Moffat pen <45
Gordon >45
Gilchrist
Match Information
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: J Rennie (Falkirk)
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
While the play of the Rangers’ vanguard still leaves much to be desired, the latest placings, if they do not make for combination along the line, were responsible for work on either wing, which has probably never been equalled, as it certainly has not been bettered this season. Partnered by Gilchrest, whose general effectiveness was spoiled to a considerable extent by his very eagerness, Bennett was something like his former self, and delighted his many admirers by the cleverness of his display. On the other wing, too after the game had gone a bit, improvement was written large. Hogg may not be an Alex Smith in picking up and getting along with the ball, but he has this advantage over the Darvel veteran, that he can resist the temptation to have a shot on his own when others are better placed. Indeed the feature of the second half in which Rangers held the penetrating influence, was the accurate crossing of the Englishman, and a more apt centre forward than Gordon would undoubtedly have profited from these. But there was grand wing play on the others side also, and to this fact Johnny May and Law will doubtless bear testimony. Lennie delighted for 40 minutes with an exhibition of trick and deceptive foot manipulation which made one forget for the moment that the ball was flashed less frequently across the goal than it ought. He has made many fine appearances in Glasgow, and the pity is that this, which promised to be his very best, should have been interfered with by the injury which led to his temporary retrial five minutes from the interval. Moffat scored Aberdeen’s goal from the resulting penalty, it is true, but this would have been most inadequate compensation had the left winger been unable to make his reappearance. On the general run of play, the Rangers were slightly the better team, but 25 minutes from the close, they were still in the minority, a state of affairs due mostly to Coleman’s clever defensive tactics. They practically never left the vicinity of Mutch, but the Pittodrie captain, who displayed fine generalship throughout, made the most of his rather indifferent middle line, and scoring seemed almost an impossibility. Gordon, however, out of a scramble – the immediate result of a miskick by Hume – somehow or other squeezed one round the upright, and eleven minutes from the close, a rather loose dozen yards ball from Gilchrist found Mutch napping. O’Hagan although he fed Lennie admirably, failed when playing the ball inside but no such fault can be laid at Simpson’s door, who besides keeping ‘Bert’ Murray going, gave the other Murray – he was unfortunate with a few worthy efforts – several finely-placed balls. The indifferent display given by the Aberdeen intermediate line has already been referred to, but neither of the half-dozen touched a lofty standard. May was the best of the bunch, with Wilson – a very keen worker – next in order of merit. Everything considered Law did well against the elusive Lennie and O’Hagan although he was just a shade hard on the extreme player once in each half. McKenzie, who improves, was very steady throughout. Mutch might have saved Gilchrist’s shot, but on the whole did very well, as also did Lock. He had a grand slick of luck in the second portion when a ball which had completely beaten him was cleared.
