Hampden Schedule Revealed for UEFA EURO 2028

Hampden Park will host six matches, including one quarter-final, as part of the hotly anticipated Euro 2028 tournament. The six games will take place between June 10th and July 1st 2028, with the quarter-final set for July 1st. If Scotland is to qualify, the National Team will play all their group stage games at home. The chief executive of the Scottish FA, Ian Maxwell, expressed his delight with the plans: “The history of our world-renowned National Stadium is peppered with iconic moments, and this represents a fantastic opportunity to add a few more unforgettable memories.” “I know our supporters – revered across the globe for their dedication and passion – will enjoy having some of the game’s best players on their doorstep”. Euro 2028 UK & Ireland kicks off on June 9 2028, with Wales hosting the opening match at Cardiff’s National Stadium. A further seven cities will host games, including Dublin, Newcastle, and Manchester, with Wembley Stadium hosting the final on July 9. Belfast will host the official qualifying draw on December 6 2026.   Hampden Park Schedule: UEFA Euro 2028 Saturday, June 10: Group A Groupstage Match Tuesday, June 13: Group F Groupstage Match Saturday, June 17: Group F Groupstage Match Wednesday, June 21: Group F Groupstage Match Monday, June 26: Round of 16 Saturday, July 1: Quarter Final

Who Should Steve Clarke Start in Goals for Crucial World Cup Qualifying Camp?

Scotland is on the brink of a maiden World Cup appearance in 27 years, and of all the decisions Steve Clarke faces ahead of a crucial double header this week, the choice of goalkeeper may be the most important one. While Angus Gunn has impressed in the opening four games, securing two clean sheets and producing key saves against Greece and Belarus at Hampden, a knee problem has ruled the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper out of the crucial double-header. Manager Steve Clarke must now look elsewhere, having included veteran Craig Gordon, Rangers’ Liam Kelly, and Falkirk’s Scott Bain in the squad. With a pivotal test against Greece looming on Saturday evening, the decision in goal could define the camp. With 81 caps, Craig Gordon would be the sensible choice, bringing experience to the national side. However, the Heart of Midlothian goalkeeper has not featured domestically since suffering a neck injury in May, and has been edged out of Derek McInnes’ side following the summer arrival of Alexander Schwolow. The two other options offer contrasting levels of match sharpness. Scott Bain has returned to the Scottish setup for the first time since 2018, having earned a clean sheet in a 2-0 away victory over San Marino during his last stint. Crucially, the 33-year-old has been a regular for Falkirk since his summer move from Celtic, starting all twelve games in the Scottish Premiership. Whilst he may lack national experience, his consistent gametime and current form could persuade Clarke to look his way. Meanwhile, Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly has been regularly included in the national side since 2021 but has only one friendly cap to his name. Though he was a mainstay during his 154 appearances for Motherwell, he is currently second-choice at Ibrox to Jack Butland, managing only one start this season against Alloa Athletic in the League Cup. Despite this, Kelly has shown he can step up to the highest level, having previously started for Rangers in an impressive 3-0 Old Firm derby victory in January. The three goalkeepers bring different attributes: Gordon offers pedigree but no form, Bain offers consistent game time at a lower level, and Kelly offers top-level potential but sporadic appearances. The choice could shape Scotland’s World Cup hopes, and is a decision that Clarke must get right. Scotland travel to the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis on Saturday evening to face Greece, before welcoming Denmark to Hampden the following Tuesday as part of a potential World Cup showdown.

Dundee 0-3 Rangers: Gers Cruise to Victory at Dens Park

Rangers ran out convincing 3-0 winners over Dundee on Sunday afternoon, courtesy of goals from Nico Raskin, Mikey Moore and Djeidi Gassama.  This result moves the Gers up to fourth in the Scottish Premiership table and secures a third straight win in the league for the Ibrox side as Danny Rohl’s continues his unbeaten start to his Rangers tenure. Dundee started the game brightly and it was the hosts who had the first opportunity of the match, midfielder, Ethan Hamilton saw an early free kick attempt from close range parried away by Jack Butland, after a clumsy foul from Mohamed Diomande, his strike was diverted out for a corner, Rangers managed to clear. However, Rangers had the lead just shy of the tenth minute mark, Nico Raskin was left completely unmarked inside the box which allowed him plenty of space as he rose highest to head beyond Jon McCracken in the Dundee goal following James Tavernier’s corner kick delivery. On the 15th minute, Rangers doubled their lead in quick succession. Tottenham loanee Mikey Moore received the ball in an attacking position before unleashing a powerful shot 20 yards from goal, Dundee goalkeeper John McCracken was unable to prevent it from going in as Moore celebrated his first goal for Rangers. Ever since Nico Raskin’s opener, Rangers took complete control of the game and had the Dundee defence pinned back for large spells, this would see Dundee change to a back four. Dundee enjoyed a spell of possession after this, Jack Butland was forced into punching a corner away from danger, Luke Graham’s follow up effort wasn’t of any worry for the Rangers defence. Mikey Moore thought he’d netted his second of the afternoon and Rangers’ third when he reacted fastest to a rebound, however after a lengthy VAR check, the goal was disallowed as Diomande was penalised for being offside in the build-up. Rangers went into the interval with a two-goal cushion, with Dundee unable to trouble Jack Butland so far. The second half seen Rangers make a triple change, with Youssef Chermiti, Connor Barron and Thelo Aasgaard all entering the field of play with Mohamed Diomande, Danilo and Bojan Miovski all making way. It was a quieter affair for certain spells throughout the second period with Rangers’ tempo dropping slightly, allowing Dundee to have more of the ball. Despite this, Danny Rohl’s men still had their fair share of chances, Thelo Aasgaard was eager to get on the scoresheet however, his long-range strike was well saved by McCracken in the Dundee goal. Shortly after, McCracken was on hand to deny Rangers a third, once again when he got down well to save DjeidiGassama’s low strike from inside the area. As the half went on, Dundee became increasingly frustrated at the lack of chances they were creating, which forced them into a triple change. This proved to have very littleeffect on proceedings as Rangers continued to restrict Dundee’s opportunities. Rangers were in disbelief that they hadn’t increased their advantage when McCracken made an excellent stop to push Nico Raskin’s headed attempt wide of goal. The Gers had to be patient for a third goal, but it eventually came in the 90th minute when Djeidi Gassama cut inside before unleashing an unstoppable strike beyond McCracken to secure the three points for his side. An excellent all round showing from Rangers this afternoon, they host Livingston at Ibrox after the international break while Dundee travel to Easter Road to take on Hibernian, in desperate needs of a win.

Hearts 1 – 1 Dundee United: Stephenson header earns point for United at Tynecastle

Hearts 1 – 1 Dundee United Kucherenko (25′ OG)     Stephenson (45′) Hearts’ unbeaten start to the Scottish Premiership continued after a frantic draw against Dundee United.  It was a breathless start in front of a sellout Tynecastle crowd, but the first opening didn’t occur until the 7th minute. Ivan Dolcek slid Zac Sapsford through on Alexander Schwolow’s goal; the attacker cleverly dinked the Austrian goalkeeper to score, but play was brought back for offside. Tomas Bent Magnusson responded for Hearts in the 13th minute. A right-sided corner dropped kindly to the Norwegian on the edge of the box, and his sliced strike forced Yevhen Kucherenko into an important save. Pierre Landry Kabore, fresh off a brace against Dundee eight days ago, was next to test his luck. His left-footed strike had power, but drifted wide of the goal frame. Dario Naamo unleashed Amar Fatah behind the Hearts defence after 17 minutes. The Swede skewed his right-footed shot wide, but the play was brought back again for offside. Oisin McEntee ventured down the United left, and Kabore connected with his fizzed cross to head over, bringing an exhausting opening 20 minutes to a close. A Kucherenko own goal gave Hearts the lead after 25 minutes. Braga found Kyziridis on the edge of the box, and after shifting the ball onto his right foot, he curled a low strike which deflected in off the goalkeeper’s body. Dundee United carried a threat on occasion and grew into the first period. A looping backpost cross found Fatah, who cushioned his header past Schwolow’s goal in the 32nd minute. The visitors almost equalised on the stroke of halftime. Schwolow raced off his line to clear a loose ball, which cannoned off on the onrushing Dolcek. Luckily for Derek McInnes’s side, the deflection fizzed wide. The goal eventually arrived in the 45th minute. Fatah’s backpost corner kick delivery was headed back across the goal by Liverpool loanee Luca Stephenson to spark mayhem in the away end. McInnes opted for a double change at halftime, as they aimed to cement a 10th league victory of the season by bringing on Stephen Kingsley and Michael Steinwender. The changes helped pen the visitors back, and Kucherenko gathered Steinwender’s looping header after 52 minutes as they searched for a second goal. United responded on the hour mark, Fatah drove at the Hearts’ backline, but his blazing strike went high into the Roseburn Stand. Premiership top goalscorer Lawrence Shankland volleyed over a Kyziridis’ cutback as the Tynecastle faithful spurred on their team. The tension was palpable as they aimed to maintain their nine-point league lead. United had the ball in the net in the 71st minute. Sapsford megged Stuart Findlay before drilling the ball across the goal for Fatah to tap home. Once more, play was brought back for an offside. Neither team were able to force the winning goal, and a point felt like a fair result. The Jambos move onto 30 points at the top of the Scottish Premiership, but their lead could be reduced to four if Celtic beat Kilmarnock at Celtic Park. Dundee United remain in the bottom six, but looked far better than their abject showing against Motherwell eleven days ago. They face Falkirk at Tannadice after the international break, with Hearts visiting Aberdeen the day after. Heart of Midlothian: Schwolow 6 McEntee 6 Halkett 7 Findlay 7 Milne 6 Magnusson 6 Devlin 7 Braga 6 Kyziridis 7 Kabore 5 Shankland 6 Substitutes: Steinwender 6 Kingsley 6 Ageu 5 Kerjota 5 Dundee United: Kucherenko 7 Iovu 7 Esselink 7 Keresztes 7 Naamo 6 Dolcek 7 Stephenson 7 Sevelj 6 Camara 7 Fatah 6 Sapsford 7 Substitutes: N/A

Tottenham 2-2 Man Utd: Breathtaking Finale as United Steal a Point from Spurs

Two goals in stoppage time meant that it was a point each for Tottenham and Manchester United in a dramatic game in the early kickoff in North London. Spurs made three changes from their 4-0 win against Copenhagen in the Champions League as Udogie, Bentancur and Odobert made way for Spence, Paulinha and Richarlison As for United, they also made three changes from their last game, a 2-2 draw away at Nottingham Forest, Yoro, Dalot and Sesko dropped out for Dorgu, Mazraoui and de Ligt. After the Remembrance weekend minute silence that all Premier League clubs will observe, it was a disastrous start for United as goalkeeper Senne Lammens let the ball roll under his foot. His heart must have been in his mouth as the ball ran away from him, but thankfully for him, it rolled for a corner, which Tottenham couldn’t take advantage of. United got a better foothold of the game early on and their best chance came from Bruno Fernandes driving forward as he usually does, a poor pass is picked back up by the United captain who plays the ball to Bryan Mbeumo who plays a great ball that was begging to be tapped in but there was no takers. Spurs did create one good chance midway through the first half as Brennan Johnson skipped past Patrick Dorgu and crossed to Richarlison who has a free header but the Brazilian inexplicitly completely misses the ball. It was United who took the lead after 32 minutes as Tottenham fail to clear their lines twice, as Matheus Cunha picked it up on the edge of the Spurs area plays it wide to Amad Diallo whose pin point cross is expertly headed in by Mbeumo who scored his fourth goal in five League games. As the first half came to a close United were doing well and as the whistle was blown for half time there were boos ringing round the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. As the players emerged for the second half Tottenham changed shape and it seemed to work as they looked much more aggressive. Their first chance came from the left as Djed Spence crossed for Cristian Romero as the centre-half was still up from a corner and his flicked shot was saved by the leg of Lammens Spurs again had another shot just a couple of minutes later as Xavi Simons free kick was cleared but recycled by Pedro Porro whose cross fell to Paulinha on the half volley and his powerful strike was saved by the difficult to beat Lammens. Spurs then get the ball in the net again down the right hand side with Porro who finds Richarlison and he slips in Johnson but his exquisite finish across goal is ruled out as the Englishman was a yard or so offside. United finally managed to get a little bit of a break from defending as Casemiro’s long pass was chested down brilliantly by Fernandes again but he sliced his shot over the bar. Spurs get their equaliser on 84 minutes as Wilson Odobert pushes them forward gets a good ball wide for Destiny Udogie and his crossed pass to Mathys Tel is controlled outstandingly by the Dutchman to get himself a yard of space away from countryman Matthijs de Ligt and Tel’s shot on the half spin deflects off de Ligt to finally get Spurs level. United try to get their lead back almost straight from kick off as Benjamin Sesko and Mason Mount connect well and Sesko looks to be through on goal if it wasn’t for Micky van de Ven making a goal-saving challenge. That challenge would be the end of Sesko’s game as he went off injured, and United would finish with 10 men as they had no more available subs. Spurs then managed to turn the game around in the 91st minute as a half-cleared corner was picked up by Odobert in space and his curling shot was deftly flicked on by Richarlison who’s got 4 goals in 11 games this season. Ridiculously, we didn’t get a Spurs win as United would end up getting a 96th minute equaliser a Fernandes corner is floated to the far post and de Ligt, whose marker was very well blocked off by Luke Shaw, found the net despite the best efforts of Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario. A score draw was a fair result in a game that started slow but then exploded with action come the end of the game. Final score Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United. Tottenham Hotspur Vicario, Porro (Udogie), Romero (Danso), van de Ven, Spence, Paulinha (Bentancur), Sarr, Johnson, Simons (Tel), Richarlison, Muani (Odobert) Tel 84’ Richarlison 90+1 Manchester United Lammens, de Ligt, Maguire (Yoro), Shaw, Mazraoui (Sesko), Dorgu (Dalot), Fernandes, Casemiro (Ugarte), Cunha (Mount), Diallo, Mbeumo Mbeumo 32 de Ligt 90+6

Airdrieonians 1-1 Partick Thistle: Last Minute Goal Snatches Draw for Jags

Airdrieonians 1-1 Partick Thistle Henderson (70′)                           Smyth (90+4′) An injury-time Oisin Smyth strike confirmed a point for Mark Wilson’s Partick Thistle at The Albert Bartlett Stadium. Airdrieonians sit bottom of the Scottish Championship, but took an unlikely lead thanks to Euan Henderson. A long throw reached the attacker at the back post, and his low strike nestled into Josh Clarke’s net to the delight of the home support. Thistle hit back in the 94th minute to steal a point. Smyth’s strike agonisingly squirmed through Cade Melrose’s grasp in the Airdrie goal, an unfortunate moment for the young goalkeeper. The point leaves Airdrie two points adrift at the bottom of the Scottish Championship, with just one win in fourteen championship matches. Partick Thistle remain in second place, and could drop five points behind St Johnstone following their trip to Dunfermline.   Airdrieonians: Melrose, McKinnon, Wilson, McGinty, Strapp, McMaster, McGrattan, Barjonas, Gallagher, Henderson, Mochrie. Substitutes: McNeil, McStravick, Xavier-Jones, Ross, Cooper, D. Williams, C. Williams, Hastie, Chisholm. Partick Thistle: Clarke, McPherson, McBeth, O’Reilly, Reading, Smyth, Chalmers, Turner, Letsosa, Fitzpatrick, Watt. Substitutes: Budinauckas, Logan, Samuel, Lawless, McArdle, Campbell, Dolan, Gray  

Sunderland 1-1 Everton: Points Shared after Stunning Solo Goal

Sunderland 1-1 Everton Xhaka (46′)                            Ndiaye (15′) Granit Xhaka’s early second-half strike earned Sunderland a draw against Everton, as Regis Le Bris’ side moved back into the Premier League top four. The visitors entered the game just four points above the relegation side, but enjoyed the better chances in the first period. Thierno Barry headed down Jordan Pickford’s long ball in the opening seconds, Joe Garner connected sweetly on the edge of the box, but the left-footed strike whistled wide. Everton took the lead in the 14th minute thanks to a tremendous solo from Iliman Ndiaye. The Senegalese attacker drifted in from the right, jinking past several Sunderland bodies, before curling past Robin Roefs. Jack Grealish almost doubled the lead six minutes later. After shifting the ball onto his right foot, his 20-yard strike cannoned off the post to the relief of the home faithful. Barry should have doubled Everton’s lead on the half-hour mark. Barry ghosted in to the back post to meet Grealish’s clever cross, but from 5 yards, the striker could only flash over. David Moyes would have been pleased with his side’s performance, but perhaps frustrated that they were unable to add to Ndiaye’s solo effort. Xhaka responded for Sunderland just seconds into the second half. The captain drilled a left-footed shot towards Pickford’s goal, which took a deflection off James Tarkowski and sailed high into the net. Everton suddenly looked on the ropes, and Pickford had to react quickly to tip Enzo Le Fee’s deflected strike away from the goal to keep the score level. The draw leaves Sunderland in the top four on 18 points, as they grow on their outstanding start after promotion to the Premier League. Everton sit 14th, and are without a win in their last three matches. Sunderland: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Geertruida, Mandava, Traore (Talbi 82′) Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Isidor (Brobbey 83′) Everton: Pickford, O’Brien (Iroegbunam 83′) Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall (Alcaraz 83′) Grealish, Barry (Beto 57′)

Celtic 3-1 Rangers: Extra Time Double Sends Celtic to League Cup Final

Celtic 3 – 1 Rangers Kenny (25′) McGregor (93′) Osmand (109′) Tavernier (81′ pen) Celtic will play St Mirren in the Scottish League Cup Final, after Martin O’Neill’s side edged out the ten men of Rangers in a dramatic Hampden clash. The game began frantically, as both sides wrestled for control of the cup tie. An early mistake from Nasser Djiga allowed Sebastian Tounekti into space on the Celtic left. John Souttar cleared his cross before Johnny Kenny could make contact. Tounekti was involved again in the 10th minute. Anthony Ralston’s low cross found its way to the Tunisian at the back post, but his first-time shot blazed over. Jack Butland denied Daizen Maeda’s shot in the 17th minute before Celtic had the ball in the back of the net moments later. A quick Callum McGregor free kick worked its way to Djiga in the box, the centre back’s clearance bounced off Nico Raskin and floated into the net. Luckily for Danny Rohl’s side, Maeda was deemed offside in the build-up. Youssef Chermiti fired wide from six yards in the 21st minute after Mohamed Diomande’s decisive pass, for Rangers’ best chance of the match, but Celtic broke the deadlock four minutes later. Kenny towered above the Rangers’ defence to head home Arne Engels’ corner kick. The goal was his third in two games, and it warranted Celtic’s positive start to the game. Kenny almost added to the lead minutes later, after breaking several challenges on the edge of the box, he blasted a strike, which Jack Butland blocked. Despite defending poorly in the first period, Rangers had two massive opportunities to equalise. Danilo’s clever reverse pass freed Raskin on the right edge of the box, but Kasper Schmiechel smothered his shot to keep the score at 1-0. Chermiti then ghosted in at the back post from Tavernier’s set piece, but couldn’t make a firm contact on the ball, as his volley poked wide. The Ibrox side’s afternoon went from bad to worse after Thelo Aasgaard caught Ralston high on the defender’s thigh, Nick Walsh gave the Norwegian his marching orders to reduce Rangers to ten men. Celtic could have been down to ten men themselves on the stroke of halftime. Auston Trusty made contact with Butland’s head after gathering the ball, but Nick Walsh opted for a yellow card, maintaining Celtic’s numerical advantage. Celtic continued to threaten at the start of the second period. Engels flashed a 25-yard strike past Butland’s goal in the 53rd minute as Martin O’Neill’s side looked to double their advantage. Another Engels corner was almost headed home by Benjamin Nygren a minute after, before Butland parried Ralston’s subsequent strike. Rangers did improve in the second period despite being a man down. Diomande flashed wide after Tavernier’s free kick as Rohl’s side tried to unsettle their opposition. Celtic should have gone two-nil ahead in the 67th minute. Marcelo Saracchi drove infield, flashing a cross to Nygren, who blazed over. James Forrest crashed a left-footed strike off the crossbar moments later. Liam Scales delivered a potential goal equaliser-saving tackle in the following moments to stop Djeidi Gassama from blasting at Schmiechel’s goal. Nick Walsh awarded Rangers a penalty in the 80th minute, after Ralston blocked Gassama’s shot with his arm. Tavernier made no mistake, slotting low to Schmiechel’s right, sending the blue side of Hampden into frenzy. The ten men had been up against it since Aasgaard’s dismissal, but had somehow dragged themselves back into the semi-final. Calum Osmand had an opportunity to regain Celtic’s lead after being slid through Forrest, but the youngster rolled his shot straight at Butland to keep the score level. Hatate could have sent Celtic to the final in injury time, he linked with Forrest on the right but blasted over Butland’s bar. Tierney’s deflected strike went behind with the last kick of the game. Calum McGregor rocketed Celtic into the lead at the start of extra time. Trusty laid off to the captain on the edge of the box, who crashed a strike past Butland from 25 yards. Gassama was sent clean through by Bojan Miovski in the 100th minute, after Schmiechel was alert to block his strike. Osmand sealed Celtic’s spot in the final in the final ten minutes, Kieran Tierney flashed a low cross for the substitute to slide home. Celtic: Schmeichel 6 Ralston 5 Trusty 7 Scales 7 Saracchi 7 McGregor 7 Engels 7 Nygren 7 Maeda 6 Kenny 8 Tounekti 6 Substitutes: Forrest 6 Hatate 6 Osmand 6 Balikwisha 5 Tierney 6 Rangers: Butland 5 Djiga 3 Souttar 6 Cornelius 6 Tavernier 6 Diomande 6 Raskin 7 Meghoma 7 Aasgaard 4 Danilo 5 Chermiti 3 Substitutes: Gassama 6 Moore 6 Miovski 6 Antman 5 Aarons 5 Rothwell 5

Falkirk 3 – 1 Kilmarnock: Furious First Half Performance Seals Home Win for The Bairns

Falkirk 3-1 Kilmarnock Williams (7′) MacIver (22′) Millar (38′) John-Jules (69′) Falkirk enjoyed a comfortable win over Kilmarnock to move back into the top six, thanks to a brilliant first-half attacking performance. The Bairns started quickly, eager to add their second home victory of the season. Calvin Millar dispossessed the Kilmarnock defence on the edge of the box, but Tobi Oluwayemi easily gathered his left-footed strike. Falkirk opened the scoring in the 7th minute, Millar’s delicate pass was gathered by Ethan Williams, who rounded Oluwayemi to slot home. The offside flag was quickly raised, but VAR overturned the decision to the delight of the home faithful. Falkirk had space to attack at will in the first half. Williams and Kyrell Wilson linked on the left edge of the box, with the latter going down in the box, which David Dickinson quickly waved off. The home side continued to contain their opposition, and Ross MacIver doubled their advantage in the 22nd minute. The striker was quickest to react to Wilson’s parried shot, and he sidefooted the rebound past the stranded Oluwayemi. Kilmarnock have lost three of their last four league encounters, and were booed by their visiting support following the second goal. Falkirk’s energetic nature continually unsettled Stuart Kettlewell’s men in a dominant first half. Goalscorer MacIver hobbled off on the half-hour mark, but Falkirk continued to carry a threat. Keelan Adams marauded down the right with a signature run, skinning Dom Thompson, but blazing over. Wilson dragged a left-footed shot wide in the 35th minute as Falkirk searched for a third. That goal arrived shortly after, thanks to Millar. The winger collected Williams’ pass and drilled a low strike through Oluwayemi’s legs. The goal signalled the end for some Killie fans, who opted for an early exit. Unsurprisingly, Kettlewell opted for a triple change at the start of the second half. Marcus Dackers, Tyreece John-Jules, and Tom Lowery were added in an attempt to reduce the home side’s advantage. The visitors thought they had scored after Robbie Deas headed home from a corner, but play was brought back as Deas collided with Scott Bain in the build-up. Bain pushed John-Jules’ low strike past the post in the 52nd minute as their positive response continued. Thompson marauded down Kilmarnock’s left in the 58th minute; his powerful shot was gathered by Bain again. Falkirk’s attacking players had stolen the first-half headlines, but their goalkeeper was proving his worth to maintain their clean sheet. Kilmarnock’s frustrating afternoon continued in the 66th minute, when Bruce Anderson was unable to evade the offside trap after slotting home. But they did open their account moments later. John-Jules, who had looked lively off the bench, swivelled in the box and blasted home to reduce Falkirk’s advantage. Falkirk saw out the game, which pushes them into the top 6; they welcome Livingston next weekend. Kettlewell’s side showed fight in the second period, but must improve for their trip to Celtic Park next Sunday. Falkirk: Bain 8 Adams 8 Henderson 8 Spencer 8 MacIver 7 Cartwright 7 Allan 8 Wilson 8 Lissah 8 Williams 9 Miller 8 Substitutes: Graham 7 Agyeman 7 Ross 6 Arfield 6 Tait 6 Kilmarnock: Oluwayemi 6 Brannan 5 Stanger 5 Deas 5 Thompson 6 McKenzie 6 Watson 6 Lyons 5 Tiffony 5 Anderson 5 Dackers 4 Substitutes: Brown 5 Lowery 5 John-Jules 6 Kiltie 5

Hibernian 0-1 Rangers: Late Penalty Save Pushes Rohl’s Rangers to Third

Hibernian 0-1 Rangers Danilo (5′) Danilo’s first half strike secured back-to-back victories for Rangers, as they recorded their first away league clean sheet in 25 games. The home side threatened in the third minute, Nicky Cadden was released into acres of space on the left of the Rangers box, but Jack Butland blocked the fullback’s low strike. The visitors raced into the lead moments later. Danilo gathered a Youssef Chermiti square pass on the edge of the box and drilled a left-footed shot past the outstretched Raphael Sallinger. Sallinger had to react swiftly in the 8th minute, tipping Mikey Moore’s bouncing strike behind for a corner as the visitors searched for a second. Jayden Meghoma had enjoyed a positive opening 20 minutes; lots of Rangers’ good play came down his left side. Miguel Chaiwa replaced Chris Cadden, who was booked, and had faced a torrid time defending Meghoma’s attacking threat. Hibs almost responded on the half-hour mark. Grant Hanley rose from a corner and headed down towards the near post, but Jack Butland reacted quickly to tip it away. The home side is unbeaten in 16 home league games, but struggled to create clear-cut chances in the opening period. John Beaton blew his whistle to bring an even first half to a halt, but it was Danny Rohl’s side who had come up with the crucial moment so far at Easter Road. Hibs looked for an immediate equaliser in the second half. Chaiwa worked his way to the byline, flashing a low cross which Thibault Klidje couldn’t force home. The second half had lacked chances, and Gray rolled the dice with a triple substitution, including the introduction of Martin Boyle, who has eight goals against Rangers. Hibs were awarded a penalty in the 85th minute. Connor Barron collided with Junior Hoilett in the box after James Tavernier’s slip. But Butland got down low to his right with a strong hand to divert Jamie McGrath’s penalty, and maintain the visitors’ slender advantage. The second half had lacked clear chances, but the save felt like a massive moment for the Ibrox side. Hibs threatened again in injury time. Chaiwa delivered a whipped cross from the right, and substitute Josh Campbell powered a header inches wide. The win was Rangers’ first clean sheet in 25 away league matches. The win lifts Rohl’s side into third place; they face Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final on Sunday afternoon. Defeat Hibs breaks their run of two straight league wins; they travel to Livingston on Saturday afternoon. Hibernian: Sallinger 6 Bushiri 6 Hanley 6 Iredale 6 C Cadden 5 Mulligan 6 Barlaser 6 N Cadden 6 McGrath 6 Klidje 5 Bowie 5 Substitutes: Chaiwa 6 Hoilett 6 Boyle 6 Youan 6 Rangers: Butland 7 Djiga 6 Souttar 6 Cornelius 6 Aarons 6 Meghoma 7 Raskin 6 Barron 7 Moore 6 Danilo 7 Chermiti 6 Substitutes: Tavernier 6 Gassama 6 Aasgaard 6