QotS Res 0-4 Rangers Res - Goals from McKay, Naismith & Crawford

[Rangers Football Club 0]

RANGERS kept their hopes of SFL Reserve League glory alive with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Queen of the South at Broadwood.

 

The Light Blues began the match with plenty of attacking intent and Kal Naismith and Jamie Burrows both came close to opening the scoring.

But Gers struggled to create more chances in the early stages as Queens gained a foothold and the match became more scrappy.

The Doonhamers were unlucky not to take the lead as a thumping 25-yard drive from ex-Aberdeen star Michael Paton cannoned off Scott Gallacherâ??s left-hand post.

Rangers hit back and took the lead after 28 minutes when Burrows' missed header fell at the feet of Barrie McKay, who drove a shot past the helpless Jim Atkinson in the Queenâ??s goal.

The young winger showed good composure and his finish was one of quality well beyond his 18 years.

Naismith was unlucky to find himself booked for diving after 35 minutes after good work from McKay on the left-hand side found the tall striker in the penalty area and he appeared to be caught just as he was about to strike the ball.

Rangers went forward immediately after the restart and were rewarded with a free kick on the edge of the penalty area which McKay sent just wide of the left-hand post.

Tommy Wilson made two substitutions after an hour with Tom Walsh and Charlie Telfer replacing Burrows and Andy Murdoch and the changes allowed the away team to press home their superiority.

Naismith put Rangers two goals to the good with 15 minutes remaining with an excellent finish past the despairing Atkinson.

The goal came out of nothing but was a deserved one for a man who worked hard all afternoon.

Fraser Aird was another whose performance merited a goal and that almost came soon after as his looping drive went just over the bar.

The young Canadian is sure to have impressed onlooking manager Ally McCoist with his tireless work all over the park.

McKay put Rangers three up with only a few minutes remaining when some good work down the left from Telfer found the unmarked winger three yards out and he made no mistake with his finish.

Robbie Crawford then made it four just seconds later as he displayed some neat footwork inside the area and tucked in a shot off the left-hand post.

Rangers' title rivals Morton take on Partick Thistle at Cappielow tonight but for now the Ibrox side is two points clear at the top with one game to go having played once more.

RANGERS: Gallacher; Argyriou, Faure, Urquhart, Mitchell; McKay, Crawford, Murdoch (Telfer 60), Aird; Burrows (Walsh 60), Naismith.

 

 

 

 

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[Rangers Football Club 0]

TOMMY WILSON is pleased Rangers have given themselves their best chance possible of winning the SFL Reserve League after a 4-0 win over Queen of the South today.

 

Barrie McKayâ??s double, along with goals from Kal Naismith and Robbie Crawford, were enough to give the Light Blues the points at alternative venue Broadwood Stadium.

As a result, Gers are back on top of the table and have just one game to play with Queenâ??s Park, a match that now takes place at Lesser Hampden on Monday, February 4 at 7.30pm.

Long-time leaders Morton remain in the driving seat though as the championship edges towards a conclusion at last.

They meet bottom side Partick Thistle at Cappielow tonight and if they win that fixture theyâ??ll go a point above the Ibrox team having played the same number of times.

Wilson knows it still remains to be seen if his young side can pull off an unlikely success after looking like they had blown their chance at one stage.

But he is keen for them to pull out one more good showing next month after being impressed by the way his kids again performed.

Wilson said: â??We were a bit rusty at the start and we didnâ??t play the way we can or the way we had set up to play.

â??We made one or two changes though and got our passing game going. After that we were well in the game. The goals we scored were excellent and they were well made.*

â??I thought the final score was a bit hard on Queen of the South because for long spells it was 1-0 and it was only towards the end we got further in front.

â??The biggest thing for us was to get the win. Things are still in Mortonâ??s hands but weâ??re two points ahead of them for the moment. Theyâ??ve still got to play their games and itâ??s not easy.

â??I said to the boys today that I donâ??t normally speak about the league situation but now theyâ??re so close to the end, theyâ??d like to win the competition.

â??They want to win games, perform well and be as high up the league as they can. Theyâ??ve done that so far and Iâ??m delighted with that.â?

For the sixth time this term, the reserves scored at least four times and this was their sixth win in succession.

They are in good form at present and watching manager Ally McCoist, along with Kenny McDowall, Ian Durrant and Jim Stewart, will have taken note of that.

The likes of Fraser Aird, McKay and Naismith all shone at various points, while Charlie Telfer was a standout when he came on as a substitute for the final half hour.

It was scorer Crawford who caught Wilsonâ??s eye more, with the midfielder industrious in the engine room.

The coach added: â??Iâ??m not normally one for picking players out but I thought Robbie was excellent throughout the whole match.

â??Even when we werenâ??t doing as well, he dug in and without Kyle Hutton or big Kamil Wiktorski in the midfield he was having to add a bit to his game.â?

 

 

 

 

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[Guest DietofWorms]

Sounds like a decent performance...but I don't get McKay playing the full 90 when he's been 'rested' for the past two games.

[Zappa 0]

It might just be reserves, but it's good to hear that the young guns are on fire and scoring goals as it gives the manager a tough time leaving them out of the first team if they're doing the business in reserve or bounce games.

[der Berliner 3,240]

So McKay and Faure both being played in their more natural position ... hopefully a sign of things to come.

[kuznetsov 0]

reserves playing 4-4-2? looks like it. a cracking line up middle to front.

[Guest Jamkam]

Anyone know the score between morton and partick thistle last night? i see we are sitting top of the league but they were meant to play last night aswell, not sure if it went ahead though !

[Guest Jamkam]

Morton/Thistle was called of due to bad weather if anyone wondered !