Rangers snatch late Old Firm equaliser

Rangers 1 Celtic 1: Rangers kept their slim Scottish Premier League title hopes alive by snatching a late 1-1 draw against Old…

Rangers 1 Celtic 1:Rangers kept their slim Scottish Premier League title hopes alive by snatching a late 1-1 draw against Old Firm rivals Celtic at ibrox today.

The Hoops looked set to increase their lead at the top of the table to a staggering 19 points when Thomas Gravesen grabbed the opener in the first half.

But his goal was cancelled out by Brahim Hemdani with just two minutes to go to claim a share of the spoils for the Ibrox side.

Stephen McManus was cautioned for a foul on Dado Prso with 10 minutes to go.

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Karl Svensson then almost proved to be the surprise saviour for Rangers with a stinging effort which forced a decent save from Arthur Boruc.

Filip Sebo became the first Gers player to be booked for a wild lunge on Lee Naylor in the final minutes of the game.

And Ibrox erupted with just two minutes to go when Rangers drew level through Brahim Hemdani.

A Barry Ferguson corner was cleared by Thomas Gravesen but his header fell to the feet of Hemdani, who left Boruc with no chance with a superb 25-yard volley which took a slight deflection off Gravesen on its way into the top corner of the net.