Shankland penalty gives Rangers first league win as VAR denies Aberdeen equaliser
Rangers secured their first league win of the Scottish Premiership season thanks to a Shankland penalty. The visitors had to survive a late scare when Aberdeen thought they had equalised, but VAR intervened to deny the goal. The result provides a significant boost to Rangers' early-season form after a difficult start, while Aberdeen are left to rue what could have been a point.
Read the full story at skysports.comRangers' first league win of the campaign will ease early pressure on the Ibrox side, who had been searching for their opening Scottish Premiership victory. Shankland's composure from the penalty spot proved decisive, while the late VAR intervention to rule out Aberdeen's equaliser underlines how thin the margins were. For Aberdeen, it is another frustrating near-miss at home against one of the league's heavyweights.
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