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Rangers 3-0 Dundee, Scottish League Cup: Dessers Double Sends Hosts Into Semi-Finals

James Tavernier netted the other goal in a dominanꦑt performance by the Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday

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Cyriel Dessers
Rangers goalscorer Cyriel Dessers
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Cyriel Dessers scored in both halves to secure Rangers' place in the Scottish League Cup semi-final with a 3-0 win over Dundee. (More Football News)

Jꦕames Tavernier netted the other goal in a dominant performance by the hosts at Ibrox on Saturday.

Trevor Carson smothered Dessers' first-time shot in the 18th minute, but Rangers brilliantly recycled play, with the forward staying alert and sticking out🌳 a leg to turn in Tavernier's follow-up effort.

Oluwaseun Adewumi could have levelled the score before the break but, as he raced in be♉hind the defence, Jack Butland rushed out of his box and timed ;his challenge perfectly𒁃 to keep his clean sheet.

Just four minutes in🧸to the second half, Rangers were awarded a penalty as Dessers was dragged down on a corner an♈d Tavernier made no mistake from 12 yards.

Butland was then called into action again, making a superb double-save🌞🀅 to deny Simon Murray from close range twice in quick succession.

Dessers rounded off the scoring in the 66th minute, meeting Nedim Bajrami's cross first-time to steer a brilliant shot past Caಌrson. 

Data Debrief: Rangers starting to build momentum

Rangers hav🅷e suffered just one domestic defeat so far this season, going down 3-0 in the Old Firm against rivals Celtic.

They have now kept a clean sheet in five of their seven such games, though they faced just five shots from Dundee on Saturday with Butla♉nd being tested twice.

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