Former Rangers star praises Cyriel Dessers’ stunning goal

By Saheed Afolabi

Former Rangers forward, Ally McCoist, has heaped praise on Nigeria international Cyriel Dessers for his stunning goal against Olympiacos in the Europa League.

Dessers, who has been in fine form for Rangers, scored a brilliant finish to level the score at 1-1 against the Greek giants. The goal, which showcased the striker’s clinical finishing, left McCoist in awe.

“That’s a tremendous finish, I need to say,” McCoist was quoted by Ibrox News.

Absolutely poor defending from Retsos diving in like that, that’s shocking. That said, the composure from Dessers was excellent—he side-steps the defender, gives the goalkeeper the eyes, and then calmly places it back across into the far corner. That is a lovely finish.”

The goal was a key moment in the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw, as Rangers now sit tenth in the Europa League standings with seven points from four matches.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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