Summary

  • Tavernier slashes in only goal for Rangers late on

  • Rangers have won trophy for first time since 2011

  1. 'A great finish'published at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen

    Steven Thompson
    Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

    James Tavernier knew how much this game meant today. It completes him trophy haul - he's won the league, he's won the Scottish Cup. Now...

    No one is picking him up at the back, he drifts in from deep. His touch isn't great but he acrobatically slams it into the ground. It's a great finish.

    James TavernierImage source, SNS
  2. goal

    GOAL Rangers 1-0 Aberdeenpublished at 76 mins

    James Tavernier

    The skipper delivers for Rangers once again.

    Borna Barisic does so well to dig out a cross from the left and James Tavernier takes it down with a nice touch and crashes a shot inside the post.

    Rangers goalImage source, .
  3. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 75 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    A deflected shot from Scott Wright bounces on to the top of Stefan Gartenmann's arm.

    VAR will examine that... Nothing doing.

  4. Rangers send for Wrightpublished at 74 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Scott Wright is on for Rangers. He has form for cup final goals.

    Ross McCausland makes way.

  5. Clement complainspublished at 16:35 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland at Hampden Park

    The Rangers manager is not a happy man, and not just because his side haven't hit the heights. He feels his players have been fouled too many times and the fourth official David Munro is bearing the brunt of his anger.

  6. 'Polvara makes presence felt'published at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Nick McPheat
    BBC Scotland at Hampden

    Welcome to the party, Dante Polvara.

    The Aberdeen sub has made a huge difference to his side within seconds of coming on.

    We have a game, troops.

  7. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Aberdeen get forward now and a Leighton Clarkson shot is charged down.

    A much livelier flow to the game now.

    A third change for Aberdeen as Dante Polvara takes over from Jamie McGrath.

  8. 'Cantwell influence growing'published at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Steven Thompson
    Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

    Todd Cantwell's influence in this half has been much better. He puts that across the eight yard area, but Leon Balogun is the last guy you want on the end of it from a Rangers point of view.

    It's a decent opportunity.

  9. 'Drops to the wrong person'published at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Alan Hutton
    Former Rangers defender on Viaplay

    It just drops to the wrong person!

    You'd like that to be falling to a forward-thinking player.

  10. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Rangers smell blood here and Leon Balogun should do so much more as he scoops a shot over the top from 10 yards.

  11. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    James TavernierImage source, SNS

    James McGarry is just on but he's straight into the swing of things, getting his name on the long list of fouls as he sends Todd Cantwell sprawling.

    A flashy save from Kelle Roos this time as he bats James Tavernier's free-kick effort wide.

  12. Double change for Donspublished at 65 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    James McGarry and Duk are on for Aberdeen, Jonny Hayes and Ester Sokler go the other way.

  13. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Up and over the defensive wall from James Tavernier but Kelle Roos sees it all the way and dives to push the shot away without too much fuss.

  14. YELLOW CARDpublished at 63 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    A Todd Cantwell surge is brought to an abrupt end by a sliding Leighton Clarkson.

    Rangers free-kick 20 yards out in a central position.

    James Tavernier will be licking his lips...

  15. 'Best chance of match'published at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Steven Thompson
    Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

    That's by far the best chance of the match. Rubezic gets caught in all sorts of trouble.

    Dessers has the pass on but I can see why he went himself, it was similar to the goal in Seville.

    Dessers and RubezicImage source, SNS
  16. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    A big save from Kelle Roos to deny Cyriel Dessers as the Aberdeen keeper stands up to block a powerful shot from the angle of the six-yard box.

    That all came from Slobodan Rubezic losing the ball near the touchline in his own half.

  17. 'Devlin to the rescue for Dons'published at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Michael Stewart
    Former Scotland midfielder on Viaplay

    Rangers v AberdeenImage source, SNS

    Nicky Devlin comes up with the big moment.

    He notices the little one-two and what an important block.

    That's right up there.

  18. 'So inventive from McCausland'published at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Steven Thompson
    Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

    It's so inventive from young McCausland. One of the only times in the game that someone has driven at the opposition defence.

    In the end, it's a sensational recovering tackle from Devlin.

  19. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Ross McCausland drives at the Aberdeen defence and he almost breaks through before Nicky Devlin gets across with a great sliding challenge. Kelle Roos then palms away the loose ball.

  20. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

    Little Jonny Hayes is up impressively to thump a header towards goal but it's blocked by the knees of Rangers captain James Tavernier.

    A good spell for the Dons.