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Coverage of the league phase match from Merkur-Arena. The visitors will be looking to go one further in this competition than they did in the 2021/22 season, when they reached the final. Unfortunately for the Scottish giants they lost on penalties that year to Eintracht Frankfurt after the game ended 1-1 after extra-time
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00:00Thank you Emma, yeah and it's going to be a double change for Russell Martin, Max Ahrens who came off the bench to score that dramatic late winner, 94th minute winner against Livingston on Sunday and Boyan Mijovski, they'll be the two to come on, Jadon Magoma makes way and I did see Yusuf Chermity come out for the second half so
00:30Rangers will look to go with a front two here I would think as Boyan Mijovski enters the fray to replace Oliver Antman, very interesting to see just how this sets up for Rangers in the second half, first chance for Mijovski and Chermity to play together as Rangers facing Sturmgratz for the first half,
00:59first time in 25 years, you have to go back to the year 2000 in the Champions League, Rangers 5-0 winners at Ibrox with Michael Moles, Ronald De Boer, Alberts, Van Bronckhorst, Billy Dodds on the score sheet but
01:15similar score line as tonight, 2-0 they went down, then Arthur Newman, red card, Sturmgratz actually topped the group
01:25Monaco and Galatasaray, Monaco beating them 5-0 as well, 2-5-0 defeats and you still topped the group, it's good going
01:35just have a wee think about the names you mentioned, the goalscorers for Rangers, just have a wee think about that, Mikey Moles, Ronald De Boer, dear me, George Alberts
01:45did win, 3 out of 3 at home, Sturmgratz, they've won their last 3 in European competition, as they did finish off their disappointing Champions League campaign, they finished 30th in the league phase last season but did beat RB Leipzig and
02:13Boyan Mioski, he did play here, started the 1-0 defeat in November, the winner scored by the former Motherwell frontman, Mika Biret, who had a sensational season before going to Monaco in the January, so it was a surprise that another couple of clubs didn't have a nibble at him,
02:36after he impressed his time in Fir Park, I'm just trying to see what shape they've gone a bit, Aaron's works is always playing on the right hand side there,
02:47is it a 4-4-2?
02:54Cornelius playing, left hand side in the defence, looks like a 3, yeah, looks like a 3, this is Gassama, Cornelius wide of him, Gassama wins the free kick,
03:22Gassama wins the free kick.
03:33Just cuts across doesn't he, Tommy Horvath just catches him.
03:38Tamanir's had a number of these situations presented to him, delivered in and well left by Borellian communication, he's obviously got a shout from his goalkeeper,
03:45just leave it, nobody behind you, perfect example of Borellian communication, he's obviously got a shout from his goalkeeper, just leave it, nobody behind you,
03:56perfect example of talking to one another.
04:17Launched by Christensen, Mjganovic, quite fine Chikwani.
04:35Behind the ball, yes, turn, turn, turn.
04:42Barron back for Tamanir.
04:44Butlund finds Asghar.
04:50Raskar.
04:51Well to fool his opponent.
04:52Gassama.
04:53Chance to run at Orman.
04:54Cuts in.
04:55Gassama, wonderful goal.
04:56Ferocious strike.
04:57From Gini Gassama.
04:58Rangers get one back.
04:59And boy did they need that moment from the French winger.
05:24Ah brilliant goal isn't it?
05:25Don't underestimate the overlap as well from Cornelius, I think it is on the left hand side.
05:31Just gives the defenders on the right hand side a little bit of a problem to think about
05:39it but Rangers best player in the first 45 minutes.
05:46Gets them back in it, it's a good switch of play.
05:50There he goes, he's on his bike to support them, get outside them and straight away it gives Orman a problem.
05:56He comes in and it's a good strike.
05:58Well it's better than good.
06:00Gets Rangers right back in it.
06:02Good overlap, good strike.
06:07Five goals all in Europe for GD Gassama.
06:22Very interesting, it does seem to be that, is it still a back four?
06:26Well I'm looking at Max Allen's position in the right hand side, it certainly looks like a three.
06:32Having said that, Cornelius looks as though he's playing in a left back position more than a left centre back position.
06:39But anyway, teams still walked.
06:45Allowing for flexibility in the Rangers shape.
06:49Yeah it's a gamble isn't it?
06:51Well and needed to be, because Rangers weren't going anywhere with what they were doing.
06:57There's Cornelius front post, oh Asgard.
07:00And Cermiti with the flick and there's belief about this Rangers side at the moment.
07:05Yusuf Cermiti trying to G up those supporters.
07:08Cornelius again, it's a deflected cross, Asgard tries to come across.
07:13I think Cermiti gets a touch you know.
07:19Different feel to the game now, Tavernier Stankovic away and free kick given, releases that pressure.
07:41Love the touch, love the control.
07:45Look at the overlap again, you look at, it just affects Tim Ormond, it really does Rory,
07:51because Tim Ormond has to step off and give Gussama a couple of yards which normally wouldn't give him.
07:57Tommy Horvath comes back, a beautiful strike of the ball, Rangers back in it.
08:03Great time to score, to give them plenty of time to go and chase something from this second half.
08:21Yeah.
08:23Barron.
08:25Cooks it clear.
08:27Hayworth.
08:29Chukwani.
08:31Tavernier.
08:33He will challenge Stankovic for that, does enough to put him off, now Raskan.
08:45Scrapping away, Asgard to open it up for the danger man Gussama, Ormond sends him inside again.
08:57It was congested in there.
09:01Certainly, Jerry Gussama has given a bit of a fear factor to that Sturmkrupp.
09:29That's Sturmkrupp's defence.
09:45Cornelius.
09:47It's a ball as well.
09:51Asgard.
09:55Mijovski.
09:57An extra presence.
09:59Ahrens.
10:01Raskan goes for it Nico Raskan.
10:03Just wide as all the Sturmkrupp players seem to stop.
10:07One man wanted it.
10:09It's a great head flank there.
10:11Mijovski.
10:13Doesn't have been tempted to smash that across first time.
10:17Yeah, I think he's expecting to challenge Raskan isn't he?
10:21It doesn't come.
10:23He carries just lets him play it, doesn't he?
10:31Different side all of a sudden, opening ten minutes second half.
10:33Different side so, you know, we're quick to criticise.
10:37Manager deserves credit for changing it, which he has done.
10:43He had to right enough.
10:47He has to do it.
10:49He has to do it.
10:51He has to do it.
10:53He has to do it.
10:55He has to do it.
10:57He has to do it.
10:59Beganovic.
11:01Tavernier engaging with him early.
11:03Taewoo.
11:07Orman.
11:09One back by Cornelius, who seems to be covering a few positions.
11:15I'd love you to come up with a name for this system,
11:19because I haven't worked it out yet.
11:21Well, do you know something?
11:23The one thing it's doing is allowing Ahrens to get forward more on the right-hand side.
11:27Talon is definitely tucked in one.
11:29But Cornelius, to be fair to him, is what you want to do.
11:33He's playing more left-back than left-centre-back.
11:36Because, simply, you want Gassama further forward than the left-hand side.
11:41You don't want him back at all.
11:44You want Gassama as far up the pitch as you possibly can.
11:48And Cornelius is allowing him to do that by being wider in a left-hand position.
11:56Sooter, again, looking for JD Gassama.
12:06Rangers' go-to man.
12:08Look for Asgard, it was Chukwani getting back.
12:15But right now it's all Rangers.
12:17It's a completely different ebb and flow to the game.
12:23I think that's a good ball, you know.
12:27I'm not sure if Asgard's on his heels.
12:37You know, our Rangers too reliant on Gassama.
12:40Gassama, yes.
12:41However, you need to keep getting them the ball as quickly as possible.
12:46Tavernier's ball in was a good one to that front post.
12:52Suter couldn't quite get the connection.
12:54And now they have to be careful.
12:56Gassama, the last man back.
12:58Cermiti.
13:00Breezes past his man, looks to slip it in for Asgard.
13:05Raskan.
13:09Aarons.
13:13Will be a Sturmgratz throw as it's launched off Nax Aarons.
13:20Raskan.
13:21Gassama.
13:23Well, Shakhtar, Donetskiv, turned the rounds up at Potodre.
13:25Lucas Ferreira with an early goal in the second half.
13:27They lead Aberdeen 2-1.
13:33turned the rounds up at Potodri, Lucas Ferreira with an early goal in the second half, they lead Aberdeen 2-1.
13:47Well, it looked to be a decent challenge I thought initially from Raskin.
13:55I think he thought he took the ball as well.
14:03Gitishvili, there's space out left, and it's been found, Karic, not the delivery he was looking for.
14:12He had a lot of joy in that first half, Emir Karic.
14:20Baran, I wonder if you'll see a change from Jurgen Samuel because this looked like a game that was so straightforward for his side.
14:30That half-time, but the alterations from Russell Markin have had a big effect, haven't they?
14:39Yeah, I'm sure it will.
14:40It's probably.
14:54Chigwani, read by Ahrens, Gassama, onto Chimiti, Chimiti, still he awaits that goal.
15:05Yeah.
15:06He does really get it back on his left foot, would be also given a better option, perhaps?
15:10Who's your man, who's your man, who's your man?
15:23Barrow on Suter by Maurice Malone.
15:25German striker who arrived from Austria-Vienna,
15:32was eligible for the United States as well.
15:42Four main signings over the summer, three of them 2 million euros,
15:47and one around about the 700,000 as Beganovic
15:54makes way and placing him, Jakob Podl, the 18-year-old.
16:12There's a midfielder by trade, so I wonder if they're just looking to get some extra bodies in the end of the park.
16:19Because they're certainly getting overrun there at this moment in time.
16:31Kasama.
16:35Blocked by Hudl.
16:36Bormann.
16:42Tramiti back.
16:44Bormann.
16:45Basketball.
16:46Benkoc.
16:47Benkoc.
16:48Benkoc.
16:49That one went off the docks that, wasn't it?
16:50Tramiti in the left back position, knocked it into left mid-field for Canaglius.
16:58A little one off the docks, that wasn't it, Chimiti in the left back position, knocking it into left midfield from Cornelius, needs must at the moment.
17:11The Canadian looks at the problem here.
17:28The Rangers not with many options on that left hand side of the defence.
17:54An hour played.
17:58Not sure if he falls or he gets caught on the right hand side there, it seems to be okay, which is the most important thing.
18:10It seems to be the most important thing.
18:12It seems to be the most important thing.
18:14It seems to be the most important thing.
18:26It seems to be the most important thing.
18:40that decision, the second time he's been down, we used to play with Cyril Desserts at Cremonese
19:02and Italy, before both departed, Glasgow and Graz, Kodl, Gioquani, Horvath had a swipe at it,
19:26the shot, Sting's just taken out the shot, isn't it, John Stroud's a buckling quick to react.
19:33Aarons, that's straight to Ciccwani, Horvath,
20:01Quick-fire double for Shakhtar, up at Pataudri, Padrinho, just before the hour mark, making it 3-1.
20:25Tavernier, out to Aarons.
20:53Aarons, Suter, Cornelius.
21:00Aarons, Raskan.
21:08Barron, he sees upon the short pass and Gioquani wins a free kick.
21:15No more for Cotter Barron, that's the message.
21:22And he gives the ball to the ball, doesn't he?
21:24He's attempting to make amends for it.
21:31There's a real free kick.
21:34He's probably fortunate not to pick up a yellow there, but he's settling his last warning.
21:41Aarons, Raskan.
21:42Aarons, Raskan.
21:43Aarons, Raskan.
21:44Steps on the accelerator.
21:51Aarons looks to find him, Raskan continuing his run.
21:58Raskan in the middle, Naewoo slides in to knock it clear.
22:05Aarons might break for Miofsky here.
22:12Chukwani deals well with Emkiteshvili with a calm pass in the tight situation.
22:19The crowd appreciating it.
22:20They walked it well, didn't they?
22:21They walked it well, didn't they?
22:22Jakob Hudl.
22:23Malone.
22:24Aarons.
22:25Aarons.
22:26Aarons.
22:27Aarons.
22:28Aarons might break for Miofsky here.
22:29Aarons might break for Miofsky here.
22:30Chukwani deals well with Emkiteshvili with a calm pass in the tight situation.
22:36The crowd appreciating it.
22:37They walked it well, didn't they?
22:42Jakob Hudl.
22:47Malone.
22:54Borvat with the shot that comes off Baron.
23:01Sturm Graz going from one end of the pitch to the other, and pretty smartly as well.
23:10Aarons might break for Miofsky here.
23:29On goes Cornelius.
23:31They hit her well.
23:33Come!
23:35Die H players!
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24:24the yellow card comes out for Tim Orman
24:42is replaced and Joe Rothwell
24:59it's on for him
25:01Tavernier takes Raskam with the header, Miofsky at the back post and Stankiewicz
25:05had to leap to win that
25:17Raskam does well, it's in the header of the G1
25:19does exceptionally well, it's a good touch, good defence
25:23and Spoonman's captain there
25:25Out-swinger again, it's Stankiewicz who gets his head on it
25:39Salma lost his footing at the wrong time
25:42wrong time
25:53Tavernier asks Asgard to come short
26:03I can't understand why he doesn't just give it to Ghaz, Ghazama earlier
26:06clearly he's the key man in your team, Asgard just get it and give him it
26:17Suter now, stepping forward
26:19Rothwell for Cornelius, Ghazama
26:36Raskam
26:39Chermiti, Raskam leaves it for Raskar
26:44Cornelius
26:45this is across the face of goal
26:52not what he was looking for
26:53no he's done well the big fella
26:55I've got to say
26:57second half in particular, he's got himself forward
27:00probably should deliver that slightly earlier though
27:1520 minutes to go
27:28the study on Graz
27:30Liebenau
27:33Kitashvili
27:37Morris Malone
27:37Chikwani
27:48as Ahrens
27:49won't be a throw in
27:55those home supporters love to see this two goal cushion restored
28:01Horvath
28:02now Rothwell
28:06too much on it for Mioski
28:10Joe Rothwell's been an interesting one
28:12a number of
28:15Leeds United supporters suggesting
28:17or our Bournemouth fans as well suggesting maybe his
28:21best position isn't as the sixth but
28:23playing further forward in that midfield but it certainly seems to be where he's
28:26he's been signed to play
28:28yeah
28:30the server looks that way doesn't it
28:32what he's saying one thing about him
28:34I've seen him recently he has got a lot of energy
28:37he's trying to put himself about
28:42where his best position is I'm not 100% sure
28:45going to blast with you
28:46there from out wide the shot
28:57has hit straight at Horvath who's got it again Horvath
29:01twice
29:03Butland
29:06making the save to keep Rangers in this fight
29:08Hodl
29:10Norman
29:11Norman on the left foot which he never looked all that comfortable hitting
29:17just sneaking back into it aren't they
29:22Horvath at the break of the ball force and another good save from Jack Mutman
29:30double change
29:32it's going to say Cidi Jata
29:35come on for
29:38Maurice Malone
29:46the
29:51Norwegian striker goes up front
29:58that's the end for Lothar Kiteshvili
30:00attacking minded player Leon Gugic
30:13Austrian born
30:15that represents the
30:17Croatia under-21 side he switched allegiances just at the beginning of this season
30:22and also
30:39Tim Ormond heading off and Jalen Mitchell who's alone from Feyenoord makes his debut
30:46the
30:53a
30:55couple of
30:56goals
30:57the
30:57everybody
31:00we've got
31:01the
31:01we've got
31:02the
31:02we've got
31:03the
31:03especially
31:04the
31:04we've got
31:05the
31:05we've got
31:05He stands on his right foot doesn't he, comes right down the top of it, we'll see it.
31:35There it is there, very very painful, Chukwiani just catches him a chop of the foot, Kusama, has he got another moment of magic for Rangers, Jalen Mitchell dealt with him, was then taken out,
32:03Bordell up towards Grigic, just couldn't quite find Jata, what a tackle it was, and it had to be, what a tackle.
32:13The referee was going to book Cornelius wasn't he, he's still remembered, I thought he'd make it forgotten.
32:21Derek Cornelius finds his way into the notebook, I think that's an excellent challenge you know, I think from Suter, preventing them making a break right through the middle didn't he.
32:35He tries to cut a crotch to substitute doesn't he as well, good defender Mitchell.
32:45Yeah he's late, I'm not sure he catches him, I lifted the undercarriage up, I'll see it like you look at the card.
32:57Thankfully he doesn't catch him.
32:59Reckless from Derek Cornelius, now Tavernier, it's in towards Cornelius who gets turns, Christensen, Kusama to the back post.
33:15Just too much on it, Miofsky was crying out for a perfectly weighted cross, it's Suter this time, and again Christensen palms it away.
33:27Major pressure being exerted by Rangers as they search out the equaliser.
33:31Good header from Suter, he's running away from the goal, he's got to generate some power on it because, as I say, he's moving away from the goal.
33:39A good save but I come for a double one from there, the man you see there, Oliver Christensen.
33:43I have to say the goal that they let in in Michelin was easier to save than that one.
34:01Tavenier, Cornelius rises, there's a free kick, something spotted by the referee in the six yard box against Cermiti.
34:22Do you know something?
34:24It's a poor decision, if anything Cermiti's getting his jersey held, the referee just gives it the other way.
34:34There's the header there, he's just going away from the goal, he probably makes a meal of it, there's a shot from Cornelius in the turn.
34:40Does it take a little deflection? It probably does, you know, that's a better save, of that there's no doubt.
34:45It could be in for a dramatic finish here, Rangers desperate for their first point in the Europa League.
35:05They looked a long, long way off at half-time but you have to say they've made a better fist of it in the second half.
35:12The second half, miles better, miles better.
35:15It had to be, Rory, it had to be.
35:24I just got a feeling there's another goal somewhere.
35:33There's Carrich.
35:34Straight out from Christensen.
35:39Actually I think the second half we've seen, learned as much about Stormgrass as we have with the Rangers.
35:46I think they've been, not sure they're the best side.
35:49There's another substitute coming on.
35:53It's Derek Cornelius heading off, so it's going to be another tweak to that back line.
36:01Can't say, he's not going for it, Russell Martin.
36:20The Rangers could be exposed again here.
36:22Huddle, Grigic, he can't apply the finish, the teenager.
36:29It's a poor finish, isn't it?
36:33I did see, I think, something's got to give.
36:40Somewhere.
36:41You're thinking from Stormgrass point of view, Rory Gibson and put to bed there probably.
36:54James Tavernier now on the left hand side of what looks like a Rangers back three.
36:58Yeah.
37:02Raskat, there's too much on it.
37:04It was an opportunity as well.
37:06Again, another good, strong, comfortable save from Butman.
37:18Who incidentally I think has performed very, very well again this evening.
37:23Might ask one or two questions about the opening goal, but I think he's unsighted.
37:28I think it comes through a couple of players.
37:33I would imagine that'll have one or two different opinions on that one.
37:37On that one.
37:45Chukwani.
37:47Asgard takes it away from Stankovic.
37:50Five forward and this Rangers attack, Cermiti is one of them.
37:54And the free kick goes the way of Aiwu.
37:56Two.
37:58He's just got to roll it to Gassama again.
38:00I mean it's...
38:01I don't know.
38:02I know he's trying to thread the ball through to us.
38:05But...
38:06That is...
38:07If it's not an impossible ball, it's a heck of a difficult ball.
38:10Just give it to your man that's more creative on the left hand side.
38:13And give him an attempt to isolate a full back.
38:16Stay out his road.
38:17Poor choice from Asgard.
38:21I'm afraid for me...
38:22But the level of performance has certainly been miles better than saying that.
38:30That's the one thing you would have to say.
38:45It is of course contrasted with...
38:48What we saw in the first half which was a continuation really of...
38:51Well you're up against it.
38:52Yeah.
38:53You know you're up...
38:54As soon as you...
38:55Stamp the fern like that you're giving yourself a mountain to Clyde.
39:02I mean we discussed obviously the...
39:04The goals that Rangers have lost but...
39:09Trouble here.
39:10Great save to...
39:13To...
39:14Deny Horvat by...
39:16Butlunds.
39:17Now Rangers look to come away with Moore.
39:20Raskat.
39:21Well it's so open now.
39:22Right on.
39:23Grigic.
39:24All alone.
39:25Horvat.
39:26Take on the shot climbs of handball as Max Ahrens slid in to block it.
39:30Up the line from...
39:31Raskat.
39:32Raskat.
39:33Raskat.
39:34Raskat.
39:35Raskat.
39:36Raskat.
39:37Raskat.
39:38Raskat.
39:39Raskat.
39:40handball as Max Ahrens slid in to block it
39:58up the line from Caric Horvath
40:02in from Caric, Suter sets the header to Ahrens, second chance to clear it
40:17Lavellet taking no risks
40:24it's a good box, another penalty
40:29I mean that's just a throw in the box as well
40:31going all over the place, he's meant the volley, it's another good save
40:36a good strike again, keeps it down well
40:41he's done well, he's been a good player this evening, Johnny Horvath
40:46well got the opening goal early on
40:50is replaced by Nicholas Geerhofer
40:53well Danilo replaces
41:01Attilo Asgard
41:04Rangers with three centre forwards on the pitch, two wingers
41:08can they create one chance to take something from their trip to Austria
41:22do they deserve something on the balance of the 83 minutes?
41:32I reckon they probably do, I really do
41:34as I say I think all of them have made Surumgrance look what I think they are, I think they're an average team
41:42as with their opposition last week
41:45another opportunity, they've definitely
41:49changed the game, the substitutes have changed the game as well
41:51I think a big thing was obviously
41:55Gossama on the left hand side, Cornelius on the left hand side getting forward made a difference
42:00you'd also have to say the goalkeeper's made some very very good saves as well Rory
42:03so no, on the second half performance
42:07probably worthy of a point whether they get one or not, I'm not so sure
42:10angle down on the left hand side, this is the Gioco games
42:18Michael about their 95k, isn't it Josemar
42:22Jalen Mitchell, receiving the forearm of
42:23Je로 Gossama, he appreciated
42:23that once the Costa Rican
42:36it's Rangers free kick
42:37Tavernier takes Gassama, Gassama on the right foot, it's wild though from Rangers goalscorer,
42:49he knows there was an opportunity there.
42:52Yeah there was.
42:54And he gets it all wrong doesn't he?
42:58But he has been certainly one of the plushies this evening, I don't think there's any getting away from that.
43:10And as it stands, Marcel Martins facing another defeat.
43:23Both of them have got to take it in, Cermiti's got to take it in, I mentioned communication, very important.
43:34Moore's done really well, Danilo, Danilo strikes it, maybe he could have laid it off to his team mate.
43:47Looking off balance when he hit it wasn't he?
43:50Anywhere will do for Tavernier.
43:58Anywhere will do for Tavernier.
44:10Only four minutes left for Rangers.
44:12No!
44:13No!
44:14No!
44:15No!
44:16No!
44:17No!
44:18No!
44:19No!
44:20No!
44:21No!
44:22Rockwell.
44:23Moor wins the free kick.
44:25The Steungratz are off to Glasgow for match day three, they're away to Celtic.
44:30off to Glasgow for match day three they're away to Celtic beaten this evening at home to Braga
44:36Rangers will face the Portuguese on match day five but match day three they're in Norway to face Bran
44:56they need to get off the mark with something here
45:00Rothwell
45:05Moore
45:07the weight goes by Stankovic
45:14Rothwell again
45:17Raskan
45:211-2 with Rothwell
45:26Raskan
45:28Tavenir eventually it does come to Gassama
45:35and pushed over by Mitchell but legally says the referee
45:41although
45:43I think it's a free kick I really do I think he catches him
45:47does he change his mind he got some communication from one of his other officials he has given the free kick
45:54which I don't think he needed to do I think
46:08Sam had kind of overran it a lot but I saw Ross not under his feet
46:13two minutes
46:19two minutes left
46:21for Rangers to find an equaliser
46:23Tavenir to take
46:30Tavenir to take
46:32cries of handball
46:34Danilo and Suter has the strike
46:37Christensen from point blank range makes the save
46:40Rangers though continue the appeal
46:42yeah this one may well get looked at well it will be looked at by VAR
46:47I'll tell you what before it gets looked at what to see if this size
46:51this is rather
46:54oh it's a great save I think it probably does come off his arm but I'm not sure that if he'll give it
47:01I'm not sure that if he'll give it a good save
47:18on we go with the corner again once more with Stankovic he's won so much that's been thrown into the Stumgrats box
47:27the final minute of normal time
47:40long long from Butland
47:44Suter to stay up there
47:47Raskan
47:50Gassama
47:57helped on to Moor
48:10Tavernir
48:12Raskan's still going good battle with Hoodl
48:18and now Gassama
48:20helped on to Moor
48:25Tavernir
48:27forces Ahrens wide
48:29and two wide
48:30it's not a good ball for Moor
48:32Rory's got to
48:35I think he's got to lay that into Tavernir's path
48:38make sure they can get it in front of him to take a shot at goal
48:41gives it behind
48:42it's not a good ball at all forcing the error
48:52Stumgrats are close they're sensing the three points that could ignite their campaign
48:59the Rangers will apply major pressure as they have done for so much of this second half
49:07Raskan trying to thread that through a very tight gap
49:11Suter under pressure from Grigic
49:17played almost one of the four additional minutes
49:20Raskan
49:21Gassama
49:29times against Rangers
49:32Hoodl got there ahead of Raskan
49:34it just breaks up another Rangers attack
49:38takes some precious seconds away from them
49:42Tavernir almost got himself into bother there against Leon Grigic
49:49how long it goes that's well won
49:51by Suter but another clearance by Stankovic
49:57Moore making life difficult for Chukwani now Ahrens
50:06Chukwani
50:21if you put the result to the side which is clearly the most important thing and
50:32what is defining Russell Martin's era
50:38yeah but have you seen progress this evening
50:40second half yes but the bottom line is
50:44if you start the game didn't score three goals to win it you're up against it
50:47and level of defending the performance the first half not good enough
50:51yeah we just had to had to get better second half they did
50:57you know unless something remarkable happens at least like another defeat which
51:00as you correctly say is the most important thing
51:02is the most important thing is the most important thing is the most important thing is
51:0790 seconds left Raskan with the direct ball
51:12Christensen will grab it and hold it for as long as he can which is
51:15he has to release it
51:214-3-3-8-0-1
51:33Tavernier here Danilo takes two of them out of the plate
51:38Moore, scythe down, Carrot's pretty cynical, and we're in the final minute now, and this
51:52is it for Rangers.
52:08Butland is up, needs must for Rangers, Suter wins the header, here it goes from Mitchell
52:22but not far enough, has to go into the box, Moore, final seconds, Tavernier, Suter
52:38goes for it, out comes Christensen, it's not done yet, a penalty check, I wonder if they're
52:55just having a wee look for the push on Suter, it didn't look much to me I have to say, the
53:02full time whistle is blown and it sounds another defeat for Russell Martin.
53:08Rangers, Jürgen Samuels, Sturm Graz get off the mark, it was the first half that laid the
53:15foundations with two goals, that proved too much of a hurdle for Rangers to come back from,
53:23Jeannie Gassama gave them every hope scoring early in the second half, but the damage was
53:30done in that opening 45 minutes, Rangers gave their hosts a two goal head start, and that
53:39was too much to come back from, there were undoubted improvements, but ultimately Ali, it's another
53:49defeat for Rangers and Russell Martin.
53:51Yeah, that's a jump, and you're asking was there any improvement, yes there was improvement
53:56in the second half, but many times we've said that the most important thing, Rory, without
53:59doubt, is the result, beaten again unfortunately.
54:01That's two games in Europe we've lost against opposition that I feel in recent seasons that
54:06probably I've seen quite comfortably Genk and Sturm Graz, I'm not sure there are any great
54:12shakes.
54:13One or two reasonable performances, Bottlin, Cornelius, Jürgen Samu I thought played very very
54:18well, but the Rangers fans will be disappointed because I don't think, I think that was some
54:24like 22 odd away games without a clean sheet, which by any standards is very very poor, but
54:32having watched what we witnessed in the first half, it's understandable why they can't keep
54:36clean sheets, because I thought both goals, particularly the second goal, the defender was
54:41nothing short of appalling.
54:42So was there an improvement in the second half, Rory?
54:44Of course there was, and they were miles better, and in the second half performance,
54:48probably could have, you know, got a second goal and got out of there with a draw, but
54:53sadly they haven't, and they've got no points in the campaign so far.
54:58Well thank you Ali, Rangers regulars in the knockout.
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