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A dreadful second-half performance by Rangers saw the SPL leaders slump to a 4-1 Champions League defeat at home to Unirea Urziceni. More
90+3 Final whistle! Rangers hammered and they deserved it to be honest. Terrible from the Scottish side, in all aspects of their play. Unirea don't mind though, Dan Petrescu is delighted!!
88' UNIREA SUB: Varga off for Paduretu.
84' Varga gets clear on the right and hammers a drive that clips the top of the crossbar! Rangers are second-best all over the park.
78' Frunza races down the left after a diagonal ball catches Rangers out, he could be in here but his low drive across McGregor is wide of the far post.
74' UNIREA SUB: Frunza on for Balan.
73' Rangers have it in the box with men over, Thomson is in and he has a chance to shoot but it's blocked by two bodies flying in, it skips up to him again but again he's blocked and now DAVIS but his shot is blocked too!
69' Free-kick to Rangers on the right, Naismith to take and he whips in a beauty AND MILLER WITH THE FLICK HEADER BUT INCHES WIDE!
66' RANGERS SUB: Novo on for Rangers, as Walter Smith goes 4-3-3, long balls ahoy!
65' Apostol will take this then... he backheels it to Brandan, who slips as he shoots but he sends it low into the bottom left! A freak goal and Rangers are 4-1 down!
60' Vilana is booked for a foul midway inside his half, on Naismith.
59' Balan will swing this one in and it's a good far-post delivery AND DISASTER FOR LEE MCCULLOCH! AN OWN-GOAL FOR THE RANGERS DEFENDER! It just skimmed off his head and past the stricken McGregor and the visitors lead 3-1 and, on their showing this second half, deservedly so.
49' Bilasco takes the corner short to Apostol who drills it low into the box AND FERNANDES WITH A WONDERFUL BACKHEEL THAT SPINS OFF THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT-HAND POST AND INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR 2-1! The Romanians are ahead! What skill from the defender!
48' Unirea work it to within 30 yards of the Rangers box, cut inside to Bilasco who cracks a super shot for the top right that McGregor does really well to tip over!
46' Second half underway!
- HALF-TIME SUB: Mendes, struggling it seems after picking up that knock on the knee, comes off for Lafferty as Rangers go 4-4-2.
45+1 Rothen clips Brandan, mini-retribution from the Frenchman, and the ref oddly blows for half-time even though play was held up for two minutes when Mendes was hurt, and the visitors made a substitution. Ref Eric Braamhaar needs a new watch..
38' A bit of nonsense as Davis readies to take this... SAVED BY TUDOR! The stand-in keeper gets down low to the left and easily parries a poor penalty from Davis. Corner.
37' Rothen to swing this in from the right, with his left.... A great deliver and Weir arrives to head it down and that hits Fernandes on the arm! Penalty Rangers!
36' This has been a decent spell for Rangers as Brandan clatters into Rothen and gets a yellow for cumulative offences.
32' Mendes gives away a free-kick just inside the Rangers half, it's taken quickly and Brandan is released down the left, he's clear of Whittaker and Unirea could be in AND HE DRILLS IT LOW FOR BILASCO AT THE FAR POST WITH A SIMPLE TAP-IN FOR 1-1! Rangers went to sleep and they paid the price!
21' That goal has been credited to Vilana, which is odd as Mendes's shot - while it probably would have been saved - was going on target.
19' UNIREA SUB: Nicu comes off, one assumes a tactical decision as he seems fine. Onofras on in his place.
12' Mendes curls the free-kick in with his right and it flies flat over the heads of a line of players for Miller to power the header towards goal but just over!
9' Mendes limps off for more treatment, he'll probably be subbed but at least he is walking.
2' Rothen will take this one too... he swings it to the edge of the box where Mendes takes a touch, it's blocked and the deflection loops it up in the air BUT TUDOR JUST STANDS WATCHING AS IT DROPS OVER HIS HEAD INTO THE NET! Surely he could have made that, there was plenty of time, but Pedro Mendes doesn't care, 1-0 to Rangers.
1' The match is underway, with Rangers in blue and the Romanians in white kicking off and sending it long to McGregor.
- Unirea Urziceni team: Tudor, Galamaz, Maftei, Bruno Fernandes, Nicu, Gomes, Apostol, Brandan, Balan, Bilasco, Varga; Subs: Arlauskis, Mehmedovic, Paduretu, Onofras, Semedo, Bordeanu, Frunza
- Rangers team: McGregor, Whittaker, McCulloch, Weir, Papac, Naismith, Mendes, Davis, Thomson, Rothen, Miller; Subs: Alexander, Boyd, Novo, Beasley, Smith, Lafferty, Fleck
- Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Rangers' Group G clash with Dan Petrescu's Unirea Urziceni in the Champions League. The match kicks off at Ibrox at 7:45pm and you can follow it here with comments and scoring.
84' Varga gets clear on the right and hammers a drive that clips the top of the crossbar! Rangers are second-best all over the park.
78' Frunza races down the left after a diagonal ball catches Rangers out, he could be in here but his low drive across McGregor is wide of the far post.
73' Rangers have it in the box with men over, Thomson is in and he has a chance to shoot but it's blocked by two bodies flying in, it skips up to him again but again he's blocked and now DAVIS but his shot is blocked too!
69' Free-kick to Rangers on the right, Naismith to take and he whips in a beauty AND MILLER WITH THE FLICK HEADER BUT INCHES WIDE!
65' Apostol will take this then... he backheels it to Brandan, who slips as he shoots but he sends it low into the bottom left! A freak goal and Rangers are 4-1 down!
59' Balan will swing this one in and it's a good far-post delivery AND DISASTER FOR LEE MCCULLOCH! AN OWN-GOAL FOR THE RANGERS DEFENDER! It just skimmed off his head and past the stricken McGregor and the visitors lead 3-1 and, on their showing this second half, deservedly so.
49' Bilasco takes the corner short to Apostol who drills it low into the box AND FERNANDES WITH A WONDERFUL BACKHEEL THAT SPINS OFF THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT-HAND POST AND INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR 2-1! The Romanians are ahead! What skill from the defender!
48' Unirea work it to within 30 yards of the Rangers box, cut inside to Bilasco who cracks a super shot for the top right that McGregor does really well to tip over!
38' A bit of nonsense as Davis readies to take this... SAVED BY TUDOR! The stand-in keeper gets down low to the left and easily parries a poor penalty from Davis. Corner.
37' Rothen to swing this in from the right, with his left.... A great deliver and Weir arrives to head it down and that hits Fernandes on the arm! Penalty Rangers!
32' Mendes gives away a free-kick just inside the Rangers half, it's taken quickly and Brandan is released down the left, he's clear of Whittaker and Unirea could be in AND HE DRILLS IT LOW FOR BILASCO AT THE FAR POST WITH A SIMPLE TAP-IN FOR 1-1! Rangers went to sleep and they paid the price!
21' That goal has been credited to Vilana, which is odd as Mendes's shot - while it probably would have been saved - was going on target.
12' Mendes curls the free-kick in with his right and it flies flat over the heads of a line of players for Miller to power the header towards goal but just over!
2' Rothen will take this one too... he swings it to the edge of the box where Mendes takes a touch, it's blocked and the deflection loops it up in the air BUT TUDOR JUST STANDS WATCHING AS IT DROPS OVER HIS HEAD INTO THE NET! Surely he could have made that, there was plenty of time, but Pedro Mendes doesn't care, 1-0 to Rangers.
- Unirea Urziceni team: Tudor, Galamaz, Maftei, Bruno Fernandes, Nicu, Gomes, Apostol, Brandan, Balan, Bilasco, Varga; Subs: Arlauskis, Mehmedovic, Paduretu, Onofras, Semedo, Bordeanu, Frunza
- Rangers team: McGregor, Whittaker, McCulloch, Weir, Papac, Naismith, Mendes, Davis, Thomson, Rothen, Miller; Subs: Alexander, Boyd, Novo, Beasley, Smith, Lafferty, Fleck
- Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Rangers' Group G clash with Dan Petrescu's Unirea Urziceni in the Champions League. The match kicks off at Ibrox at 7:45pm and you can follow it here with comments and scoring.
RangersManager: Walter Smith
Captain: David Weir
Manager: Dan Petrescu
Captain: George Galamaz
RangersManager: Walter Smith
Captain: David Weir
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Manager: Dan Petrescu
Captain: George Galamaz
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75′ Why did no journalists except "Chck who flung dung" question or even speak to "the Cardigan" at the post match
press conference? Had they all lost their tongues? Or is it because they are Huns with typewriters in the scottish media.
Wonder if tony mowbray will get such an easy time from them if things dont go celtics way on Thursday night!!
Hail Hail Encenderse el aros

why dont Celtic and rangers shut up about what they could do if they had a level playing field and the same money as the top english clubs, they dont play in a level playing field in their own league and still they cant beat St Mirren or Inverness for god's sake, what makes them think they are so special? and before anyone points out Inverness are now in the first division, i know, and that just adds more weight to my point.

Ha Ha best night of the year so far!!! Great to see a team like this humped and anybody who has any connection with them too! Why should a fellow Scot say such damning things? easy , this club is the bloodsucking vehicle reliant on the "loyal" among them to provide the finance to keep them going. This zero tolerance of sectarianism is just a publicity stunt because if it wasnt for bigotry the coffers would be even emptier than they are now. by the way I dont support any particular team but anyone who beats the old firm are fine by me

Scotland's shame !!! hahaha !!!

"This has too be the Lowest of the Low, some unknown and unpronounceable Team, from a Third party League, hammers one of Scotland's Biggest Clubs."
Third party league? What does that even mean? Romania's miles ahead of Scotland in league coefficient and heading for 3 spots in the Champions League while Scotland is on its way to losing one. The sheer difference between Rangers+Celtic and the rest of the league has distorted reality for you lot. The SPL is pure @#$%.

This does prove beyond doubt that the SPL is a pub league.

if any1 remembers: Morton 1-3 Unirea Urziceni ( Morton in the 2nd tier of scottish football in 8th place) this match was during friendlies this year
and then obviously Rangers 1-4 Unirea Urziceni
That tells me that Rangers r the worse than the 20th best team in scotland:))=))

congratulations unirea urziceni.@#$% rangeres and scotland

THE FINAL UNIREA URZICENI V RUBIN KAZAN

ok scared affraid

if celtic or rangers were given the same deals as the english teams.....{ ie level playing field } thier is no dout they could compete.... i think the english are @#$% them selfs...

Good job Unirea the best from Romanian FORZA UNIREA !!!!!! FORZA ROMANIA

Welcome Unirea Urziceni.Glasgow Rangers all the best.

The only star of this match was Dan Petrescu. Never heard of him? Now you certainly did.

Just another scottish pub team finding they can't mix it with real footballers!
'Old firm' in the premiership - they must be joking!!!!!!!!

Champions League.....your having a laugh Rangers...just like world football is at the state of Scottish football.....
100% TIM.....MON EH HOOPS!!!

Discount or under estimate any team at your peril.
Before the first game against Stuttgart away Rangers supporters seemed to think Seville would win the group and were resigned to a straight fight with the Germans to finish second and qualify for the next round.
Rangers are doing it the hard way simply not good enough at this level.
Only two years ago they reached the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester.

arrkin.2009...you're a fool. And before you reply, i'm no Englishman, i'm an American! Arsenal and Chelsea are miles better than Rangers and Celtics, Celtic are in the Europa and are dead last in their group, You say Arsenal cheated, ..i'm glad they did, cause Celtic and Rangers have no business being in the CL. Period! Red Bull NY, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy or Columbus Crew will do numbers on your weak league, FACT!

I want an independent Scotland, and you can F@CK Celtic and Rangers right off from the ENGLISH Premier League!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
