cinch PREMIERSHIP
28th April 2024
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St. Mirren 1-2 Rangers

Bolton (Own Goal) 32
MANDRON 37
Dessers 74

ATT: 6,800
Referee: Nick Walsk
VAR: D Robertson

• A familiar story unfolds in Paisley as Saints lose to Rangers again, despite having the better of the play and crreating the best chances throughout a tense 90 minutes.
• It is a tale of 2 goalkeepers, as Zach Hemming makes 2 uncharacteristic mistakes to gift Rangers both their goals, while Jack Butland makes multiple saves for Rangers, including an extraordinary save from a James Bolton volley that would have given Saints a deserved 2-1 half time lead.
• Mikael Mandron grabs the Saints equaliser after 37 minutes, after Bolton had given Rangers the lead when he tried to desperately to rectify Hemmings misjudgment of a cross, but could only knocked the ball into his own net. That lead lasted only 5 minutes however, when the impressive Mandron headed in a looping O’Hara cross.
• A few minutes later, Bolton looked to have given Saints the lead when he volleyed a loose ball goal-ward after a scrambled corner, however Butland somehow readjusted his body to flick the ball over the bar.
• The second half was a scrappy affair, and Rangers grabbed a late winner when some slack defending allowed Tavernier to cross and after Hemmings had misjudged the ball, Dessers had the simple task of netting at the back post from a yard.