He spent the opportunities created and paid by Panathinaikos, who lost 2-0 by Rangers in the first match for the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League.
The “Greens” had great moments in Aibrox but failed to find nets, with Curtis and Gassama hurting Rui Vittoria’s team in the second half, with the “Greens” playing ten from 58 ‘due to the elimination of Vagiannidis.
Now, the “clover” is looking for a big overthrow at the OAKA next week to qualify for the next round.
For the hosts, Dessers, who is a goal of AEK for the attack, passed as a change in the second half.
In the coach’s mind
By 4-3-3, Rassel Martin, who had Butland on the bench and Tavernier, Ejiga, Surchase and Aarons in the defense, lowered his team. Diomande, Rothwell and Raskin found themselves in the huffs, with Dowell, Danilo and a front.
Rui Vitoria also marched 4-3-3, with Dragovsky in Estia and Vagiannidis, Palmer-Brown, Toumba and Kyriakopoulos in defense. The center were Maximovic, Tsivaya and Bakassetas, with Djuricic and Pelistri at the ends of the attack, led by Ioannides.
The match
The hosts got stronger in the match and had the first shots with Raskin (2 ‘) and Diomande (7’), but when the Greens found their footsteps, they created important opportunities.
In the 9 ‘, Batland stopped Juricic closely, with Pelistri sending the ball to the contact of the phase! In the 18 ‘, the visitors re-threatened, this time with the Jers goalkeeper rejecting Palmer-Brown’s effort after a corner.
Rangers ‘first remarkable moment came in the 37’, when Dragovsky filed the danger on a long shot by Diomande, with Danilo seeing seconds later a against Maximovic depriving him of his goal.
The second part began with the visitors threatening again, when after Bakassetta’s deep ball, Juricic failed to beat the extraordinary buttland, with Maximovic’s attempt to confront.
Seconds later, the Serb failed to defeat the Rangers goalkeeper again, who in the course of the phase managed to lead! Curtis scorer, who shot Dragovsky with a long shot, making it 1-0 in the 52nd minute.
Things were even more tired in 58 ‘, when Vagiannidis received a second yellow card when he tried to stop the Scottish counterattack, leaving his team less.
The hosts now had the psychology and the numerical advantage, with Dowell reaching 2-0 at 62 ‘but watching the ball go a little out. Five minutes later, Raskin threatened twice, but in both cases the excellent Dragovsky stopped him.
Finally, in the 78 ‘, the new and newly acquired Gassama doubled the Scots’ goals with an excellent shot outside the area, which left the goalkeeper of the “clover”.
The eleven of the groups
Rangers (R. Martin): Batland, Tavernier, Eziga, South, Aarons, Rothwell (86 ‘Bayram), Diomande, Raskin, Dowell (74’ Igaman), Curtis (74 ‘Gassama), Danilo (74’ Désers)
On the bench: Kelly, Corte, Baron, Bayram, Cameron, Hefta, Fernandes, Rice, Jeds
Panathinaikos (R. Vitoria): Dragovsky, Vagiannidis, Palmer-Brown, Toumba, Kyriakopoulos, Maximovic, Tsivayia (84 ‘Siopis), Bakassetas (61’ Kotsiras), Pelistri (84 ‘Tette), Jouritsic (75’)
On the bench: Lafon, Kotsaris, Ingasson, Cherry, Gentvai, Geremegev, Bregu
Referee: Rumsa (Lithuania)
Assistants: Radius, Susantelis (Lithuania)
4th: Smits (Lithuania)
Var: Dankert (Germany), Simena (Lithuania)
Source: sport-fm.gr