Rangers locked horns with Celtic at Hampden Park earlier today as they looked to earn a victory in the semifinals of the Scottish FA Cup. The Gers made a solid start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 42nd minute when Jota found the back of the net for the Hoops. Rangers went into the half-time interval 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Michael Beale’s men failed to mount a comeback in the second 45 minutes and crashed to a narrow 1-0 loss in Glasgow.
Let’s take a look at how each Rangers player fared during the match against the Hoops.
GK: Allan McGregor – 7/10
McGregor made a few solid saves at the back and won’t be pleased after conceding a goal just before the half-time break.
RB: James Tavernier – 6.5/10
He looked shaky when defending inside his half at times but was a real threat going forward. Tavernier was unfortunate to hit the post.
CB: Conor Goldson – 6.5/10
Goldson didn’t do much wrong at the back and will be disappointed not to have kept a clean sheet today.
CB: Ben Davies – 6.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Borna Barisic – 5.5/10
Barisic struggled to give a good account of himself and got replaced in the 74th minute.
CM: John Lundstram – 7/10
Lundstram offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and was good on the ball as well.
CM: Nicolas Raskin – 6/10
He showed a few glimpses of what he is capable of but struggled to get a foothold in the game.
RW: Todd Cantwell – 8/10
Cantwell worked hard defensively and looked composed when in possession of the ball. He was one of Beale’s better players today.
CAM: Malik Tillman – 6/10
He had to come off with an injury after 36 minutes.
LW: Ryan Kent – 5/10
The former Liverpool talent struggled to get into the rhythm of the contest and was substituted at half-time.
ST: Alfredo Morelos – 5/10
The Colombian talent struggled to get involved in the final third and produced a toothless display up top.
Substitutes:
CM: Scott Arfield – 6/10
He put in a tireless performance off the bench.
ST: Fashion Sakala – 6.5/10
Sakala caused a few headaches for the opposition but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LB: Ridvan Yilmaz – 6/10
He offered very little after coming on as a substitute.
RW: Rabbi Matondo – 6/10
Matondo looked lively in the latter stages of the contest.
CAM: Ianis Hagi – N/A
He hardly had any time to influence the game.
