Rangers snatch late 1-0 win over Aberdeen

GLASGOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) Substitute Filip Sebo's strike wo minutes from time handed Rangers a 1-0 win over Aberdeen and moved them into third plae in the Scottish Premier League today.

Rangers now trail Celtic by seven poin in the title race after the champions won 1-0 at Falkirk with a late goal from Aiden Mceady.

He drove a low shot beyond keeper Scott Higgins from a Shaun Maloney pass in 8 minutes just a couple of minutes after Celtic keeper Artur Boruc brilliantly tipped ay a shot from Alan Gow.

Celtic top the standings with 22 points from nine games.

Slovakian Sebo struck a low shot from 16 metres which zipped into the bottom left hand crner allowing Rangers to walk away with all three points.

Hearts beat Dundee Uted 4-0 to stay second, trailing Celtic by three points.

Hearts led 2-0 at the interal with goals from Lithuanian forward Andrius Velicka and Finnish midfielder Juho Makela Paul Hartley slotted home a penalty in the 88th minute before Jamie Mole tucked in anaasy fourth a minute later.

Motherwell produced a surprise 5-0 home win over Kilmarnok on Saturday, but remain bottom in the standings with seven points from nine games.

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