Rangers defeat Hibernian 3-2
By: j | April 19th, 2009The Rangers maintained their quest for the Scottish Premier League championship with a 3-2 defeat of Hibernian. Due the SPL’s unique “split” near the seasons conclusion the match had a peculiar tinge to it as regardless of Sundays outcome Hibs could not finish outside of the bottom half of the table. That said, the put forth a brilliant effort and are owed tremendous respect for their performance.
With Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor out of Walter Smith’s selection, the Gers once again paired Andrius Velička with Kris Boyd up-top and Maurice Edu continued his role in the midfield. The match started with a quick striker for the Rangers as Steven Whittaker volleyed a loose ball in from just outside the area only two minutes after the opening whistle. After a number of missed chances by the Gers, the match was even four minutes past the half hour when Lewis Stevenson’s cross was nodded in by Steven Fletcher. Following the equalizer opportunities to score slowed with the next strike coming seven minutes after the restart when Steven Whittaker turned provider for Andrius Velička with the Lithuanian international finishing perfectly. With seventeen minutes remaining Maurice Edu proved himself to be opportunistic as he latched onto a rebound from close range to give Walter Smith’s men a two goal lead. John Rankin ripped the ball into back of the net from twenty-plus metres with six minutes remaining but it was as close as Hibs would get and the match concluded with the Rangers winning 3-2.
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