Rangers make winning start at Hampden while Ross County salvage last-gasp point

Rangers made a winning start at their temporary Hampden Park home as they beat Motherwell 2-1 in the William Hill Premiership.

Cyriel Dessers, whose late goal gave Rangers a 1-1 draw against Champions League qualifying opponents Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday, opened the scoring after 13 minutes in the first of four games at Hampden due to delayed refurbishment at Ibrox.

But Motherwell were soon level following an own goal from Rangers’ debutant defender Robin Propper.

Vaclav Cerny then marked his first start since joining Rangers from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg with a stylish goal midway through the first half.

The second period proved a tense affair, but Philippe Clement’s team did enough to keep Motherwell at bay ahead of the return game with Dynamo.

Ross County grabbed a share of the points against Dundee United at Dingwall thanks to Ronan Hale’s stoppage-time equaliser.

David Babunski had put United ahead after he linked impressively with fellow new arrival Will Ferry, but Hale stepped up five minutes into stoppage time to secure a draw after County missed a golden first-half opportunity when Eamonn Brophy’s penalty was saved by Jack Walton.

Published: 10/08/2024 by Radio NewsHub