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In the only and final match of the 21st round on Wednesday, one of the league's outsiders "Inverness" met with the third-place team Glazgo "Rangers". A dramatic victory was snatched in the final minute, ending a nine-game losing streak for the home team "Inverness".
2 - 1 22' [0 - 1] Nacho Novo (11m.) 41' [1 - 1] Darren Dods 90' [2 - 1] John Rankin
The hosts, who sensationally defeated a famous rival away in October, started the match more actively and had the first chances to score, but the players from the visiting club also attacked and in the 22nd minute broke through when "Rangers" striker Nacho Novo converted a penalty kick awarded for a foul by Roy McBain on Barry Ferguson.
"Inverness" pressed their opponents and once goalkeeper Allan McGregor saved the visitors from Glasgow after a shot from John Rankin, but he could not help 41 minutes into the match when the ball ended up at Darren Dods in a scramble following a corner kick and he equalized the score.
After the break, the fight continued evenly, but "Inverness" gradually took the initiative and almost scored a second goal, but J. Rankin hit the post of the "Rangers" goal. Later, A. McGregor stopped shots from Ian Black and Dennis Wyness, and attempts by Graham Bayne and J. Rankin did not cause any major problems for the goalkeeper.
However, the active J. Rankin managed to score the winning goal in the last minute of the match - the "Inverness" player fired a shot from afar to beat the opponents' goalkeeper and snatch the victory for the home team. This was the first victory for "Inverness" in the last ten matches, lifting them from second-to-last place and tying points with three other teams, while "Rangers" dropped to third place after this round.
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