Comfortable Win For Colts

Rangers 5 University of Stirling FC 0

Rangers made quite a few changes from Saturday’s win over Gretna but the outcome was similar with the points secured by the break. Without being disrespectful this theme looks likely to continue with the bottom two teams providing the opposition the next two weekends.

Rangers opened the scoring in the opening minute, the ball was moved from Robbie Fraser on the left via Alex Lowry to Charlie McCann in a central position and on the edge of the box from where he gave the keeper no chance. A brilliant spot by Charlie Lindsay picked out Cole McKinnon breaking into the right side of the penalty area but his shot was just wide of the far post. Midway through the half Rangers were forced into a substitution when Chris McKee was unable to continue and was replaced by Robbie Ure.

The visitor’s first foray into Rangers penalty area saw Robbie McGale make headway on the left, when he passed inside Ben Davidson shot wide of Jay Hogarth’s right hand post. That attack spurred Rangers into doubling their lead within a minute, Kane Ritchie-Hosler was the creator attacking through the inside right channel before picking out Robbie Ure to score with his first involvement in the game.

Rangers broke quickly a couple of minutes before the break through Robbie Ure who passed to Alex Lowry, his pass sent Robbie Fraser into the left side of the box but he screwed his shot wide of the near post. Rangers scored a third just before the half-time whistle, Alex Lowry dispossessed a defender on the edge of the box and rounded the keeper before rolling the ball into the net.

Half-Time:- Rangers 3 University of Stirling FC 0

Five minutes into the second half Charlie Lindsay was through on a pass from Robbie Ure  but he was denied when Ben Fry saved low to his left. Rangers fourth goal came barely a minute later, Charlie Lindsay broke forward and exchanged passes with Robbie Ure and continued into the box to shoot past the keeper.

Rangers next chance came on sixty-five minutes, Charlie McCann sent Ross McCausland down the right, from his return pass the midfielder shot over from inside the right side of the box. The game was into the final twenty minutes when an attack on the right from Euan McGill ended with a pass inside to Louis Kennedy who’s shot was weak and straight at Jay Hogarth.

Rangers then called keeper Ben Fry into action twice in as many minutes, Leon King’s ball over the defence released Robbie Ure to break into the right side of the box with the keeper saving with an outstretched foot. Another pass over the defence created a chance for Ross McCasuland who stepped inside a defender and forcied the keeper to save low to his right.

With six minutes remaining Alex Lowry attacked on the right leaving two defenders in his wake, from his shot Ben Fry got a touch to divert the ball onto the bar and over. A few minutes later Ross McCausland’s shot from the left hand angle of the box was deflected onto the crossbar.

Cole McKinnon then intercepted an attempted pass from defence by Connor Doan but keeper Ben Fry produced another fine save. The scoring was completed in the final minute with a superb Robbie Ure finish, his shot from the edge of the box finding the net via the inside of Ben Fry’s right hand post.

Full-Time:- Rangers 5 University of Stirling FC 0

Rangers:- Jay Hogarth; Cole McKinnon, Lewis Mackinnon, Leon King, Robbie Fraser; Murray Miller (Mackenzie Strachan 67 mins); Charlie McCann, Charlie Lindsay; Kane Ritchie-Hosler (Ross McCausland 56 mins), Chris McKee (Robbie Ure 24 mins), Alex Lowry.

Not Used:- Jacob Pazikas (Gk), Kelsey Ewan, Jack Harkness, Arron Lyall.

University of Stirling:- Ben Fry; Callum Downie (Lucas de Zoeten 57 mins), Jamie Thompson (Joel Taylor 57mins), Conor Doan, Marcus Lavery; Ben Davidson, James Berry; Euan McGill, Louis Kennedy, Robbie McGale (Adam Hutchinson 74 mins), Jamie Penker.

Not Used:- James Stokes, Archie Munro, Buronbeck Mirzasalmax.