Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers in his competitive home debut for Rangers who edged Swiss club Servette 2-1, in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first-leg at Ibrox on Wednesday.
Leon Balogun, who returned to Rangers in the summer transfer, was benched for the game. He has now been benched in Rangers’ two games.
With just five minutes on the clock, Rangers were awarded a penalty which James Tavernier converted.
Dessers then made it 2-0 in the 15th minute as he connected to an inviting cross from Croatia’s Borna Barisic to finish at the back post.
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Following a VAR check, Servette were awarded a penalty with one minute left in the first half as referee Donatas Rumsas was called over to view footage after a free-kick for the visitors appeared to come off the hand of Dessers inside the box.
Chris Bedia took to the spot for Servette and sent a low left footed effort beyond Jack Butland in the Rangers goal to get a goal back for the Swiss side.
Rangers will travel to Switzerland for the return leg which is billed for Tuesday, 15 August.
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This Balogun guy is finished! He can’t even make a 5m substitute cut for club but during national call up, they are all waiting for VIP!
Nonsense!
People like Iheanacho would even be expecting captainship armband.
That’s lack of shame!I haven’t seen a sincere player who could tell a national team to call up another in their state as a result of fitness issue.
I WASN’T SURPRISED WITH YOUR GOOD PERFORMANCE IN TODAY GAME.
Everybody know that Dessers is an all-round striker and a player who is perfect for the modern game.
“He is very mobile around the pitch and he’s very fast. He is strong and powerful in the air, comfortable on the ball and can score goals with both feet.
*** TO ME, APART FROM OSIMHEN, CYRIEL DESSERS IS THE ANOTHER AGGRESSIVE STRIKER WITH GREAT POTENTIAL.
*** I WONDER WHY COACH PASEIRO CONTINUE SNUBBING HIM, GIFT ORBAN AND CHUBA AKPOM FOR NATIONAL TEAM CALL-UP, AND KEEP INVITING IRRELEVANT, IRREGULAR, BENCH-WARMER PLAYERS TO SUPER EAGLE TEAM.
AND THIS IS A SIGNS THAT COACH PASEIRO IS NOT EVEN AN AVERAGE COACH TALK LESS OF GOOD COACH. HE IS A COACH THAT ALWAYS LIKE TO BE INVITING PLAYERS BASE ON EGO, SENIORITY & IRRELEVANT EXPERIENCE. HE DOESN’T CONSIDER FORMs, POTENTIALs OF A PLAYERS AS A YARDSTICK FOR INVITATION.
When NFF cooks his list? What do you expect from a coach who is willing to accept a lower pay to remain relevant as a “coach of a national team”? See, I no send super eagles again. If they like, they can change the rules for senior men who are “now flourishing” in the championship. My national teams now are the cadet teams (except under 23 men’s team with old man as 16 years old that may not even feature in the next under 20 championship) and the falcons.
I care not about Eagles again because it is the same squad that failed the world cup (barren in midfield and defense except bright spark Osayi that some people here even want to be dropped for previous principalities who got injured) that peserio says he would hardly tinker with in the final match next month.
I will take Gift Orban and Boniface over Desser’s any day any time!. However, Dessers is better than the likes of Onuachu in my books