Rangers condemned rivals Celtic to a first Scottish Premiership defeat of the season in Thursday afternoon’s Old Firm derby, securing a stunning 3-0 victory at Ibrox.
rangers got off to a dream start despite their recent woes in this game and found themselves in front within seven minutes. Liam Scales’ wayward pass was pounced on by the hosts and Ianis Hagi eventually capitalized, drilling a low effort past Kasper Schmeichel from 20 yards.
Vaclav Cerny’s deflected effort almost doubled Rangers’ lead less than ten minutes later as the crossbar was saved. Celticand the visitors continually struggled to manage their opponents’ intensity during a dominant first half for the Light Blues.
Cameron Carter-Vickers’ excellent throw-in challenge denied Mohamed Diomande the chance to put the light between the sides late in the half, with an injury-hit Rangers side unable to make the most of his superiority in the first half as he squandered a promising series of counters. -attacks
Kyogo Furuhashi came close to an equalizer shortly after the restart, producing a superb touch and finish to beat Liam Kelly, but the offside flag rightly denied the Japan striker in front of one of his rivals favorites
The linesman kept his flag on the side at the other end as Cerny hit the woodwork for the second time at Ibrox. The Czech winger raced on goal and hit an effort against the base of the post on the stroke of goal, although VAR could have ruled out the effort if it had broken Schmeichel’s goal.
However, the Light Blues would soon double their lead when a provocative corner found the head of the energetic Nicolas Raskin, who saw his shot deflected into the path of Robin Propper. The Dutch defender slotted home at the far post to send the home crowd reeling and put the Gers in a dominant position heading into the final 25 minutes.
Rangers slipped further into dreamland in the 81st minute when substitute Danilo, who had only been on the pitch for 70 seconds, scored from distance after a fortuitous deflection, securing a declared win to ease the pressure on Gers coach under fire, Philippe Clement.
Celtic’s woeful Old Firm display has seen their leadership at the helm Scottish Premiership The table drops to 11 points as Rangers move further adrift of third-placed Aberdeen.
|
player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GC: Liam Kelly |
8.0/10 |
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RB: Ridvan Yilmaz |
8.0/10 |
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CB: Dujon Sterling |
7.4/10 |
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CB: Robin Propper |
8.1/10 |
|
LB: gift |
7.9/10 |
|
DM: Nicholas Raskin |
8.2/10 |
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DM: Mohamed Diomande |
7.3/10 |
|
RW: Vaclav Cerny |
7.8/10 |
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A.M.: Nedim Bajrami |
7.7/10 |
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LW: Ianis Hagi |
8.7/10 |
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ST: Hamza Igmane |
6.0/10 |
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SUB: Danilo (80′ for Bajrami) |
6.9/10 |
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SUB: Robbie Fraser (90+1′ for Jefte) |
N/A |
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SUB: Connor Barron (90+5′ for Raskin) |
N/A |
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SUB: Cyriel Dessers (90+5′ for Igamane) |
N/A |
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SUB: Oscar Cortes (90+5′ for Hagi) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Mason Munn (GK), Leon King, Kieran Dowell, Rabbi Matondo.
|
player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
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GC: Kasper Schmeichel |
5.4/10 |
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RB: Alistair Johnston |
5.4/10 |
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CB: Cameron Carter-Vickers |
6.1/10 |
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CB: Liam Scales |
6.1/10 |
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LB: Greg Taylor |
6.8/10 |
|
CM: Paulo Bernardo |
6.6/10 |
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CM: Callum McGregor |
6.6/10 |
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CM: Reo Hatate |
5.7/10 |
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RW: Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn |
6.8/10 |
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ST: Kyogo Furuhashi |
6.1/10 |
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LW: Daizen Maeda |
5.7/10 |
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SUB: Alex Valle (64′ for Taylor) |
7.0/10 |
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SUB: Luke McCowan (64′ for Bernardo) |
6.3/10 |
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SUB: Adam Idah (64′ for Furuhashi) |
5.7/10 |
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SUB: Arne Engles (75′ for Hatate) |
6.1/10 |
Subs not used: Viljami Sinisalo (GK), Anthony Ralston, Auston Trusty, Luis Palma, Hyun-jun Yang.
