Antman left his prints all over the game on his Rangers debut.
The Finnish winger – signed from Go Ahead Eagles, where he scored six goals and provided 15 assists in 32 games last term – was unlucky not to score when he saw a goal-bound effort blocked on the line.
He was brought down in the box after a surging run that resulted in the penalty that was tucked away by Cyriel Dessers.
His cross was measured to perfection for Gassama to knock inthe third goal to give Rangers daylight in the tie.
“I think you can see why we wanted to sign him,” said Rangers head coach Russell Martin of the 23-year-old, who has agreed a four-year deal.
“He’s game, he’s willing, he’s really competitive and he has moments of real quality.”
Gassama’s performance also drew praise from the head coach.
The Mauritania-born 21-year-old has now scored four goals in as many games since joining from Sheffield Wednesday in July – 50% of what he delivered in 47 matches last term.
Three of those goals have come in the Champions League, making them even more valuable to the Ibrox club given the potential riches on offer.
“We spoke about the need for some winger-to-winger goals and Gassama is really stepping up in terms of intensity, he really wants to score,” Martin added.
“We showed him a lot of clips when we signed him where he ends up too far away from goal. He’s taken on the information really, really well.”
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