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STAGGER ING!

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Vincent
Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
Goals from Simon Murray, George Harmon and Josh Sims fired the Staggies to their first-ever victory over the Light Blues

It came at the 25th attempt as interim boss Don Cowie led the Highlanders to this famous win.

It was a big result in its own right but may prove to be even bigger in their fight to get out of the relegation play-of fplace.

The Highlanders are now just one point of f third-bottom St Johnstone.

As for Gers, they're counting the cost of a sleepy Sunday in the Highlands.

They have blown their advantage in the title race and given the initiative back to Celtic.

Philippe Clement's side are now four points behind their arch-rivals and Wednesday's rearranged match with Dundee falls into the must-win category.

This is a game Rangers would have been expecting to win, but an early second-half collapse saw their trip to Dingwall turn into a disaster.

But it was Rangers who found the net first - in bizarre circumstances after 15 minutes.

James Tavernier's out-swinging corner was flicked on by Abdallah

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.

The Light Blues, however, looked vulnerable at the back and it took some heroics from Jack Butland to frustrate Sims.

Laidlaw at the other end also showed his worth as he clawed away a dipping Sima header.

The County keeper then pushed away Cyriel Dessers' effort. t. he Rangers striker was left wondering how he hadn't scored.

County would have been equally bemused how they hadn't gone in level at the interval after the impressive Eli King's brilliant side flick found the unmarked Harmon free about 12 yards from goal but he blazed over.

They may have been down, but the Staggies were far from out.

They came out for the second half like a house on fire and they gave Rangers a roasting.

In 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...

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