Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic: Nine-man Dons swept aside by ruthless Hoops who set up Scottish Cup final showdown with Hearts and edge closer to treble Treble Celtic cruised into the final of the Scottish Cup against nine-man Aberdeen Derek McInnes saw Dom Ball sent off in first half and Lewis Ferguson in the second before he was also sent to the stands with 15 minutes left to play The Scottish league leaders took full advantage as James Forrest, Odsonne Edouard and Tom Rogic helped edge the Hoops closer to the treble Treble Neil Lennon's side will play Hearts in the final at Hampden Park on May 25 By Press Association Reporter Published: 15:56 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 15:59 BST, 14 April 2019 Viewcomments Celtic moved closer to an unprecedented treble Treble by brushing aside Aberdeen, who ended the match with nine men and their manager in the stands. The Dons faced an uphill task from the get-go against the Scottish league leaders but red cards to Dom Ball and Lewis Ferguson all-but ended the match as a contest. James Forrest opened the scoring with a brilliant long-range drive after Ball was dismissed in the first half, before Odsonne Edouard converted a penalty after half-time. Ferguson was then shown a straight red card for a nasty lunge on Tom Rogic, who then scored from the subsequent free-kick. Celtic will meet Hearts in the Scottish Cup final on May 25 as they seek a third domestic trophy after all-but securing the league title and winning the League Cup earlier in the season. More to follow. Celtic recorded an easy victory in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup against Aberdeen James Forrest, Odsonne Edouard and Tom Rogic all found the net for the league leaders Aberdeen were reduced to nine-men after Lewis Ferguson and Dom Ball were both sent off Forrest whipped a sumptuous left-footed drive that curled past Dons goalkeeper Joe Lewis James Forrest celebrates with his team-mates after opening the scoring for Celtic at Hampden Dom Ball was shown a second yellow card for a foul that left Ryan Christie unconscious Christie required six minutes of treatment and was eventually replaced by Tom Rogic Odsonne Edouard netted a penalty and Celtic's second after Mikey Devlin fouled Jonny Hayes Tom Rogic drilled in Celtic's third after being on the receiving end of Ferguson's red-card lunge Aberdeen supporters were determined to finally get the better of Celtic at Hampden Park Neil Lennon gestures during Celtic's Scottish Cup semi-final clash with Aberdeen at Hampden Defender Jozo Simunovic challenges Aberdeen's Connor McLennan in the first half The match turned when Dom Ball was sent off after a late aerial challenge on Ryan Christie Celtic's Ryan Christie required lengthy treatment after being fouled by Aberdeen's Dom Ball James Forrest scored a blistering strike in first half stoppage time to give Celtic the lead Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility