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Crvena Zvezda

  1. Novo strike gives Rangers advantage

    Novo strike gives Rangers advantage

    Substitute Nacho Novo's last minute winner broke the deadlock to give Rangers a slight advantage in their Champions League final qualifying round tie against Red Star Belgrade. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Rangers
    • Crvena Zvezda
    • 90'+3 There it is! All over in Glasgow and it's a good win for Rangers, even if they did not merit the win.
    • 90' GOAL! NOVO STRIKES TO GIVE RANGERS THE LEAD! The Spaniard runs on to a flicked on long ball and fires home into the far corner! Advantage Rangers!
    • 89' Ferguson has half the stadium up on their feet, but his left-footer from a tight angle hits the side netting!
    • 83' Djordjevic makes way for Milovanovic...
    • 80' Novo wins a corner for Rangers now... Ferguson's there with an free header! Oooh! He's slightly off balance though and the ball is comfortably collected by the keeper!
    • 78' Nacho Novo tries to break through the Red Star defence now... but once again Rangers fail to find a way through... Cousin is looking like their best bet at the moment.
    • 76' Cousin again threatening... this time he receives the ball, turns and lets fly with a rocket! Tipped over the bar by Randjelovic! No corner though... the ref's not had the best of games.
    • 74' Oh dear, but Hutton makes a complete hash of the corner and is caught offside.
    • 73' Cousin jinks inside and lets fly! Headed behind by Castillo for another Rangers corner!
    • 70' Red Star make their first change of the night... Raskovic makes way for Molina...
    • 69' Cuellar goes down after an inocuous challenge from Djordjevic, and that will be the fifth yellow of the night.
    • 67' Raskovic becomes the fourth Red Star player to go into the book tonight... and his sliding lunge on McCulloch is probably the worst of the night.
    • 66' There's no immediate heroics from either player though as the corner is headed clear at the near post.
    • 65' Here is the change... it's Nacho Novo who will come on for DaMarcus Beasley... and Cousin for Darcheville...
    • 64' Brilliant run from Broadfoot! And he wins a corner for his efforts!
    • 63' Rangers look like they're getting ready to make a change. Cousin on?
    • 62' Red Star fans, to a man, have bared their chests... and it's not even that warm!
    • 60' An hour gone and still no breakthrough in Glasgow... and you just get the feeling that is not going to be enough for Rangers to get through.
    • 56' Thomson plays in a drifting ball towards the far post... McCulloch comes in from the right wing to get his head on it! But it's straight at Randjelovic! First attempt on target for Rangers nonetheless!
    • 52' It's all getting a little tasty out there now... challenges are flying in all over the place and the ref is struggling to deal with it.
    • 50' Milijas goes down in a heap after an off the ball clash with McCulloch... and replays show the Rangers man to be guitly of a raised arm on the Red Star player.
    • 48' First chance of the second half falls to Milijas at the far post! But he can't quite get a clear sight of goal and his eventual shot is blocked!
    • 46' Underway again at Ibrox! No changes to tell you about.
    • 45'+2 It's all getting a bit tasty at Ibrox! Milijas and Cuellar touch heads as the ref lets the players get on with it. And there goes the half time whistle... goalless in Glasgow.
    • 45'+1 Just one additional minute of time to be played.
    • 45' Thomson tries to play it 'training ground-style' and it doesn't come off. Disappointing.
    • 45' Great driving run from Thomson, right through the middle of the Red Star defence! He's hauled down - it's not sure by who amongst the gaggle of players - and Rangers will have a free kick, dead centre, 35 yards out.
    • 42' Lucas and Thomson get involved in a spat in the middle of the park... the ref lets play go on, only to have a word a minute later.
    • 40' Oooh! Best chance of the night! And what an effort it is from Djordevic! The Red Star striker holds off an aerial challenge from Cuellar, turns and lets fly with a brilliant dipping volley which zips just over the bar and onto the netting on top of the goal!
    • 39' Composed defending from Bronowicki as he chests a cross back to Randjelovic under pressure from Darcheville.
    • 38' Milijas works a wall pass with Castillo and unleashes a drive... but it's way over the bar again.
    • 36' Koroman dives in on Hutton... the crowd rise as one to hurl abuse at the Red Star captain! It's not a particuarly bad challenge, but his prolonged remonstration with the ref earns him a yellow anyway!
    • 34' Brave stuff from Broadfoot on the left... he gets to the ball first and plays in Darcheville... but the former Forest striker loses his head a little, and control of the ball, and Red Star come away with it.
    • 30' Andjelovic is the next to go into the book, for a lunge on Ferguson as the Rangers captain looked to break down the right hand side.
    • 28' Castillo lets fly from distance! Way over the bar from the Red Star man, but Rangers are letting the visitors have too much space in the middle of the park.
    • 27' Darcheville caught out by an offside flag! He was through on goal there after Thomson played him in....
    • 26' Free-kick not to Rangers... all the big men go up... Ferguson sends it over... but it's all a big anti-climax as Gueye heads clear.
    • 24' Darcheville controls a long ball forward to him on his chest, turns and unleashes a volley goalwards! Brilliant play from the Frenchman! But the linesman's flag is up and even if his effort was not saved by Randjelovic, it wouldn't have counted.
    • 20' Corner now to Red Star... Hemdani rises magnificently to power a header away.
    • 19' Darcheville hooks the ball out to Beasley on the left... but the American can't control and it'll be a throw to Red Star.
    • 17' Real opportunity for Rangers to break now! Oh no, Beasley makes the wrong option of turning inside instead of playing Darcheville in. He loses his footing and the move breaks down.
    • 15' Koroman's looking dangerous on the left hand side for Red Star... Hutton's going to have his hands full tonight...
    • 13' Oooh... that's a poor challenge from Tutoric, in on Darcheville from behind... and the Red Star defender deservedly goes into the book.
    • 12' Lukas attempts to find Djordevic with a long ball upfield... Weir is commanding in the air though and Hutton nods back to McGregor.
    • 10' Broadfoot plays a sloppy pass straight to Djordevic... but the Rangers defence holds firm and Weir plays it away to safety.
    • 8' Beasley this tim marauds down the left... Lukas is strong enough to hold off the American though, and the ref eventually blows up for a foul on the Serbian.
    • 5' Ferguson swings the corner over... but it's easily played away by Tutoric.
    • 4' Great run from Darcheville! The Frenchman jinks past a few Red Star defenders on the left, but he can't put over a cross in the end... corner nonetheless...
    • 1' Underway at Ibrox!

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL! NOVO STRIKES TO GIVE RANGERS THE LEAD! The Spaniard runs on to a flicked on long ball and fires home into the far corner! Advantage Rangers!
    • 89' Ferguson has half the stadium up on their feet, but his left-footer from a tight angle hits the side netting!
    • 76' Cousin again threatening... this time he receives the ball, turns and lets fly with a rocket! Tipped over the bar by Randjelovic! No corner though... the ref's not had the best of games.
    • 56' Thomson plays in a drifting ball towards the far post... McCulloch comes in from the right wing to get his head on it! But it's straight at Randjelovic! First attempt on target for Rangers nonetheless!
    • 40' Oooh! Best chance of the night! And what an effort it is from Djordevic! The Red Star striker holds off an aerial challenge from Cuellar, turns and lets fly with a brilliant dipping volley which zips just over the bar and onto the netting on top of the goal!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Martin Hansson

  • Rangers

    Manager: Walter Smith

    On the Field

    • McGregor
    • Hutton
    • Weir
    • Broadfoot
    • Hemdani
    • Thomson
    • Beasley
    • Ferguson
    • McCulloch
    • Darcheville

    Subs

    • Cousin
    • Carroll
    • Novo
    • Murray
    • Boyd
    • Whittaker
    • Adam

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Crvena Zvezda

    Manager: Milorad Kosanovic

    On the Field

    • Randjelovic
    • Bronowicki
    • Gueye
    • Tutoric
    • Andelkovic
    • Milijas
    • Lukas
    • Castillo
    • Koroman
    • Djordjevic
    • Raskovic

    Subs

    • Salas
    • Molina
    • Milovanovic
    • Bajalica
    • Pantic
    • Radivojevic
    • Barcos

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • Basta