Lawrence Shankland’s stunning double secured back-to-back Scottish Premiership wins for Rangers with a 2-1 victory at Falkirk on Wednesday night.
Manager Derek McInnes was forced to watch from the stand at a rainy Falkirk Stadium as he began his touchline ban for comments made last season while in charge of Hearts.
It was his former Jambos captain who gave them the lead in style, collecting Djeidi Gassama’s ball and smashing it into the net after eight minutes.
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Lawrence Shankland’s superb strike saw Rangers take an early lead at Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership.
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Kosta Nedeljkovic scored an own goal as Falkirk equalised against Rangers shortly before half-time.
They were far from convinving and Kosta Nedeljkovic inexplicably knocked the ball into his own net to pull the Bairns level before half-time.
Falkirk, without a Premiership win this season, then had the better of the chances and Jacob Murrell should have put them ahead on his home debut.
Aodhan Doherty wasted a brilliant chance after a mix-up between Gers keeper Ivor Pandur and Ross McCrorie, with the substitute then setting up his captain to sweep in the winner late on.
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The key moments from the Falkirk Stadium
8: GOAL! Brilliant from the Rangers captain. Gassama sends the ball into Shankland, he switches onto his left before firing into the net.
16: CHANCE! Ross feeds the ball through to Fodrey in the box, but he can’t get his feet sorted.
19: OFF THE POST! Kim denied by the woodwork.
24: SAVE! Kim close again! Bain reacts quickly to deny the Rangers newcomer, Raskin hits the side netting with the rebound.
44: GOAL! Falkirk are level. Ross sends in a cross, Nedeljkovic slides in to try and clear but instead puts it past Pandur.
48: SAVE! Fodrey gets his head to a cross but it’s plucked out the air by Pandur.
51: CHANCE! Ross with a brilliant cross to the feet of Murrell but his effort lacks power and Pandur saves.
52: WIDE! What a chance for Shankland. Curtis lays it on a plate for the Rangers skipper but he somehow puts it past.
61: OVER! A brilliant chance for the Bairns. Murrell’s header is deflected over the bar.
62: CHANCE! Falkirk should be in front! Murrell is one-on-one with Pandur after an awful pass from Fernandez, but his shot lacks power and the opportunity is gone.
78: WHAT A MISS! Doherty should have the ball in the after a mix up between Pandur and Curtis, but he gets it all wrong.
79: GOAL! A huge goal from the captain. Shankland collects McCrorie’s pass, takes a touch then fires into the bottom corner.
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