ForeverBlue1872 463 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 KAL NAISMTH inspired Rangers as they made up for an awful start at Airdrie to come from two goals down and win 4-3 in the Reserve League.The young forward converted a crucial penalty five minutes from the end to eventually give his side a lead they struggled to get for so long.And he poked home what proved to be the winner just moments later as Tommy Wilson’s men made it four wins from five matches in the competition so far.Following his omission from the team that lost to Stirling on Saturday, Kyle Hutton was among the first-team players who featured.Kevin Kyle was also involved along with fringe stars Robbie Crawford, Chris Hegarty, Andy Mitchell and Francesco Stella.Gers had an early chance to go ahead through Kyle and should have taken it but they soon rued his weak shot at home keeper Andrew Duncan as they went two goals down instead.Paul Di Giacomo gave the hosts the lead after eight minutes when he latched on to a through ball, got the better of makeshift left-back Mitchell and fired in from 10 yards.Jack Boyle then doubled the advantage when he made the most of slack defending and nipped in to edge a trundling shot past Scott Gallacher.Airdrie even came close to a third as the game hit the quarter-hour mark, with Di Giacomo so unlucky to see his rasping drive smack the face of the bar.The away team soon responded and Stella put the ball in the net after good play by Crawford and Kyle but the Australian had just strayed offside and his effort didn’t stand.Kyle had a header from a Naismith corner held by Duncan and put another on top of the net while Stella passed to the ex-Sunderland player when he should have had a go himself.If anyone looked like getting the Ibrox outfit back into the contest before the break it was Naismith, whose creativity had Airdrie on the back foot at times.He did really well to work his way into the area from the right corner and his shot was parried before Stella blasted the rebound high over the upright.In general, the former Melbourne player was wasteful in front of goal and while he was getting into the right positions, he put one header past and drove a shot at the keeper.That almost proved costly as Airdrie had one last chance before the interval but Gallacher was a match for Willie McLaren when he closed in on the target.Coach Wilson retained his starting line-up for the restart but the home side continued to cause problems through the lively Di Giacomo.And while chances kept coming for Rangers through Naismith’s long-range drive and Crawford’s shot on the turn, neither was on target and things weren’t going their way.Hutton did hit the target on the hour after a disguised pass from Naismith but this time Duncan did well to stop the attempt then gather.But just as frustration looked like setting in, Gers exerted more pressure on their opponents and finally got on the scoresheet on 63 minutes through Kamil Wiktorski.He provided the finishing touch under Duncan from 10 yards after a smart pass in the box from Kyle and suddenly the away side was back in the game.Rangers were visibly growing in confidence and both sides exchanged opportunities before the scores were levelled with eight minutes to go.Mitchell came up with a composed finish as he ran on to a clever reverse pass by Naismith – but there was even more drama to come.With five minutes left, Gers turned the game on its head as Crawford was fouled in the box and Naismith stepped up to stroke home a perfect penalty and make it 3-2.The young forward then capped a good personal performance with a clincher barely 60 seconds later as he capped a terrific comeback with a confident finish.Di Giacomo did have the final say with his second in injury time but it wouldn’t be enough to deny the Ibrox side.Having been trailing with time running out, the Light Blues had dug deep to produce a winning result and keep their bid for the second-string title on course.RANGERS: S Gallacher; Murdoch, Gasparotto, Hegarty, Mitchell; Hutton, Wiktorski; Naismith, Crawford, Stella (C Gallagher 54); Kyle.Edit: How i managed to spell Airdrie wrong i'll never know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeonBlue 378 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdriebluenose 351 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Kyle Hutton looked a class above anyone else on the pitch.Kevin Kyle insisted on standing in an offside position and missed a few good chances.Poor start from Rangers but fitness showed in the end.Decent night, was a good game to watch, just absolutely fucking freezin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirhouseBear 291 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Kyle Hutton looked a class above anyone else on the pitch.Kevin Kyle insisted on standing in an offside position and missed a few good chances.Poor start from Rangers but fitness showed in the end.Decent night, was a good game to watch, just absolutely fucking freezin!Kyle's miss early on :anguish: Very poor signing IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That table must be wrong mate.What's a disguised pass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan1957 102 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That table must be wrong mate.What's a disguised pass?Some pictures from this evening, not the best, always harder under floodlights.The equalizer 2-2Penalty 2-3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Kyle Hutton looked a class above anyone else on the pitch.Kevin Kyle insisted on standing in an offside position and missed a few good chances.Poor start from Rangers but fitness showed in the end.Decent night, was a good game to watch, just absolutely fucking freezin!That stadium is a fucking nightmare. Went to watch my mate play in the Scottish Cup final there and it was roasting outside, yet in the stands it was fucking baltic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 6,923 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Stella scored then? Why don't we give him a chance. Anything, any risks, just to get a run of form going again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Stella scored then? Why don't we give him a chance. Anything, any risks, just to get a run of form going again.No, missed a few sitters apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robie1921 5 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Great comeback tonite after poor 1st half hutton naismith gallagher and the canadian at the back played well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 so Kal Naismith played a blinder. why on earth was he dropped at the weekend? the all blue strip looks cracking by the way Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCstuart 317 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 So Kyle Hutton played well?Shouldn't have been anywhere near that game tonight, as he should've been playing at the weekend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky. 6,923 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 No, missed a few sitters apparently.Still rather bring him on than Kyle. Stella will surely be more mobile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 For those who have seen him play, where does Stella usually play? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrox_Nights 429 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Still rather bring him on than Kyle. Stella will surely be more mobile.Ally would probably be more mobile.Strange, strange signing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue1872 463 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 For those who have seen him play, where does Stella usually play?Think he's a striker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That's what I thought he was, but it seems as if he's playing in an attacking midfield role. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I've played on that park for a charity thing, it's a bit slow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Is Stella going to be the next Matt McKay, signed but never used? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootinfishin 93 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Edit: How i managed to spell Airdrie wrong i'll never know. Could be one of three reasons1. Drunk fingers 2. Pishy spelling 3. Yer a Wank Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre 1,663 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Is Stella going to be the next Matt McKay, signed but never used?I don't think he was signed as a first 11 player, just backup. He's also pretty young and yet to achieve anything, McKay was an international (captain I think) so a bit worse when he didn't get a shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1mgg 3,766 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Surely this must put Naismith in the pecking order to either start or at least bring on if we change a striker. He has better form than Kyle, in my eyes a lot better player and isn't a few stone over weight. The amount of times I have seen Kyle play this season he has looked useless and is only brought on because of his height and weight as if he is to be a bully which he isn't. His attempts at the weekend with getting on the end of crosses was useless as well as he either missed the cross or headed it in completely the wrong direction.I would like to put my house on it if we started with Alexander, Wallace, McCulloch and the rest being our supposed youngsters in our next game we would win it comfortably. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1mgg 3,766 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 What style did we play as well, long ball, passing, making runs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermac 115 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Deliberate ploy by the youngsters to demonstrate they can come from behind and win a game. Very clever. Good to see them win in all seriousness we need to give boys the chance. Hutton had done nothing to make Ally drop him for Stirling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,718 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 So Kyle Hutton played well?Shouldn't have been anywhere near that game tonight, as he should've been playing at the weekend!Not sure why you got neg repped for that...You are correct in what you said! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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