Rangers slipped to a narrow 2-1 defeat to English Premier League side Newcastle United at Ibrox in their first pre-season clash of the summer during Allan McGregor’s testimonial match.
A capacity 50,000 crowd turned ot to pay tribute to veteran goalkeeper McGregor who brought the curtain down on his playing career after making over 500 appearances and winning 11 major honours across two spells in Govan.
The 41-year-old’s farewell appearance ultimately ended in disappointment as Harrison Ashby converted an 87th-minute winner for Eddie Howe’s Magpies after Miguel Almiron’s composed 16th minute opener was cancelled out by new signing Sam Lammers equaliser against the run of play following a defensive mix-up.
Both sides changed their entire line-ups throughout the 90 minutes in a game which lacked clear-cut chances. Here, we take a look at the story of the match through the camera lense:
Rangers (first-half): McGregor, Tavernier, Souttar, Davies, Barisic, Lundstram, Jack, Dowell, Cantwell, Lammers, Sima
Rangers (second-half): Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Balogun, Barisic, Lundstram, Jack, Cantwell, Sakala, Lammers, Sima
Substitutes: McCrorie (GK), Raskin, Hagi, Yilmaz, Wright, Matondo, Rice, Yfeko, Lowry
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Centre-back Leon Balogun only returned to Rangers last week after signing a 12-month deal and he was pitched into action in the second half. | AFP via Getty Images
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Dan Burn of Newcastle challenges Rangers loanee Abdallah Sima during the closing stages of the contest. | Getty Images
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Harrison Ashby (centre) takes the acclaim of his Newcastle team mates after netting a late winner during the pre-season friendly. | AFP via Getty Images
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The Newcastle players applaud their 8,000-strong travelling contingent at Ibrox after the full-time whistle. | AFP via Getty Images