T Craig 20, <45
A Cunningham 87
Match Information
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J Rennie (Dalmuir)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
The most remarkable feature of the game at Ibrox was the fact that although for the whole of the second half Rangers were masters of the situation, it was not until the last quarter of an hour that they were able to add to a somewhat lucky goal they gained in the first half. The first half promised an interesting game, and Motherwell proved quite as good as their opponents, who, however, were the first to score, through Craig sweeping Rundell and ball together into the net from a Morton corner. The decision was hotly contested, the Motherwell defence claiming that the ball had been out and brought back by the wind. Motherwell pressed after this, and id manage to get the ball into the net, but the whistle had gone for a stoppage due to Meiklejohn being hurt in a collision in front of goal. His misfortune was his team’s saviour, since Robb and Co were hopelessly flummoxed at this point. Thus stood the score until near the end, when Craig very clever, with his back to the goal, let a ball pass him and kicked backwards, mule fashion, to beat Rundell. Three minutes from the end Cunningham, lying unmarked, let go one of his specials, which had the keeper beaten from the moment it left his foot. Manderson and McCandless, after a shaky opening, settled down somewhat, the little Irishman being the better. Dixon was out to police Ferguson and did so very effectively. Archibald opened as if he were to have an ‘on’ day, but fell away badly, and Johnmann as often as not had the better of the argument with the winger. Craig was easily the best forward on view. Morton delivered some of his ‘eye tickling’ goods. Rundell on occasion was flurried and hung far too long on a ball for safety. Little’s kicking was erratic all through. Craig Brown was the best half, although Winters twice stepped in opportunely to save certain scores. Ferrier could have been profitably utilised more often in the second half. Rangers must play better than this to draw with St Mirren at Paisley next Saturday.
