Monday 26 September 2016 08:19, UK
Aberdeen hero James Maddison claims his stunning set-piece winner against Rangers was all part of a master plan.
The 19-year-old, who is on loan from Norwich, stole the show when he climbed off the bench to score a stoppage time free-kick, sealing a 2-1 win over Mark Warburton's struggling side at Pittodrie.
Rangers slumped into the bottom half of the Ladbrokes Premiership table, having managed just two wins from seven games.
Maddison said: "I've never scored a better goal than that - and I think it will be tough to beat. It was an unbelievable feeling because that's what you dream of in the build-up to the game.
"There was a lot of hype around the match and you go through scenarios in your head and one of those was scoring the winning goal late on. That's what happened - it was exactly as I planned.
"I knew that at 1-1 we might get a chance to win it and we did that with the free-kick.
"Was I nervous stepping up? No, I don't get nervous because I have confidence in my ability. I knew I was able to stick it away and thankfully I did. I'm just buzzing with it, this was a massive game."
Rangers' first visit to Pittodrie in more than four years was expected to be a fiery affair and the hosts scored first, just 22 seconds into the second half as Rangers switched off, allowing Jonny Hayes to pounce.
Andy Halliday equalised with a penalty 13 minutes from time but Maddison proved to be the match-winner after the referee adjudged James Tavernier to have fouled Hayes.
Rangers striker Joe Garner said: "I think we have got to be very frustrated really. We got back into the game at 1-1. Tav has made a good tackle, the referee has given a foul and fair play to the lad he has put it in the top corner.
"We have watched it back in there and it is clearly a good tackle. He has got the ball. But the referee has made his decision and we have got to get on with it. We have got to take the positives out of the game and go again."
