UEFA Europa League

Rangers vs Antwerp, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Round of 32

· 2nd Leg - Rangers advance 9-5 on aggregate
Rangers
  • 9': Alfredo Morelos
  • 46': Nathan Patterson
  • 55': Ryan Kent
  • 79': Borna Barisic (P)
  • 90'+2': Cedric Itten (P)
FT
5 - 2
2nd Leg - Rangers advance 9-5 on aggregate
Antwerp
  • 31': Lior Refaelov
  • 57': Didier Lamkel Ze

About

Rangers are hosting Antwerp at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Lior Refaelov (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 1': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Lior Refaelov tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Ze is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 5': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Steven Davis.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Ritchie de Laet (Royal Antwerp) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 7': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Jordan Lukaku.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Davis.
  • 8': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Ortwin De Wolf.
  • 8': Foul by Leon Balogun (Rangers).
  • 8': Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! Rangers 1, Royal Antwerp 0. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
  • 10': Foul by Birger Verstraete (Royal Antwerp).
  • 10': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lior Refaelov (Royal Antwerp) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Ze with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Rangers).
  • 12': Ritchie de Laet (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Balogun.
  • 16': Foul by Pieter Gerkens (Royal Antwerp).
  • 16': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 22': Foul by Pieter Gerkens (Royal Antwerp).
  • 22': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Glen Kamara (Rangers).
  • 23': Martin Hongla (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Connor Goldson (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Didier Lamkel Ze (Royal Antwerp).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Aurélio Buta (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Lukaku with a cross.
  • 30': Foul by Glen Kamara (Rangers).
  • 30': Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Goal! Rangers 1, Royal Antwerp 1. Lior Refaelov (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Lukaku with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Pieter Gerkens (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélio Buta.
  • 36': Didier Lamkel Ze (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Leon Balogun (Rangers).
  • 36': Leon Balogun (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp).
  • 38': Leon Balogun (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Maxime Le Marchand tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Ze is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Ritchie de Laet (Royal Antwerp).
  • 39': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Pieter Gerkens.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp).
  • 42': Ianis Hagi (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pieter Gerkens.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Rangers 1, Royal Antwerp 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rangers 1, Royal Antwerp 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Rangers. Nathan Patterson replaces Leon Balogun.
  • 45': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Frank Boya replaces Jeremy Gelin.
  • 46': Goal! Rangers 2, Royal Antwerp 1. Nathan Patterson (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 48': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Rangers).
  • 48': Pieter Gerkens (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Offside, Rangers. Glen Kamara tries a through ball, but Alfredo Morelos is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Frank Boya (Royal Antwerp).
  • 54': Nathan Patterson (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Goal! Rangers 3, Royal Antwerp 1. Ryan Kent (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 57': Goal! Rangers 3, Royal Antwerp 2. Didier Lamkel Ze (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a through ball.
  • 58': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Martin Hongla.
  • 60': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Royal Antwerp).
  • 60': Glen Kamara (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Maxime Le Marchand (Royal Antwerp) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 62': Allan McGregor (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Didier Lamkel Ze (Royal Antwerp).
  • 64': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Royal Antwerp).
  • 64': Ianis Hagi (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Filip Helander.
  • 68': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Royal Antwerp).
  • 68': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Didier Lamkel Ze tries a through ball, but Lior Refaelov is caught offside.
  • 70': Birger Verstraete (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Glen Kamara (Rangers).
  • 70': Glen Kamara (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Arfield replaces Ianis Hagi.
  • 71': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp).
  • 71': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Martin Hongla (Royal Antwerp).
  • 71': Martin Hongla (Royal Antwerp) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Foul by Jordan Lukaku (Royal Antwerp).
  • 75': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Felipe Avenatti replaces Pieter Gerkens.
  • 75': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Nana Ampomah replaces Jordan Lukaku.
  • 76': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Birger Verstraete tries a through ball, but Didier Lamkel Ze is caught offside.
  • 78': Penalty Rangers. Alfredo Morelos draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Maxime Le Marchand (Royal Antwerp) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Goal! Rangers 4, Royal Antwerp 2. Borna Barisic (Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
  • 81': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Scott Arfield.
  • 82': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Koji Miyoshi replaces Martin Hongla.
  • 82': Substitution, Rangers. Bongani Zungu replaces Steven Davis.
  • 82': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Wright replaces Ryan Kent.
  • 83': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Frank Boya (Royal Antwerp).
  • 83': Foul by Connor Goldson (Rangers).
  • 83': Nana Ampomah (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Rangers. Cedric Itten replaces Alfredo Morelos.
  • 85': Birger Verstraete (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Scott Wright (Rangers).
  • 86': Didier Lamkel Ze (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Connor Goldson (Rangers).
  • 88': Foul by Aurélio Buta (Royal Antwerp).
  • 88': Glen Kamara (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Scott Wright (Rangers).
  • 89': Lior Refaelov (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Felipe Avenatti (Royal Antwerp) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a cross.
  • 90': Borna Barisic (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Didier Lamkel Ze (Royal Antwerp).
  • 90'+1': Penalty Rangers. Scott Wright draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Nana Ampomah (Royal Antwerp) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Rangers 5, Royal Antwerp 2. Cedric Itten (Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Rangers 5, Royal Antwerp 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rangers 5, Royal Antwerp 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
56.5 Possession 43.5
9 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
395 Accurate Passes 287
480 Passes 374
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 45
32 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 12
10 Effective Clearances 14
10 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Line-Ups

RAN Rangers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Allan McGregor (GK)
5 Filip Helander
6 Connor Goldson
31 Borna Barisic
26 Leon Balogun Yellow Card
10 Steven Davis
17 Joe Aribo
18 Glen Kamara Yellow Card
20 Alfredo Morelos
14 Ryan Kent
7 Ianis Hagi
Rangers Substitutes:
Greg Stewart, Cedric Itten, Jon McLaughlin, Nathan Patterson, Leon Thomson King, Calvin Bassey, Scott Wright, Bongani Zungu, Scott Arfield, Jack Simpson.

ANT Antwerp (3-5-2)

No. Name
97 Ortwin De Wolf (GK)
26 Jérémy Gelin
31 Maxime Le Marchand Yellow Card
2 Ritchie de Laet
18 Martin Hongla Yellow Card
16 Pieter Gerkens
5 Birger Verstraete
94 Jordan Lukaku
30 Buta
7 Didier Lamkel Ze
11 Lior Refaelov
Antwerp Substitutes:
Ivan Pavlic, Nana Ampomah, Alireza Beiranvand, Felipe Avenatti, Thiam Chevaughn, Frank Thierry Boya, Koji Miyoshi, Zeno Van Den Bosch.

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