2008 Scottish Cup Final
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The 2008 Scottish Cup Final was a football match which took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 24 May 2008.[1] The match was the final of the 123rd Scottish Cup and was contested by Queen of the South and Rangers. Queen of the South beat Aberdeen 4–3[2] in their semi-final, Rangers beat St. Johnstone 4–3 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time.[3]
The holders were Celtic who had beaten Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 in the 2007 final,[4] but they were knocked out by Aberdeen at the quarter final stage.[5]
First Division Queen of the South were contesting a Scottish Cup final for the first time in their history. This was Rangers' 51st appearance in the final, winning 31 times and losing 18, with one final (1909) resulting in the cup being withheld.[6] It was Rangers' third cup final of the season, having won in the League Cup Final and lost in the UEFA Cup Final.
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[edit] Team news
Queen of the South started with the same team which had beaten Aberdeen in the semi-final with Stephen Dobbie and Sean O'Connor up-front as part of a 4-4-2 formation. The midfield was comprised of Paul Burns, Neil MacFarlane, Steve Tosh and Jamie McQuilken. The defence was made up of Ryan McCann, Jim Thomson, Andy Aitken and Robert Harris. Jamie MacDonald started in goal. Sean O'Connor was the only player not from Scotland in the team. The only player to drop out of the squad from the semi final victory was former Rangers youth Brian Gilmour, with Scott Robertson taking his place on the bench.
Rangers also used a 4-4-2 formation with Kris Boyd and Jean-Claude Darcheville up-front. Rangers were without Nacho Novo who was suspended and without Chris Burke and Steven Naismith who were both injured, DaMarcus Beasley had recently returned from injury and was a surprise inclusion and started in midfield with Kevin Thomson, Barry Ferguson and Lee McCulloch. Steven Whittaker, Carlos Cuéllar, David Weir and Saša Papac made up the defence. Neil Alexander was making only his 12th start in goal for rangers. Carlos Cuéllar, Saša Papac, DaMarcus Beasley and Jean-Claude Darcheville were the non-scots to start, meaning that 17 out of the 22 players that started the match were from Scotland, this was 5 more than the previous year.
[edit] Match details
| May 24, 2008 15:00 |
Queen of the South | 2 – 3 | Rangers | Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 48,821 Referee: S Dougal |
Tosh  50'Thomson 52' |
Report | Boyd 33' 71' Beasley 43' |
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[edit] Statistics
| Statistic | Queen of the South | Rangers |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 3 |
| Total shots | 4 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 12 |
| Ball possession | 47% | 53% |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 10 |
| Fouls committed | 13 | 12 |
| Offsides | ||
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Source: BBC Sport
[edit] Road to the final
| Queen of the South | Round | Rangers | ||||||
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| Home team | Score | Away team | scorers | Home team | Score | Away team | scorers | |
| Peterhead | 0 – 5 | Queen of the South | Dobbie 27' 89' O'Connor 44' 57'Burns 90' |
Round Three | ||||
| Queen of the South | 4 – 0 | Linlithgow Rose | Dobbie 16' Thomson 22'O'Connor 40'McArthur 72' (o.g.) |
Round Four[7] | Rangers | 6 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | McCulloch 25' 50' Hutton 28'Boyd 30' 45' 62' (pen.) |
| Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Queen of the South | O'Connor 46' Stewart 87' |
Round Five | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Rangers | |
| Replay | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Burke 88' |
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| Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Dundee | Dobbie 52' McCann 90' |
Quarter-finals | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Boyd 69' |
| Replay | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Novo 27' Burke 40' |
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| Queen of the South | 4 – 3 | Aberdeen | Tosh 22' Burns 49'O'Connor 56'Stewart 60' |
Semi-finals | St. Johnstone | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 pen.) |
Rangers | Novo 102' (pen.) |
[edit] Scottish Cup record
- John Fleck became the youngest player to play in a Scottish Cup final - 16 years, 274 days - after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute.[8]
[edit] Media coverage
The 2008 Scottish Cup Final between Rangers and Queen of the South was broadcast live in Scotland on BBC One Scotland and in the rest of the UK on Sky Sports Xtra, BBC One Scotland also broadcast highlights later on in the night at 23:35 BST.
In North America it was broadcast live on pay-per-view Setanta Premium. In Kenya it was shown live on G Sports 1. In the Czech Republic it was shown live on Sport 1. In Italy it was shown live on Sky Sport 1 and Sky Super Calcio. In Russia it was broadcast live on 7tv. In Bosnia it was shown live on OBN BiH.
The final was also broadcast live on radio by BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 5 Live.
[edit] References
- ^ Scottish Cup Fixtures. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ "Queen of the South 4-3 Aberdeen", BBC Sport, 2008-04-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ "St Johnstone 1-1 Rangers", BBC Sport, 2008-04-20. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Dunfermline 0-1 Celtic", BBC Sport, 2007-05-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ "Celtic 0-1 Aberdeen", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ Why no one won the Scottish Cup in 1909, The Guardian
- ^ SPL teams received a bye to the third round.
- ^ "Scottish Cup final as it happened", BBC Sport, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-24. (1644)
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