Match Report

Dominant Rangers take big step toward UCL playoff

Russell Martin's bold team selection paid off as Rangers battered Viktoria Plzen 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifier.

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Timeline

1. 15' Goal! Rangers 1, Viktoria Plzen 0. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyriel Dessers.
2. 19' Svetozar Markovic (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3. 31' Nicolas Raskin (Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
4. 41' Jefté (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5. 45' Goal! Rangers 2, Viktoria Plzen 0. Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
6. 45' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Matej Valenta replaces Jirí Panos.
7. 51' Goal! Rangers 3, Viktoria Plzen 0. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Antman.
8. 56' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Denis Visinsky replaces Tomás Ladra.
9. 57' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Tom Sloncík replaces Matej Vydra.
10. 64' Substitution, Rangers. Nicolas Raskin replaces Joe Rothwell.
11. 65' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Prince Adu replaces Rafiu Durosinmi.
12. 74' Substitution, Rangers. Connor Barron replaces Max Aarons.
13. 74' Substitution, Rangers. Danilo replaces Cyriel Dessers.
14. 74' Substitution, Rangers. James Tavernier replaces Lyall Cameron.
15. 85' Substitution, Rangers. Findlay Curtis replaces Oliver Antman.
16. 87' Matej Valenta (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17. 87' Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Merchas Doski replaces Karel Spácil.