Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee United in League Cup Semi

Well, I predicted 1-0 to Aberdeen in the second semifinal of the CIS Cup today, and I was right … for 22 minutes. Andrew Considine put the Dons up after nineteen minutes with a rebound off of United keeper Lukasz Zaluska, but it wouldn’t last long. There was some question as to the offensive abilities of a post-Robson Dundee United, but an equalizer from Darren Dods, and second-half goals from Christian Kalvenes, Craig Conway, and Margaro Gomis put that talk to rest, along with the hopes of bringing the CIS Cup to Aberdeen this year.

On a side note, shame on the United support behind Aberdeen’s goal in the second half. Dons keeper Jamie Langfield was hit with a variety of items, including a plastic cup of tea, at about the 59th minute. I realize this is only a few fans, but if you’re at an away match with your mates and one of them throws a full tea cup at a player, you need to find some new mates. This kind of behavior is down not only to the people doing it, but the people around them that put up with it. It not only threw off the player, but it also stopped the match.

Dundee United now go on to face Rangers in the final on March 16th. This is Rangers’ first final since their 5-1 win over Motherwell in 2005, and the first for United since 1998, when they went down 3-0 to Celtic. United haven’t taken home the trophy in 1981, a dream 1-0 final victory over city rivals Dundee.

Category: League Cup

Tags: Aberdeen, Andrew Considine, Christian Kalvenes, CIS Cup, Craig Conway, Dundee United, Fan behavior, Jamie Langfield, League Cup, Lukasz Zaluska, Margaro Gomis, Rangers, Semifinal

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