Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers
HT Score: Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers
Premier Division
Aberdeen scorers: Glass 28.19/04/1998 | KO: 16:00
Aberdeen pressed early for an opener with Dodds forcing Goram into a save early on. With the defending champions all at sea, the home side took the lead on the half hour mark through Stephen Glass who headed a Ricky Gillies cross into the top left hand corner from eight yards.Eoin Jess spurned a great opportunity to put the Dons further ahead just before half-time shooting tamely at Goram after finding space in the box.
In the second half the champions were reduced to ten men when Amoruso was sent off following an incident in a packed Dons box. The Dons continued to dominate and it would have been no injustice if they had added to their lead but in the end one goal was enough to send the Red Army home happy.
Aberdeen Teamsheet
Leighton, Buchan, Whyte, Rowson, Inglis, Smith, Gillies, Jess (Anderson 78), Newell, Dodds (Miller 90), Glass (O'Neil).
Bookings:
Buchan (38), Leighton (59), Smith (78).
Leighton, Buchan, Whyte, Rowson, Inglis, Smith, Gillies, Jess (Anderson 78), Newell, Dodds (Miller 90), Glass (O'Neil).
Bookings:
Buchan (38), Leighton (59), Smith (78).
Rangers Teamsheet
Goram, Cleland (Moore 79), Albertz, Gough, Amoruso, Bjorklund, Thern, McCoist (Negri 73), Durie, McCall (McCll 58), Laudrup
Bookings: Clelland 44, Durie 49, McCall 50, Thern 75 
Amoruso 60
Goram, Cleland (Moore 79), Albertz, Gough, Amoruso, Bjorklund, Thern, McCoist (Negri 73), Durie, McCall (McCll 58), Laudrup
Bookings:
Clelland 44, Durie 49, McCall 50, Thern 75 Amoruso 60
Attendance: 17,981
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: W. G. Young, Clarkston
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: W. G. Young, Clarkston
REGISTERED OFFICE:
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen AB24 5QH
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen AB24 5QH