2008 Scottish League Cup final

2008 Scottish League Cup final
Event2007–08 Scottish League Cup
Dundee United Rangers
2 2
After extra time. Rangers won 3–2 on penalties.
Date16 March 2008
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchKris Boyd
RefereeKenny Clark
Attendance50,019
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The 2008 Scottish League Cup final was played on 16 March 2008[1] 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,[2] and Rangers, who beat Hearts 2–0.[3] 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 final[4] 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.

  1. ^ "League Cup Fixtures". BBC Sport. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Rangers 2-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.