Champions League: Rangers prevails over Union Saint-Gilloise 3-0
GLASGOW. Rangers was after all too strong for Union Saint-Gilloise.
GLASGOW. Rangers was after all too good for Union Saint-Gilloise with the goal of J. Tavernier (45′ pen), A. Colak (58′) and M. Tillman (79′). Rangers was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ibrox Stadium stadium in Glasgow on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos who had the assistance of Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Aristotelis Diamantopoulos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
Rangers was in firm control of the ball 68% while Union Saint-Gilloise was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Rangers was more aggressive with 114 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rangers won the match.
Rangers shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rangers received 4 yellow cards (J. Sands, A. Colak, T. Lawrence and B. Barisic). On the opposite side, Union Saint-Gilloise received 6 yellow cards (R. Sykes, A. Moris, S. Adingra, J. Lazare Amani, L. Lapoussin and ).
After playing this match, Rangers has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. while Union Saint-Gilloise stays with points (0th).
Match Events
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38'38'
J. Sands
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39'39'
R. Sykes
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45'45'
J. Tavernier (Penalty)
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45'45'
Anthony Moris
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44'44'
A. Moris
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45'45'
Antonio Colak
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55'55'
Simon Adingra
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64'64'
R. Matondo
S. Arfield
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75'75'
J. Lazare Amani
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75'75'
Lazare Amani
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75'75'
Tom Lawrence
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79'79'
M. Tillman
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80'80'
B. Davies
J. Sands
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79'79'
Ben Davies
James Sands
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79'79'
Alfredo Morelos
Antonio Colak
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87'87'
G. Kamara
T. Lawrence
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85'85'
G. van Bronckhorst
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90'90'
B. Barisic
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90'90'
L. Lapoussin
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90'90'
J. Lazare Amani
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90'90'
Loïc Lapoussin
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90'90'
Lazare Amani
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Rangers: Formation and Lineups
Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst chose to play with the following team: Jon McLaughlin, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, James Sands, Borna Barišić, Scott Arfield, John Lundstram, Tom Lawrence, Malik Tillman, Antonio Čolak and Ryan Kent.
Substitutes
Rangers made 4 changes: S. Arfield for R. Matondo (64′), J. Sands for B. Davies (80′), A. Colak for A. Morelos (80′) and T. Lawrence for G. Kamara (87′).
Union Saint-Gilloise: Formation and Lineups
Union Saint-Gilloise started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Karel Geraerts played with: Anthony Moris, Ross Sykes, Christian Burgess, Siebe Van Der Heyden, Bart Nieuwkoop, Teddy Teuma, Jean Thierry Lazare Amani, Senne Lynen, Loic Lapoussin, Simon Adingra and Dante Vanzeir.
Substitutes
Union Saint-Gilloise made 3 changes: B. Nieuwkoop for G. Francois (77′), R. Sykes for D. Eckert Ayensa (84′) and S. Lynen for C. Puertas (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
