Falkirk 3-6 Rangers: Comeback chaos as Rangers continue title push
Falkirk 3-6 Rangers: Comeback chaos as Rangers continue title push Rangers picked up a dramatic 6-3 win away at Falkirk this afternoon, keeping their title hopes alive in what could very well be a preview to this season’s final day clash between the two. The hosts took a 2-0 lead in the first half, with goals from Ben Broggio and Finn Yeats. However, Tochi Chukwuani, Youssef Chermiti, Nico Raskin and Bojan Miovski combined for four Rangers goals, which gave them a lead early in the second period.
Calvin Miller dispatched a penalty for Falkirk to give them a lifeline, but it wasn’t enough in the end as Chermiti and Miovski both netted again to kill the game off for Rangers. As It Happened Falkirk flew out of the traps and got off to the perfect start when Broggio’s left-footed strike found the bottom corner from inside the penalty area off the back of a wicked cross from Miller. Jayden Meghoma, James Tavernier and Raskin looked to get Rangers level straight away, but all three saw their shots blocked.
Djeidi Gassama was next up to try and find the net, but the Falkirk keeper, Scott Bain, was equal to it. The hosts doubled their lead shortly before the half-hour mark, when Yeats found the bottom right corner from the edge of the box. Meghoma was shown the first yellow card of the afternoon, minutes later, for a foul on Miller inside the Falkirk half.
Liam Henderson picked up Falkirk’s first booking of the day shortly before the break following a heavy challenge on Gassama. Chukwuani provided a lifeline for Rangers on the stroke of half-time, firing home from close range after Thelo Aasgaard struck the post, bringing an eventful first-half to a close. Danny Röhl made one change at half-time, which saw Miovski replace Mikey Moore.
Chermiti pulled the Gers level less than five minutes into the second half, poking home from inside the six-yard box. Raskin then gave the visitors the lead in the 52nd minute, burying the ball into the far corner from the corner of the box. A sensational start to the second 45 was rounded off by Miovski just shy of the hour mark, when the North Macedonian headed home his side’s fourth goal.