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Shrewsbury-born goalkeeper causes a huge cup upset

Shrewsbury-born goalkeeper Calum Ferrie saved a 97th-minute penalty to create a monumental cup upset.

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The Queen's Park shot-stopper, 26, kept out James Tavernier's stoppage-time spot-kick as the Spiders held on to beat Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

Seb Drozd scored the second-half winner against a below-par Gers before Ferrie had the chance to be a hero five minutes into added time.

He told BBC Scotland:  "I'm ecstatic. You'd struggle to write a script like that. The boys in there, the whole squad, boys who were even injured today, have been fantastic all week.

"We've prepared right, we've believed we can get a result out of this game. Nobody's invincible, we've said that all week. It's worked well for us.

Queen's Park goalkeeper Calum Ferrie celebrates their victory following the Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup fifth round match at Ibrox
Queen's Park goalkeeper Calum Ferrie celebrates their victory following the Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup fifth round match at Ibrox

"We were under severe pressure for a long time, we're not going to hide that fact. These are European standard players, we're in the Scottish Championship. There is a big gulf.

"At the end of the days, it's 11 against 11 and the boys were brilliant. They're going to be very tired, and when the adrenaline wears off they'll start cramping up.

"It was a good penalty and I've just got lucky that I've gone the right way. I changed my mind at the last minute. It's something you dream of."