Spent the opportunities created and paid by Panathinaikoswhere lost 2-0 by Rangers In the first match for the 2nd qualifying round of Champions League.
The “Greens” had great moments in “Aibrox” but failed to find nets, with them Curtain and Gassama to hurt Rui Vitoria’s team in the second part, with the guests playing with ten from 58 due to miscarriage Vagiannid.
Now, the “clover” is looking for a big overthrow at the OAKA next week to qualify for the next round.
For the home side, passed as a change in the second half the Desserswhich is a goal of AEK for the attack.
In the coach’s mind
With 4-3-3 Downloaded his team Russell Martinwho had Butland on the bench and the tavernier, Eziga, South and Aarons in defense. Diomande, Rothwell and Raskin found themselves in the huffs, with Dowell, Danilo and a front.
With 4-3-3 marched and the Rui Vittoriahaving Dragovsky in Estia and Vagiannidis, Palmer-Brown, Tuba 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 9 ‘, the Butland stopped close to Juricicwith his Pelt Send the ball to the contact of the phase evolution! At 18 ‘, the visitors re -threatened, this time with the Jers goalkeeper rejecting his effort Palmer-Brown After a corner.
Rangers ‘first remarkable moment came to 37’, when the Dragowski He dismissed the danger in his long shot Diomandewith his Danilo To see seconds later a against Maximovic depriving him of the goal.
The second part started with the guests threatening again, when after a deep ball of Bakassetta, Juricic failed to beat the extraordinary Butlandwith Maximovic’s attempt to then be contracted.
Seconds later, the Serb failed to defeat the Rangers goalkeeper again, who in the course of the phase managed to lead! Scorer Curtainwho won Dragovsky with a long shot, Making it 1-0 in the 52nd minute.
Things were even more forced at 58 ‘, when the Vagiannidis received a second yellow card In an attempt to stop the Scottish counterattack, leaving his team less.
The hosts now had the psychology and the numerical advantage, with the Dowel To reach 2-0 in the 62 ‘, but to see the ball go a little out. Five minutes later, the Raskin He threatened twice, but in both cases the extraordinary Dragovsky stopped him.
In the end, at 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” statue.
MVP: Excellent appearance from Jack Butlandwhich kept the Rangers while the match was 0-0 and Panathinaikos was superior. Leading the winners and the match is the British goalkeeper.
The… whistle: The Lithuanian Rumsa He removed Vagiannidis with two yellow cards, giving him one for theater and one for a foul on the Rangers counterattack.
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, Heftals, 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, Ingason, Cherry, Gentvai, Geremegev, Bregu
Referee: Rumsa (Lithuania)
Assistants: Radius, Susantelis (Lithuania)
4th: Smits (Lithuania)
VAR: Dankert (Germany), Simena (Lithuania)
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