Mats Knoester admitted he was on Aberdeen’s fifth penalty before Dimitar Mitov stole the Scottish Cup final glory. The Dutchman was on the final spot kick but his keeper saved from Alistair Johnston to seal the 4-2 shootout win. That let Knoester off the hook and he was able to celebrate Aberdeen lifting their first Scottish Cup in 35 years. The 26-year-old confirmed: “I was the fifth penalty. They (my practices) were good so I had confidence. “But, of course, it's nice if you can finish it early. The earlier, the better. I was ready but Dimi saved it. I gave him the biggest hug afterwards.” The defender has won the Hungarian league with Ferencvaros and was part of Feyenoord ’s squad when they won the Dutch Cup but he is in no doubt this one with Aberdeen tops the lot. He stated: “I had one medal up to now. “This one is the best by far. 100%. “It was better than winning the league because it means more. “In Ferencvaros, you are expected to win every year and here it has been so long. There are more emotions. “It is hard to put into words. Just look around and take it all in then you have your answer. It is a lot to take. It means a lot. “I was also man of the match as well, I doubled up so that was really good.” Aberdeen were written-off in most quarters and being written off makes that success even sweeter. The January signing added: “It is first about belief in yourself personally and your team in the tactics. I shutdown all the noise around me and then you prove them wrong in the end. It is the best feeling.” Celtic had won their last four meetings but Thelin produced a curveball by going for a three man defence for the first time this season, with Knoester on the left of it. The Aberdeen defender acknowledged: “We had previous matches with Celtic. They are a good team and win a lot of prizes. “We knew we had to change our tactic and maybe do something different. This was our plan and it worked out well. I am very happy with that.” Knoester was named man of the match and picked up a winner’s medal. Aberdeen also claimed guaranteed European group stage football. Knoester joked: “Yeah, so we have it all now, huh? Nobody would say that before. So, I think that's the nicest thing.” He was glad most of his family had travelled from Holland to be there for his big day. They also got into the swing as Aberdeen celebrated its first trophy in 11 years. The last Scottish Cup win was back in 1990. It included Dutchmen Hans Gillhaus and Theo Snelders and now Knoester continues that proud trend. He beamed: “Everybody was here, my mum and dad as well, my brothers. It means a lot. You wouldn't see it on my dad’s face, but inside, he would have been very happy, emotional and everything. “In our family we are calm. You don't see it from the outside, but definitely from the inside, it means a lot.”