Falkirk led Rangers 2-0 at home after first-half goals from Broggio and Yeats in the final Scottish Premiership fixture before the split, before Chukwuani pulled one back with a controversial strike.
The result mattered in both directions. A Rangers win would have taken them back within 1 point of leaders Hearts, while a Falkirk victory would have moved them within 2 points of fifth-place Hibs.
Kevin Thomson said Falkirk have been a breath of fresh air and that Rangers have been really reactive, while Kris Boyd said Rangers were lucky to be going in trailing by just 1 goal. Thomson also said Rangers had been ponderous and that it had played into Falkirk's strengths, with Falkirk full of energy, making contact and winning second balls.
The backdrop underlined the stakes. Rangers had scored 27 first-half goals in 33 games this season, the most in the Scottish Premiership, while Falkirk had conceded 15 goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half, more than any other team. Ian McCall said Falkirk had gone a wee bit gung-ho by committing so many men forward, but added that was what had brought them their joy in the game. He said that if they could have gone in at 2-0 at half-time, they would have had a real chance to win it, and for the vast majority it looked more likely that Falkirk would get a third goal.
The tension in the match sat in plain sight: Rangers were chasing the league leaders, yet Falkirk looked the sharper side for long spells. Thomson said if Rangers were as poor in the second half as they had been in the first, he was not sure they would be winning the title, before adding: what a game, another cracker in this crazy season.
