Rangers secure comfortable victory against ST Johnstone
Rangers secured a resounding victory over ST Johnstone in the seventh round of the Scottish Premiership, with a final score of 2-0. The “blues” dominated the match from the start, with 65% possession and 19 shots on goal, compared to their opponents’ 35% possession and 9 shots.
The game opened in the 34th minute when V. Cerny took advantage of a pass from M. Diomande to score the first goal. The Czech striker scored again in the 58th minute, this time with an assist from I. Hagi, sealing the victory for the “blues.”
The match was marked by a yellow card for A. Essel of ST Johnstone in the 22nd minute and another for N. Raskin of Rangers in the 63rd minute. In addition, I. Hagi received a red card in the 79th minute for a foul on an ST Johnstone player.
Despite the defeat, ST Johnstone had opportunities to score but failed to get past the Rangers’ solid defense.
The victory leaves Rangers in a privileged position in the table, while ST Johnstone remains in the fight to escape the relegation zone.
Substitutions st johnstone: at minute 46 C. MacPherson came in and S. Sprangler went out., at minute 46 A. Sidibeh came in and D. Wright went out., at minute 74 D. Keltjens came in and A. Raymond went out., at minute 74 G. Carey came in and M. Kirk went out., at minute 84 F. Franczak came in and A. Essel went out.
Substitutions rangers: at minute 46 C. Barron came in and M. Diomande went out., at minute 46 I. Hagi came in and R. McCausland went out., at minute 60 H. Igamane came in and C. Dessers went out., at minute 73 N. Kasanwirjo came in and V. Cerny went out., at minute 84 D. Sterling came in and N. Bajrami went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rangers
ST Johnstone
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