Breaking News:Rangers boss praises Super Eagles striker following vital UCL qualifier goal against Dynamo Kyiv

August 7, 2024 philip FOOTBALL 0

Rangers Head Coach, Philippe Clement, hailed Super Eagles, Cyriel Kolawole Dessers, after he scored a last-minute equalizer against Dynamo Kyiv in their UEFA Champions League qualifier clash yesterday, Soccernet.ng reports.

The Nigerian came under fire in Rangers’ SPFL opener against Hearts last week, after he missed a couple of chances, but was the club’s hero at the Lublin Arena in Poland.

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Rangers boss praises Super Eagles striker following vital UCL qualifier goal against Dynamo Kyiv

Dessers and Balogun have featured in all of Rangers’ games this season, building a promising start for the Nigerian duo.

Adefolahan Guerreiro by Adefolahan Guerreiro 37 mins ago

Rangers boss praises Super Eagles striker following vital UCL qualifier goal against Dynamo Kyiv

The Nigerian came under fire in Rangers’ SPFL opener against Hearts last week, after he missed a couple of chances, but was the club’s hero at the Lublin Arena in Poland.

Rangers suffered a blow eight minutes from half-time. An error from Turkish left-back, Ridvan Yilmaz, allowed Kyiv to work the ball down the right, freeing Vladyslav Vanat to fizzle a low cross for former Borussia Dortmund winger, Andriy Yarmolenko to tap the ball home.

Dessers had been denied by the Kyiv goalkeeper twice but the Super Eagles striker was not going to leave Poland without a goal. A last-minute attack saw a cross swept in by Vaclav Cerny, and Dessers tapped home to draw level against the home side with the last kick of the game, drawing praise from his manager, and his national compatriot likewise.

Right on time, CD9 @CyrielDessers 😌😁 https://t.co/o8F2NepNcQ

— Leon Aderemi Balogun (@LeonBalogun) August 6, 2024

Leon Balogun, prior to the game, came to the defence of the 29-year-old forward when he was quizzed about his trust in the striker’s finishing abilities, as earlier reported by Soccernet.ng.

It gets better and better every time you watch it 💙

All from a throw in 👏

That flick on from Desssers👌

The pass from Lawrence to Jefte across to Cerny 🙌

And the assist from Cerny to Dessers😘

Jefte loving life at Rangers 🇧🇷

Big Cyriel Dessers is worth every penny 🤫🤑 pic.twitter.com/xpInIza7ba

— Shorty (@ShonaMcLean86) August 7, 2024

The result leaves a tantalizing second leg at the Hampden Park in Ibrox. With the Stadium at their peak decibels on European nights, Philippe Clement was pleased Dessers gave his team an advantage with the late equalizer.