Sportsound : Scottish Cup holders Aberdeen reach the quarter-finals following drama and controversy at Pittodrie.

Scottish Football Podcast

BBC

Soccer, News, Sport, Sports News

3.6 • 793 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Willie Miller and John Rankin debate a dramatic and controversial Scottish Cup win with three red cards at Pittodrie, as the cup holders defeat Motherwell 2-0 to reach the QF.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.0	Steve Bracknelly, are the assistant manager of Sunday League team, the Royal Oak FC.
0:12.0	Are you sick of changes to our beautiful game?
0:15.0	Five minute stoppages for VAR checks.
0:17.0	VAR, the talking point again after a five minute plus delay.
0:20.0	Cryotherapy ice chambers.
0:22.9	All's in back at socks.
0:25.3	XG double pivots and inferred wingbacks.
0:28.2	The game's well and truly gone and I'm here to bring it back.
0:31.9	Games gone.
0:32.9	The Steve Bracknell podcast.
0:34.9	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:37.4	The Scottish Cup. Live on BBC Sounds. The Scottish Cup.
0:38.8	Live on Sports Sound.
0:40.6	Scottish football lives here.
0:43.1	On BBC Radio Scotland.
0:48.9	Well, that's the final whistle at Petodry,
0:51.7	and the holders take another step towards defending their trophy
0:56.0	as they knock Motherwell out on a tempestuous night at times here at Petaudry.
1:05.0	Early controversies Oscar Priestman was ordered off for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity.
1:13.0	As he slipped and hauled Lyle Cameron to the deck with Cameron on his way through on goal.
1:19.2	And Kevin Nisbet stepped up, took the free kick and found the net with it.
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