Rangers condemned rivals Celtic to their first Scottish Premiership defeat of the season in an Old Firm derby on Thursday afternoon, sealing an impressive 3-0 win at Ibrox.
Rangers They started dreaming despite their recent troubles in this match and found themselves ahead inside seven minutes. Liam Scales's wayward pass was pounced on by the hosts and Ianis Hagi eventually took advantage, firing a low shot beyond Kasper Schmeichel from 20 yards.
Vaclav Cerny's deflected shot almost doubled Rangers' lead less than ten minutes later as he hit the crossbar. CelticThe visitors continually struggled to manage their opponents' intensity during the Light Blues' dominant first half.
Cameron Carter-Vickers' excellent rushing challenge denied Mohamed Diomandi the chance to put the spotlight between the two sides late in the first half, with an injury-hit Rangers side failing to take full advantage of their first-half advantage as they squandered a series of promising counter-attacks. -Attacks.
Kyogo Furuhashi came close to equalizing shortly after the restart, producing an excellent touch and finish to beat Liam Kelly, but an offside flag denied the Japanese striker a chance to face one of his favored opponents.
The linesman kept his flag by his side at the other end as Cerny hit the woodwork for the second time at Ibrox. The Czech winger raced towards goal and smashed a shot against the post on the hour mark, although the effort might have been disallowed by VAR had it gone past Schmeichel.
However, the Light Blues quickly doubled their lead when a sensational corner kick found the head of the lively Nicola Raskin, who saw his shot blocked into the path of Robin Propper. The Dutch defender slid into the far corner to send the home fans into a frenzy and put the team in a commanding position heading into the final 25 minutes.
Rangers went deeper into dreamland in the 81st minute when substitute Danilo, who had only been on the field for 70 seconds, slotted home from close range after an unexpected deflection, sealing a complete win to ease the pressure on coach Philippe Clement.
Celtic's dismal Old Firm display has seen them move up the table Scottish Premier League The table dropped to 11 points as Rangers moved further away from third-placed Aberdeen.
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Liam Kelly |
8.0/10 |
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lord: Ridvan Yilmaz |
8.0/10 |
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Capacity building: Dogon Sterling |
7.4/10 |
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Capacity building: Robin Propper |
8.1/10 |
|
pound: gift |
7.9/10 |
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Direct message: Nicola Raskin |
8.2/10 |
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Direct message: Muhammad Diomandi |
7.3/10 |
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Ru: Vaclav Cerny |
7.8/10 |
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I be: Nadim Bajrami |
7.7/10 |
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Left wing: Yannis Hagi |
8.7/10 |
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street: Hamza Ejmani |
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 Gifty) |
nothing |
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sub: Conor Barron (90+5' to Raskin) |
nothing |
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sub: Cyril Desers (90+5 for Igamani) |
nothing |
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sub: Oscar Curtis (90+5' for Hagi) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Mason Moon (goalkeeper), Leon King, Kieran Doyle, Rabbi Matondo.
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player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel |
5.4/10 |
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lord: Alistair Johnston |
5.4/10 |
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Capacity building: Cameron Carter Vickers |
6.1/10 |
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Capacity building: Liam Scales |
6.1/10 |
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pound: Greg Taylor |
6.8/10 |
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poison: Paolo Bernardo |
6.6/10 |
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poison: Callum McGregor |
6.6/10 |
|
poison: Ryo hatate |
5.7/10 |
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Ru: Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn |
6.8/10 |
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street: Kyojo Furuhashi |
6.1/10 |
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Left wing: Daizen Maeda |
5.7/10 |
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sub: Alex Vale (64' for Taylor) |
7.0/10 |
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sub: Luke McEwan (64' for Bernardo) |
6.3/10 |
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sub: Adam Idah (64' Furuhashi) |
5.7/10 |
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sub: Arne Engels (75' for Hatati) |
6.1/10 |
Subs not used: Viljami Sinisalo (goalkeeper), Anthony Ralston, Auston Trusty, Luis Palma, Hyun-Jun Young.
