Graeme Shinnie has insisted he will be doing everything in his power to salvage Aberdeen’s season - regardless whether or not he has the armband.
15.01.2023 - 21:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Rangers super subs Scott Wright and Kemar Roofe combined to inflict more late pain on 10-man Aberdeen and set up an Old Firm Viaplay Cup Final with a 2-1 win in extra time.
Bojan Miovski pounced to give Aberdeen a first half lead but former Don Ryan Jack levelled and before Anthony Stewart was sent off in stoppage time to leave his side short for extra time. Another Pittodrie old boy Scott Wright made the breakthrough as he teed up Roofe to bad his first goal since April so settle an epic scrap and earn a clash with Celtic at the end of next month.
The Light Blues sunk the Dons with two late goals at Pittodrie in December and there was more joy as Michael Beale’s men dug deep in extra time to come out on top in a thrilling slog fest on a ploughed field of a pitch. His side started like a train. Fashion Sakala thumped the post with a header inside the opening four minutes and Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent went close with drives from the edge of the box.
But Aberdeen grew into the game – and started to cause problems with Duk on the counter. Goodwin’s men thought they’d surged ahead after 20 minutes. Mivoski brilliantly slammed high into the net but the flag eventually went up and VAR rubber stamped the offside call.
There was no safety net for Rangers before half-time though as Aberdeen again sprung the trap and this time punished the Ibrox men. Borna Barisic was the fall guy as he stopped with Miovski in an offside position at Leighton Clarkson’s through ball.
But Matty Kennedy appeared from in behind to race through and square for the striker, who’d spun back onside and tucked past Allan McGregor. It was a major blow for the Light Blues, who moments early had Hawkeye ruling on a Morelos header that was saved on the line by
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