Naderi keeps Rangers' Conference League hopes alive as Devlin sent off

Report as Rangers beat Jablonec in the first leg of their Conference League play-off; Ryan Naderi scored the only goal of the game; Vanja Dragojevic hit the post for the Ibrox side; Cammy Devlin was sent off for a high challenge; the return leg is in the Czech Republic next Thursday

Ryan Naderi gave Rangers a crucial – but slender – lead in their Conference League play-off against Jablonec.

Derek McInnes got his first win as Gers manager at the fifth time of asking with a 5-1 thumping of St Mirren on Sunday but there was regression in the goalless first half which brought boos at the interval whistle.

The Govan side pepped up after the break and Naderi opened the scoring from close range in the 50th minute, but in the 78th minute substitute Cammy Devlin was sent off - minutes after coming off the bench - for a high tackle on Jiri Slama to leave Rangers to see out the game with 10 men.

Jablonec created little but will fancy turning the tie around in the return leg next week, following a weekend free of domestic football for Rangers to help preparations for a key European tie.

Gers fans, however, would have preferred that to have been in the Europa League, where they were dumped out of the qualifiers by Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok, before dropping down to European football's third-tier competition for the first time.

5: SAVE! A well-worked move ends with Polidar firing towards goal, but it's easily gathered by Pandur.

8: SAVE! Gassama with Rangers' first chance, but his strike is palmed away by Hanus.

26: OFF THE POST! Gassama sends the ball into Dragojevic but his shot smashes off the woodwork.

41: CHANCE! Chukwuani cuts the ball back for Naderi, who is unable to tap the ball home.

50: GOAL RANGERS! Neil sends the ball to the back post, Yakota heads it back across to Naderi and he smashes it into the roof of the net.

56: CHANCE! Naderi sends the ball into Gassama in front of goal but somehow he puts it over the bar.

74: RED CARD! Devlin is sent off for a high challenge on Slama just five minutes after coming on.

Rangers travel to the Czech Republic for the return leg next Thursday before returning to Premiership action against Aberdeen on August 30, live on Sky Sports.