Beat the boss 1
Leading by two goals after 16 minutes Rangers looked liable to run out easy winners. Aribo's fourth goal of the season was unquestionably his best. The Nigeria midfielder opened up his body and clipped a first time curler from 18 yards over the head of Max Stryjek into the net, skimming the underside of the bar en route. Moving inside slick passing saw Alfredo Morelos flick a Ryan Kent lay-off into the path of Joe Aribo. Allan McGregor dived low to his left to save and it wouldn't be the last heroics of a fluctuating half from the Rangers keeper.įirst came a second goal after 16 minutes, a flowing fine piece of football.Ī superb switch of play from right to left from Ianis Hagi picked out Ryan Kent, resolutely hugging the left touchline. On loan Birmingham midfielder Odin Bailey – their best player - gathered 30 yards from goal and smacked half volley towards goal. Booked for his celebrations, the yellow card felt a price worth paying. Guilty of losing the opening goal so often this season Scott Arfield found acres of space to run into an unmarked position, captain James Tavernier dropping a fine ball over the top for his midfield teammate.Īs keeper Max Stryjek rushed out, former Livi midfielder Arfield simply lofted the ball into the empty net. On the artificial pitch – swept of snow before kick-off - an early goal makes all the difference and Rangers didn't hang around, scoring after eight minutes. When Celtic travelled to West Lothian earlier this season they were dragged into a grim battle of attrition and dropped three points.
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Wasteful in front of goal in the second half substitute Fashion Sakala scored his first goal against a team other than Motherwell with a bullet header from a corner eleven minutes from time.Ī closer game than the opening 20 minutes suggested, Van Brockhurst has now reached the last 32 of the Europa League and won his first league game in charge. But for another act of heroism from Allan McGregor they'd have gone in all square at alf-time.