All roads have led Finn to Hampden

VILJAMI SINISALO is set to complete a surreal 12-month journey from Sixfields to the dream field of Hampden.

- By Craig Swan

And the Celtic keeper admits he’d be happy to emulate Joe Hart on the big stage and take a penalty spotkick if Brendan Rodgers’ side are again pushed all the way in a penalty shootout.

Sinisalo is heading to Scotland’s national stadium exactly a year to the day after helping Exeter City survive in England’s League One with a 2-1 win at Northampton.

It’s a completely different set of circumstances against St Johnstone as Celtic hunt a Treble.

Survival to success is quite the leap, but Sinisalo believes all career experiences have been vital in building towards tomorrow’s crunch.

The Finn reflected: “It’s been a big year. I remember that game, we won 2-1 with a man down at Northampton.

“We were 1-0 up at half-time and they equalised in the 70th minute. So you’re thinking: OK, it might be a long 20 minutes. We ended up winning to secure safety.

“It’s probably a different type of game than most here at Celtic, but all these experiences make you the keeper you want to be one day.