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Scott Burns

Revisiting THAT Celtic handball incident as Inverness hero reflects on luck and shock cocktail that made Hampden drama

Josh Meekings knows Inverness will need a bit of luck and even a helping hand to beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final.

Much like his own Caley Thistle side got in their glory trophy run in 2015. Inverness face treble-chasing Celtic for the final silverware of the season at Hampden this weekend. The Highlanders famously beat the Hoops in the semi-final eight years ago thanks to David Raven’s dramatic winner. But they got a massive bit of luck when Meekings got away with a hand ball on the line.

He said: “There’s no denying the gulf between the two teams. It’s just a case of riding your luck on the day. You need to do that in the big games against the big teams. We got that with my hand ball when we beat Celtic in the semi-final. You need these moments to go for you and if they do then you’ll always have a chance. But you’d have to say Celtic are massive favourites and it will take something special to beat them.

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