The Aberdeen support travelled in hope rather than anticipation. Hope of a glorious win. If not, then hope of respectability.

They more than earned the latter and then this incredible win. This is seismic for the Pittodrie club. No-one gave them a hope.

To take this all the way to penalties seemed fanciful. They stood up to their critics on the biggest stage and delivered.

A Scottish Cup win, all of a sudden, seemed within their grasp after they levelled and what a fight they put up after being roundly written off.

On the morning of the match, the club's most successful ever manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, delivered a message to the squad, to try and raise the Aberdeen of old who came to Glasgow and conquered.

Thelin's side initially focussed on trying not to concede. Stay in the game and frustrate and see what happens from there.

What happened will live long in those Aberdeen supporters' memories.

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