Alloa 3 Montrose 0
TEENAGE talent Kyle Glasgow went from the bench at Ibrox on a huge European night for Rangers to opening the scoring less than 48 hours later as the Wasps chalked up their first league win.
Andy Graham's men finally clicked into gear to claim their first three points of the campaign and after the 16-year-old hit the target, he was involved in the goals from Luke Rankin and Owen Foster that made it a comfortable afternoon.
It was quite the 48 hours for Glasgow.
His eighth minute strike was his first league goal and a major boost after watching from the sub's bench last Thursday as Rangers' Europa League dreams were ended by Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok.
The highly promising teenager is on loan from the Light Blues as part of a co-operation agreement but is still on call for the Ibrox men, he featured in a B team win at Gala last Tuesday, two days before the Euro qualifier.
He was then in action for Alloa on Saturday and although he's had a busy schedule, you wouldn't have known it as he was lively and one of the main reasons the three points stayed in Clacks.
Graham said: "That's probably as close as it's been to a strong performance for 90 minutes.
"For us it's a great start to the game. We score early and we were on the front foot, really positive and the boys pressed really well.
"That aggressiveness gave us the platform, it allowed us to get up the pitch and create some opportunities."
Rankin's header forced goalie Cammy Gill into a flying save as the home side came out in determined mood.
The opening goal was a gift as Montrose skipper Graham Webster inexplicably chose to nod a deep cross back into his own box, rather than out for a corner, and Glasgow pounced to net with a diving header.
Rankin smashed a shot over the top and Glasgow came close to doubling up but his effort lacked the power to beat Gill.
Montrose were struggling to get a foothold in the match and the Wasps stung them with a second goal in the 42nd minute.
Glasgow's dash down the right saw him slip the ball to captain Scott Taggart and he found Rankin who applied a smart finish on his 100th appearance for the club.
Grant Marchant sent a dipping half volley into the side netting as Alloa threatened to run riot.
On-loan Dunfermline striker Jake Sutherland claimed for a penalty after a pull in the box but the ref felt the Montrose man went down too easily and booked him - a lucky escape for Graham's men.
The boss said: "We knew second half there was going to be a reaction from Montrose, they're a good side and they've got good players.
"We had to defend properly, we had to ride our luck a little bit at times, but we did that and when we made the changes we looked a threat going the other way.
"It was always going to be 2-1 or 3-0, thankfully we got the third and killed the game."
Despite a response from the visitors, Alloa continued to make the better chances in the second half, Josh Walker, Rankin and Taggart all had decent opportunities, and the crucial third goal arrived in the 75th minute.
A corner was cleared to Glasgow on the edge of the box and he laid it off for Foster to run onto and guide a low shot into the bottom corner.
It could have been more as sub Luke Donnelly's close range header was saved by Gill and Taggart had another effort cleared off the line.
Montrose's best chance came with a Webster piledriver that Wasps' goalie Ross Stewart did well to turn behind.
Graham said: "It's great for Ranks, it was his 100th appearance today and to go and mark it with a goal was brilliant.
"And Stevie (Hetherington), that's 300 up for him, and these are just brilliant landmarks for us as a club and something that shouldn't be overlooked."
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