2008 Scottish League Cup final
Event | 2007–08 Scottish League Cup | ||||||
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After penalties. | |||||||
Date | 16 March 2008 | ||||||
Venue | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ||||||
Man of the Match | Kris Boyd | ||||||
Referee | Kenny Clark | ||||||
Attendance | 50,019 | ||||||
The 2008 Scottish League Cup final was played on 16 March 2008
Route to the Final
Dundee United
Home team | Score | Away team | |
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Round 2[5] | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Ross County |
Round 3 | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | Dundee United |
Quarter-final | Dundee United | 3 – 1 | Hamilton Academical |
Semi-final | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Aberdeen |
Rangers
Home team | Score | Away team | |
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Round 3[5] | East Fife | 0 – 4 | Rangers |
Quarter-final | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | Rangers |
Semi-final | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Hearts
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Match
Team news
Dundee United manager
Rangers were without the suspended duo
Match Summary
Neither team looked better than the other during a fairly uneventful first 10 minutes. in the 18th minute the Rangers captain Barry Ferguson forced Dundee United's goalkeeper, Łukasz Załuska to produce the first real save of the game. It was Dundee United however who became the dominant team as the first half progressed and took a deserved lead in the 33rd minute, the first shot by Noel Hunt was saved by Allan McGregor but the ball wasn't cleared and Hunt somehow managed to get the ball over the line despite the best efforts of Steven Davis. United could have been two goals in front moments later as Saša Papac almost scored an own goal with a pass back but Carlos Cuéllar was there to clear it off the line.
Before the second half got underway, Rangers manager
The first half of extra time got underway with Rangers looking the better team, however with just 5 minutes played
Match details
Dundee United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Rangers |
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Hunt 34' de Vries 95' |
Report | Boyd 85', 113' |
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2–3 | Darcheville Whittaker Davis McCulloch Boyd |
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Statistics
Dundee United | Rangers | |
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Total shots | 11 | 13 |
Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
Corner kicks | 6 | 8 |
Fouls committed | 19 | 19 |
Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "League Cup Fixtures". BBC Sport. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ a b SPL teams receive a bye to the second round; teams competing in Europe into the third.