RANGERS MOVED LEVEL on points with Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic as Neil Warnock’s first game as Aberdeen boss ended with a 2-1 defeat at Ibrox.
The 75-year-old’s appointment until the end of the season has captured interest but, in a turbo-charged start to the game by the home side, winger Rabbi Matondo capitalised on a mistake by Dons keeper Kelle Roos to give Gers the lead.
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However, Dons striker Bojan Miovski levelled as the first-half entered three added minutes with his 20th goal of the season.
Rangers piled on the pressure in the second half and in the 73rd minute, when Roos palmed away a Tom Lawrence thunderbolt, Todd Cantwell followed up to finish it off.
Rangers second-half substitute Dujon Sterling was shown a straight red card by referee Don Robertson in the 88th minute for a tackle on Jack MacKenzie – the official stuck with his decision despite the VAR asking him to check his pitchside monitor – and the 10-man home side played out eight added minutes before victory was confirmed.
Rangers and Celtic are now on 58 points with the Hoops boasting a superior goal difference of just one.
Celtic play at Hibernian on Wednesday, which will again leave Rangers with a game in hand as the title race heats up further.
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Rangers draw level with Celtic after spoiling Warnock's Aberdeen introduction
Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen
RANGERS MOVED LEVEL on points with Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic as Neil Warnock’s first game as Aberdeen boss ended with a 2-1 defeat at Ibrox.
The 75-year-old’s appointment until the end of the season has captured interest but, in a turbo-charged start to the game by the home side, winger Rabbi Matondo capitalised on a mistake by Dons keeper Kelle Roos to give Gers the lead.
However, Dons striker Bojan Miovski levelled as the first-half entered three added minutes with his 20th goal of the season.
Rangers piled on the pressure in the second half and in the 73rd minute, when Roos palmed away a Tom Lawrence thunderbolt, Todd Cantwell followed up to finish it off.
Rangers second-half substitute Dujon Sterling was shown a straight red card by referee Don Robertson in the 88th minute for a tackle on Jack MacKenzie – the official stuck with his decision despite the VAR asking him to check his pitchside monitor – and the 10-man home side played out eight added minutes before victory was confirmed.
Rangers and Celtic are now on 58 points with the Hoops boasting a superior goal difference of just one.
Celtic play at Hibernian on Wednesday, which will again leave Rangers with a game in hand as the title race heats up further.
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