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Dejan Kulusevski scored a late equaliser to vow Rangers a celebrated fetch in the UEFA Europa League, as they had been held to a 1-1 draw in a pulsating game with Spurs.
The hosts, who maintain a large cup ultimate in opposition to Celtic at the weekend, had been the higher aspect in the principle half, but stumbled on Fraser Forster in their strategy as he made stable saves from Nedim Bajrami and Václav Černý.
It didn’t take the Ibrox aspect lengthy to derive their toes after the atomize even though, as Hamza Igamane netted for the fifth time in as many games when he transformed in the 47th minute.
That raised the roof at Ibrox, but are trying as they’d also, Philippe Clement’s aspect would possibly maybe now not derive a second, which proved costly as Kulusevski equalised late on.
There modified into every other time to near, with Cyriel Dessers forcing Forster into one appealing save and having a plan dominated out for offside because the shares had been spoiled.
TALKING POINT – Stress mounts on Postecoglou
Issues maintain now not been going properly for Ange Postecoglou at Spurs, with the supervisor even exchanging phrases with supporters in latest weeks.
The customary Celtic boss would maintain hoped a time out to Ibrox can maintain helped alleviate some stress, but that would possibly maybe now not had been extra from the real fact.
His aspect deserved miniature from the game, on the total struggling to tackle the Rangers forward line, and maintain now won thoroughly one of their final eight fixtures. Effort would possibly maybe lie forward, as a level would possibly maybe now not be ample to silence any of his critics.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Vaclav Cerny (Rangers). The winger caused Spurs no quit of considerations from the Rangers supreme with a mesmerising show.
He modified into as soon as constantly ready to scale back within and beat his man, and that on the total spelled anguish, as it led to a great amount of shooting probabilities that Forster modified into as soon as compelled into saving.
On yet every other night, his rapid toes would maintain grabbed about a targets, because the Czech Republic international, who is on loan from Wolfsburg, save in a beautiful show.
PLAYER RATINGS
RANGERS: Butland 7; Tavernier 7, Souttar 7, Propper 7, Yilmaz 7; Cerny 9, Raskin 7, Diomande 6, Bajrami 6, Jefte 6; Igamane 7. Subs: Balogun 6, Sterling 6, Barron 6, Dessers n/a, Fraser n/a
SPURS: Forster 8, Porro 7, Dragusin 6, Gray 6, Udogie 5; Bentancur 5, Bissouma 6, Maddison 6; Johnson 5, Son 6, Werner 6. Subs: Kulusevski 7, Sarr 6, Bergvall 6, Solanke 6
KEY MOMENTS
10’ RANGERS COME CLOSE. A unbelievable counter-attack by the hosts, breaking down their supreme. The ball is in the end fed to Bajrami, who lashes a serious-time effort across Fraser Forster, correct for the goalkeeper to stick out a hand and tip over the bar
Forty five+1’ FORSTER SAVES AGAIN. Some rapid toes from Cerny, who is inflicting each and each model of considerations on the supreme hand aspect, opens up the space for a unimaginative drive towards the some distance corner, but he finds Forster in the strategy again
47’ GOAL! RANGERS 1-0 SPURS (Hamza Igamane). And there would possibly maybe be the outlet plan! Rangers take fewer than 90 seconds after the restart to safe it 1-0 as Tavernier sends a appealing ball into the center and Igamane aspect-foots a serious-time enact into the bottom corner, back across Forster. The Scottish outfit maintain the lead!
75’ GOAL! RANGERS 1-1 SPURS (Dejan Kulusevski). Out of nowhere, Spurs maintain levelled. It be the sub who will get it, tucking beautifully into the some distance bottom corner with a low strike that modified into as soon as out of attain of Butland. We’re all sq.!
86’ WHAT. A. SAVE. That is eminent by Forster! Dessers appears destined to rating. The plan is gaping. But Forster, rapid off his line, narrows on the perspective and blocks the shot away!
KEY STATS
- Rangers remain winless in opposition to English golf equipment in seven games since 1992
- It is now correct one fetch for Spurs across their final six away games, losing four times
