Gussie Park Defeat For 18’s

Dundee United 1 Rangers 0

Rangers U18’s fell to their ninth league defeat of the season to second bottom Dundee United at Gussie Park this afternoon, it was a deserved victory for the home side with Rangers only mustering two shots on target, the second being the last action of the game deep into injury time.

United had the ball in the net in the opening minute, Rory McLeod shot from the edge of the box, Mason Munn saved low to his left  with Bryan Mgwani knocking the loose ball into the net but was flagged offside. Six minutes later he was forced to leave the field through injury and was replaced by Adam Carnwarth, The home side took the lead on thirteen minutes, there seemed little danger when Lewis O’Donnell shot at Mason Munn from the edge of the box but the Rangers keeper allowed the ball to slip through his grasp and into the net.

A couple of minutes later Leyton Grant’s miss control allowed Rory McLeod to race into the right side of the box where a superb Kristian Webster challenge cleared the danger. With the midpoint of the half approaching Keir Bertie crossed from the left and Rory McLeod headed over.

Rangers had their first shot on goal a couple of minutes shy of the half hour, Finlay Curtis’s effort from a free kick on the left hand angle of the box was just wide of the near post. Barely sixty seconds later Rangers had a great chance to draw level, Archie Stevens went past a defender into the right side of the box but was denied by Jamie McCabe who diverted the ball wide of his left hand post with a leg. Four minutes before the break Rangers were forced into a change when Connor Cooper took a kick on the face and was replaced by Cammy Scott.

Half-Time:- Dundee United 1 Rangers 0

Mason Munn was called into action in the opening minute of the second half, diving to his left to push Stuart Heenan’s shot from the edge of the box away. Almost twenty minutes had passed when Mason Munn was called into action again, this time diving high to his left to beat a shot from the edge of the box away.

With the game nearing the final quarter hour Zak McKay advanced on the right and his low cross just evaded the in rushing Chris Eadie. At the other end Craig Moore  directed a shot from the edge of the box straight at Mason Munn. The ball went back to the other end and Chris Eadie had a chance but a slightly heavy touch allowed Jamie McCabe to save at the striker’s feet.

With three minutes left on the clock Cammy Scott’s low cross from the left found Chris Eadie but he fired over. With the clock on ninety minutes Liam Trotter shot straight at Mason Munn from the edge of the box. Deep into injury time Kieron Willox crossed from the left, Josh Gentles stretched to knock the ball past Jamie McCabe at the back post but Scott Constable was well placed to clear from the line.

Full-Time:- Dundee United 1 Rangers 0

Dundee United:- Jamie McCabe; Matthew Mudie, Scott Constable, Aaron Donald, Keir Bertie; Sean Borland, Craig Moore; Lewis O’Donnell (Zeke Cameron 68 Mins); Bryan Mgwani (Adam Carnwath 7 Mins), Rory McLeod (Liam Trotter 68 Mins), Stuart Heenan.

Rangers:- Mason Munn; Zander Hutton (Zak McKay 68 Mins), Kristian Webster, Leyton Grant, Connor Campbell (Cammy Scott 41 Mins); Kerr Robertson; Callim Adamson (Josh Gentles 68 Mins), Finlay Curtis; Archie Stevens, Cammy Cooper (Chris Eadie 59 Mins), Jack Roberts (Kieron Willox 59 Mins)

Not Used:- Alfie Halliwell (Gk), Souleyman Mandey