You'd have to go back over 20 years to find the last Rangers side to beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup - but what a story it is.lifted the Scottish Cup in 2002, it was not just a dramatic night - but a dramatic morning too for Arthur Numan.In an all-time epic finale between Glasgow's biggest rivals at Hampden Park, Peter Lovenkrands scored the winner in a thrilling 3-2 victory for Gers.
That was because in the small hours of the morning, the fire alarm went off in the team hotel - with some thinking a slyHowever, it only had the reverse effect as the icy start to the day only fired up the Rangers stars.“Yeah we were in the Crown Plaza,” said a 54-year-old Numan. “It was the middle of the night when the alarm went off. You thought, ‘what’s happening?’
“I don’t know what caused it. Maybe someone interfered with the smoke detector. But it was so strange. “But we still won, because it kept us sharp! That cup final was so special. It went 1-1, then 2-2 and then that amazing goal by Peter.”