Rangers" hopes of a done at home three-way were cracked tonight as they crashed out of the Active Nation Scottish Cup to a last-gasp leader from David Robertson.
Robertson struck in the last notation of the quarter-final replay to secure Dundee United a assembly with Raith Rovers in the last 4 of the competition.
Meanwhile, Rangers" hopes of maintaining the Clydesdale Bank Premier League were increased as Celtic crashed to St Mirren but a lifeless opening in Tayside equates to there will be no purify brush this season.
Sucker punch: Dundee United"s David Robertson is left floored but not prior to he had squeezed home the winning goal
There was an additional moving impulse for Rangers when David Goodwillie"s cut-back was privileged by Naismith and the round trickled inches far-reaching of his own goal.
Garry Kenneth afterwards claimed he was hold at the following dilemma by Steven Whittaker but no chastisement was stirring from arbitrate Dougie McDonald.
United claimed for an additional spot-kick usually moments after - this time for Lafferty sport - but the pleas succeeded usually in earning Kenneth a yellow label for his complaints.
Lafferty and Beasley were deployed up front in the second half, whilst Little and Fleck forsaken behind to midfield.
Again, United looked some-more dangerous in front of idea and were not as well far afar when a Conway shot fell in to the trail of Robertson whose bid appeared goal-bound until McGregor pawed to safety.
With the tie still goalless with twenty mins to go, Rangers done their initial shift of the night when Fleck was cold for the key of Nacho Novo. Lafferty afterwards rifled usually over the crossbar as the holders searched for the winner.
Rangers consumed an additional decent possibility when Beasley churned in a cranky from the left but Little continuous awkwardly in front of idea and his soft bid was absolutely collected by goalkeeper Dusan Pernis.
Lafferty limped out of the movement with fifteen mins superfluous and was transposed by Miller, who grabbed the usually idea of the diversion in Sunday"s League Cup final.
The striker could have done the disproportion again when he expelled Novo out on the right prior to pciking up the cut-back and saying his organisation shot hold by Pernis.
Goodwillie had the round in the behind of the net with 87 mins on the time but the partner arbitrate had flagged for offside well prior to the bid crossed the line, prior to McGregor pulled off a good save to repudiate Daly.
But the Rangers goalkeeper was infirm to forestall United snatching a thespian feat in the last notation when he raced off his line to retard usually for Robertson to container past him and in to the gaping net.
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