New Dundas Park once again played host to cup final, as a late Hutchinson Vale goal in injury time sent the game into extra time, where they proved to be winners on an eventful Thursday night in Bonnyrigg.

The match started somewhat cagey - unsurprisingly given the importance of the match - and the first opening proved to be the first goal in the 10^th minute for Tynecastle. A quick passing move involving Steven Shore, Ivan Alapiki and Kieran Ngwenya saw the ball arrive at the feet of Shore, who struck a lovely controlled shot into the far corner, well beyond the reach of the goalkeeper and opened the scoring.

The goal seemed to spark life into the game, and the lead nearly increased just a minute later when Ngwenya tried his luck from distance and saw his effort strike off the bar, with the Hutchie goalkeeper completely beaten.

Vale went up the other end and caused some danger of their own, Kieron Rafferty did well on the byline to gain a yard and deliver a teasing low ball into the box, causing chaos in the Tynie defence. Ultimately though Aaron Heap managed to collect the ball safely.

Hutchie began to put pressure on their opponents as the first half progressed, with a golden opportunity arriving in the 32^nd minute for them. Brandon Hunter whipped in an inviting ball towards the back post where Brodie McNab was waiting, the goal looked like a formality but somehow he managed to miss the target from close range.

Three minutes later they had another great chance to grab an equaliser as a deep cross arrived to Luke McLean at the back post, however, the pace of the ball seemed to put him off, as he failed to adjust his feet in time and missed the target.

Despite being on top at that stage, Hutchie’s goalkeeper, Dean Beveridge, had to be alert just a minute before the half-time whistle, when Alapiki played in Ngwenya for a one-on-one. Beveridge was quick enough to rush off his line and smother the shot, leaving the score at 1-0 going into the interval.

Shore had the first chance in the second-half four minutes after the restart after Alapki’s lay-off, but the strike that followed was straight at the goalkeeper.

Chances in the second-half were few and far between, although there was a great one on 63 minutes. McLean was played through on goal and a Vale equaliser looked certain, but he hesitated and gave Heap a chance to deny him from close range, tipping the wall wide for a corner. Seconds later, Heap was called back into action to hold onto a deflected shot from Liam Boal.

With three minutes remaining Hutchinson Vale were piling on the pressure, hardly giving Tynie a chance to breathe. With time running out the game looked to be out of their reach, until a penalty was awarded for an alleged handball, a huge call at a crucial time in the cup final.

Unbelievably, Heap produced a wonderful save to claw the ball away and leave his side just minutes away from cup glory. The drama wasn’t finished there however.

Right on 80 minutes, as Hutchie looked to be dead and buried, a wonderfully floated cross from a free-kick found Jonny Gordon who was arriving at the back post. From just a few yards out he made no mistake, and sparked wild scenes from his coaches and teammates alike heading the ball into the net. With just seconds remaining the game was heading into extra-time in the most dramatic fashion.