:00:38. > :00:44.Good evening. It had been dubbed by some as the game of the season, the
:00:45. > :00:49.William Hill Scottish Cup semifinal between Rangers and Dundee United.
:00:50. > :00:52.Could it possibly live up to the hype? United, Scottish Cup winners
:00:53. > :01:05.in 2010. As for Rangers, in recent times they'd been virtually cursed
:01:06. > :01:13.in cup competition. I write fitted free kick. It is a goal. The Rangers
:01:14. > :01:27.fans streamed disconsolately from the stadium. Caley Thistle on course
:01:28. > :01:38.for the semifinal. Game, set and match. Rangers' day goes from bad to
:01:39. > :01:47.worse. Rangers have been beaten by Forfar athletic. -- Forfar Athletic.
:01:48. > :01:51.There was always going to be an edge to this match this lunchtime. We'll
:01:52. > :01:54.get the views of Pat Nevin and Billy Dodds a little later. But straight
:01:55. > :01:55.to the action. A sizzling atmosphere at Ibrox. Your match commentator,
:01:56. > :02:00.Rob McLean. at Ibrox.
:02:01. > :02:05.There has been plenty of debate about the venue for the semifinal
:02:06. > :02:10.and the allocation of tickets. Now it is time for the match itself. It
:02:11. > :02:17.has turned out to be a home game for league one champions Rangers. How
:02:18. > :02:22.will that advantage way against the different footballer level at which
:02:23. > :02:34.these two or operating? Dundee United are top six Premiership team.
:02:35. > :02:38.We are about to find out. Rangers can tout Cammy Bell and Lee Wallace
:02:39. > :02:50.because of injury. Steve Simonsen please only his second goal --
:02:51. > :02:53.second game in goal for Rangers. The teenage talents of John Souttar and
:02:54. > :03:05.Ryan Gauld are recalled to the Dundee United team.
:03:06. > :03:18.The referee is Bobby Madden. Rangers will have to move up a couple of
:03:19. > :03:28.years after their performance last weekend. They lost to Raith Rovers
:03:29. > :03:33.in the Ramsdens Cup final. Were they to deliver that sort of performance
:03:34. > :03:38.today, it may well be no contest against Dundee United, who are still
:03:39. > :03:55.in with the chance of European qualification.
:03:56. > :04:06.Problems for Dundee United. Fraser Aird's cross was deflected behind
:04:07. > :04:08.against Paul Paton. John Souttar is switched off. Sometimes he has the
:04:09. > :04:26.tendency to overplay the ball. The header from Lee McCulloch. It is
:04:27. > :04:35.hooked off the line by John Rankin. Bilel Mohsni tried to apply the
:04:36. > :05:00.finishing touch. Just a suggestion of handball against Andy Robertson.
:05:01. > :05:19.Fraser Aird with a good strike. The 19-year-old target just wide. --
:05:20. > :05:24.tugged it just wide. The opportunity opened up, and it was worth a go.
:05:25. > :05:29.The Dundee United chairman is a man of the people. Steven Thompson,
:05:30. > :05:46.among the 11,000 United fans. Dean Shiels, and he has dragged the
:05:47. > :05:52.shot wide of target. It is the best chance of the match so far. Dean
:05:53. > :05:56.Shiels knows that he should have scored. He was onside. That was well
:05:57. > :06:43.off target. That was a great challenge from
:06:44. > :06:52.parole to. It is a free kick against Bilel Mohsni. -- from Peralta. He
:06:53. > :07:22.was late. This could be dangerous. Stuart
:07:23. > :07:36.Armstrong gives Dundee United the lead. It was not properly dealt with
:07:37. > :07:43.by Rangers and they are punished. It is the 23rd minute of the match. The
:07:44. > :07:56.header from Gavin Gunning. It caught Rangers out badly. It is hooked in
:07:57. > :08:10.by Armstrong. It is his 10th goal of the season. It clipped to the base
:08:11. > :08:21.of the post -- clipped the base of the post on the way in. Dundee
:08:22. > :08:36.United are in front at Ibrox. Nadir Ciftci. It was a great effort. A
:08:37. > :08:37.diving stave -- save by Simonsen. That is a really important save for
:08:38. > :08:54.Rangers. Arnold Peralta. His passes deflected
:08:55. > :09:10.behind, and Rangers have a corner. In from Fraser Aird. That is a bad
:09:11. > :09:17.challenge by Paul Paton. It was not really a challenge she had to make.
:09:18. > :09:18.He has conceded a free kick. There appear to be no immediate danger to
:09:19. > :09:37.Dundee United. Ian Black swings it in. Radoslaw
:09:38. > :09:41.Cierzniak flats at it. -- flaps at it. That was uncertain from the
:09:42. > :10:05.United keeper. Nicky Law, looking to make something
:10:06. > :10:11.happen for Rangers. It has come off the crossbar. Radoslaw Cierzniak was
:10:12. > :10:18.totally caught by surprise. That was a great challenge from Gavin
:10:19. > :10:25.Gunning. He blocked the effort on goal. Then the free kick was given
:10:26. > :10:30.against Nadir Ciftci, for his challenge on Lee McCulloch. Radoslaw
:10:31. > :10:39.Cierzniak was totally deceived by the ball into the box by Nicky Law.
:10:40. > :11:00.Fraser Aird, onside. What a mess by Jon Daly. -- a miss. That is against
:11:01. > :11:04.his own -- his old theme. Jon Daly seemed really surprised that the
:11:05. > :11:11.chance came his way. He blazed it over the top. Two big misses in the
:11:12. > :11:28.first half for Ally McCoist's team, Dean Shiels and Jon Daly.
:11:29. > :11:38.Armstrong, Mackay-Steven, and Dundee United have a 2-0 lead in the
:11:39. > :11:46.Scottish Cup semifinal. Again, it is a mistake at the back from Rangers.
:11:47. > :12:00.It seemed to take an eternity to hit the back of the net. Away by Foster,
:12:01. > :12:03.Ryan Gauld involved. The deflected shot by Gary Mackay-Steven flops up
:12:04. > :12:15.in the air and into the back of the net. It came off Bilel Mohsni in the
:12:16. > :12:17.end. Ten minutes from half-time. Dundee United are winning 2-0. It
:12:18. > :12:33.was a wicked deflection. Did control from Fraser Aird. Ian
:12:34. > :12:44.Black is fouled. That was Stuart Armstrong. I think he realises that
:12:45. > :12:49.there is no case for the defence. Steven Smith with the free kick. It
:12:50. > :12:56.has gone in. Rangers are back in the cup tie. Radoslaw Cierzniak got his
:12:57. > :13:04.hand to it, but he could not keep it out. It has not been a first half
:13:05. > :13:11.that the Dundee United keeper will want to remember. It was a good
:13:12. > :13:15.strike from Smith, no doubt about it, but Radoslaw Cierzniak will feel
:13:16. > :13:21.that having got across to it, he should have kept this out. He got a
:13:22. > :13:23.good couple of hands to it, but the ball went through his gloves and
:13:24. > :13:46.into the net. It is 2-1. That is a trip on Robertson by
:13:47. > :13:57.Arnold Peralta. It has been an action packed first half. There was
:13:58. > :14:08.a barge by Radoslaw Cierzniak. Bobby Madden did not think that was an off
:14:09. > :14:14.the pulled the penalty claim. -- enough to uphold the penalty claim.
:14:15. > :14:21.That was quite a first half at Ibrox. The belief of Rangers is
:14:22. > :14:22.reignited with Steven Smith. He scored with a late first-half free
:14:23. > :14:42.kick. 2-1 at the interval. feel they're back in the game.
:14:43. > :14:49.Looking back as well on previous opportunities not taken.
:14:50. > :14:54.Dundee will have thought they were in a strong position at 2-0 up. They
:14:55. > :15:02.certainly have it all to do now again.
:15:03. > :15:20.Armstrong! Sorensen hesitated. Armstrong unable to hit the target.
:15:21. > :15:34.Great run from the midfield and Sorensen was slow in getting there.
:15:35. > :15:45.McNamara's Dundee United in front at 2-1.
:15:46. > :15:52.Moshini. Shiels into a threatening position. The free kick is given. A
:15:53. > :15:56.couple of yards outside the box. It was Gunning's challenge.
:15:57. > :16:06.A challenge which, in the end, trailed inside the penalty box.
:16:07. > :16:18.Stevie Smith. Deflected. Really good goalkeeping from Cierzniak. He had
:16:19. > :16:22.to adjust as the ball flew up in the air. You just wondered whether this
:16:23. > :16:30.was going to drop in the net behind Cierzniak. He moved his feet
:16:31. > :16:35.quickly. Armstrong flicks it off.
:16:36. > :17:04.Armstrong. Watson. Ciftci. Ciftci was looking to get the all-important
:17:05. > :17:10.touch. Needing a goal, Dundee United, to fuel a bit more
:17:11. > :17:14.confidence about the outcome. -- to feel a bit more confident
:17:15. > :17:20.about the outcome. Robertson. Gunning against Daly.
:17:21. > :17:41.Ciftci around the goalkeeper and he'll surely take Dundee United
:17:42. > :17:48.through to the Scottish Cup final! It's a horrible mistake by the
:17:49. > :18:10.stand-in goalkeep goalkeeper and it's surely now game over. Ciftci
:18:11. > :18:17.was not going to turn down that invitation to run the ball into the
:18:18. > :18:22.net. Pf 3-1 Dundee United. Rangers
:18:23. > :18:31.resistance is surely broken for the final time.
:18:32. > :18:40.Mackay-Steven turning away from Law. It's great effort from McKay Steven.
:18:41. > :18:56.Pf Mackay-Steven.
:18:57. > :19:06.R Foul. Did Ian Black tread on Stuart Armstrong when he was object
:19:07. > :19:10.ground there? There was a reaction from Armstrong. He was angered by
:19:11. > :19:17.what happened there -- on the ground there? There was some sorting out to
:19:18. > :19:25.do for Bobby madden. -- Bobby Madden.
:19:26. > :19:35.Yellow for Armstrong, yellow for Black. There was the foul. Down went
:19:36. > :19:38.Armstrong. And a little kick from Black. An angry reaction from
:19:39. > :20:01.Armstrong as well. Rangers would do well to breathe
:20:02. > :20:09.life into their game at this stage. Smith's corner.
:20:10. > :20:15.Turn from Shiels. Back in from Smith. Moshini is there.
:20:16. > :20:33.Free kick given for a push inside the penalty box.
:20:34. > :20:51.Played forward by Shiels for Daly. Rangers giving it everything, but
:20:52. > :20:54.the game has gone. Smith with the throw. Paton got his
:20:55. > :21:28.head to it. Mackay-Steven. Ciftci. Might be
:21:29. > :21:38.another goal here for United. It's Mackay-Steven and it's saved by
:21:39. > :21:47.Cierzniak. The keeper. Dundee United are in the Scottish Cup final led by
:21:48. > :21:53.Jackie McNamara. They've won the cup twice in the last 20 years, winners
:21:54. > :21:59.of course in 2010, and they are back in the final. They are heading for
:22:00. > :22:07.Celtic Park next month. Ciftci getting the goal which sealed the
:22:08. > :22:15.win. It was a goalkeeping blunder of the highest order from Steve
:22:16. > :22:28.Simonsen just as Rangers were looking to take the tie further. Big
:22:29. > :22:32.disappointment for Ally McCoist. Dundee United head to Celtic Park
:22:33. > :22:38.for the final. Final score at Ibrox, Rangers 1,
:22:39. > :22:43.Dundee United 3. Pf Was it about chance-taking as much
:22:44. > :22:48.as anything else, because Rangers had a couple first half then didn't?
:22:49. > :22:52.Yes, had a few chances, the ricochet, then a goal from a free
:22:53. > :22:58.kick, but I always thought that was a bit of danger with them in the
:22:59. > :23:03.open play. The concentration before the game was crucial. We spoke about
:23:04. > :23:08.that. They do carry a threat with the set pieces. Was it your goal?
:23:09. > :23:12.Yes, definitely, I'm claiming it. I think he got a touch, but it was
:23:13. > :23:16.going goalwards so I'll claim it. United were in a great position at
:23:17. > :23:21.that stage tworks nil up and you looked like you were cruising? Yes.
:23:22. > :23:26.We wanted to get our noses in early and fair play to Rangers, they came
:23:27. > :23:30.back into it. Did the complexion of the match change when they got that
:23:31. > :23:35.goal back just before half time? Yes, I think the end of the first
:23:36. > :23:40.half was quite nervy and I think that follow-through into the second
:23:41. > :23:44.half was into the second half. We then all had it in our minds that we
:23:45. > :23:49.were true to the final. Did it take the mistake to settle it really from
:23:50. > :24:00.their keeper? Yes, yes. It was a poor touch and the scorer was in the
:24:01. > :24:09.right place at the right time, Ciftci. I ran up to the goal. I was
:24:10. > :24:15.nearly celebrating before I scored but a goal is a goal, aisle taking
:24:16. > :24:21.it. The celebrations are going on in the dressing roosm. It's our final
:24:22. > :24:26.for a, first final for a long time. I take it you don't care who you
:24:27. > :24:29.come up against in the final? No, we'll watch tomorrow and see who
:24:30. > :24:34.deserves to get there and give it our best against them when we see
:24:35. > :24:38.them next. I'm delighted for everybody connected with the club.
:24:39. > :24:44.Delighted with the support today and it's great to be there. A very happy
:24:45. > :24:49.United camp. Rangers don't give interviews to the BBC, so we are
:24:50. > :24:56.unable to give you their reaction. It was a gripping match. The best
:24:57. > :25:01.performance? I don't know about the best but I enjoyed the game.
:25:02. > :25:04.Entertaining stuff. I thought it would get better second half but it
:25:05. > :25:08.didn't. I knew there would be some drama at some point and there was
:25:09. > :25:12.with the United third goal. I really enjoyed the tie as a whole. How
:25:13. > :25:19.deserving were United to be winners? I'm not sure they were 100%
:25:20. > :25:24.deserving. I thought Rangers played extremely well. The level of space,
:25:25. > :25:30.it's a speed that I didn't see coming from Rangers. They were
:25:31. > :25:37.fabulous, the effort they put in. The fans did well. You put that game
:25:38. > :25:40.in the Champions League, there would have been eight players sent off,
:25:41. > :25:46.but the ref allowed it to flow, making it a good game. I don't think
:25:47. > :25:50.it's a 3-1 game, that's harsh on Rangers. There was a suggestion with
:25:51. > :25:55.the first goal that Ciftci might have been interfering with play.
:25:56. > :25:59.What do you say? He's walking out of the play there, but let's clear it
:26:00. > :26:07.up here, Ciftci is looking away so he's not trying to take it in play.
:26:08. > :26:12.Oes is the angle changed there? It's dead straight behind him, he's not
:26:13. > :26:16.tried to change his angle so in a physical sense he's not interfering
:26:17. > :26:20.with play but in a more subtle sense, other people might suggest
:26:21. > :26:27.that he did. Do you go along with that? Yes, you see it as a gap
:26:28. > :26:33.between Ciftci and McCullough. McCullough's pace is never going to
:26:34. > :26:39.catch Ciftci anyway so there's nothing the ref can do to give
:26:40. > :26:44.Rangers a free kick there. Rangers were much better today but still
:26:45. > :26:49.defensively suspect? It's difficult for them. Centre halves can't make a
:26:50. > :26:54.mistake. Look at McCullough. He's asking the players to come out with
:26:55. > :26:58.him. Moshini is behind him and Smith is behind him a couple of yards. The
:26:59. > :27:03.two centre backs are together. They are trying to go behind, but the
:27:04. > :27:07.fullbacks are there. It's a simple ball over the top. It's not
:27:08. > :27:11.complicated. This one, Billy, I think you agree with me, do of them
:27:12. > :27:15.are a distance apart and Moshini is all over the place. The ball is
:27:16. > :27:19.played in, that's the two centre backs out of the play. They are not
:27:20. > :27:24.working their balance. They got away with that and because they get away
:27:25. > :27:29.with it, get yourself back. Doesn't clear. It's a catalogue of errors.
:27:30. > :27:42.The two centre backs are just way out there. Good play in the end from
:27:43. > :27:49.Gauld? If he doesn't have his best game it's OK because there are
:27:50. > :27:53.plenty of other strong players. Mackay-Steven for me was a really
:27:54. > :27:57.special player today with his face alongside Armstrong. Rangers were
:27:58. > :28:01.much b over overall than they have been of late. What were the key ways
:28:02. > :28:07.they managed to put pressure on United? From set pieces was huge
:28:08. > :28:13.from the start of the game. They applied pressure on the United back
:28:14. > :28:19.four. You see McCullough's head header, Moshini is bundled off the
:28:20. > :28:22.line. They can get the big players up alongside Daly. You can see
:28:23. > :28:29.United are ragged and under pressure. Rankin smashes it clear.
:28:30. > :28:38.They fire these balls into the box, no wonder with Moshini and co. They
:28:39. > :28:41.didn't do that often enough, but when they did, they looked
:28:42. > :28:45.dangerous. United are desperate there. When you get a free kick
:28:46. > :28:50.seven minutes from time, you are 2-1 down and thinking, right, get up
:28:51. > :28:55.there, get McCullough up, Moshini, Black takes it quickly, one of the
:28:56. > :29:00.most experienced players, Robertson clears it, they are on the chase,
:29:01. > :29:13.it's not a great way to pass back but Simonsen should deal with it.
:29:14. > :29:24.The cup tie's gone. Horrendous for Simonsen but it's not all on his
:29:25. > :29:29.shoulders? No. It's a tough one to deal with, but obviously it's a
:29:30. > :29:34.mistake from Simonsen. Part of that is also for a player that's not
:29:35. > :29:38.playing every week with those defenders and if you're into the
:29:39. > :29:42.feeling of it, the natural feeling of playing in that ground, you put
:29:43. > :29:46.your foot to it and you are used to it, but he's trying to impress all
:29:47. > :29:49.the way through. I felt sorry for Simonsen at that moment. It was a
:29:50. > :29:54.boiling whirlwind of a match from the word go and if rangers took do
:29:55. > :30:07.huge chances earlier on, it could have been a different game?
:30:08. > :30:19.Souttar went for the header, but he was out of position. I think the
:30:20. > :30:23.ball stops there. It checks back before he is going to hit it. You
:30:24. > :30:30.will not make that excuse to your manager. I am struggling for an
:30:31. > :30:35.excuse here. I expected him to take it down, but the goalkeeper is
:30:36. > :30:42.expecting him to hit it. You have got to get it on target. He makes a
:30:43. > :30:45.great run. For me, if you are going to strike it with your right foot,
:30:46. > :30:52.you should be taking the touch with your left foot. But he does not
:30:53. > :30:55.handle it very well. I was listening to the radio this afternoon, and you
:30:56. > :30:59.were saying that you felt that United were below par today, and yet
:31:00. > :31:06.they still managed to beat Rangers 3-1. Rangers' performance was
:31:07. > :31:11.excellent and they probably deserved replay if everything had gone to
:31:12. > :31:17.plan. But these United kids are ruthless, they are clinical. They
:31:18. > :31:34.were not nearly at their best, but they handled the situation well.
:31:35. > :31:39.Both of those chances, Dundee United broke up the other side, and they
:31:40. > :31:43.scored immediately. That is how little there was between the teams.
:31:44. > :31:50.Just those moments made all the difference. If you are a Rangers
:31:51. > :31:55.fan, that was a better performance. Do you feel short-changed that you
:31:56. > :32:00.do not get that more of the time? They have one of the biggest playing
:32:01. > :32:04.budgets in Scotland. You cannot drop your levels. You do not play at that
:32:05. > :32:10.pace every week, so when you get the chance, you are not sharp enough.
:32:11. > :32:14.All season, Rangers players have been gambling all season, dropping
:32:15. > :32:20.their levels. It came back to haunt them today. Given the turmoil that
:32:21. > :32:24.is happening with Rangers off the pitch, how important was it for Ally
:32:25. > :32:30.McCoist that Rangers had the performance today that was full of
:32:31. > :32:35.fight? I was speaking to Rangers fans after the game. They were very
:32:36. > :32:41.positive about the way the team were playing, the vast majority of them.
:32:42. > :32:45.But they feel that they have no luck, everything is going against
:32:46. > :32:50.them. They feel like they have had years of bad fortune with the people
:32:51. > :32:55.that are running the club. Today, Ally McCoist got a group of players
:32:56. > :32:59.that fought for him. I think it would be very harsh for the board
:33:00. > :33:13.and the media guys after works to give too much stick to Ally McCoist.
:33:14. > :33:17.-- afterwards. You were asking at the start, how did the game was
:33:18. > :33:24.that? It is one of the best ones I have seen all season. How much
:33:25. > :33:30.pressure is Ally McCoist under? That will go a long way to use it a
:33:31. > :33:33.little bit. But I do not have to tell you that Ally McCoist is under
:33:34. > :33:40.pressure. He was beaten by Raith Rovers last week. Today was a
:33:41. > :33:46.massive game for them. He is under pressure, but his team gave a
:33:47. > :33:50.performance today. Perhaps this was Jackie McNamara's finest moment so
:33:51. > :33:55.far as a manager. It gives them something massive to look forward
:33:56. > :34:00.to. We have been speaking a lot about Rangers, so it is great to
:34:01. > :34:03.speak about Dundee United. They did not play the type of football that
:34:04. > :34:09.we have enjoyed watching this season. That was because Rangers
:34:10. > :34:15.close them down so well in the first half. But they are vicious when they
:34:16. > :34:21.get half a chance. Those kids, they have no fear. There is better to
:34:22. > :34:26.come from them. It could be a fabulous season if they win the
:34:27. > :34:31.Scottish Cup. But it is better to come for them in the years to come,
:34:32. > :34:37.if they stay together. You take United today, do you fancy them for
:34:38. > :34:42.the final? If Aberdeen get through tomorrow, which I think they will
:34:43. > :34:50.do, I still fancy Aberdeen to do the double. But United, with that front
:34:51. > :34:59.for Mike, and we cannot leave out Ryan Dow, they are clinical. -- with
:35:00. > :35:02.that front four. It will be very interesting. And so the first
:35:03. > :35:10.semifinal of the weekend is down. One more to go. It is a massive game
:35:11. > :35:13.for us and the club. It will be a difficult game against St
:35:14. > :35:21.Johnstone. It would be great to get to the cup final. Winning the cup
:35:22. > :35:26.did wonders for our confidence. He is a big player for them. He brings
:35:27. > :35:31.massive experience to Aberdeen. Russell Anderson. We are looking
:35:32. > :35:37.forward to this, it is a great chance to get to a cup final. And St
:35:38. > :35:41.Johnstone against Aberdeen is live on Sportscene tomorrow. BBC Two, on
:35:42. > :35:44.air at 12:15, kick-off at 12:45. If you missed any of today's game, you
:35:45. > :35:48.can see highlights on the website and during coverage of tomorrow's
:35:49. > :35:50.second semifinal. Consequently, there's no Sportscene highlights
:35:51. > :36:00.tomorrow night, which means you can all get to bed 45 minutes early!
:36:01. > :36:05.Given what happened in the League Cup semifinal between those teams,
:36:06. > :36:11.can you see past Aberdeen? I think they will get through the chi, but
:36:12. > :36:16.it will be close. The semifinal was unfair and St Johnstone. Nobody
:36:17. > :36:21.would grudge St Johnstone getting to the final. But they cannot be on the
:36:22. > :36:26.chase the way they were in this game. They can be a bit more
:36:27. > :36:32.cautious, because Aberdeen are their best when they hit you quickly.
:36:33. > :36:39.Aberdeen will find space. That is what happened in the semifinal. This
:36:40. > :36:46.is the classic, they are leaving space. If you give them chances,
:36:47. > :36:52.they will take them. They have got quality all the way through their
:36:53. > :36:57.team. To some degree, it is slightly scary for St Johnstone. I think that
:36:58. > :37:03.they have to sit back a little bit. If they open up the game, the is
:37:04. > :37:07.only one winner, Aberdeen. St Johnstone are difficult side to
:37:08. > :37:13.beat. They were comprehensive winners against Raith Rovers. You
:37:14. > :37:18.were there. Yes, they have a great team spirit. They have good,
:37:19. > :37:26.hardened professionals. They can play as well, they have some flair.
:37:27. > :37:31.But the reaction to this type of situation, losing that goal, it has
:37:32. > :37:37.been excellent all season. They have come back really well. I think that
:37:38. > :37:42.this player will be really important. I do not think he will
:37:43. > :37:46.start, but if you come on late in the game, with his pace and his
:37:47. > :37:51.directness, if you're going to be the team that is better for you --
:37:52. > :37:58.better than you, player for player, that is what you need. Russell
:37:59. > :38:04.Anderson has had a fantastic season, but he is not as quick as he
:38:05. > :38:08.used to be. If you get Hasselbaink on him, one-on-one, maybe that is
:38:09. > :38:16.one area where they can get some joy. You can lose the game in the
:38:17. > :38:21.first half, but you will not win it. Taylor did that in a league game.
:38:22. > :38:30.Partick Thistle took the lead. It left Russell Anderson exposed. St
:38:31. > :38:36.Johnstone have to do the same. They do not have to chase the game from
:38:37. > :38:43.the start. They can sit back a bit, and do what Inverness did. They need
:38:44. > :38:48.to keep it going. Aberdeen managed a 1-0 victory over Dumbarton in the
:38:49. > :38:54.previous round. Is the problem for Aberdeen that everyone knows how the
:38:55. > :38:59.play? It is still hard to stop them. That is a great goal. If the
:39:00. > :39:04.strike and is capable of doing that with half a chance, you are
:39:05. > :39:08.struggling to stop them. Aberdeen have handled those situations. They
:39:09. > :39:13.have gone one goal down and they have come back. But the best way to
:39:14. > :39:20.beat them is to get them a little bit ragged. You both fancy
:39:21. > :39:33.Aberdeen? If everyone is playing, and particularly Willo Flood Dan
:39:34. > :39:37.Robson, I cannot see past Aberdeen. You get the feeling it will be a New
:39:38. > :39:40.Firm final. It's 25 years since Rangers last beat Dundee United in
:39:41. > :39:43.the Scottish Cup. That record continues. Congratulations to
:39:44. > :39:48.United, and from all of us here, goodnight.