Nine-man Rangers Fight Til Death To Win

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Nine-man Rangers Fight Til Death To Win

Union Jack display before kick-offRangers produced a resilient and committed display this afternoon as Kenny Millers headed Christian Villanueva Jersey goal was the difference between nine-man Rangers and St Mirren in the C0-Operative Insurance Cup Final.The Gers enjoy their cup final succe sWith 65% po se sion for St Mirren, it was obvious they were superior in the first-half and there wasnt much to get the fans off their seats. Neil Alexander, who was a stand-in for McGregor, produced a magnificent save on the goal-line from Steven Thomson as the St Mirren No.10 thought he had a certain goal. A few other shakey moments from the Rangers defence Adrian Morejon Jersey allowed the Buddies a few brief glimpses of goals but the teams went in 0-0 at half-time.The game Chris Paddack Jersey exploded into life in the second-half when Kevin Thomson was sent-off for a hard challenge on Steven Thomson which led to a flurry of pushing and shoving from both players. The game continued with Rangers being pegged back by the powerful presence of Mehmet and Higdon in attack. St Mirren found themselves two extra men ahead when Danny Wilson was sent-off for a tug on substitute Craig Dargo, the Rollie Fingers Jersey referee adjudging that Wilson was denying Dargo a goalscoring oppertunity.The Buddies couldnt make their numerical advantage count and with 6 minutes remaining, Rangers broke clear through Steven Naismith, who delayed before picking out Miller with a pinpoint cro s Fernando Tatis Jr. Jersey and Miller glanced the ball into the far corner to release scenes of euphoria in the Rangers end of Hampden. It wasnt a pretty Rangers performance, but the victory in the end keeps the Rangers dream alive of securing a domestic treble for the first time since 2003.
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