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Miller added to his midweek Scotland goal with the winner at New Douglas Park

Kenny Miller's seventh goal of the season gave Rangers a last-minute win over a battling Hamilton Accies side.

Nikica Jelavic headed home his first Rangers goal early on and the visitors maintained their lead until the break.

Accies had competed well in the opening period and were rewarded for their efforts when Madjid Bougherra's own goal levelled matters.

But substitute Miller's lob restored the champions' lead and their 100% Scottish Premier League record.

Watched by Manchester United scout Martin Ferguson, the match was Rangers' last before beginning their Champions League campaign at Old Trafford on Tuesday, while Hamilton were looking to build on their recent win over Inverness.

Referee Alan Muir ignored early penalty claims from the home crowd after Nigel Hasselbaink was squeezed out by David Weir and Sasa Papac just inside the area.

Jelavic was making his full debut for the Ibrox side and, within six minutes, the Croatian had found the net after bulleting Kyle Lafferty's teasing cross into the net.

Hamilton rallied and came close to an equaliser twice in quick succession.

First, Marco Paixao's curling shot was tipped over by Allan McGregor and the goalkeeper then held a deflected shot by Jon Routledge.

Marco Paixao continued to cause Rangers problems and flashed an effort wide after cutting in from the left.

Jelavic turned provider with a low cross across the Accies box, but strike partner James Beattie could not get the vital touch.

A series of lofted balls into the Rangers box ended with Simon Mensing flicking a backwards header towards goal, but McGregor was on hand to claim.

Jelavic notched his first Rangers goal in the first half

Jelavic shot wide via a deflection on the half-hour mark shortly before being caught late by Jim Goodwin, resulting in a booking for the Hamilton debutant.

Cerny palmed an awkward deflected shot by Jelavic into the path of Beattie, but the Englishman could not turn his rebound into the net.

Kirk Broadfoot limped off shortly before the break after failing to recover from an earlier knock and Ricky Foster made his first Rangers appearance after joining on loan from Aberdeen.

The versatile defender was caught cold when his tame headed clearance let Hasselbaink in on goal and McGregor was required to make a last-ditch save to deny the former PSV Eindhoven player.

Hamilton got themselves level 11 minutes after the break when Bougherra turned Marco Paixao's cross into his own net.

Steven Naismith's powerful drive was beaten out by Cerny as Rangers tried to regain the advantage.

Accies continued to pose a threat on the break and one such attack saw Flavio Paixao's curling shot deflect just wide of the target.

Top scorer Miller was introduced from the Rangers bench as Lafferty was withdrawn and the striker set up Jelavic with a neat lay-off, but Cerny saved well.

Steven Davis dragged a shot wide from distance as Rangers pressed for a late leveller.

But Miller did find the net after latching on to fellow substitute Lee McCulloch's intelligent through ball, despite Cerny getting a hand to the shot.

Saturday, 11 September 2010

Scottish Premier

Final Result Full Time 90:00+3:25 The referee blows for the end of the match. 90:00+1:25 Steven Davis takes the outswinging corner, save made by Tomas Cerny. 89:02 Assist on the goal came from Lee McCulloch. 89:02 GOAL - Kenny Miller:Hamilton 1 - 2 Rangers Kenny Miller grabs a brilliant goal from just outside the box low into the middle of the goal. Hamilton 1-2 Rangers. 88:21 Steven Naismith is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Martin Canning takes the direct free kick. 87:41 Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee McCulloch on Flavio Paixao. Direct free kick taken by Tomas Cerny. 87:09 Free kick awarded for a foul by Douglas Imrie on Madjid Bougherra. Direct free kick taken by Steven Davis. 86:00 Tomas Cerny takes the free kick. 86:00 Booking The referee shows Sasa Papac a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. 85:51 Unfair challenge on Flavio Paixao by Sasa Papac results in a free kick. 85:28 Douglas Imrie challenges Sasa Papac unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sasa Papac takes the free kick. 83:35 Handball by Kenny Miller. Tomas Cerny takes the free kick. 81:00 Free kick awarded for a foul by Andy Graham on Maurice Edu. Maurice Edu delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, save by Tomas Cerny. 80:24 The referee blows for offside against Flavio Paixao. Allan McGregor takes the indirect free kick. 78:44 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Madjid Bougherra by Marco Paixao. Allan McGregor takes the free kick. 77:56 David Weir takes the free kick. 77:56 Booking Caution for Andy Graham. 77:50 Andy Graham challenges Sasa Papac unfairly and gives away a free kick. 76:06 Effort from 12 yards by Nikica Jelavic. Tomas Cerny gets a block in. 75:45 Free kick awarded for a foul by Flavio Paixao on Lee McCulloch. Free kick taken by David Weir. 74:49 The assistant referee signals for offside against Marco Paixao. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Foster. 73:46 Douglas Imrie fouled by Lee McCulloch, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Simon Mensing. 70:26 Martin Canning takes the free kick. 70:26 Substitution Kenny Miller joins the action as a substitute, replacing Kyle Lafferty. 70:26 Booking Steven Naismith is shown a yellow card. 70:20 Foul by Steven Naismith on Douglas Imrie, free kick awarded. 69:38 Inswinging corner taken by Douglas Imrie, free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Canning on Nikica Jelavic. Direct free kick taken by Allan McGregor. 68:30 Free kick awarded for a foul by Maurice Edu on Andy Graham. Free kick crossed left-footed by Douglas Imrie from right wing, save made by Allan McGregor. 67:47 Shot from just outside the area by Marco Paixao misses to the right of the target. 65:21 Substitution James Beattie goes off and Lee McCulloch comes on. 63:15 Douglas Imrie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Naismith. Free kick crossed right-footed by Steven Davis, Simon Mensing makes a clearance. 62:43 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Steven Davis, clearance by Simon Mensing. 62:30 Steven Naismith has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Save by Tomas Cerny. 60:45 Substitution Damian Casalinuovo is brought on as a substitute for Nigel Hasselbaink. 59:25 Unfair challenge on Steven Naismith by Jonathon Routledge results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steven Naismith. 57:59 Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Foster on Marco Paixao. Free kick taken by Flavio Paixao. 55:51 Marco Paixao provided the assist for the goal. 55:51 GOAL - Madjid Bougherra:Hamilton 1 - 1 Rangers An unfortunate own goal is conceded by Madjid Bougherra. Hamilton 1-1 Rangers. 55:51 Centre by Marco Paixao, 54:32 Foul by James Beattie on Martin Canning, free kick awarded. Martin Canning takes the free kick. 53:43 Corner taken right-footed by Steven Davis, Flavio Paixao makes a clearance. 53:16 Corner from the right by-line taken by Steven Davis, clearance made by Flavio Paixao. 52:14 Simon Mensing fouled by James Beattie, the ref awards a free kick. Jim Goodwin takes the free kick. 51:28 The assistant referee flags for offside against Nikica Jelavic. Indirect free kick taken by Simon Mensing. 46:15 Corner taken right-footed by Steven Davis from the left by-line, clearance made by Jim Goodwin. 45:20 Richard Foster concedes a free kick for a foul on Marco Paixao. Direct free kick taken by David Buchanan. 45:01 The second half has started. Half Time 45:00+1:57 The whistle is blown to end the first half. 44:51 Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Canning on Madjid Bougherra. Direct free kick taken by Allan McGregor. 44:28 Corner taken by Douglas Imrie from the right by-line, Allan McGregor makes a save. 44:17 Shot by Nigel Hasselbaink. Save by Allan McGregor. 43:32 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Naismith by Jonathon Routledge. Direct free kick taken by Steven Naismith. 42:15 Steven Davis challenges Jim Goodwin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Douglas Imrie takes the direct free kick. 41:34 Substitution Richard Foster comes on in place of Kirk Broadfoot. 41:20 Shot from just outside the area by Nigel Hasselbaink goes over the bar. 39:45 The offside flag is raised against Flavio Paixao. Allan McGregor takes the indirect free kick. 39:06 Shot by Nikica Jelavic from 18 yards. Brilliant save by Tomas Cerny. James Beattie produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the right-hand upright. 37:52 Marco Paixao is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Kirk Broadfoot. 37:38 Steven Davis concedes a free kick for a foul on Jim Goodwin. Jim Goodwin restarts play with the free kick. 36:43 Nigel Hasselbaink gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Madjid Bougherra. Free kick taken by Madjid Bougherra. 32:42 David Weir restarts play with the free kick. 32:12 Booking Jim Goodwin goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. 32:02 Jim Goodwin challenges Nikica Jelavic unfairly and gives away a free kick. 30:34 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nigel Hasselbaink by Sasa Papac. Douglas Imrie delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing. 30:12 Steven Davis takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Jim Goodwin. 29:56 Nikica Jelavic produces a drilled left-footed shot from 18 yards. Blocked by Martin Canning. 27:05 Simon Mensing takes a shot. Allan McGregor makes a comfortable save. 26:38 Marco Paixao takes a short corner. 25:57 Andy Graham fouled by Kyle Lafferty, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Douglas Imrie from right channel, Kirk Broadfoot makes a clearance. 25:26 Unfair challenge on Martin Canning by Nikica Jelavic results in a free kick. Tomas Cerny takes the direct free kick. 23:16 Kyle Lafferty gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Graham. Free kick taken by Andy Graham. 18:45 Jim Goodwin challenges Maurice Edu unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Weir takes the free kick. 18:09 Handball decision goes against Nigel Hasselbaink. Steven Naismith takes the direct free kick. 17:24 Shot from just outside the penalty box by Marco Paixao misses to the left of the target. 16:33 Sasa Papac fouled by Douglas Imrie, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Sasa Papac from left wing, Simon Mensing manages to make a clearance. 15:10 Inswinging corner taken by Douglas Imrie from the right by-line. 14:46 Shot by Marco Paixao. Save made by Allan McGregor. 14:26 Douglas Imrie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Maurice Edu. Steven Davis takes the free kick. 11:28 Foul by Kyle Lafferty on Flavio Paixao, free kick awarded. Andy Graham restarts play with the free kick. 9:45 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Maurice Edu by Douglas Imrie. Allan McGregor takes the free kick. 8:29 Flavio Paixao fouled by Sasa Papac, the ref awards a free kick. Douglas Imrie crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Kirk Broadfoot. 5:34 Assist by Kyle Lafferty. 5:34 GOAL - Nikica Jelavic:Hamilton 0 - 1 Rangers Nikica Jelavic finds the back of the net with a headed goal from deep inside the penalty box. Hamilton 0-1 Rangers. 3:13 Unfair challenge on Simon Mensing by James Beattie results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Tomas Cerny. 2:26 Nikica Jelavic is caught offside. Tomas Cerny takes the indirect free kick. 0:00 The referee gets the match started. 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