Rangers ran out convincing 3-0 winners over Dundee on Sunday afternoon, courtesy of goals from Nico Raskin, Mikey Moore and Djeidi
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
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
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.
