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10 Jan 2016
Rangers thump Cowdenbeath in Scottish Cup

Martyn Waghorn hit a hat-trick as Rangers crushed Cowdenbeath to move into the Scottish Cup fifth round.

Lee Wallace and Barrie McKay put the Championship leaders two goals ahead just after the half-hour mark.

A terrific Dean Brett free-kick gave the League One side a modicum of hope just before half-time.

Before the hour mark Waghorn scored twice, the second from the penalty spot, and another penalty 12 minutes from the end completed the demolition.

The prolific striker has now scored 25 goals in 27 games for the club he joined in the summer, more than any other player in the top four divisions this season.

Cowdenbeath, sitting seventh in League One, were 18-1 underdogs coming to Ibrox and any notion of an upset was extinguished early.

Lee Wallace marked his 350th career appearance with the opening goal

Lee Wallace marked his 350th career appearance with the opening goal

It might have taken Rangers 19 minutes to open the scoring, Kenny Miller playing in Wallace who put his shot through Jamie Sneddon's legs, but the home team's dominance was obvious long before then.

At times, it was akin to a training session instead of a cup tie. The forwards-versus-defence vibe carried on for the vast part of the day. When McKay drove at the Cowdenbeath defence, who conveniently backed off him, and slammed home Rangers' second, the game was done.

There was respite for Cowdenbeath but, though beautiful, it was all too brief. Brett's free-kick was perfectly executed, up and over the wall and into the net via the underside of Wes Foderingham's crossbar.

At 2-1, the game was, in theory, alive but the reality was Rangers had extra gears and they did not take long in finding them. Miller had a shot hoofed off the line at the beginning of the second half, then Waghorn had an effort tipped away by Sneddon.

Rangers had upped the pace and the goals soon came. A nice flick from Gedion Zelalem, some good strength from Waghorn and weak defending from Cowdenbeath saw the striker thump home the third three minutes into the new half.

Two of Waghorn's three goals came from the penalty spot

Two of Waghorn's three goals came from the penalty spot

Seven minutes after that, Fraser Kerr took out James Tavernier in the box and Waghorn put away the penalty.

Just after the hour, Rangers boss Mark Warburton made some changes and on came Harry Forrester for his debut following his move from Doncaster. As far as pleasant introductions go, this was as cushy as they come.

Rangers got their fifth when Tavernier went down under a challenge from Chris Kane. It was the hat-trick goal for Waghorn on a day when the Ibrox club barely had to break sweat to make Monday's draw for the fifth round.

Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6)

Rangers

  • 25 Foderingham
  • 02 Tavernier
  • 06 Ball
  • 27 Wilson
  • 05 Wallace
  • 08 Zelalem (Forrester - 62' )
  • 16 Halliday (Shiels - 62' )
  • 23 Holt
  • 33 Waghorn
  • 09 Miller (Hardie - 71' )
  • 19 McKay

Substitutes

  • 04 Kiernan
  • 07 Law
  • 15 Forrester
  • 22 Shiels
  • 30 Gostomski
  • 42 Hardie
  • 45 Thompson

Cowdenbeath

  • 01 Sneddon
  • 02 Donaldson
  • 03 Kerr
  • 04 Scullion
  • 05 Adamson
  • 06 Brett Booked
  • 07 Hughes Booked (El-Zubaidi - 79' Booked )
  • 08 Milne (Kane - 56' )
  • 09 Callaghan
  • 10 Smith (Johnston - 72' )
  • 11 Spence

Substitutes

  • 12 El-Zubaidi
  • 14 Yaqub
  • 15 Kane
  • 16 Beaumont
  • 17 Roman
  • 18 Johnston
  • 19 Armstrong
Ref: Steven McLean
Att: 20,915

Match Stats

Shots

30 5

On target

14 1

Corners

12 2

Fouls

5 10

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Rangers 5, Cowdenbeath 1.

90:00 +2:09 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Rangers 5, Cowdenbeath 1.

90:00 +0:37

Attempt saved. Dean Shiels (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

90:00 +0:14

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Brad Donaldson.

89:47

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Ali El-Zubaidi.

88:49

Attempt missed. Harry Forrester (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

86:12

Attempt missed. Harry Forrester (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

85:27

Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

83:50 Booking

Booking Ali El-Zubaidi (Cowdenbeath) is shown the yellow card.

83:17

Harry Forrester (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83:17

Foul by Brad Donaldson (Cowdenbeath).

80:22

Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

80:22

Foul by Ali El-Zubaidi (Cowdenbeath).

79:25

Foul by Dean Shiels (Rangers).

79:25

Brad Donaldson (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick on the right wing.

78:41 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Ali El-Zubaidi replaces Declan Hughes.

77:59 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Rangers 5, Cowdenbeath 1. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

77:59 Booking

Booking Dean Brett (Cowdenbeath) is shown the yellow card.

77:15

Penalty Rangers. James Tavernier draws a foul in the penalty area.

77:15

Penalty conceded by Chris Kane (Cowdenbeath) after a foul in the penalty area.

71:51 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Craig Johnston replaces Gordon Smith.

70:47 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Rangers. Ryan Hardie replaces Kenny Miller.

67:55

Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

64:44

Harry Forrester (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

64:44

Foul by Dean Brett (Cowdenbeath).

61:44 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Rangers. Harry Forrester replaces Gedion Zelalem.

61:33 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Rangers. Dean Shiels replaces Andy Halliday.

61:18

Attempt missed. Greig Spence (Cowdenbeath) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

60:31

Lee Wallace (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

60:31

Foul by Brad Donaldson (Cowdenbeath).

59:00

Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

58:42

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Pat Scullion.

57:59

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Brad Donaldson.

57:30

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Chris Kane.

57:24

Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

55:42 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Chris Kane replaces Lewis Milne.

54:55 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Rangers 4, Cowdenbeath 1. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

54:23

Penalty Rangers. James Tavernier draws a foul in the penalty area.

54:23

Penalty conceded by Fraser Kerr (Cowdenbeath) after a foul in the penalty area.

54:00

Lee Wallace (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

53:58

Foul by Dean Brett (Cowdenbeath).

53:34

Attempt saved. Gedion Zelalem (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

52:57

Attempt missed. Kenny Miller (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.

51:56

Attempt saved. Jason Holt (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

51:11

Attempt missed. Kenny Adamson (Cowdenbeath) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

50:03

Attempt missed. Liam Callaghan (Cowdenbeath) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.

49:41

Corner, Cowdenbeath. Conceded by Danny Wilson.

48:31

Foul by Gedion Zelalem (Rangers).

48:31

Liam Callaghan (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick on the right wing.

47:38 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Rangers 3, Cowdenbeath 1. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gedion Zelalem.

46:32

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Jamie Sneddon.

46:25

Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

45:54

Attempt saved. Kenny Miller (Rangers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.

45:00

Second Half begins Rangers 2, Cowdenbeath 1.

45:00 +0:07 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Rangers 2, Cowdenbeath 1.

44:23

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Lewis Milne.

44:18

Attempt blocked. Jason Holt (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

43:33

Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

42:30

Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

42:30

Foul by Lewis Milne (Cowdenbeath).

41:43

Attempt missed. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

39:58 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Rangers 2, Cowdenbeath 1. Dean Brett (Cowdenbeath) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

39:00

Foul by Dominic Ball (Rangers).

39:00

Greig Spence (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35:39

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Pat Scullion.

32:46 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Rangers 2, Cowdenbeath 0. Barrie McKay (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.

28:48

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Pat Scullion.

28:41

Attempt blocked. Gedion Zelalem (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

27:16

Attempt saved. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

20:53

Corner, Cowdenbeath. Conceded by James Tavernier.

20:15

Attempt saved. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

19:44

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Kenny Adamson.

18:20 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Rangers 1, Cowdenbeath 0. Lee Wallace (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny Miller.

18:06

Attempt blocked. Andy Halliday (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

17:46 Booking

Booking Declan Hughes (Cowdenbeath) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

17:42

Foul by Declan Hughes (Cowdenbeath).

17:42

Lee Wallace (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

15:21

Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.

10:38

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Liam Callaghan.

9:11

Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

8:26

Attempt saved. Kenny Miller (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

7:21

Attempt missed. Greig Spence (Cowdenbeath) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

5:52

Foul by Dominic Ball (Rangers).

5:52

Declan Hughes (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

5:00

Foul by Danny Wilson (Rangers).

5:00

Gordon Smith (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

4:40

Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.

3:49

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Declan Hughes.

3:45

Attempt blocked. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

2:32

Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

1:04

Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

1:04

Foul by Gordon Smith (Cowdenbeath).

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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