Mia McAulay’s late winner dragged Rangers back into the Scottish Women’s Premier League title race and gave them a crucial Old Firm victory over city rivals Celtic.
Leanne Crichton’s side have been on a rotten run of form in the league, losing to Glasgow City, Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian in recent weeks.
But they continued their recent fine run of results over Celtic to move up to fourth in the table, level on points with their city rivals but behind on goal difference.
Jenny Smith fired home after just two minutes to put the visitors ahead at Ibrox as they looked for their first win in the past nine meetings with their city neighbours.
Elena Sadiku’s side continued to dominate the first half, but Rangers’ found a way back when a corner was not properly dealt with and Laura Berry snatched on the loose ball to stab in from a few yards out.
The hosts took the lead in the second half when top-scorer Katie Wilkinson glanced in McAulay’s header for her 17th goal of the season.
Celtic clawed their way back into it when a cross from the left bounced around the Rangers’ box and Saoirse Noonan fired in from close range.
However, it was Rangers who sealed victory when a superb ball over the top from half-time substitute Kim Shin-Ji put McAulay in behind and the teenage winger picked out the top corner.
SWPL leaders Glasgow City could still move nine points clear of both their city rivals if they beat Montrose on Sunday, when third-top Hibs and Hearts, now down to fifth, also play each other.
