They are back, those
one of a kind and classic passionate Derbies dubbed as the Old Firm, marking their
imminent return once again, to the schedules of the Scottish Premier League.
With a very high tone
and hunger from many followers of the SPL. Finally the end of a Celtic FC dominance, seen for quite some time and the start of some real competition.
Very well, these
matches dubbed as an absolute, exciting and high tone ones!
The always polemic
and disputed matches between these two Glasgow titans are back again. After a
long absence from the Rangers top tourneys, who cannot wait for the new campaign
to start in the maximum circuit.
This time being in
play the always coveted and contested Scottish Cup, these two squads once again
staged in what seems another disputed and long fought match. Once again to see who is who
in the dominance of the Old Firm and their long fought rivalry.
Seen as a very challenged
and much-debated match- displayed all afternoon long with every minute played by each squad
considered as valuable. Very well seeking the glories from these
events by both of these colossus.
Once again we saw a very fought match, with nothing for no one and no one giving an inch to
one another. for some of the sponsors of this event, they had a reason to smile, after seeing a dreamed match in the works.
As always the William
Hill Scottish Cup in the past lacked a certain spark and spectacle. Not this time, having the necessary elements of celebrating loudly in its main event and with two of the
bitter of rivals the Scottish Premiership has.
When the first series
of plays the Teddy Bears immediate, presence was felt by the Hoops backfield and
with a lasting persistence of Kenny Miller. Who suddenly, colred the whole side of Hampdens Blue colored and made it celebrate in unison and aloud their lead.
Still a few minutes
later came the Celtic reaction to even the scores with a nice shoot by Erick Sviachenko. Putting the whole of this venue fans from both sides- in the edges of their
seats, after seeing an all-around match going the distance.
Pretty even and with
both squads’ fighting for the victory, bragging rights and all around honors of
advancing to the next stages- whoever netted the win, this match became a mano a
mano between these two.
The main event was
not over yet and with persistence from both squads came a nice 2-1 lead from
the Gers Barry McKay that many thought it was going to be the end. Until the
Celts substitute Tom Rogic netted the equalizer, sending it to OT.
It is when the beat
went awol with a match tied and going into the infamous PKs, so far the whole colossus
of Hampden was pandemonium and the nerves were seen in both benches of who will
be the hero or the culprit at the end.
For the Rangers its
lineup for penals were of Halliday, McKay, Lee Wallace and Zelalem by far they did the ultimate
of homeworks and scored successfully for the Rangers. As the Celtic Boys in
Bitton, Griffiths, Lustig did their feats and delivered successfully.
Misses came from the
Gers Clark and the Bhoys Brown, by taking it into sudden death. Its when Rangers
Nicky Clark put the ball in net beating the Hoops goalie with a touch of class
and serene mood for the noisiest of wins.
Score one for the
Boys from Ibrox, the Glasgow Rangers!
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