DaMarcus Beasley came on as a substitute in the 55th minute for the injured Jean-Claude Darcheville and quickly became the impetus for a Rangers late penalty conversion by Kris Boyd as the Light Blues left Motherwell with a share of the spoils on Saturday.

The Glasgow side had fallen behind on a majestic sequence of fine soccer displayed by Steelmen midfielder David Clarkson, who threaded an inch perfect pass to Chris Porter that was thumped into the net past keeper Allan McGregor at the 24-minute mark of the first half.

Rangers returned many of the starting unit back to the first team after their 4-0 thumping of East Fife in a CIS Insurance Cup tie in midweek, while Motherwell kept the same eleven that turned away Hibernian at Edinburgh's Easter Road stadium 4-2 last Wednesday.

For the third straight league game, Beasley found a place on the bench while Steven Whittaker and Lee McCulloch manned the right and left wings, respectively, and the American was brought on to inject life into a Rangers side that had looked lifeless in the first half.

The response was a marked improvement in the play of the Light Blues, and when Steelmen defender Keith Lassley clumsily tripped up Beasley in the area in the 67th minute, Boyd coolly slotted home the equalizer.

Rangers now travel to Lyon for a crucial European Champions League tilt on Tuesday before returning home to take on the Scottish Premier League's only unbeaten side, Hibernian, at Ibrox.

Scoring
MOW - Chris Porter 3 (David Clarkson) 24'
RAN - Kris Boyd 4 (PK) 67'

Line-ups

MOW - Grame Smith; Paul Quinn, Stephen Craigan, Mark Reynolds, James Paterson, Keith Lasley, Steve McGarry (Marc Fitzpatrick 82'), Stephen Hughes, Chris Porter, Ross McCormack, David Clarkson (Danny Murphy 89')

RAN - Allan McGregor; Alan Hutton, David Weir, Carlos Cuellar, Sasa Papac, Steven Whittaker [Jean-Claude Darchville 46' (DaMarcus Beasley 55')], Barry Ferguson, Kevin Thomson, Lee McCulloch, Steven Naismith (Charlie Adam 79'), Kris Boyd