Rangers v Dundee – Match Report -21/9/24 – Dundee Football Club

Dundee’s enterprise within the Premier Sports activities Cup got here to an finish at Rangers homecoming to Ibrox with a 3-0 defeat. Cyriel Dessers scored both aspect of half time and a James Tavernier penalty proving to be sufficient to ship the Dee out on the Quarter Remaining stage for the fifth time in a row since 1986.
Tony Docherty made 4 adjustments for this tie towards Rangers at Ibrox with Trever Carson, Jordan McGhee, Oluwaseun Adewumi and Samuel Braybrooke changing John McCracken, Ethan Ingram, Josh Mulligan and Seb Palmer-Houlden.
Nedim Bajrami, Vaclav Cemy and Dujon Sterling made approach for Oscar Cortes, Mohamed Diomande and Kieran Dowell for Rangers following their 1-0 victory at Tannadice final Sunday.
The opening first minutes consisted primarily of Rangers passing the ball round in search of a gap that they finally did however Bajrami’s shot went crusing nicely over Trevor Carson purpose.
Rangers continued to take pleasure in the vast majority of the possession, making harmful runs down either side of Dundee’s defence with Jefte Cerny proving to be a handful with their full of life play.
The Glasgow membership would finally discover the breakthrough within the seventeenth minute when Cyriel DESSERS preliminary shot was saved by Carson and made it’s approach out to Cerny, his low laborious pushed shot made it’s approach again to Dessers who slotted the ball dwelling to make it 1-0 at Ibrox for a deserved lead for the house aspect.
Dundee had been struggling to get a foot into this sport however finally did see the workforce create an opportunity within the twenty fifth minute when a Scott Tiffoney run from midfield noticed his shot blocked by his personal teammate Oluwaseun Adewumi and the unfastened ball fell to Simon Murray who seen his low, laborious shot Saved by the toes of Jack Butland earlier than the Linesman raised his flag for an offside.
Rangers practically made it 2-0 not lengthy after with Thomas Lawrence blazing nicely over the bar however the referee pulled it again for an offside on Dessers.
The Darkish Blues practically discovered a breakthrough when Mohamad Sylla performed the ball by way of the Rangers defence for Adewumi to chase however simply earlier than he might get correct management of the purpose, Butland within the Rangers purpose got here dashing out high deny the winger.
Rangers had one other alternative to make it 2-0 after a fast break free following an excellent couple of minutes of Dundee strain.
Dessers but once more discovered house nut Antonio Portales accomplished sufficient to usher him broad and the strikers shot was nicely saved by Carson who had it lined at his close to submit.
Dundee continued to make methods into this match with a Tiffoney cross assembly Simon Murray on the again submit however by the point he tried to regulate the ball down, two Rangers gamers made certain he would discover no approach by way of them by clearing the ball away.
Simply because the 4th official put up his board to announce two extra minutes, a harmful cross into the Dundee field was met by Dessers who acrobatic try appeared destined for the highest nook however Carson was readily available to tip it over the bar.
Because the whistle went to sign the tip of the primary half, regardless of Rangers having a lot of the ball and a few good possibilities, Dundee had come into the sport extra since going behind and began to search out themselves placing strain on the Rangers defence. Tiffoney and Adewumi each making some good runs down either side of the Rangers defence together with Sylla patrolling the midfield and serving to the Darkish Blues backline out.
Dundee made one change at half time with Seb Palmer-Houlden approaching for Adewumi who took a knock close to the tip of the primary half.
Rangers additionally made a change with Diomande taking the place of Sterling.
Just some minutes into the second half nevertheless, Rangers have been awarded a penalty when Sylla was adjudged to have introduced down Dessers with Tavernier making no mistake from the spot to make it 2-0. Sylla was additionally proven a yellow card for his problem.
Palmer-Houlden’s introduction to the sport got here a number of second slater when his cross-come shot was touched over the bar. The ensuing nook practically noticed Dundee pulling again a purpose. Simon Murray’s header was saved by Butland and his second try at placing the ball into the again of the online was thwarted because the purpose lay agonisingly open.
Simply because the half hour mark approached, Carson pulled off a effective save from Bajrami who discovered himself with unmarked within the Dundee field.
Carson was at it once more when he saved a shot from Cerny who shot from the sting of the field.
Proper afterwards, Palmer-Houlden ought to have scored a purpose for the Dee. A cross into the field landed completely to the large striker who was unmarked however he did not put the ball heading in the right direction, giving the house workforce an enormous left off.
Dundee could be left to rue these missed alternatives when Dessers put this sport to mattress along with his second of the sport and Rangers third on the 66th minute.
Dundee instantly made a change with Braybrooke making approach for Josh Mulligan whereas Rangers took off Cerny and Dessers, making approach for McCausland and Igamane.
Rangers then made one other change on the 72nd minute with Oscar Cortes changing Bajrami.
Dundee would then create one other probability to seize a purpose, this time it falling to Tiffoney. A unfastened ball was picked up by the winger and after taking a number of touches, his try was saved by Butland.
Jordan McGhee went down within the boxin the 77th minute following one other Rangers assault and this sprung Tony Docherty into three adjustments with Tiffoney, Murray and McGhee being changed by Curtis Foremost, Julien Vetro and Ethan Ingram and moments later, Tavernier’s sport ended with Kasanwirjo his alternative.
Once more, the house aspect stored pushing as they appeared so as to add to their tally however Carson made a number of good saves to maintain the scoreline because it was.
The sport then petered out within the stay ten minutes plus damage time till the ultimate whistle was sounded signalling the tip of Dundee’s cup run on this season’s League Cup.
Regardless of the scoreline, Dundee confirmed some good attacking spells on this match and had their possibilities to convey the workforce again into this tie denied with some poor ending and good goalkeeping. The workforce weathered the storm all through towards an offensive dwelling aspect and didn’t actually get going till they went a purpose down.
It’s all the time disappointing to exit any cup competitors and Rangers deserved their win however the workforce proved they could be a handful going ahead and we shall be upset to not have put away a few of our possibilities once we needed to put our oppositions below strain.
The underside line is, Rangers managed this sport all through and deservedly go into the hat for the following spherical.
Rangers
Butland, Pröpper, Souttar, Jefte, Tavernier (Kasanwirjo 81), Lawrence, Sterling (Diomande 46), Barron, Dessers (Igmane 68), Bajrami (Cortés 73), Cerný (McCausland 68)
Unused sub: Kelly, Raskin, Dowell, Balogun
Purpose: Dessers (18, 60), Tavernier (pen. 50)
Dundee
Carson, Portales, Koumetio, Larkeche, McGhee (Ingram 77), Sylla, Cameron, Braybrooke (Mulligan 69), Murray (Foremost 77), Tiffoney (Vetro 77), Adewumi (Palmer-Houlden 46)
Unused subs: McCracken, Robertson, Reilly, Astley
Bookings: Sylla (49)
Referee: Chris Graham. Assistants: David McGeachie, Paul McAvinue. Fourth official: Alan Muir.
Attendance – 33665