Rangers made a hugely impressive start to their Europa League campaign as goals from Nedim Bajrami and Ross McCausland gave them a 2-0 win at Malmo.
Philippe Clement’s men may be in middling form in the Scottish Premiership – they already sit five points behind arch rivals Celtic – but they were too good for their Swedish opponents at the Eleda Stadium.
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Bajrami gave them the lead inside a minute and McCausland made sure of the points with a second goal 14 minutes from time.
Kick-off was accompanied by a series of flares from the home fans and the smoke had barely dissipated when Rangers went in front.
An awful back pass allowed Cyriel Dessers a clear run on goal and, although he managed to go round the goalkeeper, his shot came back off the near post. The ball fell kindly for Bajrami and he made no mistake.
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The ideal start for Philippe Clement and his side 💪
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The hosts saw a 17th-minute effort ruled out for offside while only some great last-ditch defending denied Hugo Bolin as he closed in on goal two minutes later.
The visitors swiftly regained control, however, and continued to keep the Allsvenskan leaders at arm’s length.
And Rangers should have gone into half-time with at least a two-goal lead. First, Vaclav Cerny shot wide when put clean through by a superb Bajrami pass before the impressive Bajrami saw a close-range shot saved by home goalkeeper Johan Dahlin.
Henrik Rydstrom’s side came out with greater energy after the break and, after…
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Author : Jon Fisher
Publish date : 2024-09-26 18:55:45
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