Overview
- Rangers beat Hibernian 2-0 at Ibrox in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final to book a place in the last four.
- Large demonstrations targeted manager Russell Martin and CEO Patrick Stewart before and during the game, with thousands of fans chanting outside and inside the stadium.
- Play was stopped around the 12th minute when the Union Bears threw small coloured balls onto the pitch and displayed a banner reading 'Delaying the inevitable – Martin must go'.
- Nico Raskin, recalled after his recent omission, headed the opener and earned player-of-the-match honours, with Bojan Miovski adding a second just before half-time.
- Chairman Andrew Cavanagh attended after flying from the United States, official attendance was listed as 34,682 with many empty seats, and pundits stressed only consistent results will ease the pressure on Martin.