ViaPlay Cup semi-final Rangers vs Aberdeen
Official Matchday Programme of the Scottish Professional Football League Rangers vs Aberdeen | ViaPlay Cup Semi-Final Sunday 15th January, 2023 | Hampden Park
Official Matchday Programme of the Scottish Professional Football League
Rangers vs Aberdeen | ViaPlay Cup Semi-Final
Sunday 15th January, 2023 | Hampden Park
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RANGERS v<br />
ABERDEEN<br />
CAUGHT IN TIME<br />
Sunday October 25, 1987<br />
Hampden Park<br />
League <strong>Cup</strong> <strong>final</strong><br />
<strong>Aberdeen</strong> 3<br />
<strong>Rangers</strong> 3<br />
(AET, <strong>Rangers</strong> won 5-3 on penalties)<br />
The calm before the storm.<br />
<strong>Aberdeen</strong> and <strong>Rangers</strong><br />
line up before the 1987/88<br />
League <strong>Cup</strong> <strong>final</strong> in front<br />
of 71,961 fans at Hampden.<br />
The two teams would serve<br />
up a classic match, which<br />
Graeme Souness’ side<br />
eventually won on penalties<br />
after a thrilling 3-3 draw.<br />
Jim Bett’s early penalty<br />
was cancelled out by Davie<br />
Cooper’s stunning freekick<br />
and the Light Blues<br />
were ahead by half-time<br />
thanks to an Ian Durrant<br />
goal. Ian Porterfield’s men<br />
equalised through John<br />
Hewitt after 72 minutes<br />
and were in sight of the<br />
silverware when Willie<br />
Falconer put them ahead,<br />
only for Robert Fleck to grab<br />
a late leveller. Extra time<br />
failed to produce a winner<br />
and Durrant converted the<br />
decisive kick in the shootout<br />
after Peter Nicholas<br />
had missed for <strong>Aberdeen</strong>.<br />
VIAPLAY CUP SEMI-FINAL<br />
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