Brann 3-0 Rangers

Kornvig (40′) Sørensen (55′) Holm (79′)

Danny Rohl endured defeat in his opening game at the Rangers helm, as Norway’s SK Brann sprinted to a comfortable Europa League victory in Bergen.

The new manager opted for two changes from the side who started Saturday’s draw against Dundee United. Nasser Djiga and Youssef Chermiti replaced Bojan Miovski and Derek Cornelius, as the new Ibrox manager urged his team to, “stick together” in his prematch interview with TNT Sports.

The home side enjoyed a comfortable opening half, taking the lead in the 40th minute. Bard Finne raced onto a well-timed through ball which split the Rangers defence, his scuffed strike kindly broke into the path of Emil Kornvig who bundled home.

Chermiti had missed a huge opportunity earlier in the game. Joe Rothwell’s clipped ball dropped kindly into the striker’s path, but the Portuguese could only glance his header into Mathias Dyngeland’s hands.

Rohl would have hoped for a brighter start to the second half, but Brann picked up where they left off in the first, adding another goal in the 54th minute. Bard Finne was again involved, producing a whipped freekick from the left for Jacob Sørensen to head home.

Noah Holm controlled a left sided cross in the 79th minute, slamming home the third and final blow for the visitors.

The performance would have served a reality check for Rohl, simply put, he has a huge job to turn the Ibrox side’s fortunes. The result leaves Rangers winless in their opening three matches, they return to Scottish Premiership action on Sunday against Kilmarnock.

Brann: Dyngeland, De Roeve (Hansen 78′)  Knudsen, Helland, Dragsnes, Kornvig, Sorensen (Sande 78′) Gudmundsson, Finne (Haaland 68′) Mathisen (Pedersen 68′) Holm (Remmem 85′)

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Djiga (Cornelius 76′) Meghoma, Raskin, Rothwell (Barron 64′) Antman (Moore 56′) Aasgaard (Miovski 64′) Gassama, Chermiti (Danilo 76′)