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Hibernian 0-1 Rangers: Morelos strikes as Premiership leaders down Hibs

by souhaib
January 27, 2021
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Alfredo Morelos breaks the deadlock at Easter Road
Alfredo Morelos breaks the deadlock at Easter Road

Alfredo Morelos struck the only goal as Rangers maintained their 23-point lead in the Premiership with victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.

The striker was perhaps fortunate not to have been sent off when his stamp on Ryan Porteous went undetected early in a low quality first half.

But he finished off a slick move as Steven Gerrard’s side dominated after the interval.

Morelos also missed an open goal as Hibs struggled to make an impression.

Live: Wednesday’s Scottish football

The home side were guilty of too many basic errors and failed to put the visitors under any sustained pressure, although Jackson Irvine did squander two good openings.

Hibs stay fourth but have now suffered five defeats in seven in all competitions.

Both sides found it difficult on a badly rutted pitch, with several players losing their footing under the floodlights.

Joe Aribo tested Ofir Marciano as Rangers threatened first, while Christian Doidge and Josh Doig hit efforts straight at Allan McGregor.

The Rangers goalkeeper was guilty of a rare mistake when he spilled a cross at his near post and Doidge did well to nip in and work the ball to Irvine, only for the Australian to blaze over the top.

During a scrappy first 45 minutes, Morelos was rarely seen as an attacking threat, marshalled well by Porteous and Darren McGregor, the veteran defender making his first league start in more than a year.

But the striker was at the heart of a controversial moment when he seemed to deliberately bring his foot down on the thigh of the grounded Porteous after referee Kevin Clancy had blown for a foul.

He would go on to torment Porteous further when the defender was too slow coming out and played Morelos onside as he finished off a slick Rangers attack on 51 minutes.

Hibs were on the rack at the time, with Gerrard’s side surging forward with real menace from the first kick after the re-start.

Morelos had a golden chance to kill the game off but a slight deflection on Glen Kamara’s cross and a bobble resulted in him shooting wide from five yards.

He was then played in behind the home defence by a clever Ryan Kent pass but could only send a lazy lob into the arms of Marciano, who had to look much livelier to push away a thunderous shot from Kent.

Hibs could not retain any meaningful possession, with forwards Doidge and Nisbet marginal figures, although Irvine should have done better when knocking just wide from a good Melker Hallberg corner.

The home side rallied in the closing minutes but the Rangers defence seldom looked in trouble as they earned an impressive 20th clean sheet from 26 league outings.

Man of the match – Glen Kamara (Rangers)

Glen Kamara in action against Chris Cadden
Kamara drove Rangers on in the second half, gliding past opponents and rarely wasting a pass

What did we learn?

Rangers once again underlined their ability to dig out wins when not quite at their best as they rolled up their sleeves to slug it out with determined opponents before finding their rhythm for a key spell early in the second half. The clean sheet record is quite staggering, with only seven goals conceded all season.

Kamara stepped up after the break and was the game’s star turn. While Morelos will earn all the headlines for good and bad reasons, the Finnish international just oozes class when he is in the mood.

With McGregor leading by example, Hibs battled hard, which was important after a hugely disappointing League Cup semi-final loss to St Johnstone, but it was all grunt and no guile, with little in the way of creativity or imagination.

What did they say?

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross: [On the Morelos incident] “It’s a red card. It’s quite an easy one. We get the benefit of seeing it again but it’s one that looks relatively straightforward in real time as well. It should have been seen and I’ll just keep it at that. I don’t want to use that as an excuse for the goal because, in that moment, we should have defended it better.”

What next?

Hibernian take on Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday looking to arrest a slump in from with Livingston now nipping at their heels, while Rangers have a rare weekend off, returning to action at home to St Johnstone next Wednesday.

Player of the match

IttenCedric Itten

Hibernian

  1. Squad number1Player nameMarciano

  2. Squad number36Player nameIrvine

  3. Squad number24Player nameMcGregor

  4. Squad number6Player nameMcGinn

  5. Squad number27Player nameCadden

  6. Squad number25Player nameDoig

  7. Squad number15Player nameNisbet

  8. Squad number9Player nameDoidge

  9. Squad number5Player namePorteous

  10. Squad number13Player nameGogic

  11. Squad number20Player nameHallberg

  12. Squad number4Player nameHanlon

  13. Squad number10Player nameBoyle

  14. Squad number7Player nameMagennis

  15. Squad number23Player nameAllan

Rangers

  1. Squad number11Player nameItten

  2. Squad number25Player nameRoofe

  3. Squad number10Player nameDavis

  4. Squad number18Player nameKamara

  5. Squad number14Player nameKent

  6. Squad number15Player nameZungu

  7. Squad number8Player nameJack

  8. Squad number2Player nameTavernier

  9. Squad number1Player nameMcGregor

  10. Squad number6Player nameGoldson

  11. Squad number17Player nameAribo

  12. Squad number5Player nameHelander

  13. Squad number31Player nameBarisic

  14. Squad number20Player nameMorelos

Line-ups

Hibernian

Formation 3-5-2

1Marciano

6McGinn24McGregor5Porteous

27Cadden36Irvine13Gogic20Hallberg25Doig

9Doidge15Nisbet

  • 1Marciano
  • 6McGinn
  • 24McGregorBooked at 62mins
  • 5PorteousSubstituted forHanlonat 69′minutes
  • 27Cadden
  • 36IrvineBooked at 86mins
  • 13GogicSubstituted forAllanat 79′minutes
  • 20HallbergSubstituted forMagennisat 74′minutes
  • 25DoigBooked at 12minsSubstituted forBoyleat 69′minutes
  • 9Doidge
  • 15Nisbet

Substitutes

  • 4Hanlon
  • 7Magennis
  • 8Wright
  • 10Boyle
  • 14Mallan
  • 16Stevenson
  • 19Gullan
  • 23Allan
  • 33Macey

Rangers

Formation 4-3-3

1McGregor

2Tavernier6Goldson5Helander31Barisic

18Kamara8Jack10Davis

17Aribo20Morelos14Kent

  • 1McGregor
  • 2Tavernier
  • 6Goldson
  • 5Helander
  • 31Barisic
  • 18Kamara
  • 8JackSubstituted forZunguat 79′minutes
  • 10Davis
  • 17AriboSubstituted forIttenat 83′minutes
  • 20MorelosSubstituted forRoofeat 73′minutes
  • 14Kent

Substitutes

  • 3Bassey
  • 7Hagi
  • 11Itten
  • 15Zungu
  • 16Patterson
  • 21Barker
  • 25Roofe
  • 26Balogun
  • 33McLaughlin

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