Keyes 10
A Venters pen 49
Stewart 50, 80
Carruthers 55
Match Information
Attendance: 9000
Referee:
Matchday: Saturday
Match Trivia
There were two unfortunate happenings in this Ibrox friendly. First was the injury to Murray, who broke an arm just before the interval. Second was that Falkirk brought in a substitute to take the place of Murray! Had the Brockville side carried on with ten men, the game might have been more even. With eleven men each the teams were in different class. Pay little attention to the Light Blue fan who says, It was only a friendly. Prestige counts at Ibrox, no matter what sort of game it is. And a 4-1 drubbing is a nasty knock to their pride. Where Falkirk scored was in a vast superiority at half back. Rangers trio were like statue group. Marble without, but clay within! Even more like statue were they in their attempts to catch up in the adroit moves of Keyes, Miller, Carruthers and company. I have told you of Murrays misfortune. Brown came in as deputy. And taking it all over, each of Falkirks four half-backs were better than anything Rangers could show. Hesitation in Rangers rear lines cost them at least three goals. Keyes got the first, from a throw-in, Venters and Symon waited on each other clearing. In stepped Keyes. No hesitation here. Bobbys Low angular clipper beat Dawson all ends up. All eyes were on young Beattie making his senior debut in his native Glasgow. His first upfield essay saw him upend Gray not according to the book. But you cant do that to the ARP, said ref Webb as he whistled for a foul. For a spell after the interval the referee as the busiest man afield. Willies tooting for petty fouls could have been mistaken for an air-raid warning. One toot he definitely gave too much when he presented Rangers with the equaliser. Waddell smashed a ball for goal. Peat charged it down with his head. Despite Falkirks protests the ref pointed to the spot. Venters crashed the ball home. Many a side would have packed up after this. Not so Falkirk. A free kick saw Brown judiciously slip a ball through the middle. Rangers defence again took partners for the hesitation, Gray left it to Dawson Dawson left it to Gray. In slid Stewarts boot the ball shot into the net. Quickly on top of this Falkirk got another. Carruthers intended to smash a thunderbolt from the wing. He only half-hit it. Dawson dived, was down too quick, and the ball squirmed over his hands and up into the net. But the real tit-bit goal was the last one. Even the balloon over Ibrox almost burst its sides. Harmlessly the ball was bobbing about the goal area. Woodburn was there evidently saying to himself He also serves who only stands and look. But it didnt work here. Stewart came along, curled his boot round the centre-half, and lofted the ball into the roof of the net. Rangers efforts to put a better face on things only served to bring out the qualities of McKie. The keeper had one of these days when nothing would go wrong. In these troubles times perhaps wed better skip going into detail. Rangers were outclassed. Falkirk passing game was a delight to see. They did not carry one passenger. Rangers carried a cargo!!
