Nigeria striker Cyriel Dessers reacts to scoring first Rangers goal

By Saheed Afolabi

Glasglow Rangers forward, Cyriel Dessers has reacted to scoring his first goal for the Scottish club.

The Nigeria international described his first goal for the club as an unbelievable moment and glad it happened in front of the home fans.

The Super Eagles forward admitted it was a great moment defeating Servette at Ibrox Stadium, stressing that the fans played a major role in their victory.

“That moment was unbelievable. Of course, you dream of scoring at Ibrox in front of this crowd, and to feel the emotion it’s amazing and it is an amazing feeling,” Dessers told Rangers TV.

“I am happy that it was an important goal that we got the win out of. Saturday was a tough loss, but that didn’t make us a bad team suddenly.

“We know what our qualities are and we wanted to show it in front of our own crowd and get a good start and get the energy and get the energy in the stadium as well.

“We got it, the fans were amazing today, especially in the first half Ibrox was on fire and that was a nice feeling. I think we played a good game, especially in the first half. Of course, you want to score more but football is like that sometimes.”

The ex Cremonese striker said the club is ready to take on their opponents in the European qualifiers.

“This will keep us on our toes for next week – it will be a hard game , but I think that is good and I think we need that. We are still growing as a team so this will be a new step we have to make,” he continued.

“In European qualifiers, you don’t get anything for free so we will have to fight for it and we know it will be a tough game, but we will be ready for it.”

The Light Blues are the defending champions of the Scottish Premiership and have won the title for a record 55 times.