot kick hit the post.

Mike Trebilcock is unaware of this and scores twice in five minutes to make it 2-2. Then Wednesday’s Gerry Young makes a horlicks of dealing with a long clearance on the halfway line and Derek Temple races clear to score Everton’s third.Bolton Wanderers 3 Blackpool 4 2 May 1953Final Perhaps the most famous comeback of all. With 20 minutes left, Bolton are 3-1 up and Stanley Matthews looks set for his third runners-up medal. But then the 38-year-old wizard of the dribble slips into overdrive, setting up Stan Mortensen for goals two and three of his hat-trick to equalise with a minute to go, then crossing for Bill Parry to grab the winner Poor Stan. Three goals at Wembley and it’s still the “Matthews Final”.Research by JON CULLEY.

Two goals to the good at half-time, Arsenal are strolling, or so it seems, until Gordon McQueen pops up in the box to pull one back with four minutes to go. A consolation? It does not look that way when Sammy McIlroy scrambles home an equaliser two minutes later But Arsenal show that they do comebacks, too. Almost from the restart, Liam Brady charges up the left and feeds Graham Rix, whose cross is powered home by Alan Sunderland.Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2 14 May 1966Final One of Kenneth Wolstenholme’s less memorable soundbites of 1966 comes as Wednesday go into a 2-0 lead 12 minutes into the second half “It’s Wednesday’s Cup,” declares the BBC commentator. But at half-time something stirs in the Chelsea dressing-room. Mark Hughes scores with a rocket strike, Gianfranco Zola curls in a delicious free-kick and Gianluca Vialli stubs out his fag to transform a red fiesta into blue heaven as Chelsea turn the game on its head, adding a fourth for good measure.Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2 12 May 1979FinalTwo comebacks in one. But then with only two minutes to go, Andy Cole sets up Dwight Yorke for an equaliser and if that is not heart-break enough for Liverpool, the substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer indulges his habit of scoring in stoppage time to snatch a win.Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2 26 January 1997Fourth round Liverpool are irresistible in the first half, when Steve McManaman should pass inside for Robbie Fowler to make it 3-0 after Fowler and Stan Collymore have already made the home side look ordinary.