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Motherwell v Rangers (Kick-off 5.30pm). Coverage of both teams' opening match of the Scottish Premiership campaign, held at Fir Park. Motherwell will be looking to improve on last term's eighth-place finish, while the Gers will hope to at least close the gap on rivals Celtic after finishing 17 points behind them in second place last season
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00:00It's the highest scoring defender ever in British football, still knocking them in.
00:07Rangers captain James Tavernier scoring with a header, but the Motherwell marking on that corner.
00:14Gets worse every time you look at it.
00:17They need to offer a bit more in this second half, Motherwell, but Rangers might want a bit more to show for the way that they have controlled the game.
00:30Rangers did lose a play-off here back in 2015, but they're unbeaten in 30 Premiership visits here since James McFadden's winner on Boxing Day 2002.
00:47Even Faddy's getting bored of hearing that, to be honest.
00:50No, he's not. He's in there cheesing, I bet you're in the box.
01:00Max Aarons will take this throw.
01:06Up to Kusama.
01:19Johnny, Johnny, Johnny McGinn! Johnny McGinn! Johnny McGinn!
01:24Motherwell will be certainly disappointed with the way the goal came about.
01:27Carelessness from McGinn in giving the corner away and then the marking, but still in the game.
01:40Danilo chasing this, but McGinn gets enough on his header.
01:43Are you a bit surprised that it's been Danilo, not Desus?
01:46Very much so. I agree with the boys. I think Rangers are a better side with Desus in the team.
01:52I know he comes under a lot of fire for missing chances, but his goal return was superb, considering no penalties.
01:57And I think he's a much bigger threat than Danilo. I think Danilo's a clever footballer.
02:01But even that short time on the pitch against Panathinaikos, I thought Rangers already looked better in terms of the threat.
02:09Well, he's a great guy.
02:11He is. He's on the bench for all three games, but sure we'll see him at some point today.
02:16Here's Kieran Dowell.
02:21Callum Ward springs to save that from Kasama.
02:27Yeah, a tame header. I think he's probably meeting that on the way down, so there's no power generated.
02:32He's trying to put it back across Callum Ward. Nice little stand-up from Kieran Dowell on his weaker side.
02:40Slattery.
02:40Well, I commented, Ian, in terms of the amount of short passes from both teams, and you can see there, look at that, it's up quite a bit there.
02:52So there's two teams with a real intent to move the ball short, trying to suck people in, almost trying to encourage tackles, and break through the team that way.
03:02So, God, my, it wasn't playing tricks on me.
03:06Yeah, I think, I mean, it's maybe see Langello just stepping over this and going to overlap, but fully expected.
03:36There's a big gap there, you can see how high the line is from Rangers.
03:39I expect this to be delivered with pace just around penalty spot.
03:43But it is Langello who whips it in.
03:48It's a rather rushed strike in the end from Stamatholopoulos.
03:54Yeah, it was.
03:57Someone's taking a sore one here.
03:59So, Fadinger, I'm not sure who it is, it's down.
04:06There's a little bump at the back post.
04:10And to be honest, I think it's Tavenier that's blocked from covering the run.
04:13It's clearly something that worked on again.
04:16Langello didn't go in the overlap.
04:17He's taken it.
04:36Suta for Arons.
04:40Kassama.
04:41It's over there in Bobber.
04:56He's coming away.
04:57The free kick.
04:59It's the attempted to recover.
05:01Yeah, I think James Tavenier gets the ball,
05:03but you can't come through the back of the player to do that.
05:06Stevie McLean is not going to wear it.
05:08You can see there it's a poor pass.
05:11He's trying to recover.
05:14Slattery nips in.
05:16Mugs him.
05:17And it is a free kick.
05:17It's another encouraging situation for Motherwell.
05:36If they can make the most of it.
05:38Yeah, but the set-up is the bigger ladder.
05:41There's not many of them are going towards the back post.
05:43You can see that Rangers set up, Braskin being the front post.
05:46From a Motherwell point of view,
05:48you want to see somebody getting across the front post.
05:52Slattery to visit in.
05:55It was Eli just who met it.
05:59This is a big chance.
06:02It's a wonderful delivery, isn't it?
06:04Look at that.
06:05I mean, it is whipped in there.
06:07Jack Butlin's beat on the ball.
06:09Just only...
06:10He just needs to try and get it on target.
06:12There's no requirement for power.
06:15Just get it on target.
06:15Jack Butlin has gone beyond the ball.
06:19Danilo.
06:21Straight pass.
06:23Left Dowell with far too much to do.
06:26He's just again.
06:27He's been crowded out.
06:28Raskin now for Kusama.
06:34Kusama.
06:35For Rothwell.
06:39For Rothwell.
06:39For Askan.
06:47For Rothwell.
06:49For Rothwell.
06:51For Askan.
06:53He's just trying a different way.
07:04He's just trying a different way.
07:06Diamande.
07:06For Rothwell.
07:07For Rothwell.
07:07For Rothwell.
07:08For Rothwell.
07:08For Rothwell.
07:09For Rothwell.
07:09For Rothwell.
07:10For Rothwell.
07:10For Rothwell.
07:10For Rothwell.
07:11For Rothwell.
07:11For Rothwell.
07:11For Rothwell.
07:12Herons
07:24Trapped by Masconise who has to be careful
07:29Herons are still going though
07:31Raskan in support
07:34Rothwell now for Jiga
07:42Diomande
07:59Diomande played by the Ginn not particularly far
08:05I'm not sure Callum Ward liked that one back to him
08:12Oh good pass
08:14Space here for Slattery
08:18Stamatolopoulos is on to it
08:20Chance
08:21And a good recovery
08:23And a decent challenge from Nasa Jiga
08:25Yeah it was a good challenge from Jiga
08:29But the pass into Slattery is brilliant
08:31It completely eliminates the full midfield of Rangers
08:34He just doesn't get a shot
08:42There's pathetic
08:53Callum Slattery
08:54Canham Slattery
08:56Will aim to make it happen here for Motherwell
09:00That's a really poor
09:04I said peace
09:11Taking on Tavern here
09:21He's gone the way
09:25The Rangers
09:27I know James Tavern here
09:30Gets a lot of criticism
09:32About his defending
09:33More often than not
09:35There's times where he's maybe getting people running off
09:37But when he's 1v1 against
09:39White players
09:41Then he's generally very good
09:43Fair play to anyone who lasts 10 years
09:47In Glasgow anyway
09:48It's incredible loyalty
09:51Because he probably had options to go away
09:52But his service to Rangers has been
09:55Quite outstanding
09:56I think
10:01Just
10:04It's quite a good one
10:08That's when he say
10:10Twisting and turning
10:12And trying to get his shot away
10:13And then heading nowhere fast
10:15I tell you what
10:16It's a brilliant lot of feet down from Langello
10:18And he takes a wonderful touch
10:19He just wanted someone coming on
10:20And the third man running
10:21Now McGinn
10:24And somebody opens up
10:26And McGinn
10:26Stamatolopoulos is beaten to it by John Suter
10:30Who's taken a sore one
10:31In the process
10:32But that was a crucial clearance
10:35From Suter
10:35Well watch the Matolopoulos
10:37His movement is not sharp enough for me
10:40There's a three guys sitting in that studio
10:42Just now that I think
10:43With a gambled earlier
10:44He's on his heels
10:45And had he gone earlier
10:46I think he's got a tap in
10:48McGinn does ever so well
10:50And he just tried to steer it
10:51Towards the bottom corner
10:52Good stop
10:52But it's right there
10:54Stamatolopoulos
10:56If he's just on his toes
10:57And gambling
10:58John Suter
11:00Doesn't get that block
11:01Suter
11:07Back on his feet
11:09Quite quickly
11:22Now at that stage
11:29We're eating into the time already
11:31Elliot Watt
11:38Giving Stamatolopoulos
11:39Something to chase
11:40Suter
11:41This is after him
11:43This time
11:44Masuanise
11:45Unable to keep his composure
11:47Yeah he's got options as well
11:49On the outside
11:50Just
11:51On his left
11:53He doesn't really see it
11:55Because he's so focused
11:56And getting a shot away
11:57But it's one of the few times
11:58That Motherwell have gone long
11:59And you can see
12:00They'll get players
12:00That can
12:01It can damage Rangers
12:02And give them a bit of problems
12:03Much better
12:06Last five minutes
12:07For Motherwell
12:21Colin Moore is a new addition
12:25To the Motherwell goalkeeping ranks
12:27This season
12:27Was in Bournemouth's academy
12:29But he's been playing in Finland
12:31For the last few years
12:32The actual number one
12:41With the number one shirt
12:42And Aston Oxborough
12:43Missed all the League Cup ties
12:46But did play the final half hour
12:48In the final friendly
12:49Against Herta Berlin
12:51He's on the bench
12:52Today
12:53Longo
12:58That's a good ball
12:59Chica
13:00Stopped it reaching
13:02Possibly
13:02Stamatopoulos
13:04Nice
13:05He's made another
13:07Important block
13:07Because
13:08Yeah
13:09It was a brilliant ball
13:10Just feeding its way
13:11Into the striker
13:11And he watched
13:23The clearing now
13:23Which has encouraged
13:24The
13:24Home fans
13:26Yeah he does that a lot
13:28Jack Buckman
13:28Now he takes it across
13:29His
13:30His body
13:31On his left side
13:31He's comfortable
13:32On both feet
13:33I think he worked on that
13:34When he was injured
13:34A long time ago
13:36And he's certainly
13:36A trait that he likes to do
13:38But Motherwell
13:38Right on top of this game
13:40Motherwell have a man down
13:43But
13:43Kassama's on the move here
13:45For Rangers
13:46He's held up
13:50Spoken kindly here
13:53For Tavernier
13:54Thought he might have a go there
13:55See with his record
14:02From range
14:03Sartre's back on his feet
14:06Sartre's back on his feet
14:06Aarons back to Suta
14:11Rangers looking
14:13For the insurance
14:15Of a second goal
14:16Especially as Motherwell
14:26Have certainly shown more
14:29In this second half
14:30Yeah
14:35They've certainly looked
14:37A bigger threat
14:38Sartre moves in
14:41On Diamandé
14:41Sartre's back on his feet
14:42To Lopoulos
14:45Could not
14:45Take it
14:46Well
14:48The evidence is coming
14:50There you go
14:52Much more intent
14:53In the play
14:54There isn't an aggressive nature
14:56To the start
14:56To the second half
14:57Kind of expected him
15:02To be like that
15:03From the off
15:03But it didn't really happen
15:05Did it?
15:05It's happening here
15:13It's coming out here for
15:25Elliot Ward
15:26Yeah he just comes in
15:29And Kieran Dowell
15:30A bit late
15:32Isn't he
15:33He said one or two things to say
15:45Elliot Ward in this match already
15:48I just wondered whether
15:48He'd annoyed Stephen McLean
15:50Because that was a pretty quick
15:51Decision from him
15:52To go and book
15:54Ward
15:55Or Watt sorry
15:56I mean Watt was relegated
16:00From the premiership
16:01With St Johnson
16:02Where he was on loan
16:03In the second half
16:05Of last season
16:05But he managed to stay
16:07In the top flight
16:08Moving
16:09Here to Motherwell
16:11Raskan
16:22Here is
16:29Delable to find
16:30JD Kusama
16:32Against Beryl Asko
16:37Will certainly be
16:38More pleased
16:39With his team's efforts
16:40In this second half
16:42He is
16:43Certainly will
16:43Looks like
16:48Cyril Dessis
16:49Is preparing
16:50To come on
16:51For Rangers
16:52Around the LMR
16:54No great surprise
16:55A double change
16:57Actually
16:57We'll see that soon
16:59As the
17:04Matalopoulos
17:05Just runs across
17:05She got there
17:06But I just wondered
17:07Whether he might have
17:07Been offside anyway
17:08Had the ball found him
17:09Cyril Dessis
17:17Will be joined
17:18On the field soon
17:19By
17:19Lyle Cambron
17:21Who will be
17:21Making his Rangers
17:23Debut after
17:24Joining from Dundee
17:26Aaron's
17:29On to this
17:30Showing some speed
17:31But it's
17:33A tame effort
17:34Pesses will be
17:44Replacing Danilo
17:45As you would expect
17:46And Cameron
17:49Will be replacing
17:50Mohamed Diamande
17:51We think
17:52Here come those
17:55Changes
17:56Cyril Dessis
17:57Scored in three
17:58Of the four games
17:59Against Motherwell
18:00Last season
18:01Lyle Cambron
18:03Quite liked a goal
18:06Against Motherwell
18:07In his Dundee
18:08Days too
18:09Five goals
18:10In eight matches
18:11Against them
18:11So a good
18:13Pair of substitutes
18:15When it comes to
18:15Scoring goals
18:16Against Motherwell
18:18Both players
18:21Carry a goal
18:22Threat
18:22That Motherwell
18:23Now
18:23Need to adjust
18:24To
18:24Very different
18:25Players
18:25Than the ones
18:25That have
18:26Gone off
18:26Already said
18:28About Cyril Dessis
18:29In terms of
18:30What I think
18:31He offers Rangers
18:32In terms of
18:33Their attacking
18:34Threat
18:34I think
18:36He'd be pretty
18:36Frustrated
18:37Not getting
18:38Started
18:39That Danilo
18:40Is going ahead
18:40Of him
18:41Clearly
18:41Rangers
18:42As Boyd
18:43Was saying
18:43Maybe protecting
18:44Their asset
18:44This is
18:48Almost
18:49Pouncing
18:50On
18:50Some casual
18:52Play from
18:52Motherwell
18:53There
18:53Lyle Cambron
18:55Is going to
18:55Get a yellow
18:55Card
18:56Seconds
18:57Into his
18:58Rangers
18:58Debut
18:58Quite yellow
19:01That isn't
19:01It
19:02I mean
19:02When it comes
19:03Off
19:03Motherwell
19:03It's beautiful
19:04But my
19:05Goodness
19:05They take
19:06Huge risks
19:07Maybe not
19:11The impact
19:12Wee-man
19:12Wanted to
19:13Start off
19:13With
19:14That didn't
19:19Take long
19:19For Lyle
19:21Cameron
19:21Has scored
19:23On two
19:24Of his
19:24Three
19:25Visits
19:26To
19:26Furpa
19:26Elijah
19:34Just
19:35Trying to
19:36Sort his
19:36Feet out
19:37Yeah
19:38He doesn't
19:39Look comfortable
19:39Once he
19:40Drags on
19:40To the
19:40Right foot
19:41Again
19:43She
19:43She
19:44Giga
19:44Likes
19:44That
19:44One
19:45Doesn't
19:45It
19:45Just
19:45To
19:45Leave
19:45The
19:46Ground
19:46And
19:46Make
19:48The
19:48Clearest
19:49When it
19:49Falls
19:49Back
19:49To
19:50Just
19:50This
19:52Is
19:56What
19:56Can
19:56Happen
19:57Yeah
19:57Down
20:07Down
20:07Down
20:08Dels
20:08You
20:21Down
20:25Desses and Raskan summer to his left parents
20:31Arriving there too, but change of direction
20:33Cameron Tavernier
20:44Cameron again
20:57Kusama Raskan made a good run and Kusama found him
21:02And the Rangers corner
21:05Yeah, really good run from Nico Raskan
21:09He's very very good at it. He just needs a discipline just to hold see the gap and then explode into it
21:15Which he does
21:17Liam gordon just read the script though wasn't he was across quickly
21:22Just wonder whether he gave himself a little bit of a problem like Liam gordon there
21:25He's holding his groin area where he went into that challenge
21:34Joe Rothwell will float the corner in Tavernier is there again
21:39It's actually their first corner of the second half after racking up a few in the first
21:44Another one on the break now
21:49You know just sliding it through here looking for Stamatopoulos
21:54A good move from Waddle either direct in terms of the speed of the attack
22:06Waddle's dead well working back
22:08Another one embarking on their 41st successive season in the top flight
22:24Still the one goal in it
22:34Still the one goal in it
22:40Dow, Deces Cameron two subs linking up
22:49Dowell Rothwell into Deces
22:54Given away by Stamatopoulos
23:00Rothwell now
23:02Braskan
23:04Taking it on and it will be time for another ranger's corner
23:07Yeah, Katrumbus just making sure he gets his big body in the way there, but
23:11I don't think Slattery wanted that ball
23:13Because the mat of Stamatopoulos, but I don't I just don't
23:17Sometimes the risk is worth it Ian, sometimes it isn't
23:24It's a familiar sight today seeing Joe Rothwell
23:30Walk across to take corners
23:32It's a crowded bunch that Steve McLean will investigate
23:43They've taken Eli just out of the equation anyway
23:57Another marker in there
23:58Rothwell
24:02Rothwell hoisting it high
24:04It's happening, they won it again
24:06Cameron, well that would have been a fizz in it
24:08Yeah, straight down the throat of Cameron Ward, but the wee man's eyes must have lit up there
24:15Sees it for a long time
24:26Katrumbus
24:26Alinga
24:37McGint
24:42Hey there
24:43He's kept it in
24:45Escapes from Kirindau
24:46And Stamatopoulos
24:47Giga in the way
24:49Is just
24:52And Stamatopoulos
24:54Pops it just over
24:56Well he does over so well, he gets up high doesn't he
24:59As it pins John Suter, that ball's poor because he had a
25:02A lot of floored one towards the back portion
25:05Towards Mass Winisi just like that one but
25:09John Suter just can't get off the floor
25:12Stamatopoulos just can't get above it
25:14But again so much better from Motherwell in terms of their intent
25:20Well there'll be a delay because Liam Corden is being attended to here but
25:27Yes, I saw that when he made the block with Raskin
25:31Leo Cameron
25:33Might have just fancied one today you know when it comes out to him
25:37He's got great technique this kid
25:39But he just maybe doesn't catch it as sweetly as he would have liked
25:44He's got great technique this time
25:48Well well
25:50We're about to make changes for the
25:52Remaining 20 minutes or so
25:57Stephen O'Donnell who's been around these parts for a while will be coming on
26:02And one of the new arrivals this summer Ibrahim Saeed
26:06Will also
26:06Coming off and Liam Gordon's game is over
26:14Hence O'Donnell is needed
26:20Just going to hold back on the other change they were planning with the
26:23Nigerian winger Ibrahim Saeed who was a late arrival from the Danish club VBOR
26:33You may see him a bit later but Stephen O'Donnell joins us now
26:37I'm not sure that happens too often in where two right backs are now playing two centre-back positions
26:46Essentially
26:48But I'm going direct towards Dessas here
27:03Flipped away by O'Donnell to McGinn
27:09Slattery gets a break
27:11Turned that away from Stamatolopoulos
27:18Yeah a little run but John Suter read it all the way
27:22Stamatolopoulos has gone down
27:27I think maybe just the way he landed
27:31Hoping it's the case it's not something that's gone when he's tried to make that little angled run in behind John Suter
27:41His goal and his game against Rangers here last season were his last of the season in December
27:49Missed the rest of the campaign
27:54Cameron
28:03Conor Barron is going to come on now
28:05Well for Joe Rothwell
28:08Barron's first appearance of the season
28:19Rockwell will be the man to make way
28:21Yeah, I think Conor Barron is a
28:23Can consider himself a wee bit unlucky I know the new signing that comes in for Russell
28:28Martin and Joe Rothwell has done very well
28:31I think Conor Barron was just starting to mature into that position I thought he was excellent so many times
28:37For Rangers last year certainly under
28:39Our control this is another man that's got so much potential but
28:44He's yet to really unwrap himself and show the Rangers fans what he can do
28:49And Nadim Bairami
28:51On for Raskam
28:53Scored the winner against Motherwell in the League Cup semi-final last season
29:01And Nadim Bairami
29:03Cameron
29:03Cameron
29:03Deces
29:08Maddinger
29:13It's one way out for Kieran Dowell
29:15It's floated perfectly to Kusama
29:30Tavernier
29:32Dowell
29:33It's floated perfectly to Kusama
29:43I think it turned right into Deces there
29:45Right just on to Slattery
29:59Motherwell advancing
30:02It's just
30:04Conor Barron
30:06Came back to keep him occupied
30:08Yeah, that's a really good run. You know, it's a good given goal, but
30:11He misses his chop. He just tries to drag it inside with the right foot completely misses it
30:26Tavernier's header still the difference of fur park
30:30Approaching the final quarter of an hour
30:35Cameron
30:38And again
30:47And again
30:57Barron
30:58Tavernier
31:02Parami
31:08Slattery
31:17O'Donnell pings one
31:32Too much on it only just in practice for Longuello
31:37Yeah, it's not a bad one though
31:39I've gone slightly longer a couple of times and looks like they can get some joy from it
31:42I know it's not what the manager completely wants but on occasion it works
32:00Tavernier
32:01Open up to the группer
32:04I'm not a bad guy
32:05Right, over
32:05And there's a bad guy
32:05Yeah, I think on the court
32:07Yes, it's not a bad guy
32:08So, I think on the court
32:08No, we're not a bad guy
32:09Good job
32:10No, we're not a bad guy
32:11But you're not a bad guy
32:13Oh, we're not a bad guy
32:14But you're not a bad guy
32:15Anyway, we're not a bad guy
32:16Well, we're not a bad guy
32:17But you're not a bad guy
32:18Cameron, Tavernier.
32:38Evans.
32:48Motherwell are about to make the change they were going to make and Stephen O'Donnell came on, Ibrahim Saeed.
33:00Dessas.
33:06Kassama.
33:08Setting it up here for Barron.
33:14Probably not the man you would have wanted on that, to be fair.
33:17He's not renowned for his goal scoring prowess, but he got himself in a good position.
33:22Under a little bit of pressure from Fadinga.
33:24Fadinga.
33:25Fadinga.
33:26Fadinga.
33:27Fadinga.
33:28No favours.
33:29Kassama here for Dessas.
33:30Paul McGinn initially in the way.
33:31Another roll.
33:32Hanging on in there in their quest for a point.
33:33And breaking away now.
33:34Stamatolopoulos.
33:35And breaking away now.
33:36Stamatolopoulos.
33:37It's blocked by Tiga.
33:38There's been a few of those blocks from him today.
33:39It's blocked by Tiga.
33:40There's been a few of those blocks from him today.
33:41It's blocked by Tiga.
33:42It's blocked by Tiga.
33:43It's blocked by Tiga.
33:44There's been a few of those blocks from him today.
33:48Just nothing there at all.
33:49Yeah.
33:50No pillar on that either.
33:51But then catches it all wrong.
33:56But...
33:57There it's been a lot of pain there.
33:58Fadinga from your�.
33:59That's it.
34:00It's blocked by Tiga.
34:01It's blocked by Tiga.
34:02There's been a few of those blocks from him today.
34:11Just nothing there at all.
34:13Yeah.
34:14No pillar on that either.
34:15But...
34:16catches it all wrong, but it was a really good run from Masvinisi, but Ziga's positioning
34:22is excellent, Ian. He's very unhappy with that effort, isn't he?
34:27So, the man with four letters in his surname is going to replace a man with a whole lot
34:33more on the seminary, I can't even count them, Apostolos Stamatopoulos.
34:37Well, I'm glad you said that, Ian. I'm kind of delighted he's going off because I've
34:41struggled with his name all day, but he's put in a shifter boy.
34:46And he's welcome to the action.
34:48Ibrahim Saeed.
34:52Jens Asco was talking highly of him, having brought him in quite late before the season
34:59started, from Vibor of Denmark.
35:11London has gifted mother well a throw.
35:16Kudrumbis, Saeed, Kudrumbis making up a lot of ground here, but Ziga got there ahead
35:37of Masvinisi. He's done well today.
35:39He's done well today. Ziga at the back, he's read things really well, he's put his body
35:44on the line.
35:47McGinn.
35:51Slattery.
35:52Saeed, confronted by Aaron's. Katrumbis, rather lazy cross.
36:02He's furious. Yeah, I thought it was exactly him.
36:11Oh my goodness, he's furious with that. He's furious that Ziga McLean's penalised him.
36:18But it is a bargain, Cyril Dessler's back. There's no need to do it either, because Ziga
36:21and Adonis, you can see there, is in complete control of the situation.
36:25Another Welsh throw.
36:37Oskar, Cortez could be on next for Rangers. Saeed.
36:58I'm not sure what his idea was there.
37:00A lot better than that. And it opened up for him. We found a lot of space.
37:09His first touch is poor, his second is equally his poor.
37:14J.D. Kusama won't be making it to three in three games. He's about to be replaced
37:18by Oscar Cortez, who has been around for a couple of seasons now. We just haven't seen
37:24that much of him due to injuries.
37:26Did you see much of him last season?
37:31I've seen a lot of them, but unfortunately, Oskar was really struggling to find game speed.
37:38Again, another kid that looks like he's got something to offer, suffered a lot of horrible
37:43injuries and bad luck when he just came to Rangers, but having that deal been made permanent
37:48now, well, you better look for the kid that he gets some in terms of game time and robustness
37:55into that body because he has got an ability in a wide area.
38:05Cameron.
38:08Behrens.
38:11Saeed.
38:13Saferi.
38:15Tripped by Behren.
38:17Katrombes.
38:17Katrombes.
38:18Kept in by Slattery.
38:36He's come off.
38:37Dim now.
38:38The games keep on coming on the opening weekend.
38:42Falkirk are back in the top flight and they host Dundee United.
38:44We start from one o'clock on Sky Sports Football tomorrow and then Celtic race the flag and play
38:49St. Mirren after that.
38:52And there's more on Monday night.
38:54Derek McInnes in charge of Haas now.
38:57Faces the club where he spent eight years as manager Aberdeen.
39:01James Tavernier comes right in the pitch there.
39:16Follows just all the way.
39:21I wasn't sure it was Tavernier because Stephen McLean didn't go to his pocket quickly.
39:26He's Kieran Dowell for delaying the restart we're just hearing from VAR there.
39:38Dowell booked a delaying Motherwell who have a chance here to level it.
39:49Slattery.
39:52Just what they didn't need at this point of the game.
39:54No, he's been offered to date.
39:56Seeing a bit of his quality, we've seen him offer much better service.
40:09Dowell.
40:11It's a slight pass which Eli just was on to.
40:14Saeed.
40:17Aaron's moved in and...
40:21just looking to head up the other way.
40:22I don't want to invite any late danger here.
40:41Ian's Beryl Asco and Russell Martin played just ten times together at Norwich back in 2010.
40:48But they won the Ligue 1 title.
40:50Last time and the only time in fact...
40:52Marcel Martin came here as a Rangers player.
40:54He gave away a penalty after nine minutes back in 2018.
40:58At the moment it's working out a bit better for him.
41:01Although that game finished in a draw.
41:03The goal.
41:18Salih.
41:23Motherwell.
41:26Motherwell, pushing for an equaliser, Longuelo has found a way through, Katrumbis, and Longuelo, has put it away, and Motherwell, who've been plugging away, have got their equaliser,
41:54but that will be a sore one, for Russell Martin and Rangers, to take, well, I wasn't sure if it was a suggestion, a handball, coming off, I'm not sure, maybe just in the box, I'm not sure, but Longuelo does ever so well, I'm not sure how he breaks through that either, but when he gets off his right foot, it somehow finds its way,
42:15this shot, to just, he's not offside, clearly onside, it was there, I just wondered, whether it was handball, but it looks like on the sleeve line, which is, which is fine, the upper arm,
42:29it looks okay to me, but when it comes back to the big fella, doesn't it do well, he keeps the body over the top of it, and he strikes through it, into that far corner, and
42:41to be fair, to be fair, Jack Buckham, is helpless, what a brilliant strike, just smashes it low, into the ground, and into that side netting.
42:50Well, his goal against Peter Henning, the League Cup was pretty special, that was into the roof of the net, he's gone low this time,
42:56but it's the same outcome, but it's the same outcome, and it's 1-1 at Fir Park, on the opening day of the Scottish Premiership.
43:09But Rangers, could hit back straight away, Barami across, corner.
43:16Oh, that's a chance, for Barami, he's got thunder in his boots, Ian, let me tell you, I thought he should have just smashed that,
43:23across the face of the goal, low and hard, towards the far post.
43:41So, Girondale, will take this corner,
43:45sent back by Barami, and there'll be another Rangers corner.
43:49Yellow, yellow, doing good, walking both boxes in the last couple of minutes.
43:53This is Rangers, 11th corner.
44:12Oh, it's right in there as well.
44:14You can see a couple of motherboard players, really starting to fatigue here as well.
44:3289 minutes, and they're feeling the heat, but they just need to hold on,
44:37for another few minutes, just to try and get something from this game.
44:47Barami, still time for a winner, Barami across!
44:51Some strong defending there from Motherwell, who now might be able to head off the other end.
45:03Saeed sees off Cameron, important intervention there from Oscar Cortez.
45:09Well, Saeed had any age to find the right wing, and they found that Rangers were totally over-committed.
45:16But what a block at the back post, just a couple of moments ago.
45:19Aarons is going to be showing a yellow guard for that.
45:28Yeah, I'm not sure if it was Johnny Kutrumbus at the back post, is it here?
45:32But my goodness, that is top-class defending.
45:35Brilliant from by Rami.
45:36Four minutes have been added on at Firth Park, and Motherwell are throwing on two substitutes.
45:52United Just is coming on.
45:55Kofi Balmer and Tom Sparrow are coming on.
46:00Callum Slaffery also making way.
46:02Now, Tom Sparrow scored the winner against the Rangers at Ibrox last season.
46:10Thanks for that, Ian again.
46:14Colleges again.
46:18This might make it a bit more than the four minutes that have been added on.
46:28Sparrow, they peaked his feet at Ibrox in March.
46:32Probably five minutes added on now.
46:37Yeah, is it a stick or twist for Motherwell?
46:39You know, they've been brave from the start of the game.
46:41I think the Manchester's clearly laid out the plan that they're going to try and be this way inclined.
46:46But right where they are now, would they take a point?
46:49Are they going to twist?
46:49Straight down the middle towards Dessus from Butland.
47:07Ibrahim Saeed is relishing his time on the field, and it looks like it was held back there by Tavernier.
47:18And now the Rangers captain is Shona Yelokar.
47:20Yeah, he just pulls back.
47:25And then Slattery's off the pitch, so it'll be a different type of delivery.
47:34Elliot Watt standing over at Langello's out wide.
47:37I don't think you'll see him going on the overlap.
47:46Well, Motherwell, they're searching for a winner.
47:52Highline again from Rangers.
47:56Elliot Watt to ask the question.
47:58O'Donnell sends it back across.
48:00The offside flag has gone up.
48:01Yeah, I think Stephen O'Donnell went a little bit early trying to break the offside trap.
48:10Rangers held a brave line.
48:11It's a high line.
48:12You can just see him at the top of the picture.
48:15Yeah, there's a good spot.
48:16From the assistant on the far side.
48:19Rangers turn.
48:23In the quest for three points rather than one.
48:26Yeah, well, the season in a row will be in.
48:29They don't want to start off like that.
48:31They're not winning any of the game.
48:37Okay, well.
48:41Oh, wow.
48:42And now Tom Sparrow is through.
48:45He couldn't, could he?
48:46Butland saves.
48:48And Chica takes charge.
48:50And Motherwell almost snatched an unlikely victory.
48:54What a strong hand this is from Jack Butland.
48:56And we'll probably see that in a couple of moments, but it's a really unorthodox attempt to go from Sparrow as well.
49:02And so, hey, now, so, let's see if we're talking about him.
49:09And we're up.
49:10Cortes.
49:13Barron.
49:15Front again to this contest now.
49:19Tom Sparrow might have won it for Motherwell again against Rangers.
49:23Can someone win it for Rangers against Motherwell?
49:27Referee's in the way there.
49:36Tabernier.
49:41Here's Barami.
49:43Can't have a walk.
49:45Just about.
49:49This is a big moment in the match.
49:53And this one might have been as well for Callum Ward.
49:57But he recovered well.
50:01And that is...
50:03It's not the end yet, it's just a free kick.
50:08We'll keep the drama going a wee bit longer, Ian.
50:12Motherwell fans were celebrating there.
50:15You take a point off Rangers on the opening day, that's for sure.
50:19But Rangers still have time to win this game themselves.
50:23Ten seconds to go.
50:32I need to get it in the box.
50:36Referee has gone early there with his full-time whistle.
50:40And the former teammates at Norwich City share points here.
50:47Jens Carroll Asco in his first league match in charge against Russell Martin in his first league match in charge.
50:56But it might have been a different story.
51:01Motherwell so nearly won it.
51:03Yeah, a really good break from him.
51:05And Sparrow just drags it on to the outside.
51:07I thought he was going to smash it with his left.
51:08But he takes it with his right.
51:10And it's an early getaway.
51:12But Buckley's down strong with that left hand.
51:15It might have been a dream moment for Motherwell.
51:17But it wasn't to be in the end up.
51:19But a really good point for them, I think, Ian.
51:22Well, that would have been quite a story.
51:24But Motherwell will accept a point for sure.
51:29And Russell Martin's Rangers are left to reflect on what might have been.
51:33They just couldn't get that second goal.
51:35Couldn't kill off the game.
51:37Some of their fans might think that has been a familiar theme for a while.
51:44Rangers took the lead through James Tavernier with a header.
51:47Still scoring in his 11th season of the club.
51:53Manuel Nongelo with the late equaliser for Motherwell, though.
51:58Leaving Russell Martin with plenty to Fonda.
52:02And Rangers have gone three seasons running now without winning their opening game.
52:07And that last happened in 1984.
52:11It ends at Fir Park.
52:12Motherwell won.
52:13Rangers won.
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