Dundee secured a 2-1 victory over Rangers in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the Rangers Training Centre at Auchenhowie on Tuesday afternoon, just three days after drawing 2-2 with the Ibrox side at Dens Park.
Record Sport understands Steven Pressley's side travelled south for the bounce game against a Rangers line-up made up largely of Derek McInnes' second string. The Dark Blues were awarded two penalties, with Liam Kelly saving one, while Charlie Reilly and one of two trialists found the net.
McCausland Scores for Rangers
Ross McCausland, who has featured just once this season off the bench when he scored in the 5-1 Premier Sports Cup win against St Mirren at Ibrox, scored for the Light Blues. Bojan Miovski, Findlay Curtis, Vanja Dragojevic, Tochi Chukwuani and Ben Godfrey all featured for a strong-looking shadow Ibrox side but suffered defeat on home soil.
Context of the Clash
The friendly came hot on the heels of Saturday night's 2-2 draw between the two sides on Tayside, which brought Rangers' six-game winning streak in the league to a halt and secured Dundee's place in the top four as the Premiership's surprise package under Pressley.
That result also allowed champions Celtic to open up a four-point lead at the top of the table the following day, when they hammered seven goals past Hearts at Parkhead.
What's Next
Celtic now head into a Europa League tie against Celta Vigo in Glasgow's east end on Thursday night, while McInnes and Rangers will look to get back to winning ways with a league visit from St Johnstone on Saturday afternoon.
The clubs agreed to the close-door clash on Tuesday afternoon to allow players to ramp up their fitness away from the Premiership spotlight. Dundee have faced a series of injury woes in recent weeks but Ryan Finnigan, Reilly and experienced defender Joe Wright were all keen for game time.
Rangers XI: Kelly, Nedeljkovic, Hutton, Owen, Dragojevic, Chukwuani, Curtis, McCausland, Miovski, Gentles.
