Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale’s Samuel Nhamburo has been awarded Goal of the Cup for the 2017-18 William Hill Scottish Cup for his sensational 89th minute winner in the first round against Inverurie Loco Works.
Beating competition from SPFL Premiership stars Callum McGregor, Carl McHugh, Gary Mackay-Steven and Jason Cummings, Nhamburo secured Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale’s passage to the second round with his sensational strike. The Cup run didn’t end at the first round for the Edinburgh side, as they went on to record one of the upsets of the tournament with a 5-3 win over Stirling Albion.
Each goal voted as Goal of the Round for their respective rounds was eligible for Goal of the Cup, with the decision being made by a panel of experts. The panel voted for their top three goals with their first choice receiving three points, second two points and third one point.
The results were as follows:
First Place:
Samuel Nhamburo
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Inverurie Loco Works (First Round)
Second Place:
Gary Mackay-Steven
Aberdeen v St Mirren (Fourth Round)
Third Place:
Callum McGregor
Celtic v Motherwell (Final)
The votes were as follows:
Panel Member | First Choice | Second Choice | Third Choice |
ALEX MCLEISH (Scotland Manager) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
ANDY WALKER (Sky Sports) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
Carl McHugh (v Heart of Midlothian) |
CRAIG FOWLER (The Terrace Podcast) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
GARETH LAW (Scottish Sun) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
Jason Cummings (v Ayr United) |
Carl McHugh (v Heart of Midlothian) |
GORDON DUNCAN (Clyde Superscoreboard) |
Carl McHugh (v Heart of Midlothian) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
IAN CROCKER (Sky Sports) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Carl McHugh (v Heart of Midlothian) |
JONATHAN SUTHERLAND (BBC) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Carl McHugh (v Heart of Midlothian) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
LUKE SHANLEY (Sky Sports) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
MICHAEL GRANT (The Times) |
Callum McGregor (v Motherwell) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
STEVEN THOMPSON (BBC) |
Samuel Nhamburo (v Inverurie Loco Works) |
Gary Mackay-Steven (v St Mirren) |
Carl McHugh (v Heart of Midlothian) |