Rangers have released a unique angle of Todd Cantwell's winning goal as fans get a close up of the stunning technique.
The Light Blues bounced back from defeats against Aberdeen at Pittodrie and the disappointment of a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat at Hamdpen against Celtic to get back to winning ways at Ibrox in the opening game of the league split against Barry Robson's men.
Michael Beale made five changes to his side, handing a first start of the season to Robby McCrorie between the sticks while a new look front three was on show with Rabbi Matondo and Fashion Sakala in the attack. The big breakthrough came in the second half as skipper James Tavernier's corner was perfectly met by Cantwell who took the ball on the half volley to beat Kelle Roos.
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The footage uploaded by Rangers shows the ball arrive in the box with Cantwell watching it all the way before meeting it at the perfect moment to guide it into the far corner of the net, leaving the Dons No1 helpless. It was a strike fitting of winning any game with both keepers making impressive stops in the match. McCrorie denied Duk with the score level in the first period while Roos made a number of fine stops from the home side before the all-important opener arrived.
Beale was full of praise for Cantwell's strike as he hailed his troops for keeping their unbeaten Ibrox record in tact ahead of facing champions and Old Firm rivals Celtic in Govan this weekend. He told the Rangers website : "I would have liked it to be a little bit more comfortable than it was. We certainly had a lot of chances in the game.
"In the first half we probably got the balance wrong on two occasions, having too many in front of the ball and giving up long counter-attacks, and Aberdeen had a couple of moments.
"However, in the main we were the stronger team and were in the ascendancy. It's a game where we had a lot more opportunities than the one goal we scored, but it was nice to get a clean sheet. It's nice to win here, we're still unbeaten in the league at Ibrox this season which is important. I thought there were some strong performances from a few of the guys who came into the team.
"We spoke about the balance between attacking and defending being right, and it certainly was in the second half. There were no big counter-attacks of note. In the first 15 minutes of the second half, some of the opportunities we had were unbelievable.
"The ball then hits the bar from two yards out and you think it's going to be one of those days. Fair play to Todd, it was a really great finish and well controlled."
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