Exeter City 1, Rangers 1.
RANGERS fielded virtually a reserve team but were still strong enough
to hold a full-strength Exeter City.
The long-awaited fixture was arranged as part of the package which
took left back Chris Vinnicombe to Ibrox three years ago and the
Exeter-born defender skippered his side in front of a good crowd, some
of whom had travelled from Scotland.
Rangers were missing 11 internationalists -- eight of them on Scotland
duty. England's Trevor Steven and Mark Hateley were also absent, as was
Holland's Pieter Huistra. Nigel Spackman was due to play but he was
rerouted to Chelsea, where he rejoined the Stamford Bridge side in a
deal worth #485,000.
Vinnicombe, Dale Gordon, and Davie Dodds were the best-known names in
the Rangers side and after Exeter brought on former England stars Steve
Moran and Steve Williams they boasted as many famous faces.
It was the class of Dale Gordon which produced the breakthrough for
Rangers after 21 minutes when Gary McSwegan split open the defence with
a superb back-heel and Gordon fired his shot inside the far post.
Exeter fought back well in the second half and substitute Steve Moran
celebrated his return from injury with a typically opportunist goal
after 73 minutes from a cross from Williams.
EXETER -- Miller, Hiley, Cook, Kelly, J Brown, Whiston, M Brown,
Harris, Jepson, Dolan, Hodge. Substitutes -- Redwood, Williams, Moran,
Sprod, Collins.
RANGERS -- Maxwell, Pressley, Vinnicombe, Nisbet, Watson, Dodds,
Gordon, S Robertson, McSwegan, Morrow, L Robertson. Substitutes --
Smith, Walker, Crawford, Scott.
Referee -- D Josham (Bristol).
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