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Rangers edge past Kilmarnock in a tight encounter
Kilmarnock and Rangers met in an exciting encounter that ended with a 0-1 victory for the visitors. The match, played at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, was marked by tension and a battle for ball dominance.
Rangers, with 69% possession, controlled the game for most of the encounter. However, Kilmarnock demonstrated their defensive solidity, creating dangerous opportunities on the counterattack.
In the 87th minute, M. Watkins took advantage of an opportunity to score the only goal of the match, giving Rangers the victory. The goal was a blow to Kilmarnock, who had defended tooth and nail until that point.
Despite the defeat, Kilmarnock did not lose their composure. The home side made a total of 10 shots, 3 of them on target, and managed to keep Rangers at bay for long stretches of the game.
In short, it was an intense encounter with a close result that favored Rangers.
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Substitutions rangers: at minute 63 N. Raskin came in and C. Barron went out., at minute 63 L. Balogun came in and R. Propper went out., at minute 71 H. Igamane came in and C. Dessers went out., at minute 79 N. Kasanwirjo came in and V. Cerny went out., at minute 79 K. Dowell came in and T. Lawrence went out.
Substitutions kilmarnock: at minute 72 B. Anderson came in and K. Vassell went out., at minute 73 G. Mackay-Steven came in and D. Armstrong went out., at minute 87 D. Watson came in and L. Donnelly went out., at minute 90 J. Burroughs came in and M. Watkins went out., at minute 90 R. McKenzie came in and M. Kennedy went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kilmarnock
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