A few minutes later, Eddie Nketiah rescued the Gunners from defeat with his 83rd-minute equaliser.
Balogun was in action for 46 minutes before he was substituted for Nathan Patterson, while his compatriot Joe Aribo was not included in Steven Gerrard s matchday squad.
For Arsenal, Ghana s Thomas Partey, Gabon s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Egypt s Mohamed Elneny, Ivory Coast s Nicolas Pepe and goalkeeper of Nigerian descent Arthur Okonkwo - all started the encounter and they were later replaced in the second half.
Saturday s result means Rangers have won just one, lost one and registered a draw in their three pre-season friendly fixtures. Next up for Gerrard s men, is an outing against Championship club Blackpool on Wednesday.
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