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Ex-English Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has praised the decision to disallow Rangers ' first-half goal against Aberdeen. The incident, which occurred during stoppage time on Sunday, saw Hamza Igamane 's effort ruled out after the linesman adjudged Findlay Curtis's assist to have gone out of play. Read more: Chris Sutton makes Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo claim Barry Ferguson reveals stern Rangers talk with Ross McCausland after red card Gallagher, speaking on Sky Sports News' Ref Watch segment , said: "It's a great call from the assistant, considering he's on the other side of the pitch.
"It's just out of play. "Because it goes in the net, it goes to VAR, and it's just out of play. "[It's a] great, great call.
" Despite the disallowed goal, Rangers managed to come back in the second half, with Igamane and Ianis Hagi both scoring to secure a point for Barry Ferguson 's side. They now turn their attention to the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Athletic Club. Ferguson said: "I am excited about going, but I'm also respectful.
"It's going to be tough for us. As a footballer, as a manager, I'm excited about it. "I'm excited about getting into that sort of atmosphere.
What an opportunity we've got. The game's wide open. "The main thing for me on Thursday night was making sure we were still in the tie.
The guys deserved, with the performance, to still be in the tie. "We'll go there on Thursday, having to know our jobs, what way we're going to play. We need to get it spot on.
We do really need to get it spot on. "Then that's up to me and the coaching staff to make sure we do it over Tuesday and Wednesday before we get into the game on Thursday.".
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