Hearts fan banned from Scottish Cup Final after trying to smuggle smoke bomb into Hampden

Stuart Brunton was snared as he turned up for the Jambos semi final clash with Inverness Caledonian Thistle last Saturday.

Pyrotechnic devices were set off at the semi-final match at Hampden. Picture: SNS Group

The 21 year-old, of Gracemount, Edinburgh, was held after a smoke canister fell out his pocket after going through the turnstiles.

It lead to Brunton appearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

He pled guilty to a charge of possessing a controlled substance which emits smoke.

Brunton will be sentenced next month.

But, Sheriff Allan Findlay meantime banned him from entering a football stadium within the UK.

It means Brunton will not be back at Hampden for the Hearts and Celtic final on May 25.

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