HIGHLIGHTS | Birmingham City 2-1 Rangers | Pre-Season 2024/25

[Music] [Music] a heartwarming moment for every child that pulled on that penguin strip sporting The Immortal number eight and moments encumbered with the spirit of their footballing icon bearing both Birmingham and Glasgow blue coming together to remember a true legend of the game so the first meeting between these teams two shades of blue representing two great cities from either side of the border of course A different kind of text to what has come in pre season but a familiar fo for Chris Davis alongside Brenan Rogers he oversaw 13 all firm Derbies 10 of them ended in Victory for his Celtic side good strength again this time against NE and here is Hansen and there's miosi bodies across just mosi's Corner kicker flick and in Christian Beck with a telling header at the front post it came off a white shirt last and barley and Kelly Jes Tam near the captain the guilty party and blues the by gold to n and it's nothing less than they deserve from a really bright start against the SPL side yeah and it's come from a set piece as well that you could probably say last year we we never really looked a threat from did we attacking and we look vulnerable from the defensive set plays but when you've got someone like Christian be and you get a delivery like that as it's flat and it's D you know Drive the drive on it from miosi and again Christian be a little flick and and T not much he can do about that he hits him and goes in Hansen he looks so sharp in preseason that trend has continued in the opening 20 minutes here he's looking for miosi around the back may was arriving but more importantly for Rangers so was balagan brilliant Touch by Hansen there's m not too far away it's a brilliant attempt by Alim audacity to take it on and almost perfect with the ex tion yeah I'm not sure whether he was trying to play this with the outside of his boot uh across goal he can see into space for McKinnon this is matondo good hands by biley peacock far his near [Applause] post Peck shifts it onto the left foot wasn't too far away bar deflection willamson Ethan Le is on side and it was Hansen arriving late edge of the penalty era couldn't hit the target May is on side the targets vamson vital touch from balagan sliding in velvet touched by miosi sets him on his way held up by Riden Ethan lead was he brought down the referee says no player will continue out be full advantage the Rangers players stopped Ethan L did nothing of the sort and Alfie May didn't need a second invitation his second goal in blue and it's Blue's second on the night yeah and this all starts with Christian Beck at the back he had a pass that he played into Williamson which again was a great pass wasn't quite on will comes straight back to him he takes a touch and plays a great diagonal ball out to Ethan Leed that then sets the attack going uh and then it's all about Ethan Leed brilliant squares up his Defender could have been a free kick but again stay switched on and Alim May listen that's what he does his movement is very very good he creates space off Defenders off their shoulders as soon as he takes the touch you you know 99% of the time that Ball's going into the net to Hansen hansome looking for vamson another one just skims past the post but Blues are peppering Liam Kelly's goal with chances yeah and I think he's a little bit disappointed with himself there Williamson because he gets himself in front and Nala and uh in that first 45 this will be interesting now to see William over the the ball the left footer certainly fanes his chances from this range [Applause] well Williamson has put the ball down with purpose stands there alone steps up got it up didn't get it back down in time to trouble Liam Kelly but at the moment they've got to focus defensively PC free kick is a really decent delivery begging for a touch to the back stick lad and vson couldn't provide it yeah he just alluded both of them didn't he and ended up going in between um the two Blues players great delivery as you sa from peek a really dangerous area time of the game and once again Christian Beck just has an exceptional read of the game in all circumstances and it's from really good feet and combination play with peek but it's picked up by wri and wri surges into the penalty area and there's des's looking to turn sets up matondo Blue's body's in the way to divert the ball behind for a corner Donovan mopping up for blues and really good combination play to get themselves up the field Tyler Roberts looking for return from Donovan picked up by the Scottish Outlet Des is again that's a really neat flick and Rangers on the score sheet Scott Wright the two substitutes combining to devastating effect to get Rangers back in this preseason tie yeah really good bit of play and their best move of the night uh by a country mile really it was a yeah a balling side it's a gray little flick from desas and and credit to right you know when he chests it it's all about then the technique catching it on a half volley and yeah blues for the very rarely tonight have have allowed Rangers a CER at the goal but again when you make wholesale changes as well it's always going to suit the opposition a little bit more Blues making so many changes and personnel as I mentioned TI ke's continued his run Ral Donovan in there go Square to Anderson white shirts back in Retreat for Rangers demele picks out Keeler Keeler onto the left foot straighten down the throat of Liam Kelly through the crowd yeah really positive Chris Davis of course preaches it's all about the performance all about the fitness levels but surely he can't snuff at a 2-1 win over his old rival s and that's exactly what Blues have done this evening a step up in opposition tonight for much the same outcome for this new Birmingham city Side Blues blowing Rangers away in the first half another statement Victory another comprehensive exhibition of the things to come under Chris Davis this season it's finished at Anders and nigh Park Birmingham city 2 Rangers one key right on blue noses