18’s Good Form Continues

Rangers 3 Motherwell 1

Rangers Under 18’s continued their recent run of good form with a comfortable win over Motherwell at The Rangers Training Centre this afternoon.  Despite the visitor’s reducing the deficit to one goal in the second half they never looked like drawing level and a third gaol made the points safe.

Rangers took the lead on thirteen minutes, Mackenzie Strachan’s free-kick from the left hand angle of the box was headed past Matthew Wallace by Greig Allen. Midway through the half a through ball broke kindly for Rory Wilson and he continued into the left side of the penalty area but a defender got back to deflect his shot past the near post for a corner.

Rangers doubled their lead on twenty-six minutes, Kyle Semple on the left passed the ball forward to Rory Wilson who hit the byline and his low centre was deflected past the keeper by a defender for an Own Goal. The visitor’s first real attack came a couple of minutes later, Luca Ross broke into the left side of the box but Jack McConnell comfortably saved the shot low to his left.

A few minutes advanced of the half-hour mark a ball forward on the left broke off a defender to Rory Wilson and his attempted chip lacked a couple of inches allowing Matthew Wallace to make the save. Both sides had a chance in the closing minute of the first half. Rangers came first when the ball was worked to Connor Allan on the right, he passed inside to Tyler Pasnik who’s twenty-five yarder was straight at the keeper. Motherwell’s reply was an attack that reached the right hand byline, Greig Allen cleared the centre to the edge of the box where Luca Ross fired goalwards with Jack McConnell saving low to the left.

Half-Time:- Rangers 2 Motherwell 0

Motherwell reduced the deficit a couple of minutes shy of the hour mark, a free-kick from the left was deflected past Jack McConnell by a Rangers defender for an Own Goal. Just over five minutes later Rangers restored their two goal advantage with a superb goal. Jack Roberts started the move just inside the Motherwell half and right of centre, he passed inside to Tyler Pasnik who moved it on to Mackenzie Strachan on the left, his low centre just evaded Robbie Ure but found Jack Roberts arriving at the back post to shoot high into the net.

Rangers should have added a fourth with around five minutes remaining, Leyton Dunlop switched play to Kyle Semple on the left, he picked out Robbie Ure who looked certain to score but knocked the ball over from close range.

Full-Time:- Rangers 3 Motherwell 1

Rangers:- Jack McConnell; Zak McKay (Jack Harkness 69 mins), Kelsey Ewan (Kristian Webster 78 mins), Greig Allen, Kyle Semple; Leyton Dunlop; Connor Allan (Harley Ewan 81 mins), Mackenzie Strachan; Tyler Pasnik, Rory Wilson (Jack Roberts 60 mins), Robbie Ure (Ryan Duncan 88 mins)

Not Used :- Scott Cowie (Gk), Zak Queen

Motherwell:- Matthew Wallace; Daniel Hunter, Logan Dunachie, Bailey Rice, Marshall Boyd; Lennon Miller; Muhammed Adam, Kian Spiers, Adam McDonald (Ali Gould 48 mins), Luca Ross (Stefan Grant 74 mins); Mark Ferrie Jevon Beattie 57 mins).