St Mirren 0-3 Rangers: Sakala double helps Rangers to final day win
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Fashion Sakala has scored four in four games fsince the Premiership split
Fashion Sakala’s double at St Mirren helped ensure Michael Beale’s first season as Rangers manager ended with a Scottish Premiership win.
Two fine solo strikes took the wind out of Stephen Robinson’s side, who have failed to claim a victory post split despite finishing in the top six for the first time in 38 years.
Antonio Colak, back after a few weeks injured, nodded in a third from close range to complete the rout.
It means Rangers finish on 92 points – a tally which would have been enough to win the Scottish Premiership five times in the last 10 years.
More to follow.
Line-upsSt Mirren
Formation 5-3-2
27Urminsky
23Strain31Gallagher4Shaughnessy5Taylor3Tanser
17Baccus15Boyd-Munce6O’Hara
24Jamieson10Main
Substitutes
Rangers
Formation 4-3-1-2
28McCrorie
2Tavernier4Lundstram16Souttar3Yilmaz
13Cantwell43Raskin7Hagi
8Jack
30Sakala17Matondo
Substitutes
Referee:Matthew MacDermid
Attendance:7,490
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Match ends, St. Mirren 0, Rangers 3.
Second Half ends, St. Mirren 0, Rangers 3.
John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charles Dunne (St. Mirren).
Attempt missed. Curtis Main (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark O’Hara with a cross.
Offside, Rangers. John Souttar tries a through ball, but John Lundstram is caught offside.
Todd Cantwell (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).
Foul by Todd Cantwell (Rangers).
Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hand ball by Greg Kiltie (St. Mirren).
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
Offside, Rangers. John Souttar tries a through ball, but Borna Barisic is caught offside.
Todd Cantwell (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Greg Kiltie (St. Mirren).
Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charles Dunne (St. Mirren).
Substitution, Rangers. Leon King replaces Rabbi Matondo.
Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! St. Mirren 0, Rangers 3. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin with a headed pass following a corner.
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St Mirren
Squad number27Player nameUrminsky
Squad number23Player nameStrain
Squad number31Player nameGallagher
Squad number4Player nameShaughnessy
Squad number5Player nameTaylor
Squad number3Player nameTanser
Squad number17Player nameBaccus
Squad number15Player nameBoyd-Munce
Squad number6Player nameO’Hara
Squad number24Player nameJamieson
Squad number10Player nameMain
Squad number2Player nameTait
Squad number11Player nameKiltie
Squad number18Player nameDunne
Squad number22Player nameFraser
Squad number25Player nameOfford
Rangers
Squad number28Player nameMcCrorie
Squad number2Player nameTavernier
Squad number4Player nameLundstram
Squad number16Player nameSouttar
Squad number3Player nameYilmaz
Squad number13Player nameCantwell
Squad number43Player nameRaskin
Squad number7Player nameHagi
Squad number8Player nameJack
Squad number30Player nameSakala
Squad number17Player nameMatondo
Squad number9Player nameColak
Squad number31Player nameBarisic
Squad number37Player nameArfield
Squad number38Player nameKing
Squad number44Player nameDevine