St Mirren 1-2 Rangers: Cyriel Dessers keeps title hopes alive with winner in Paisley
Cyriel Dessers ensured that the Scottish Premiership title challenge of Rangers continued after scoring a late winner that secured a 2-1 win over St Mirren.
Philippe Clement's team was three points behind Celtic, and they understood that only a victory would be enough to recover the trophy from their biggest rivals, Old Firm.
During the recent match, James Bolton of St Mirren accidentally scored an own goal, giving the opposing team the lead. However, Mikael Mandron quickly responded by expertly heading the ball into the net off of the post, equalizing the score almost immediately.
Before Dessers scored from James Tavernier's cross, Stephen Robinson's team had opportunities to score. This pivotal goal may be crucial in the heated battle for the title.
After their recent triumph, Rangers are now on par with Celtic before their match at Dundee later today. Meanwhile, St Mirren is still in fifth place, striving to secure a spot for next season's European competition.
Rangers Stay In Race For Title
St Mirren has secured their spot in the top six, but they are not done yet. They started off strong as they had the initial opportunity of the game, however, Mandron's chance was denied by a great save from Jack Butland.
Rangers' John Lundstram attempted to score with a shot from outside the penalty area, but his shot curled just past the post.
The game was filled with action from both teams and Mandron made Butland save the ball once again just a few minutes after. Hemming had to work hard to stop Dessers from scoring.
Hemming responded once more to maintain the game's equilibrium by blocking a Lundstram shot, then stopping James Tavernier's attempt from a distance.
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On the half-hour mark, St Mirren had a prime opportunity to take the lead, but Conor McMenaman unfortunately missed his shot from a short distance. Shortly after, Rangers seized the chance to score and took the lead when the ball accidentally went into their own net.
Mohamed Diomande sent Borna Barisic's pass towards the goal, and Bolton accidentally hit the ball as Dessers was approaching.
St Mirren made a strong effort and managed to even the score shortly after Mandron's header bounced off the inside post and went in, resulting in a 1-1 tie.
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They had the opportunity to score just before the end of the first half, but their chance was stopped by an impressive save from Butland, who prevented a shot from Bolton at close range.
During the second half, both teams had opportunities to score. Cantwell had a near-miss for Rangers, while O'Hara had a chance for St Mirren.
The Rangers team began to control the ball more and they managed to score another goal with Dessers hitting the ball from a short distance and making the score 2-1.
Tavernier delivered an accurate cross towards the back post and the Nigerian striker scored a headed goal, marking his 20th goal of the season, with only 15 minutes left in the game.
The football match will start on Sunday 5th May at noon and the game will officially start an hour later at 1pm.
The next game for St Mirren is coming up on May 4, and they'll be playing against Dundee. The match starts at 3pm.
The upcoming match for the Rangers in the Scottish Premiership will take place on May 5th, and they will be playing against Kilmarnock. This game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, with the game kicking off at 1pm.
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