Tillman and Colak on target again as Rangers thrash St Johnstone

13.08.2022 - 20:15 theguardian.com

Antonio Colak scored for the third game in a row as Rangers swept St Johnstone aside with a 4-0 Premiership win at Ibrox. Malik Tillman gave the patient home side the lead in the 32nd minute with a close-range header.

St Johnstone continued to make life difficult for the Light Blues until Croatia striker Colak, who had netted in previous games against Union Saint-Gilloise and Kilmarnock, drove in a second from 10 yards in the 62nd minute, with late goals by substitutes Scott Arfield and Tom Lawrence adding gloss to the scoreline.

It was a third Rangers victory at Ibrox in a week with three clean sheets which will boost confidence before the first leg of their Champions League playoff against PSV in Govan on Tuesday night.

With injuries to Ryan Kent and James Sands from Tuesday’s European game, Rangers defender Ben Davies made his first start and Rabbi Matondo, Ryan Jack and Scott Wright also came in against unchanged St Johnstone.

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Antonio Colak has received a major boost ahead of his introduction to the Old Firm derby for Rangers against Celtic on Saturday - as Croatia are set to call upon him when they name their international squad for September.

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Antonio Colak admitted that things could not be better at Rangers after he scored a double in the 4-0 win over Ross County at Ibrox on Saturday.

Antonio Colak with a double as Rangers ease past Ross County

Antonio Colak continued his scoring form with a double as Rangers returned to domestic duties after European euphoria with a comprehensive home win over Ross County.

Antonio Colak at the double as Rangers ease past Ross County

Antonio Colak continued his scoring form with a double as Rangers returned to domestic duties after European euphoria with a comprehensive 4-0 home win over Ross County.

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Antonio Colak tapped in the winner for the Glasgow side on the hour after Milik Tillam robbed PSV defender Andre Ramalho and slipped the ball across the box to the Croatian forward who made no mistake. Rangers reached the Europa League final last season, losing to Eintracht Frankfurt, and their return to the group stage of the Champions League completes an impressive turn-around for the Scottish club. After being hit by financial troubles and going into liquidation, Rangers had to start again in the fourth tier of Scottish football in 2012. "It's difficult to describe in words, it was a great team performance. It's an amazing journey we'll have this year and I'm so proud of all of these guys," said Colak. "I was in tears on the pitch, it was just a moment of joy. As a kid I always wanted to compete at this level and to be here is amazing," he added.

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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Rangers returned to the Champions League group stage following a 12-year absence and a humiliating financial crisis, advancing through the playoff round Wednesday by winning 1-0 at PSV Eindhoven.