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Buzsaky belter helps Rs to victory

Buzsaky: Celebrates stunning goal

Buzsaky helped himself to his ninth goal since joining Rangers - and surely his best - before Rowan Vine and Martin Rowlands got in on the act to put Rangers 3-0 up.

Ben Burgess pulled one back for the ever-willing Seasiders, and Stephen McPhee ensured a jittery finish with a second.

But Luigi De Canio's men held on to secure only their second win in seven matches - in front of some illustrious onlookers at Loftus Road.

Co-owners Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore were joined by billionaire investor Lakshmi Mittal in the directors' box, while other notable visitors to breezy Shepherd's Bush included the King of Ghana and Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon.

Whether Calderon was sizing up Ian Evatt, Gavin Mahon or Andy Morrell as his next Galactico was unclear, but the Bernabeu chief cannot fail to have been impressed with Buzsaky's stunning 11th-minute strike.

Patrick Agyemang linked with Vine on the left before sending over a deep cross towards Buzsaky.

The Hungarian playmaker was backpedalling as the ball came towards him but somehow conjured up a deft volley which looped over Paul Rachubka, almost in slow motion, and nestled into the back of the net.

Damien Delaney nearly teed up a second when his cross was just missed by Dexter Blackstock, while the Rangers left-back also saw a curling shot well blocked by Gary Taylor-Fletcher.

For Blackpool - whose solid first season in the Championship has been rather overshadowed by Bristol City's exploits since both were promoted - McPhee sliced wide and Lee Camp dealt well with Wes Hoolahan's dangerous corner.

But they found themselves two behind five minutes before the break when Vine darted unchecked into the penalty area and slotted a low, angled drive past Rachubka.

The Seasiders keeper then saved well at full stretch from Buzsaky as the interval approached.

However, with the second period just two minutes old, Rangers were three up when Vine robbed Blackpool right-back Shaun Barker and hared towards the byline.

His low centre was helped on by Agyemang - who could not get the ball from under his feet to shoot - and found captain Rowlands for a simple finish into an empty net.

Substitute Burgess gave Blackpool a lifeline when he cut in from the left and fired low under Camp - a carbon-copy of Vine's strike - on the hour.

Evatt, who left Loftus Road for Blackpool last season, then smashed a volley narrowly over the top before the visitors pulled back a second.

Daniel Fox's corner was met by a towering header from Kaspars Gorkss which was turned past Camp by McPhee.

But Rangers held out for 18 nervy minutes, and actually went closest to a fourth through shots from Rowlands and Vine, to keep them in with a sniff of the play-offs.