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Cyriel Dessers Celebrates Milestone Goal, Wants More
- Cyriel Dessers scored his 20th goal for Glasgow Rangers in a 2-1 win over St. Mirren.
- He expressed joy despite feeling he could have done more.
- His crucial header secured Rangers the victory, contributing to their Premiership title hopes.
Cyriel Dessers, the Super Eagles striker, expressed his joy at scoring a significant goal for Glasgow Rangers in their 2-1 victory over St. Mirren at the SMISA Stadium on Sunday.
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However, he insists he expected more from his performance.
Despite facing criticism for his inefficiency in front of goal, the 29-year-old silenced doubters by scoring his 20th goal of the season—a crucial second-half header in the 72nd minute, securing Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 victory against St. Mirren and maintaining their pursuit of the Premiership title.
He also has eight assists in 49 games across all competitions.
Rangers opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when Zach Hemming failed to clear a cross, leading to James Bolton inadvertently deflecting the ball into his own net under pressure from Dessers.
The home side levelled the scores just five minutes later through Mikael Mandron.
St. Mirren vs Glasgow Rangers
Cyriel Dessers scored the winning goal 16 minutes from time.
It was the forward’s 20th goal across all competitions for the Light Blues this season.
The Nigeria international was in action for the whole 90 minutes of the game.
Speaking on his landmark 20th goal, the former Cremonses striker told Sky Sports Scotland, “It’s clear that it’s a big goal, it’s an important goal.
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“If you told me I’d have scored 20 goals at the start of the season, I’d have taken it, but now I have a couple more assists, so for sure it feels good, but I want more than this.”
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