Rangers vs Aberdeen LIVE RESULT: Jefte's first Gers goal seals Barry Ferguson's first home win in charge
GRUDGE MATCH Rangers vs Aberdeen LIVE RESULT: Jefte's first Gers goal seals Barry Ferguson's first home win in charge – updates
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RANGERS thumped Aberdeen 4-0 at Ibrox to bring an end to their dire run of form.
It was a first home win in EIGHT attempts and means Barry Ferguson has finally tasted Ibrox victory as manager.
Both sides had goals disallowed for offside in the first half before Topi Keskinen struck the post early in the second as the Dons went close.
On 55 minutes, Vaclav Cerny got clean through on goal and coolly slotted past Dimitar Mitov to give Rangers the lead.
Just six minutes later, it was two as Nico Raskin's brilliant work down the left hand side set up the easiest of tap-ins for Cyriel Dessers from just a couple of yards out.
The third came from Hamza Igamane, and what a goal it was.
The Gers striker brilliantly controlled the ball, setting up his own volley which he powered into the bottom corner.
The fourth wasn't quite as spectacular, with Cerny's effort taking a huge deflection off of Jefte and finding the opposite corner - a rather bizarre way for the Brazilian defender to get his first goal for the club.
Rangers XI: Kelly; Tavernier (c), Souttar, Balogun, Jefte; Diomande, Barron, Raskin; Cerny, Dessers, Bajrami.
Kelly; Tavernier (c), Souttar, Balogun, Jefte; Diomande, Barron, Raskin; Cerny, Dessers, Bajrami. Rangers subs: Butland (GK), Propper, Cortes, Lawrence, Kasanwirjo, Igamane, Rice, Curtis, Danilo.
Butland (GK), Propper, Cortes, Lawrence, Kasanwirjo, Igamane, Rice, Curtis, Danilo. Aberdeen XI: Mitov; Devlin, Tobers, Knoester, Shinnie (c); Polvara, Clarkson; Okkels, McGrath, Keskinen; Dabbagh.
Mitov; Devlin, Tobers, Knoester, Shinnie (c); Polvara, Clarkson; Okkels, McGrath, Keskinen; Dabbagh. Aberdeen subs: Doohan (GK), MacKenzie, Nisbet, Gueye, Palaversa, Morris, Milne, Jensen, Ambrose.
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