Ross County -2 Rangers: Kemar Roofe scores in his 1st get started in 16 months as Michael Beale’s aspect make their second league get of the period

Kemar Roofe hallmarked his initial start off of 16 months by firing Rangers in front in Dingwall after dreaming of a fairytale comeback.

The Jamaican ahead now has PSV Eindhoven in his sights in midweek ahead of Rangers’ second huge activity in the place of a week when they confront Celtic at Ibrox on Saturday.

Roofe explained his comprehensive comeback pursuing hip surgical procedure as ‘massive’ just before declaring: ‘This is why I enjoy soccer, to score aims and get games.

‘I are unable to set into text how tough it really is been, but I’m not here for sympathy or to complain. It is aspect of the game but, with any luck , that will be the very last of it.

‘Last night I went to mattress dreaming of scoring and us profitable and I arrived off the pitch feeling good. But there is even now a large amount of do the job to do.’

Blues skipper James Tavernier additional a second objective to receive Rangers a reasonably straightforward victory in the Highlands.

But it was by no indicates a wander in the park after County experienced tightened up at the back in the second fifty percent.

Nonetheless, with Champions League stakes so large, victory in Dingwall was paramount in advance of their midweek trip to Holland to facial area PSV with the tie well balanced at 2-2.

There was sufficient for supervisor Michael Beale to experience content about his team’s all round performance, not minimum Roofe’s contribution and that of Tom Lawrence when he built a next 50 percent physical appearance.

The sight of Lawrence on the bench immediately after a calendar year out with the knee personal injury he endured in the corresponding fixture 12 months ago was also a welcome a single for the followers.

Although the outcome was plainly not to County’s liking there was adequate encouragement around the piece to counsel they will emerge a more powerful group this season.

An typical of three objectives a sport prior to yesterday and the actuality that they have not been at all disgraced in their two matches in opposition to the Previous Business – they dropped 4-2 at Parkhead on the opening working day – undoubtedly provides lots of hope.

For the to start with 20 minutes or so it was frenetic fairly than extravagant with Rangers making the most of the lion’s share of possession though County felt their way thoroughly into the activity,

But all the things altered in the training course of five minutes when Roofe scored his first intention considering that February and Tavernier soon adopted with a next to make County’s presently tough activity a full good deal tougher.

Up to that stage there experienced not been a excellent offer to stir the feelings of a close to market-out group. Without a doubt it took entirely 10 minutes prior to there was any notable goalmouth motion.

Roofe did some fantastic operate to established up a prospect for Cyriel Dessers whose header was saved by Ross Laidlaw.

Immediately after County skipper Jack Baldwin experienced been cautioned for a obstacle on Todd Cantwell, Simon Murray developed an opening for himself at the other end but shot tamely at Jack Butland.

Even if Murray experienced punished slack defending it would not have counted as the referee spotted an infringement in the build-up and awarded Rangers a absolutely free kick.

Just when it seemed that the home aspect may make a game of it Rangers disabuse them of the idea in emphatic manner.

Roofe pounced on Borna Barisic’ cross and emerged from a tussle with comprehensive back again James Brown at the back submit with the ball 7 or eight yards from intention.

Regardless of seeming to drop over as he executed his complete, Roofe managed to hook the ball into the internet for what was a relatively amazing improvised end with 22 minutes on the clock.

The County players have been still dusting themselves down when Rangers struck once again four minutes afterwards, this time by their captain.

Tavernier carried the ball into the County fifty percent, evaded a couple of challenges, and completed a marvelous end with a blistering shot from 25 yards.

County appeared in danger of suffering a comprehensive collapse when Laidlaw was then termed on to deny Dessers a third Rangers target in the 27th minute.

But they regrouped sufficiently to continue to keep it to two ambitions at the interval, albeit Laidlaw experienced to flip absent a shot from Sam Lammers almost on the stroke of half-time.

Whilst it was far from currently being an fully shed trigger, County could not find the money for any profligacy of the type perpetrated by Jordan White who squandered a real probability when he headed huge of the target inside of 90 seconds of the restart.

Victor Loturi grew to become the next County player to receive a yellow card when he was punished for pulling back Nicolas Raskin.

A switch to a few at the back with the introduction of Will Nightingale in position of Harmon immediately subsequent the interval gave County a much more strong glimpse in defence and there was not just about so a lot between the sides as there had been in the initially 45 minutes.

That said, Rangers preserved a grip on the common perform and were being not unduly troubled by the opposition.

The arrival of Rabbi Matonda on the scene after 59 minutes, in position of Roofe, gave Rangers refreshing attacking alternatives and the substitute quickly posed a strong menace.

Compelled to count on ideally catching Rangers on the crack, there appeared small prospect of County mounting a comeback, a feeling that grew when substitute Abdallah Sima examined Laidlaw from shut selection with a potent header after Barisic had carried out the spadework.

But there was a glimmer of hope for the hosts when Josh Sims exploded into life in the 71st moment to provide Rangers a reminder that they ended up not fairly property and dry.

Accumulating a move from Connor Randall, Sims weaved this way and that just before taking pictures just more than.