Rangers held on for a nervy however much-needed win within the first leg of their Conference League play-off at Ibrox.
The hosts survived a late pink card for substitute Cammy Devlin to see off their Czech opponents and elevate a few of the early season gloom in Glasgow.
Derek McInnes lastly obtained a win below his belt final weekend with a thumping 5-1 cup win over St Mirren however there was little signal of that spark in a decent first half.
The house aspect have been booed off by some followers on the break after a colorless 45 minutes which mustered two photographs heading in the right direction.
However their endurance was rewarded early within the second half when Ryan Naderi smashed in after high quality method play from former Sunderland man Dan Neil.
Vanja Dragojevic then fired over, and Djeidi Gassama additionally scooped excessive when properly positioned as Rangers loved a spell of dominance.
Devlin then noticed pink simply 9 minutes after approaching for a rash problem on Jiri Slama and the guests needed a penalty in a tense finale.
However McInnes noticed his aspect maintain on to grind out a slim win.
Rangers journey to northern Czechia within the second leg subsequent week with the winners advancing to the league part of the Convention League.
Elsewhere, Motherwell have been crushed 3-1 at residence by Freiburg, and Hearts drew 2-2 with Fast Vienna.
