st johnstone took a 3–0 lead within the first 30 minutes with a penalty kick from paul sheerin and goals from peter macdonald and kenny deuchar. scott wilson scored for dunfermline after 37 minutes to make it 3–1 at half time. in the 70th minute, stephen glass scored the final goal of the game for dunfermline from a penalty to make it 3–2. st johnstone's victory was the first time the club had won a national cup trophy in its 123-year history.