Scottish Cup: Bassey wins MOTM award as Rangers end 13-year jinx
Bassey was voted Man-of-the-match after another commanding display which helped Rangers to a 2-0 extra-time win over Hearts
On Wednesday in Seville, Calvin Bassey and his Rangers teammates were dejected after losing in the Europa League final but it was a completely different atmosphere on Saturday as they jubilate winning the Scottish Cup.
Bassey was voted Man-of-the-match after another commanding display which helped Rangers to a 2-0 extra-time win over Hearts
Rangers lost the Europa League final on Wednesday night in a penalty shootout, and it went into another extra time on Saturday thanks to Craig Gordon’s save with his foot from Joe Aribo near the end of regulation time at Hampden Park.
However, they dug deep yet again and two goals in three minutes by substitutes Ryan Jack and Scott Wright gave them the Scottish Cup for the first time since 2009.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst won the cup playing for Rangers in 2000, and captured his first trophy as manager after taking over from Steven Gerrard in November.
There were doubts beforehand about Rangers’ response to their European disappointment. They were shattered by their shootout defeat in the Europa final to Eintracht Frankfurt in the heat of Seville and, on returning to Glasgow, they then attended the funeral of former kitman Jimmy Bell.
Despite all that, they ended the season on a good note.
