Kyle Glasgow: Delight At Academy League Wins

KYLE Glasgow says it was sweet feeling to taste league title success with both the Under-17s and Under-19s at the end of a campaign where he signed his first professional contract with Rangers.

The 16-year-old delivered huge goal contributions throughout the season for both sides, while he has trained regularly with the first-team squad.

He played a part in both victories on Friday, impressing for 90 minutes in the 2-1 away win over St. Mirren for the Under-19s before making the short trip to Ibrox to add a third goal of the contest for the Under-17s in their final day victory over Hibernian.

Speaking to RangersTV after clinching the CAS Elite Under-19 league in royal blue, a delighted Glasgow said: “I’m buzzing. It’s nothing less than we deserved because we worked so hard for it.

"We had a few ups and downs, but to come away with the league in the end is such a good feeling.

“It’s been probably my greatest season at Rangers, winning both the Under-17s and Under-19s league. We went over to Ibrox after the game, and it was good to be a part of that.

“I think it’s important to win trophies in your youth, but it’s also about developing.

“It’s massive because it gives you a taste of winning silverware, and that’s what you need to do at Rangers.”

The young side couldn’t have sealed the title in any more dramatic fashion as they left it to the 90th minute.

After falling behind 1-0 but responding swiftly through a Zebedee Lawson wonder strike in the first half, the young Gers knew they had to find a winner with Hibs ahead away to Celtic.

And they duly did with one of the final acts of the contest when Lawson grabbed his second of the afternoon with a quite magnificent free-kick.

Glasgow added: “Myself and Zeb were actually arguing about it. I was saying to him that I’ve scored from a position similar to this one, but he told me to trust him.

“He delivered, and it was an absolutely brilliant finish similar to his firs goal. He turned up in the big moments, so that’s what matters.

“What was the message pre-match? The message was to win. It’s all that matters. We got the win, and it meant we won the league.

“Winning was the main objective. The other score would have taken care of itself.

“It was all down to us, in our hands, and we delivered on the pitch.

“We went 1-0 down, but we needed to stay concentrated, stay together, and then it was two moments of magic from Zeb.”

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