2008 Scottish League Cup final

October 2017 October 2017 2008 Scottish League Cup final 2007–08 Scottish League Cup Dundee United 2 Rangers 2 After extra time. Rangers won 3–2 on penalties. 16 March 2008 Hampden Park Glasgow Kris Boyd Kenny Clark 50,019 2007 2009 The 2008 Scottish League Cup final was played on 16 March 2008League Cup Fixtures http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/league_cup_fix/default.stm 11 March 2008 BBC Sport 2009-12-17 12 July 2012 https://archive.today/20120712090815/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-league-cup/fixtures dead at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the 61st Scottish League Cup final. The final was contested by Dundee United, who beat Aberdeen 4–1 in the semi-final,Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee United https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7226724.stm BBC Sport 5 February 2008 11 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080207155031/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7226724.stm 7 February 2008 live and Rangers, who beat Hearts 2–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7215941.stm Rangers 2-0 Hearts BBC Sport 30 January 2008 11 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080201140708/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7215941.stm 1 February 2008 live The two sides had last met in a League Cup final in the 1984–85 season with Rangers winning 1–0 on that occasion. The previous year's winners were Hibernian, who beat Kilmarnock 5–1 in the 2007 finalhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6456647.stm Rangers 2-0 Hearts 30 January 2008 11 March 2008 BBC Sport but they were knocked out in the third round by Motherwell. It was the fifth successive year in which both of the previous year's finalists did not make it to the final. Rangers won the match 3–2 on penalties after the match had ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time. Route to the Final 2007–08 Scottish League Cup Dundee United Home team Score Away teamRound 2Dundee United3 – 1Ross CountyRound 3Falkirk1 – 3Dundee UnitedQuarter-finalDundee United3 – 1Hamilton AcademicalSemi-finalDundee United4 – 1Aberdeen Rangers Home team Score Away teamRound 3SPL teams receive a bye to the second round; teams competing in Europe into the third.East Fife0 – 4RangersQuarter-finalMotherwell1 – 2RangersSemi-finalRangers2 – 0Hearts Match Team news Dundee United manager Craig Levein made four changes after the side's midweek goalless draw at Celtic. Noel Hunt returned to the starting line-up along with Christian Kalvenes, Willo Flood and Morgaro Gomis. Out went David Robertson and Craig Conway, who dropped to the bench and cup-tied duo Danny Grainger and James O'Brien. Rangers were without the suspended duo Nacho Novo and Charlie Adam, who were replaced by Lee McCulloch and Chris Burke. 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 Walter Smith made a substitution with midfielder Brahim Hemdani making way for Striker Jean-Claude Darcheville. The second half started in a similar way to the first, with neither team in control. United felt they should have been awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute when Cuellar appeared to pull back Christian Kalvenes in the box, but referee Kenny Clark inexplicably waved play on. Walter Smith made another substitution in the 61st minute when the left back Papac was replaced by Striker Kris Boyd. Darcheville headed the ball into the net in the 77th minute from a quickly-taken free-kick, but the referee decided that Ferguson had taken the set-piece too quickly. Rangers scored the equalizing goal with 6 minutes of normal time remaining, Mark Kerr attempted a pass back to his goalkeeper but Boyd was there to score the goal that would take the match into Extra time. The first half of extra time got underway with Rangers looking the better team, however with just 5 minutes played Mark de Vries restored United's lead when he put the ball past McGregor with a strike from the top-right edge of the box. Rangers dominated the second half and were rewarded when Boyd headed in the equalizer at the back post in 112th minute. The match would be decided by a Penalty shootout, Boyd scored the winning penalty after a miss by Lee Wilkie. Match details 16 March 2008 15:00 Dundee United 2–2 yes Report Rangers Hunt 34 de Vries 95 Boyd 85 113 Hampden Park, Glasgow K Clark 50,019 Flood Conway de Vries Robertson Wilkie 2–3 Darcheville Whittaker Davis McCulloch Boyd _blackshoulders _blackshoulders FC6916 FC6916 FC6916 000000 FC6916 Dundee United _rangers0708h _rangers0708h _rangers0708h _rangers0708h _rangers0708hl Rangers DUNDEE UNITED : GK 1POL Łukasz ZałuskaRB 24 Switzerland Mihael Kovačević CB 18SCO Garry KennethCB 4 SCO Lee Wilkie (c)LB 3 NOR Christian Kalvenes 94RM 20 GHA Prince Buaben 96CM 6IRL Willo FloodCM 7SCO Mark KerrLM 16 Senegal Morgaro Gomis CF 10 IRL Noel Hunt 78CF 22Suriname Mark de VriesSubstitutes:GK 13 SCO Euan McLeanDF 5 SCO Darren Dods DF 2IRL Sean DillonMF 12SCO David Robertson 95MF 15SCO Craig Conway 78Manager:SCO Craig LeveinRANGERS: GK 1SCO Allan McGregorRB 21 SCO Kirk Broadfoot 54CB 24 ESP Carlos Cuéllar CB 3 SCO David Weir LB 5 BIH Saša Papac 61RM 17SCO Chris Burke 116CM 7 ALG Brahim Hemdani 45CM 6SCO Barry Ferguson (c)CM 23SCO Christian DaillyLM 12 NIR Steven Davis CF 27SCO Lee McCulloch 64Substitutes:GK 25SCO Neil AlexanderDF 28SCO Steven Whittaker 116MF 8SCO Kevin ThomsonCF 9SCO Kris Boyd 61CF 19FRA Jean-Claude Darcheville 45Manager:SCO Walter Smith Statistics Dundee United RangersTotal shots 11 13Shots on target 4 7Corner kicks 6 8Fouls committed 19 19Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0 See also Played between same clubs: 1981 Scottish League Cup final 1984 Scottish League Cup final (October) References 2008 Category:Dundee United F.C. matches Category:Rangers F.C. matches Final Category:2010s in Glasgow Category:March 2008 sports events in the United Kingdom