Rangers vs Panathinaikos, 2007/08 UEFA Cup, Third Round
· 1st LegAbout
Rangers are hosting Panathinaikos
at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Game on!
- 1': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Attacking)
- 1': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 2': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 2': Offside called on Lee McCulloch
- 3': Mario Galinovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 3': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Attacking)
- 3': Handball called on Dimitrios Salpigidis
- 3': Allan McGregor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 4': Nacho Novo hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 4': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 4': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Defending)
- 5': Giorgos Karagounis hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
- 5': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 5': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 5': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Attacking)
- 6': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 7': Marcelo Mattos hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 7': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 7': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 8': Charlie Adam commits a foul on Alexis Tziolis resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 8': Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 8': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Attacking)
- 9': Lee McCulloch commits a foul on Nasief Morris resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 9': Nasief Morris takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 10': Nacho Novo commits a foul on Junior Mate Simao resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 10': Loukas Vyntra takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 10': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 10': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 12': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 12': Nasief Morris clears the ball from danger.
- 12': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 13': Loukas Vyntra commits a foul on Kirk Broadfoot resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 13': Allan McGregor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 14': Alexis Tziolis hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 14': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 15': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 15': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 15': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Defending)
- 16': Steven Davis commits a foul on Loukas Vyntra resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 16': Mario Galinovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 17': Steven Davis hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 17': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Parry)
- 18': Offside called on Lee McCulloch
- 18': Mario Galinovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 18': Giorgos Karagounis hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 18': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 19': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Defending)
- 19': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Attacking)
- 19': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 19': David Weir clears the ball from danger.
- 20': Giorgos Karagounis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the out of play, resulting in: out of play
- 20': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 20': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 22': Charlie Adam crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 22': Marcelo Mattos blocks the cross
- 22': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 22': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 22': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 23': Brahim Hemdani commits a foul on Dame Ndoye resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 23': Marcelo Mattos takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
- 24': Loukas Vyntra crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 24': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.
- 24': Loukas Vyntra takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 24': Junior Mate Simao crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 24': Allan McGregor makes a very good save (Catch)
- 24': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 26': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Defending)
- 26': Marcelo Mattos commits a foul on Lee McCulloch resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 26': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 27': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 27': Giannis Goumas clears the ball from danger.
- 28': Nacho Novo commits a foul on Loukas Vyntra resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 28': Loukas Vyntra takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 29': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Defending)
- 29': Nacho Novo hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 30': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Feet)
- 30': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 30': David Weir clears the ball from danger.
- 30': Throw-in: Giorgos Karagounis takes it (Attacking)
- 31': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 31': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 31': Lee McCulloch commits a foul on Mario Galinovic resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 31': Mario Galinovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 33': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 33': Nacho Novo blocks the cross
- 34': Charlie Adam crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 34': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 36': Sasa Papac commits a foul on Dimitrios Salpigidis resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 36': Giorgos Karagounis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 37': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 37': Allan McGregor makes a very good save (Catch)
- 37': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 38': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 38': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 39': Nacho Novo crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 39': Giannis Goumas clears the ball from danger.
- 39': Dimitrios Salpigidis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 39': Kirk Broadfoot clears the ball from danger.
- 39': Giorgos Karagounis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 39': Barry Ferguson clears the ball from danger.
- 39': Giorgos Karagounis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: foul
- 40': Dame Ndoye commits a foul on Lee McCulloch resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 40': Allan McGregor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 40': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 40': Sasa Papac commits a foul on Giorgos Karagounis resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 40': Giorgos Karagounis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 42': Kirk Broadfoot commits a foul on Marcelo Mattos resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 42': Mario Galinovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 42': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Defending)
- 43': Nacho Novo hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 43': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Feet)
- 43': Throw-in: Barry Ferguson takes it (Attacking)
- 44': Barry Ferguson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 44': Mikael Per Benny Nilsson clears the ball from danger.
- 44': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 45': Giannis Goumas commits a foul on Lee McCulloch resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 45': Charlie Adam takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
- 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
- 45': The second half is under way
- 46': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 47': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 47': Giannis Goumas clears the ball from danger.
- 47': Charlie Adam takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 47': Charlie Adam crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 48': Nacho Novo crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 48': Mikael Per Benny Nilsson clears the ball from danger.
- 48': Charlie Adam takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
- 48': Lee McCulloch hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 49': Mario Galinovic takes a long goal kick
- 49': Mikael Per Benny Nilsson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
- 49': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 50': Charlie Adam takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 50': Dame Ndoye clears the ball from danger.
- 50': Nacho Novo commits a foul on Nasief Morris resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 50': Giannis Goumas takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 52': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 52': Junior Mate Simao commits a foul on Steven Davis resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 53': Kirk Broadfoot takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 53': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 53': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Attacking)
- 54': Loukas Vyntra hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 55': Allan McGregor makes a very good save (Catch)
- 55': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 55': Kirk Broadfoot commits a foul on Giorgos Karagounis resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 55': Giorgos Karagounis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 56': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 57': Sasa Papac clears the ball from danger.
- 57': Giorgos Karagounis takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
- 57': Loukas Vyntra crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 57': Lee McCulloch clears the ball from danger.
- 57': Mario Galinovic takes a long goal kick
- 58': Lee McCulloch commits a foul on Nasief Morris resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 58': Nasief Morris takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 59': Dame Ndoye commits a foul on Steven Davis resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 59': Allan McGregor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 59': Junior Mate Simao commits a foul on Kirk Broadfoot resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 60': Junior Mate Simao is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 60': Charlie Adam takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
- 60': Charlie Adam crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 60': Nasief Morris clears the ball from danger.
- 60': Steven Davis crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 60': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 61': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 61': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Attacking)
- 62': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 62': Barry Ferguson blocks the cross
- 63': Offside called on Dame Ndoye
- 63': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 63': Throw-in: Charlie Adam takes it (Attacking)
- 64': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Defending)
- 64': Lee McCulloch hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 64': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 66': Marcelo Mattos hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
- 66': David Weir blocks the shot
- 66': Lee McCulloch commits a foul on Nasief Morris resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 66': Mario Galinovic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 66': Panathinaikos makes a sub: Helder Postiga enters for Dimitrios Salpigidis. Reason: Tactical
- 67': Rangers makes a sub: Daniel Cousin enters for Charlie Adam. Reason: Tactical
- 68': Alexis Tziolis commits a foul on Brahim Hemdani resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 68': David Weir takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 69': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 69': Nacho Novo hits a good header. Outcome: save
- 69': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 69': Throw-in: Lee McCulloch takes it (Attacking)
- 70': Steven Davis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 70': Marcelo Mattos clears the ball from danger.
- 70': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
- 70': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 70': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 71': Barry Ferguson hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 71': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Feet)
- 71': Nacho Novo hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
- 71': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Feet)
- 71': Nacho Novo takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
- 71': David Weir hits a good header. Outcome: save
- 71': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Catch)
- 73': Helder Postiga hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
- 73': Allan McGregor takes a short goal kick
- 74': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 74': Loukas Vyntra clears the ball from danger.
- 74': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Attacking)
- 74': Alexis Tziolis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 74': David Weir clears the ball from danger.
- 74': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Defending)
- 75': Offside called on Nacho Novo
- 75': Giannis Goumas takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 76': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 76': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Attacking)
- 78': Junior Mate Simao commits a foul on Carlos Jimenez Cuellar resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 78': Kirk Broadfoot takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
- 78': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Attacking)
- 78': Kirk Broadfoot crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
- 78': Daniel Cousin hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 78': Mario Galinovic takes a long goal kick
- 79': Helder Postiga crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 79': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar blocks the cross
- 79': Throw-in: Loukas Vyntra takes it (Attacking)
- 79': Loukas Vyntra crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 79': Sasa Papac clears the ball from danger.
- 80': Dame Ndoye hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
- 80': Allan McGregor takes a long goal kick
- 81': Rangers makes a sub: Chris Burke enters for Nacho Novo. Reason: Tactical
- 81': Throw-in: Sasa Papac takes it (Defending)
- 81': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 82': Alexis Tziolis crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 82': Allan McGregor makes a very good save (Punch)
- 82': Dame Ndoye hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
- 82': Allan McGregor makes a very good save (Parry)
- 82': Mikael Per Benny Nilsson commits a foul on Brahim Hemdani resulting on a free kick for Rangers
- 82': Allan McGregor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 82': Mikael Per Benny Nilsson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
- 83': Sasa Papac crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 83': Mario Galinovic makes a very good save (Punch)
- 84': Chris Burke crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 84': Giannis Goumas clears the ball from danger.
- 85': Offside called on Daniel Cousin
- 85': Giannis Goumas takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 85': Kirk Broadfoot commits a foul on Giorgos Karagounis resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 85': Junior Mate Simao takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
- 86': Loukas Vyntra crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 86': David Weir clears the ball from danger.
- 86': Throw-in: Mikael Per Benny Nilsson takes it (Defending)
- 86': Sasa Papac commits a foul on Dame Ndoye resulting on a free kick for Panathinaikos
- 86': Giorgos Karagounis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
- 87': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
- 87': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.
- 87': Giorgos Karagounis takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 87': Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.
- 87': Giorgos Karagounis takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
- 88': Barry Ferguson clears the ball from danger.
- 88': Giorgos Karagounis crosses the ball. Outcome: save
- 88': Allan McGregor makes a very good save (Catch)
- 88': Marcelo Mattos crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
- 88': Lee McCulloch blocks the cross
- 89': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Defending)
- 90': Throw-in: Kirk Broadfoot takes it (Defending)
- 90': Offside called on Daniel Cousin
- 90': Mario Galinovic takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
- 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
- 90': End of the game
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 16 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 5 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
11 | Saves | 6 |
48 | Possession | 52 |
9 | SHOTS | 11 |
3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
12 | Accurate Passes | 6 |
12 | Passes | 6 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
19 | Crosses | 18 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
11 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Cup
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 45,203
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 45,203
Line-Ups
Rangers
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Allan McGregor (GK) |
21 | Kirk Broadfoot |
24 | Carlos Cuéllar |
3 | David Weir |
5 | Sasa Papac |
6 | Barry Ferguson |
35 | Steven Davis |
7 | Brahim Hemdani |
11 | Charlie Adam |
27 | Lee McCulloch |
10 | Nacho Novo |
Panathinaikos
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Mario Galinovic (GK) |
5 | Nasief Morris |
8 | Giannis Goumas |
24 | Loukas Vyntra |
29 | Mikael Per Benny Nilsson ![]() |
22 | Alexandros Tziolis |
4 | Marcelo Mattos |
23 | Simão ![]() |
21 | Georgios Karagounis |
25 | Dame N'Doye |
14 | Dimitris Salpingidis |
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