Late Welsh Header Secures Motherwell Draw Against Rangers

MOTHERWELL, Scotland (Interstat) — Stephen Welsh’s 89th-minute header salvaged a 1-1 draw for Motherwell against Rangers in Scottish Premiership play Wednesday at Fir Park.

Rangers substitute Nicolas Raskin opened the scoring in the sixth minute, assisted by Bojan Miovski. The visitors held the lead until Welsh, a defender, nodded in a John Souttar cross late in regulation. The frantic match featured eight yellow cards and a red card shown to Rangers’ Lukas Fadinger in the 78th minute.

The result left both clubs with identical records of one draw and no wins to start their league campaigns. The draw defied pregame projections that heavily favored a Motherwell victory.