UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 2, 2025
Rangers DLWLW 1
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SK Sturm Graz WLWLW 2
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STG202
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Match Report

Rangers, Russell Martin slump to latest loss at Sturm Graz

Rangers showed some fight but first-half defensive lapses saw them go down 2-1 to Sturm Graz in a second Europa League defeat in eight days on Thursday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
20
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
7
Saves
10
59
Possession
41
16
SHOTS
16
10
ON GOAL
8
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
365
Accurate Passes
229
437
Passes
310
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
3
26
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
47
24
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
7
5
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
5
33
Effective Clearances
40
33
Clearances
40

Lineups

STG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Oliver ChristensenG
  2. 24Dimitri LaveléeCD-L
  3. 47Emanuel AiwuCD-R
  4. 17Emir KaricLB
  5. 5Tim OermannRB
  6. 10Otar KiteishviliAM
  7. 21Tochi Phil ChukwuaniLM
  8. 4Jon Gorenc StankovicRM
  9. 77Maurice MaloneF
  10. 26Belmin BeganovicAM-L
  11. 19Tomi HorvatAM-R

RAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack ButlandG
  2. 13Derek CorneliusCD-L
  3. 5John SouttarCD-R
  4. 30Jayden MeghomaLB
  5. 2James TavernierRB
  6. 11Thelo AasgaardAM
  7. 8Connor BarronLM
  8. 43Nicolas RaskinRM
  9. 9Youssef ChermitiF
  10. 23Djeidi GassamaAM-L
  11. 18Oliver AntmanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1, Rangers 0. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maurice Malone.
  2. 35' Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2, Rangers 0. Otar Kiteishvili (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomi Horvat following a set piece situation.
  3. 45' Substitution, Rangers. Max Aarons replaces Jayden Meghoma.
  4. 45' Substitution, Rangers. Bojan Miovski replaces Oliver Antman.
  5. 49' Goal! SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2, Rangers 1. Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Raskin.
  6. 59' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jacob Peter Hödl replaces Belmin Beganovic.
  7. 68' Tim Oermann (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Rangers. Joe Rothwell replaces Connor Barron.
  9. 73' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Maurice Malone.
  10. 73' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Leon Grgic replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
  11. 73' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Tim Oermann.
  12. 75' Derek Cornelius (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Substitution, Rangers. Mikey Moore replaces Derek Cornelius.
  14. 83' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Niklas Geyrhofer replaces Tomi Horvat.
  15. 83' Substitution, Rangers. Danilo replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
  16. 90'+4' Emir Karic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+5' John Souttar (Rangers) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.