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. 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 in their semi-final, Rangers beat St. Johnstone 4–3 on penalties
after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time.
First Division
Queen of the South were contesting a Scottish Cup final for the first time in their history. The date of the final was four weeks after the end of Queens league season meaning the First Division side had not played a competitive game in that time. This was Rangers' 50th appearance in the final, winning 31 times and losing 17, with one final (1909) resulting in the cup being withheld. It was Rangers' third cup final of the season, having won in the League Cup Final
and lost in the UEFA Cup Final
.
and Sean O'Connor
up-front as part of a 4-4-2 formation. The midfield was composed of Paul Burns, Neil MacFarlane
, Steve Tosh
and Jamie McQuilken
. The defence was made up of Ryan McCann
(the quarter final hero with a goal against Dundee from 84 yards meriting an application to the Guinness Book of Records as the longest distance goal from an outfield player) 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, making four changes from the side who were beaten 2–0 in Aberdeen
, 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.
Queen of the South were the more dangerous team in the early stages, with problems being caused by Stephen Dobbie and Sean O'Connor. Rangers best chance came when Boyd passed to Beasley in a good position but his shot went into the side-netting, minutes later and the roles were reversed when Boyd met a Beasley cross eight yards with his head, he could only nod overalthough should have done better. A disputed foul was awarded against Tosh for a challenge on Beasley 25 yards out. Barry Ferguson tapped the free kick to Boyd who hit the ball into the top left corner, Rangers were 1–0 up after 33 minutes. Queen of the South felt they should have had a penalty
when Steven Whittaker pushed Sean O'Connor but the referee did not agree. Rangers doubled their lead three minutes before half time when Carlos Cuellar's header was missed by Jim Thomson and Ryan McCann who collided which allowed Cuellar's header to reach the back post to fall for Beasley, whose shot from 12 yards went under goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald.
Both teams started the second half unchanged. Four minutes after the restart, O'Connor broke clear of Cuellar in the Rangers box and then cut the ball back for Tosh to score using his pelvis. Queens were back in the match. Rangers briefly threatened to restore their advantage, but a Boyd header was held by MacDonald. Papac then fouled McCann 10 yards from the Rangers box. Thomson rose to firmly head home from the Bob Harris free-kick. After 53 minutes the sides were tied at 2–2. Rangers could have restored their lead when Jean-Claude Darcheville passed to Beasley and he then passed to the feet of Ferguson but the skipper shot straight at the keeper. Boyd scored after he rose highest from Beasley's corner to head the ball over the keeper and into the net with 18 minutes to go. Queens never seemed likely after that despite making three changes.
after the cup final, "We showed what we're capable of in the second half, and when I went into the Rangers dressing room they knew they had been in a game. But I'm still bitterly disappointed." Tosh added, "I thought the free-kick that led to their first goal was very soft and that lots of decisions that were given against us were very easy to give. Sean O'Connor got pushed in the back in the box at the back post and it was as blatant as the nose on my face but that would have been a decision against Rangers in a cup final at the Rangers end and that's just not going to happen."
"The gaffer (Gordon Chisholm
) didn't lose his head (at half-time)," said Queens midfielder Jamie McQuilken, "he just said that we never showed up in the first half. He was spot on, but he reminded us of how we got to the final and inspired us to play like that in the second half."
McQuilken added, "We're so disappointed. You don't win anything by giving Rangers a two-goal lead and we don't think we'll ever get a better chance to beat Rangers. After we scored we got an extra spring in our step and they looked worried and tired. They were arguing amongst themselves and I thought 'we've got a right good chance here'. We needed to score in the first five minutes after our second goal when we were on top. But credit to Rangers, you don't get to UEFA Cup finals for nothing."
Chisholm said, "To be honest, I thought we didn't turn up in the first half and that was disappointing. I would say that is the poorest we have played in a long time. In the second half we did much better and it was more like us. There are no excuses but I think four weeks is a hell of a long time to have a break and for the first 45 minutes we looked rusty and we looked as though we didn't have any belief."
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RANGERS :
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GK
25
Neil Alexander
RB
28
Steven Whittaker
CB
24
Carlos Cuéllar
CB
3
David Weir
LB
5
Saša Papac
RM
20
DaMarcus Beasley
CM
8
Kevin Thomson
CM
6
Barry Ferguson
(c)
LM
27
Lee McCulloch
ST
9
Kris Boyd
ST
19
Jean-Claude Darcheville
Substitutes:
GK
16
Graeme Smith
DF
23
Christian Dailly
DF
37
Jordan McMillan
MF
12
Steven Davis
MF
43
John Fleck
Manager:
Walter Smith
Source: Guardian report
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
, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
and BBC Radio 5 Live
.
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
Final was a football match which took place at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
on 24 May 2008. The match was the final of the 123rd Scottish Cup and was contested by Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
and Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
. Queen of the South beat Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
4–3 in their semi-final, Rangers beat St. Johnstone 4–3 on penalties
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time.
First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
Queen of the South were contesting a Scottish Cup final for the first time in their history. The date of the final was four weeks after the end of Queens league season meaning the First Division side had not played a competitive game in that time. This was Rangers' 50th appearance in the final, winning 31 times and losing 17, with one final (1909) resulting in the cup being withheld. It was Rangers' third cup final of the season, having won in the League Cup Final
2008 Scottish League Cup Final
-Statistics:-References:...
and lost in the UEFA Cup Final
2008 UEFA Cup Final
The 2008 UEFA Cup Final was the 37th final of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The match was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, home ground of Manchester City F.C., in Manchester, England, at 20:45 CEST on 14 May 2008.The match was contested by Zenit St. Petersburg...
.
Route to the final
| Queen of the South Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... | |Round | |Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Scorers | Home team | Score | Away team | Scorers | |
| Peterhead Peterhead F.C. Peterhead F.C. are a football club based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They currently play in the Scottish Football League Third Division, following promotion in the 2004–05 season.Their home ground is Balmoor in Peterhead, with a capacity of 4,000... |
0 – 5 | Queen of the South | align=left|Dobbie Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City.Dobbie began his career with Rangers in 2002, but did not play in a first team match. He had more opportunities at Hibernian, whom he joined in 2003 and then St. Johnstone whom he joined, initially on loan, in 2005.... O'Connor Sean O'Connor (footballer) Sean O'Connor is an English professional Association footballer, who currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Early career:... Burns |
Round Three | ||||
| Queen of the South | 4 – 0 | Linlithgow Rose Linlithgow Rose F.C. Linlithgow Rose F.C. are a Scottish junior association football club from Linlithgow, West Lothian who play in the East Region Super League... |
Dobbie Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City.Dobbie began his career with Rangers in 2002, but did not play in a first team match. He had more opportunities at Hibernian, whom he joined in 2003 and then St. Johnstone whom he joined, initially on loan, in 2005.... Thomson O'Connor Sean O'Connor (footballer) Sean O'Connor is an English professional Association footballer, who currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Early career:... McArthur |
Round Four | Rangers | 6 – 0 | East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire F.C. East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club originating in Falkirk. Founded in 1880, originally as Bainsford Britannia, the club changed to their current name a year later in 1881... |
align=left|McCulloch Lee McCulloch Lee Henry McCulloch is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.He has been capped on 18 occasions by the Scotland national football team. During his career McCulloch has played for Motherwell, Wigan Athletic and Rangers as club level... Hutton Alan Hutton Alan Hutton is a Scottish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team.-Rangers:... Boyd Kris Boyd Kris Boyd is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Turkish side Eskişehirspor.Boyd grew up in the Ayrshire village of Tarbolton and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to Rangers in January 2006, and was Rangers' top goalscorer in each of his... |
| Greenock Morton Greenock Morton F.C. Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs.... |
0 – 2 | Queen of the South | O'Connor Sean O'Connor Sean O'Connor is an Irish businessman and political activist. He is a co-founder of Rally Ireland, a round of the World rally Championship . In 2009 he joined the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE as Director of Strategy to assist in the staging of the first Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix... Stewart John Stewart (footballer) John Stewart is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Bo'ness United.-Aberdeen:Stewart, who began his career with Aberdeen. He was a regular in Aberdeen's reserve team; however, he found opportunities in the first team hard to come by... |
Round Five | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
0 – 0 | Rangers | |
| Replay | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Hibernian Hibernian F.C. Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts... |
Burke Chris Burke (footballer) Christopher Robert "Chris" Burke is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City.Burke began his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers, playing in almost 100 league games, but without establishing himself as a regular first team player. He then played more than 100 matches over... |
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| Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
Dobbie Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City.Dobbie began his career with Rangers in 2002, but did not play in a first team match. He had more opportunities at Hibernian, whom he joined in 2003 and then St. Johnstone whom he joined, initially on loan, in 2005.... McCann Ryan McCann Ryan McCann is a Scottish professional association footballer who plays in either midfield or at right back and who is currently at Stockport County... |
Quarter-finals | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
Boyd Kris Boyd Kris Boyd is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Turkish side Eskişehirspor.Boyd grew up in the Ayrshire village of Tarbolton and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to Rangers in January 2006, and was Rangers' top goalscorer in each of his... |
| Replay | Partick Thistle Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908... |
0 – 2 | Rangers | Novo Nacho Novo Ignacio Javier "Nacho" Gómez Novo is a Spanish association footballer who plays for La Liga side Sporting Gijón.Novo formerly played for Huesca in Spain then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers and Dundee. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he... Burke Chris Burke (footballer) Christopher Robert "Chris" Burke is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City.Burke began his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers, playing in almost 100 league games, but without establishing himself as a regular first team player. He then played more than 100 matches over... |
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| Queen of the South | 4 – 3 | Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
Tosh Steve Tosh Steven William Tosh is a professional association footballer. A midfielder journeyman of many clubs, Tosh is currently with Cove Rangers.-Early career:... Burns O'Connor Sean O'Connor (footballer) Sean O'Connor is an English professional Association footballer, who currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Early career:... Stewart John Stewart (footballer) John Stewart is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Bo'ness United.-Aberdeen:Stewart, who began his career with Aberdeen. He was a regular in Aberdeen's reserve team; however, he found opportunities in the first team hard to come by... |
Semi-finals | St. Johnstone | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 pen.) |
Rangers | Novo Nacho Novo Ignacio Javier "Nacho" Gómez Novo is a Spanish association footballer who plays for La Liga side Sporting Gijón.Novo formerly played for Huesca in Spain then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers and Dundee. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he... |
Team news
Queen of the South started with the same team which had beaten Aberdeen in the semi-final with Stephen DobbieStephen Dobbie
Stephen Dobbie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City.Dobbie began his career with Rangers in 2002, but did not play in a first team match. He had more opportunities at Hibernian, whom he joined in 2003 and then St. Johnstone whom he joined, initially on loan, in 2005....
and Sean O'Connor
Sean O'Connor (footballer)
Sean O'Connor is an English professional Association footballer, who currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Early career:...
up-front as part of a 4-4-2 formation. The midfield was composed of Paul Burns, Neil MacFarlane
Neil MacFarlane (footballer)
Neil MacFarlane is a Scottish professional Association footballer who position is defensive midfield. He currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Career:...
, Steve Tosh
Steve Tosh
Steven William Tosh is a professional association footballer. A midfielder journeyman of many clubs, Tosh is currently with Cove Rangers.-Early career:...
and Jamie McQuilken
Jamie McQuilken
James Charles McQuilken is a Scottish professional footballer who last played for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South.-Career:...
. The defence was made up of Ryan McCann
Ryan McCann
Ryan McCann is a Scottish professional association footballer who plays in either midfield or at right back and who is currently at Stockport County...
(the quarter final hero with a goal against Dundee from 84 yards meriting an application to the Guinness Book of Records as the longest distance goal from an outfield player) Jim Thomson, Andy Aitken
Andy Aitken (footballer born 1978)
Andrew "Andy" Robert Aitken is a Scottish professional footballer who made over 300 appearances for Queen of the South. A left sided central defender, he also played for Gretna and Ayr United...
and Robert Harris
Robert Harris (footballer)
Robert "Bob" Harris is a Scottish footballer who plays for Blackpool. His position is left back.Harris started at Clyde before making over 100 first team appearances for Queen of the South for whom he played in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final...
. Jamie MacDonald
Jamie MacDonald (footballer)
Jamie MacDonald is a professional football player currently playing for Heart of Midlothian. MacDonald, a goalkeeper, signed for Hearts in June 2002 from their youth side.-Queen of the South:...
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
Brian Gilmour
Brian Thomas Gilmour is a Scottish footballer. He is a midfielder who currently plays for Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar.He has represented his country from U13 to U20 levels playing in the European Under 19s final....
, with Scott Robertson
Scott Robertson (footballer born 1987)
Scott Robertson is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Partick Thistle in the Scottish Football League First Division....
taking his place on the bench.
Rangers also used a 4–4–2 formation, making four changes from the side who were beaten 2–0 in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, with Kris Boyd
Kris Boyd
Kris Boyd is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Turkish side Eskişehirspor.Boyd grew up in the Ayrshire village of Tarbolton and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to Rangers in January 2006, and was Rangers' top goalscorer in each of his...
and Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Darcheville
Jean-Claude Ducan Darcheville is a former French footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs in France, England and Scotland. He spent the final two years of his career with Greek Super League side AO Kavala....
up-front. Rangers were without Nacho Novo
Nacho Novo
Ignacio Javier "Nacho" Gómez Novo is a Spanish association footballer who plays for La Liga side Sporting Gijón.Novo formerly played for Huesca in Spain then moved to Scotland with Raith Rovers and Dundee. In July 2004, he moved to Rangers for £450,000. During his first season at the club he...
who was suspended and without Chris Burke
Chris Burke (footballer)
Christopher Robert "Chris" Burke is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City.Burke began his career with Scottish Premier League club Rangers, playing in almost 100 league games, but without establishing himself as a regular first team player. He then played more than 100 matches over...
and Steven Naismith
Steven Naismith
Steven John Naismith is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national team.Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004...
who were both injured, DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Beasley
DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
had recently returned from injury and was a surprise inclusion and started in midfield with Kevin Thomson
Kevin Thomson
Kevin Thomson is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Middlesbrough and the Scotland national football team. Thomson began his career with Hibernian before joining Rangers in 2007 for a £2m transfer fee. He plays as a defensive midfielder with key attributes of passing and tackling...
, Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson MBE is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame...
and Lee McCulloch
Lee McCulloch
Lee Henry McCulloch is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.He has been capped on 18 occasions by the Scotland national football team. During his career McCulloch has played for Motherwell, Wigan Athletic and Rangers as club level...
. Steven Whittaker
Steven Whittaker
Steven Gordon Whittaker is a Scottish association footballer who currently plays as a right back for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national side....
, Carlos Cuéllar
Carlos Cuéllar
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, but can also operate as a right-back.-Early career:...
, David Weir and Saša Papac
Saša Papac
Saša Papac is a Bosnian association footballer who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the Bosnia & Herzegovina national team....
made up the defence. Neil Alexander
Neil Alexander
Neil Alexander is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.-Early career:...
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.
Match summary
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
when Steven Whittaker pushed Sean O'Connor but the referee did not agree. Rangers doubled their lead three minutes before half time when Carlos Cuellar's header was missed by Jim Thomson and Ryan McCann who collided which allowed Cuellar's header to reach the back post to fall for Beasley, whose shot from 12 yards went under goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald.
Both teams started the second half unchanged. Four minutes after the restart, O'Connor broke clear of Cuellar in the Rangers box and then cut the ball back for Tosh to score using his pelvis. Queens were back in the match. Rangers briefly threatened to restore their advantage, but a Boyd header was held by MacDonald. Papac then fouled McCann 10 yards from the Rangers box. Thomson rose to firmly head home from the Bob Harris free-kick. After 53 minutes the sides were tied at 2–2. Rangers could have restored their lead when Jean-Claude Darcheville passed to Beasley and he then passed to the feet of Ferguson but the skipper shot straight at the keeper. Boyd scored after he rose highest from Beasley's corner to head the ball over the keeper and into the net with 18 minutes to go. Queens never seemed likely after that despite making three changes.
Post match comments
Tosh commented in The ScotsmanThe Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
after the cup final, "We showed what we're capable of in the second half, and when I went into the Rangers dressing room they knew they had been in a game. But I'm still bitterly disappointed." Tosh added, "I thought the free-kick that led to their first goal was very soft and that lots of decisions that were given against us were very easy to give. Sean O'Connor got pushed in the back in the box at the back post and it was as blatant as the nose on my face but that would have been a decision against Rangers in a cup final at the Rangers end and that's just not going to happen."
"The gaffer (Gordon Chisholm
Gordon Chisholm
Gordon Chisholm is a Scottish professional football former player and manager. Chisholm played as a central defender for Sunderland, Hibernian, Dundee and Partick Thistle....
) didn't lose his head (at half-time)," said Queens midfielder Jamie McQuilken, "he just said that we never showed up in the first half. He was spot on, but he reminded us of how we got to the final and inspired us to play like that in the second half."
McQuilken added, "We're so disappointed. You don't win anything by giving Rangers a two-goal lead and we don't think we'll ever get a better chance to beat Rangers. After we scored we got an extra spring in our step and they looked worried and tired. They were arguing amongst themselves and I thought 'we've got a right good chance here'. We needed to score in the first five minutes after our second goal when we were on top. But credit to Rangers, you don't get to UEFA Cup finals for nothing."
Chisholm said, "To be honest, I thought we didn't turn up in the first half and that was disappointing. I would say that is the poorest we have played in a long time. In the second half we did much better and it was more like us. There are no excuses but I think four weeks is a hell of a long time to have a break and for the first 45 minutes we looked rusty and we looked as though we didn't have any belief."
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Jamie MacDonald Jamie MacDonald (footballer) Jamie MacDonald is a professional football player currently playing for Heart of Midlothian. MacDonald, a goalkeeper, signed for Hearts in June 2002 from their youth side.-Queen of the South:... |
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| RB | 2 | Ryan McCann Ryan McCann Ryan McCann is a Scottish professional association footballer who plays in either midfield or at right back and who is currently at Stockport County... |
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| CB | 6 | Jim Thomson (c) |
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| CB | 5 | Andy Aitken Andy Aitken (footballer born 1978) Andrew "Andy" Robert Aitken is a Scottish professional footballer who made over 300 appearances for Queen of the South. A left sided central defender, he also played for Gretna and Ayr United... |
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| LB | 3 | Robert Harris Robert Harris (footballer) Robert "Bob" Harris is a Scottish footballer who plays for Blackpool. His position is left back.Harris started at Clyde before making over 100 first team appearances for Queen of the South for whom he played in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final... |
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| RM | 11 | Paul Burns |
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| CM | 4 | Neil MacFarlane Neil MacFarlane (footballer) Neil MacFarlane is a Scottish professional Association footballer who position is defensive midfield. He currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Career:... |
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| CM | 8 | Steve Tosh Steve Tosh Steven William Tosh is a professional association footballer. A midfielder journeyman of many clubs, Tosh is currently with Cove Rangers.-Early career:... |
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| LM | 7 | Jamie McQuilken Jamie McQuilken James Charles McQuilken is a Scottish professional footballer who last played for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South.-Career:... |
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| ST | 10 | Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City.Dobbie began his career with Rangers in 2002, but did not play in a first team match. He had more opportunities at Hibernian, whom he joined in 2003 and then St. Johnstone whom he joined, initially on loan, in 2005.... |
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| ST | 9 |  Sean O'ConnorSean O'Connor (footballer) Sean O'Connor is an English professional Association footballer, who currently plays for Annan Athletic.-Early career:... |
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| GK | 12 | Stephen Grindlay Stephen Grindlay Stephen Grindlay is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Dumbarton.-Early career:... |
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| DF | 16 | Eric Paton Eric Paton Eric John Paton is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Stenhousemuir.Paton has developed into a right back, a position that ex-Queens manager John Connolly favoured the former right sided midfielder in... |
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| MF | 15 | John O'Neill John O'Neill (Scottish footballer) John O'Neill is a Scottish football midfielder, playing for Auchinleck Talbot.O'Neill started his career with amateur club Queens Park, before signing for Celtic in 1994. In his career he had two spells of playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South... |
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| MF | 17 | Scott Robertson Scott Robertson (footballer born 1987) Scott Robertson is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Partick Thistle in the Scottish Football League First Division.... |
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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Statistics
| Statistic | Queen of the South | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Source: Guardian report
Scottish Cup record
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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.
Media coverage
The 2008 Scottish CupScottish Cup
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Final between Rangers
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and Queen of the South
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was broadcast live in Scotland on BBC One Scotland and in the rest of the UK
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on Sky Sports Xtra
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. BBC One Scotland also broadcast highlights later on in the night at 23:35 BST.
In North America
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it was broadcast live on pay-per-view
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. In Kenya
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it was shown live on G Sports 1. In the Czech Republic
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it was shown live on Sport 1
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. In Italy
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it was shown live on Sky Sport 1
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and Sky Super Calcio
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. In Russia
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it was broadcast live on 7tv. In Bosnia
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it was shown live on OBN BiH
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.
The final was also broadcast live on radio by BBC Radio Scotland
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, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
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and BBC Radio 5 Live
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.