THE GERS CAN’T MAKE IT COUNT’

3 2 Strugglers stun Ibrox men to boost Celts’ title chances

Sima and Jack Baldwin tried to clear it ahead of John Souttar but ended up putting it into his own net.

Todd Cantwell was then denied by Ross Laidlaw, as Rangers looked to press home their early advantage.

Staggies were far from out.

They came out for the second like a house on fire.

On 47 minutes, Sims’ low cross from the right found Murray.

He cracked in a shot that Butland stopped but the County hitman reacted first to the rebound to fire home.

It was a deserved leveller.

Rangers had never looked defensively secure and within four minutes they were 2-1 behind.

Yan Dhanda’s ball found Murray on the left. He cut in and fired in a low shot that Butland saved but Harmon came in from the left to net.

A stunned Clement turned to his bench and brought on Rabbi Matondo and Dujon Sterling for Fabio Silva and Borna Barasic.

Rangers created chances, lacked that killer instinct.

Dessers fired in a shot that Baldwin managed to divert over and then Sima had a double chance. but

He was denied by Laidlaw and then shot wide.

County then landed the fatal blow when King cut inside two Rangers players and found Sims, who skipped past Sterling’s dive and netted in the 68th minute.

Speculative

Todd Cantwell smacked the bar with a speculative drive then VAR intervened and ref Matthew McDermid adjudged sub Brandon Khela had handled in the box for a penalty.

Tavernier beat Laidlaw to give Rangers hope, but County held on for the seven minutes of stoppage time.

ROSS COUNTY: Laidlaw, Randall, Baldwin, Leak, Harmon, Efete (Brown 79), Dhanda (Khela 84), King, Loturi, Sims (White 84), Murray (Sheaf 90).

RANGERS: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Souttar, Barisic (Sterling 54), Dowell (Lawrence 63), Lundstram, Sima, Cantwell, Silva (Matondo 54), Dessers (Roofe 73)

Ref: Matthew MacDermid.