Glasgow wins the cup
Midfielder Malik Tillman, who was loaned to Glasgow Rangers from FC Bayern Munich last summer, caused uproar and irritation with a goal in the Scottish Cup against second division side Partick Thistle FC. The 20-year-old inadvertently flouted a fair play rule.
When the score was 1-1, Tillman had to be treated for injury, after which Rangers played the ball wide. When Partick Thistle tried to play the ball back into Glasgow’s ranks after the subsequent throw-in in the interest of fairness, Tillman didn’t wait and stole the leather from the completely surprised defender Kevin Holt, stormed in the direction of the opposing goal and netted. What followed was tumult in the stands and on the pitch, and the Bayern loan was tackled several times by opponents. The game could only be continued after several minutes – and Rangers coach Michael Beale calmed the heated scene by instructing his team to let the second division run through and equalize again.
“That was a big misunderstanding. Malik injured himself, went out and didn’t see that the ball was played extra wide. He didn’t see that Patrick wanted to give us the ball back, he wasn’t aware of the situation at all,” the coach then explained the heated events. “We want the best for the game and I didn’t think it was right to win a game like that. Not at home, not against Partick Thistle and not in the cup. It was the right thing for football and upholding the standards of this football club,” continued Beale, who appropriately protected his attacking power.
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Malik Tillman gives Rangers the lead in controversial circumstances which infuriates the visitors
Michael Beale then steps in and orders his side to allow Partick Thistle to score #ScottishCup | @ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/iUOtLalNGO
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In the end, Scott Tiffoney’s equalizer didn’t help Partick Thistle, four minutes before the final whistle, central defender James Sands secured the favorites a 3-2 win and entry into the quarter-finals with a header. For Tillman, who has earned a regular place at Rangers since moving from the German record champions, the controversial goal was the ninth goal in a competitive game. Overall, the native of Nuremberg has contributed 14 goals in 36 games for “The Gers”.
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