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Congratulations to Rangers Academy graduate Findlay Curtis who scored his first senior goal for the Light Blues in the 2-2 draw with Club Brugge at Ibrox.
New manager Russell Martin handed the young attacker a start in the pre-season friendly against the Belgian side and he impressed throughout.
Martin’s men fought back from 2-0 down to earn a draw and 19-year-old Curtis was the hero with a composed equaliser late in the game.
He was thrilled to find the back of the net in a first-team game and is hoping to make an impact in the season ahead.
Findlay told RangersTV after the match: “I am speechless, I am buzzing and I was glad to see it go into the back of the net.
“I expected the pass from Nedim as we have been working on that all week in training but I was buzzing.
“I have been dreaming of that moment for a long time. I have been at the club since I was six and to do it at Ibrox was special.
“I have to thank everyone for helping me get to this point and now I have to keep working hard.
“This season, I want to start as many games as I can and I want to do well.
Academy prospects Josh Gentles and Zander Hutton also made appearances to feature for the first-team for the first time at Ibrox and Curtis was delighted to share the moment with them.
He added: I was really pleased for Zander Hutton and Josh Gentles getting on as well.
“They have been working hard in training so they deserved that moment and I thought they did very well.
“We started sloppy but at half-time the gaffer had a bit of a go at us and I thought in the second half we did very well.
“Since last season I had to get my fitness up as the gaffer wants that energy in the team.
“The gaffer has told me to do what I do. He has watched previous games and he thought I did well.
“Now I want to start as many games as I can, that’s my main goal.”
Academy products Liam Kelly, Leon King, Bailey Rice and Ross McCausland also featured at Ibrox.
RANGERS: Kelly (Butland, 45), Aarons (Fernandez, 60), King (Hutton, 60), Propper (Tavernier, 45), Jefte (Ridvan, 60), Barron (Rice, 45), Raskin (Diomande, 45), Dowell (Bajrami, 45), Curtis, Cortes (McCausland, 60), Danilo (Gentles, 60)
Subs not used: Munn (GK)
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