■ Cameron Young (14) powers home Tynecastle's third goal

It was fun in the sun for Tynecastle's under 13 side as they trounced Gairdoch Utd 5-1 to progress through to the Scottish Cup Final at Airdrie in May where they will play Albion BC from Aberdeen.

A fabulous first half performance saw them storm into a three goal lead and there was no way back for Gairdoch when Aiden Thomson scored his first of two goals to make it 4-0 early in the second period.

Tynecastle were unstoppable in the opening period with Jordan Sinclair running the show in central midfield and the boys in maroon ran riot. The final scoreline didn't flatter them in any way as they produced another excellent all round team performance. Goals from Marcus Campanile, Jordan Sinclair, Cameron Young and a brace from Aiden Thomson saw them on easy street and they now have the big one to look forward to on Saturday 2nd May.

Summer sunshine bathed the Camelon Juniors ground and a large crowd was weaving its way through the turnstiles to see this semi-final tie as kick off approached. Music pumped its way from the dressing rooms eventually drowned out by squad cries of "C'mon Gairdoch' and 'C'mon Tynie'. Then a loud roar went up as yellow clad referee, Archie Kyle, led the two sets of players down the steps and onto the pitch. Accompanying him was fourth official, Joseph Napier, who was officiating in his 1,003rd minor-grade match.

Tynecastle immediately took the game to the Falkirk side with the impressive Neil Martynuik whipping in a teasing ball from the left back position deep into the Gairdoch box and Sean Elliot just missed with his first time flick.

Gairdoch were being forced onto the back foot although they did manage to squeeze a couple of early corners neither of which came to anything. But the momentum was towards United's goal and it was no great surprise when the Edinburgh side took the lead on 11 minutes. Sean Elliot had his legs swiped from under him wide out on the right hand side, in line with the 18 yard box. Flame haired Jordan Sinclair took the resultant kick and swept in a terrific ball towards the back post where it was met by Marcus Campanile whose downward header hit the back of the net to send the boys in maroon into wild celebrations.

It says a huge amount about the team ethos in this side that at least half the team went to congratulate Sinclair on the quality of his ball before joining in with the main party on the other side of the pitch.

Four minutes later and it was two-nil. Jordan Sinclair was seeing lots of the ball and this graceful and intelligent footballer was in the thick of most of Tynie's early play. Ball after ball was sent out wide to set up another attack. This time however he found himself on the edge of the Gairdoch box 20 yards from the centre of goal. The bouncing ball wasn't cleared properly and Sinclair lobbed the ball high over the outstretched arm of Gairdoch's Andy Cramb into the net.

A minute later and it seemed as if Gairdoch had pulled themselves back into the game when Ryan Gillespie crashed a low right foot shot into the bottom corner of the net but he was adjudged offside just as he wheeled away in celebration.

Tynecastle were swarming all over their opponents now and with so much dominance it was only a matter of time before they made it 3-0. The goal duly arrived on 23 minutes and it was another header that did the damage. A Jordan Sinclair free kick was brilliantly tipped around the post for a corner by Andy Cramb. But the keeper could do nothing with Cameron Young's bullet header from the resultant corner as the Tynecastle player rose with most purpose to crash the ball into the back of the net from close range.

Half Time 0-3

Gairdoch made a number of changes at half time as they tried to get an early reply to give them a chance in this game. It was a change in keeper that gave them their first opportunity on 41 minutes when they were awarded a free kick 25 yards out. Jordanlee Scobbie ran 70 yards to take the kick himself and the green shirted specialist floated the ball inches wide of the left hand post.

This game was effectively over on 45 minutes when Tynecastle booked their place in the final when they made it 4-0. A strong, surging run down the right by Connor Brydon, who had a fine second half, ended with the Tynie player hitting a low shot across goal where it was parried into the path of onrushing Aiden Thomson and he made no mistake from 4 yards out.

Tynecastle had another good chance on 52 minutes when Andrew McBride, who also enjoyed a great second period on the right wing, jinked his way past two defenders before hitting a fizzing shot that whistled just past the post.

Gairdoch had failed to make any real headway in this match and any time they did the Tynecastle defence stood strong protecting Cameron Tulloch who every time he was asked to join the fray showed excellent, safe handling.

But they did get something to show for their semi-final efforts when they finally etched a goal onto the scoreboard. A scramble in the Tynecastle box ended with Thomas Hall prodding the ball home from close range to give the "home" supporters something to cheer.

But normal service was soon restored when the Edinburgh side scored a fifth on the hour mark. A quick breakaway from deep in their own half sent the influential Marcus Campanile scampering up the left wing. His shot across the face of goal was again parried into the path of striker Aiden Thomson and he swept the ball home before running away to cartwheels and hand stands in another mass maroon celebration.

A fine win for Tynecastle that ended up much easier than many had expected. Albion BC from Aberdeen now stand in the way of Scottish Cup glory in what should be a fascinating final at Airdrie's Excelsior stadium on 2nd May.