Rangers close gap to five points

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Rangers 3 : A stunning strike from Pedro Mendes and a second-half double from Kris Boyd allowed…

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 Rangers 3: A stunning strike from Pedro Mendes and a second-half double from Kris Boyd allowed Rangers to close the gap on league leaders Celtic with a 3-0 win over Inverness.

Inverness were left to rue their missed opportunities in the first half when Mendes opened the scoring with a wonderful strike from the edge of the area within a minute of the restart.

Boyd grabbed a quick-fire brace in the final 10 minutes to give the scoreline a more comfortable look for the away side.

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