ST JOHNSTONE boss Tommy Wright insists his troops truly believe they can win their date with destiny after securing their first ever Scottish Cup final slot.
Stevie May netted a double that will go down in the club's history books to see off Aberdeen in the Ibrox semi-final.
The Perth side going into the game had never reached the final of the competition before, had lost seven semis in a row leading up to yesterday's tie and were without a win from four tries against Derek McInnes' team this season.
But they laid those ghosts to rest as they stormed back from Niall McGinn's opener to claim a 2-1 victory.
May struck twice after the break to make himself a McDiarmid hero.
Now Wright - who will end his first season in charge of Saints by leading them out for the May 17 final against Dundee United at Celtic Park - is refusing to count his team out.
He said: "There is a belief about the place that maybe this year could be our year."
Aberdeen had chances to extend their lead after taking a 14th minute lead but Adam Rooney, Barry Robson, Peter Pawlett and McGinn all fluffed opportunities.
That set up May to first level the tie from a tight angle before he finished off his 25th goal of the season after a lovely one-two with strike partner Steven MacLean seven minutes from time.
"Stevie will rightly get the headlines but it was a good team performance," said Wright. "You can't turn up against Aber-deen and only have five or six players doing well. Every one was excellent.
Dons boss Derek McInnes said: "While it was only 1-0, St Johnstone showed great determination to make it their day and should be congratulated for that."
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