League · Premier Division
Rangers0–1Dundee Utd
Dave Beaumont 77′
Lineups
Rangers
Dundee Utd
Rangers · Starting XI
- Nicky Walker
- Trevor Steven
- John Brown
- Richard Gough
- Ray Wilkins
- Terry Butcher
- Kevin Drinkell
- Ian Ferguson
- Davie Cooper
- Neale Cooper
- Kevin McDonald
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Rangers · Substitutes
- Andy Gray
- Scott Nisbet
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Rangers · Substitutions
- Andy Gray for Kevin McDonald56′
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
Rangers · Manager
- Graeme Souness
Dundee Utd · Manager
Rangers · Cautions
- Not recorded
Dundee Utd · Cautions
Match report
Before this match manager Jim McLean stated that the only way to play Rangers at Ibrox is to try and get forward. Well, that is exactly what we did because apart from scoring, Nicky Walker pulled off three tremendous saves and captain Maurice Malpas was desperately unlucky to see a shot scrape past the wrong side of the post. Against this Rangers had plenty of possession but when analysed could only muster an Andy Gray shot which Billy Thomson had to actually save! In an even first half, Ian Ferguson hit the side net and Davie Cooper came close to…Read moreRead less
Before this match manager Jim McLean stated that the only way to play Rangers at Ibrox is to try and get forward. Well, that is exactly what we did because apart from scoring, Nicky Walker pulled off three tremendous saves and captain Maurice Malpas was desperately unlucky to see a shot scrape past the wrong side of the post. Against this Rangers had plenty of possession but when analysed could only muster an Andy Gray shot which Billy Thomson had to actually save!
In an even first half, Ian Ferguson hit the side net and Davie Cooper came close to scoring for Rangers with a viciously swerving volley that went past the post. At the other end Nicky Walker made great saves from a Mixu Paatelainen header, which looked destined for the top corner and shortly afterwards when he turned a Kevin Gallacher drive from an acute angle away for a corner.
Early in the second half we might have opened the scoring when Maurice Malpas's cross was flicked on by Hamish French to Mixu Paatelainen but his header was wayward in direction. Andy Gray did likewise at the other end, but the longer the game went on the more we looked the likelier side to score. And that was exactly what happened in the 77th minute. Kevin Gallacher chased a long clearance from Hamish French up the left, outpaced John Brown and checked before knocking the ball into the middle for Dave Beaumont, who'd been booked a minute earlier, to sweep the ball high into the net.
Before the end Kevin Gallacher was denied only by Walker diving full length to block his shot. Maurice Malpas was also so close to making it two. There was no real threat posed by Rangers in the final minutes as we recorded our fourth Premier victory at Ibrox.
In an even first half, Ian Ferguson hit the side net and Davie Cooper came close to scoring for Rangers with a viciously swerving volley that went past the post. At the other end Nicky Walker made great saves from a Mixu Paatelainen header, which looked destined for the top corner and shortly afterwards when he turned a Kevin Gallacher drive from an acute angle away for a corner.
Early in the second half we might have opened the scoring when Maurice Malpas's cross was flicked on by Hamish French to Mixu Paatelainen but his header was wayward in direction. Andy Gray did likewise at the other end, but the longer the game went on the more we looked the likelier side to score. And that was exactly what happened in the 77th minute. Kevin Gallacher chased a long clearance from Hamish French up the left, outpaced John Brown and checked before knocking the ball into the middle for Dave Beaumont, who'd been booked a minute earlier, to sweep the ball high into the net.
Before the end Kevin Gallacher was denied only by Walker diving full length to block his shot. Maurice Malpas was also so close to making it two. There was no real threat posed by Rangers in the final minutes as we recorded our fourth Premier victory at Ibrox.