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00:00Champions League qualifier at Ibrox Stadium 0-0 thus far the second leg will be played
00:06next Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium in Athens that has a capacity of 75,000 when
00:14Panela and Icos tend to play there in a big game they can generally sell about 50,000 tickets for
00:21that but their usual home ground which is a very intimidating arena only
00:29holds 16 so an opportunity for a good few fans to get to this crucial second leg which
00:38the one thing guaranteed despite the fact that it'll be kicking off around 10 o'clock at night
00:43that will still be being played in searing heat in the Greek capital and the next 45 minutes
00:52will be hugely important in telling the story
00:56for what goes on in Athens next week as Rangers and Joe Rockwell get us underway for the second
01:05half no changes for either side at the break and Neil what do you think the main message from
01:13Russell Martin would be in that dressing room I think the message is that we need to be better it's
01:19it's early in our pre-season plans but we need to be a lot sharper I think they need to be more risk taken as
01:26well clearly he's got a way that he's trying to play and taking care of the ball is vital particularly in
01:32the European games where teams are set up to counter-attack you but Billy was talking about
01:37that I alluded to earlier about lack of speed up top I think that's been evident more service into
01:42Danilo because he's done okay with it three times it's gone into him but um Billy also touched upon
01:49the guys that's sitting on the bench and I think maybe 15 20 minutes into the second half you'll be
01:54looking behind them Russell if it's still no no because Rangers really need to try and grab something
01:59and take it to Athens with them
02:04certainly more familiar names on the bench that was risky from Kyriakopoulos and Russell Martin
02:12keen to get on with things quickly Tamanir to Rothwell
02:19Giga Aarons and well infield riding that extra number in the middle of the park
02:26Souter
02:30Raskat Curtis with the return to the Belgian Raskat now options to pick out
02:39and he could only stab that towards Stragovski
02:43yeah he's unlucky he's trying to play with the outside of his right foot but
02:47when people think Nico's small he's not overly small and he's powerful as well and he showed his strength there
02:56well Giga does get the free kick eventually after that tussle with
03:01Jornidis yeah Jornidis the captain is protesting his innocence
03:07for me that's just the old-fashioned big strong striker you can see maybe just goes underneath him
03:12and Giga goes up for the header but again Nico Raskin is is well capable of this
03:17this is what we were looking for him to do
03:20so often last year has burst into that box just couldn't quite get the angle in the cutback
03:24Souter shrugs off the challenge of back he set us but then presents it straight to police street
03:41down he goes that will just be a goal kick I don't think he's endeared himself to the ranger
03:47supports the Uruguayan that's given away cheaply this time Tavenier, Maximovic reads it
03:56yeah there's another ball on the pitch which might just allow Rangers to get back into some sort
04:02of shape there Tavenier James Tavenier has done a real go at Diamande because he's playing narrow
04:06he's encouraged Russell Martin is encouraging the central midfielders are the wide of the three
04:11Diamande and Raskin to then go into fullback positions but when they lose it they're so exposed
04:18so exposed a couple of moments as well before because of that reason there's no fullback to play
04:24the centre-backs are encouraged to step in and John Souter almost got caught out there
04:28he's already on a yellow card he needs to be so careful as well when he's stepping on
04:32Kiryakopoulos it'll take this this signing from Monza
04:47just drops it short
04:49just drops it short
04:52Cassetas
04:54there's one nipping in behind here
04:56and it's another big save
04:58from Jack Butlin
05:00Maximovic
05:03to Plexov Suter
05:04Rangers survive again and
05:06they've got a lot to thank for
05:09for Jack Butlin this evening
05:10yeah well that's a good block from John Suter
05:12but this is a lovely little training ground move
05:15he's just wandered in there
05:17he catches it well
05:18I mean Juricic catches it really
05:21nicely with the outsider
05:21but Jack Butlin again
05:25I mean how many times in this game
05:27already has he shown that
05:28he's back at his best
05:30and Rangers are really thankful
05:33for that but again it's the alarming
05:35ease that Panathinaikos
05:37just break that line
05:38Creeks looking to
05:43gain an early advantage in the tie
05:46in this second half
05:48but Ibrox
05:49it would mean so much
05:51if they could take something
05:52back to home turf
05:53Suter underneath it
05:58underneath it and again
06:00Yonidas
06:00challenging him
06:02yeah he almost got a
06:04big forearm in the face
06:05John Suter
06:06but we know he's brave
06:07he's going to accept that
06:08just to make sure he gets
06:09first contact on the ball
06:10the wee bit of an old-fashioned
06:12British type striker about him
06:14you need this
06:14he's a player that
06:17a couple of years ago
06:19he had a fantastic season
06:20and was attracting some
06:22big names
06:23wasn't quite as prolific
06:24last season
06:2511 goals
06:26went off the boil a little
06:28yeah I like him
06:29went to Tuesday's game
06:33didn't score for the national team
06:35last month
06:37and their victory against
06:38Bulgaria
06:39Diomondi for Dowell
06:46Tavernier
06:51Ahrens under pressure
06:53Cirobea
06:54nips in once again
06:56Pelystreet
06:57and Juricic
06:58Juricic to take it on the left
07:00saved by Butland
07:01and he gets up in time
07:02to scramble in front of
07:04Yonidas for the second
07:06look
07:07I mean
07:08Ahrens has been caught
07:09now three or four times
07:10he's not comfortable
07:11it's not really working
07:12Curtis looks promising
07:14grab
07:14Finley Curtis
07:16a filter from the boy
07:21from Belfron
07:22what a wonderful goal
07:25that is
07:26he announces himself
07:28on the Rangers scene
07:30just his second start
07:33and the 18 year old
07:35lights up Ibrox Stadium
07:37what a time to get it
07:39just when Rangers
07:41were coming under
07:42serious pressure
07:43from Panam and Icos
07:44Finley Curtis
07:46makes the difference
07:47brilliant son
07:49he's a cool cat
07:51that's cut
07:51I tell you
07:52Rangers could be one down
07:54Jack Buckley spills it
07:55he's up quick
07:56but the presence of mind
07:57just to launch this
07:59and get things moving
08:00quick
08:00again it's out to
08:01Nico Raskin
08:01who's kept an advanced
08:03position
08:03but hasn't Finley Curtis
08:05got so much to do
08:07that first touch
08:07is brilliant
08:08another couple
08:09another couple
08:09to set himself
08:11and I said
08:12how comfortable
08:12he is on the left foot
08:13and right foot
08:15it maybe takes a little
08:16net you know
08:17but his intention's brilliant
08:18and it just bends
08:20into the corner
08:21it does take a little bit
08:22of work of deflection
08:23actually
08:24just to create a little bit
08:25of spin
08:25to put it from
08:27outside the post
08:27and find the inside
08:29of that net
08:29but he doesn't care
08:31and again
08:32really good confidence
08:33at the kid
08:34to take that on
08:34Rangers needed that
08:36Rory
08:36I'm telling you
08:37because we're talking
08:38about Aarons coming inside
08:39and getting caught on it
08:40sooner or later
08:41at 0-0
08:41I think Panathinaikos
08:43might have taken the lead
08:44but that has just
08:44flipped this tie in its head
08:46well he scored in pre-season
08:48against Club Bruges
08:50and he said
08:52it was just a surreal experience
08:53to score in front of the crowds
08:56at Ibrox Stadium
08:57that was a friendly
08:58how about doing it
09:00in the Champions League
09:02qualifier
09:03what a time to step up
09:09for the 18 year old
09:11yeah
09:14Bully's talking about
09:15getting this huge
09:16range of support
09:18on their feet
09:18and getting behind the team
09:19I think they have been
09:20behind the team
09:21but they've not really seen
09:22anything to really
09:24get them to their feet
09:25and get them excited
09:26but that certainly has
09:28the crowd certainly
09:33responding to that
09:34this is Aarons
09:38Souter
09:42back to the Englishman
09:43he was on loan
09:45at Valencia
09:47for the second half
09:48of last season
09:48sliding in goes
09:49Chirivea
09:50he certainly
09:51doesn't need
09:51a second invitation
09:52now Dowell
09:54looks to get away
09:55from Kiriakopoulos
09:57now lofted
09:59to the back post
10:00where both Raskan
10:01and Curtis
10:02were arriving
10:03just slightly
10:05over hit by Dowell
10:06coming in on his
10:07strong side
10:08Kieran Dowell
10:08better quality
10:09than that
10:09it's a difficult
10:10thing to do
10:11is play it forward
10:12when you're running
10:13forward
10:13to try and feel
10:14it into a space
10:14by Brock's
10:28bursting at the
10:29seams
10:29and on their
10:31feet
10:32that moment
10:33provided by
10:34Finlay
10:34Curtis
10:35Pacasetas
10:41Palmer Brown
10:462-bar
10:48Kiriakopoulos
10:52Chirivea
10:55police through
10:57the target
10:57for him
10:57with the Uruguayan
10:59against
11:00Aarons
11:01gets his cross
11:03in
11:03and clattered
11:04into the
11:05advertising boards
11:06it's quick
11:08police through
11:08isn't it
11:09he's got good
11:10movement
11:11good identification
11:12to come inside
11:13but you can see
11:13that he just
11:14fancied
11:15leaning an
11:15unins up
11:16and just
11:16running it
11:17Chirivea
11:18good spot
11:19for
11:19Kiriakopoulos
11:22down the
11:24outside
11:25click to
11:26the back
11:26post
11:26Yanidis
11:28with the
11:29first effort
11:30police
11:31street
11:31came in
11:32now
11:32Bagu Yanidis
11:33it's a great
11:35ball in
11:36and knocked
11:36over the top
11:37by
11:37Kiriakopoulos
11:38who goes
11:39down
11:39clutching
11:40his ankle
11:40well he gets
11:42first contact
11:43but whether
11:44it takes
11:45one from
11:45Kieran
11:45Dowell
11:46we'll have
11:47a wee look
11:48at that
11:48but again
11:48it's quality
11:49from the wide
11:49areas
11:50first of all
11:50from this
11:51side
11:51well
11:51stand up
11:52good contact
11:53from
11:54Aaron's
11:54coming in
11:54there
11:54not allow
11:55a free
11:55header
11:55from
11:56Yandis
11:57but then
11:58when this
11:58ball
11:58is
11:58clipped
11:59in
11:59as well
11:59they've
12:00got a lot
12:00of defending
12:00thing
12:01it's
12:01Jigar
12:01just gets
12:01a first
12:02head
12:02on it
12:02not for
12:04me
12:04it's a lazy
12:05foot
12:05just hung out
12:06there by
12:07Kieran
12:07Dowell
12:08but the
12:08shots
12:08away
12:09I don't
12:10see
12:10anything
12:11in this
12:12I've had
12:27moments of
12:27concern
12:28at Ibrox
12:28this evening
12:29but
12:29a real
12:31moment to
12:33enjoy
12:33and particularly
12:36for Finlay
12:36Curtis
12:37wonderful
12:38strike
12:38passing
12:47in the
12:47box
12:47to
12:48bypass
12:48Yandis
12:50Jigar
13:00oh
13:01Jigar
13:01has to be
13:01careful
13:02Juricic
13:03robs him
13:04again
13:05goes to
13:05ground
13:06slips
13:06it
13:06across
13:07Yandis
13:08was waiting
13:09to pounce
13:10Rangers
13:10once again
13:11get away
13:11with that
13:12here goes
13:12Curtis
13:13taken down
13:13by
13:14Vagianides
13:15who has
13:15been booked
13:16and he could
13:17be in serious
13:17trouble here
13:18the referee
13:19is across
13:20the card
13:21is out
13:22Vagianides
13:23has been
13:25sent off
13:25Parathinaikos
13:27who could
13:29well have
13:29been ahead
13:30maybe by a
13:31few goals
13:32they've then
13:33conceded
13:34the night
13:34is going
13:34from bad
13:35to worse
13:36because
13:37Georgius
13:37Vagianides
13:38really
13:39their star
13:40man
13:40has shown
13:42a second
13:42yellow card
13:43Finley
13:43Curtis
13:44again
13:44taking the
13:45ball
13:45drawing the
13:46foul
13:46and the
13:47right back
13:47is off
13:48well
13:49Russell
13:50Martin
13:50said about
13:50this game
13:51might not be a
13:51defining moment
13:52under a season
13:54but there's been two
13:55defining moments
13:56for me
13:56and they lead up to
13:57big moments
13:58in this match
13:58the first is
13:59they should have
14:00gone behind
14:00getting caught
14:01in the middle of the pitch
14:02and Finley Curtis
14:02does the job
14:03to get one up
14:04and then there
14:05Jigga getting caught
14:06could have been
14:061-1
14:07and then that little
14:08man again
14:08Finley Curtis
14:09what the first touch
14:10just to take
14:10Vagianides
14:11out of the game
14:12eliminate him
14:13and force that
14:14desperate challenge
14:15that sees him
14:15getting sent off
14:16Curtis
14:17Rangers have extra
14:18space over on that
14:19side
14:20Rothwell
14:21likes not to go
14:25to Ahrens
14:25instead
14:26it's with
14:26Tavernier
14:27Rangers sensing
14:29a real opportunity
14:30here
14:30Dowell knocks it
14:31back
14:32Diamonde
14:33Tavernier
14:37for Souter
14:38Ahrens
14:40Jigga
14:44for Rothwell
14:45moment of calm
14:48for Rangers
14:49I tell you
14:50two minutes ago
14:50Jigga was not
14:51feeling calm
14:52that's
14:52how can I
14:53show you
14:53of that
14:54Curtis
14:57his confidence
14:58growing
14:59Ioannidis
15:06and
15:06Chica
15:07again
15:07comes under
15:08pressure
15:08from the big
15:08striker
15:09Rui Vittoria
15:14is going to
15:14have to
15:14make a change
15:16pretty quickly
15:17to try and
15:18sort out
15:18his defence
15:20a really good
15:28watch from
15:29James Tavernier
15:30his head up
15:31there
15:31he can see
15:31Diamonde
15:32just peeling
15:32into a space
15:33that had opened up
15:35between fullback
15:36and centre-back
15:37Spakacetas
15:45holding the back of his
15:47calf
15:47here we go
15:49Finlay Curtis
15:50the main man
15:51providing the big
15:52moment
15:52yeah I mean he's got so
15:54much to do
15:55the kid
15:55but that drive
15:56inside is brilliant
15:57and when he whips it
15:58just takes a nick
15:59off of Palma
15:59Brown I think
16:00and it creates a
16:01little spin
16:02a little in-step type of
16:04spin that you would get
16:04if you can move from the
16:05inside and the out
16:06just to take it inside
16:08that far post
16:09but again
16:10it's the intent from the boy
16:11to take that on
16:13it's a really solid match
16:14tonight
16:15not a lot going forward
16:16but the one time
16:18it does
16:19it's turned out
16:20pretty special
16:20for Rangers
16:21there's a bold selection
16:24wasn't it to go for him
16:24from the start
16:25it was
16:26yeah I mean
16:27he could have gone
16:28with Bayrami
16:28who is a lot more
16:30experienced
16:31can play off of that
16:32left side
16:32has done for Rangers
16:33but he's stuck
16:35with his guns
16:35with the kid
16:36he's obviously seen
16:36he's obviously got a lot
16:38to offer
16:38defensively
16:39he's going to be
16:40important
16:40Rory you've touched
16:41on it
16:42Vagyanides
16:43is clearly one of the
16:44shining lights
16:45in this planet
16:46Paraphanaikos side
16:47and I think maybe
16:49that's a big reason
16:51because he's prepared
16:52to do the diligent
16:53stuff
16:53the defensive duty
16:54the dirty work
16:55he's come up with
16:57a piece of quality
16:57as well
16:58in the final third
16:59Vagyanides
17:00is going to be the one
17:03to make way
17:04and Giannis
17:05Kotsiras
17:0632 year old
17:09right back
17:11to come on
17:11and fill that spot
17:13so they look like
17:15they'll go
17:164-4-1
17:17touch on by
17:38Juricic
17:39would you change
17:44much from a
17:45Rangers point of view
17:46would you
17:47would you sense
17:47the opportunity
17:49given how many
17:50opportunities
17:51or chances
17:52that Panathanaikos
17:53have had
17:53will Russell Martin
17:55see this as
17:56the chance
17:57to maybe
17:57go to Athens
17:59with more than
18:00a one goal lead
18:01I think he's
18:02quite an aggressive
18:03coach
18:03Rory
18:04and I think
18:04he's shown
18:05that at the clubs
18:06he's been at
18:06he's not one
18:07for tightening
18:07the ship
18:08and trying to
18:09shut up shop
18:09I mean
18:10a lot of these
18:12guys are
18:12probably going to
18:13start to run
18:14on empty
18:14around 75
18:15so fresh
18:16that will be
18:17a real opportunity
18:19to get some
18:20of the real
18:21big names
18:21we spoke about
18:23at half time
18:23Desos
18:24Igaman
18:25maybe Cortes
18:26you know
18:27young Lyle Cameron
18:28there
18:28so yeah
18:29it's a good
18:29opportunity
18:30to try
18:30and get
18:31some more blood
18:32and get
18:32a bigger cushion
18:33to take
18:34to Athens
18:34Tavernier
18:41Danilo
18:42Diamonde
18:45apologies
18:46for any
18:47language
18:47picked up
18:48Suter
18:50lovely touch
18:52from Curtis
18:52Raskat
18:55looking for
18:56Dowell
18:56oh it's just
18:57over the top
18:58from Kieran
18:59Dowell
18:59the looping
19:01header
19:01back towards
19:02the top
19:03corner
19:03was almost
19:04perfect
19:04I'll tell you
19:05what he's coming
19:05in
19:06at a very good
19:08pace
19:08he's watching
19:08all the way
19:09he's big
19:10he's powerful
19:10he just needs
19:11to try and
19:11get up above
19:12it and
19:13power it
19:13downwards
19:14he just tries
19:15to cushion
19:15it back
19:16across goal
19:17I mean
19:17he's under
19:17a little bit
19:18of pressure
19:18but he does
19:19ever so well
19:19to get
19:20the initial
19:21contact
19:21another really
19:23good opportunity
19:23for Rangers
19:24all the
19:28new owners
19:29slightly more
19:32relaxed
19:34relaxed frame
19:34of mind
19:35now that
19:35Finlay
19:36Curtis
19:36has
19:36this one
19:39goal lead
19:39Andrew
19:39Kavanagh
19:40the new
19:40chairman
19:40plenty of
19:44others from
19:4449ers
19:45enterprises
19:46and Ibrox
19:49stadium
19:49here's
19:54Raskar
19:54Chirivea got a
19:57touch but
19:57it's with
19:57Curtis again
19:58trying to weave
20:00his way through
20:00Janidis
20:02gets out of a
20:03very tight spot
20:04his great feet
20:05from the
20:05centre forward
20:07and now
20:07releases
20:08Kiriakopoulos
20:09Juricic is at
20:11the back
20:11pose
20:11Suter
20:12makes up the
20:13ground
20:13and sends it
20:14out for the
20:14corner
20:15that is top
20:17class defending
20:17let me tell you
20:18Janidis is big
20:20and he's strong
20:20and he bursts
20:21through the lines
20:22but watch
20:23John Suter
20:24just a little
20:24look across his
20:25shoulder
20:25he knows he
20:26doesn't want to
20:26go narrow
20:27and go across
20:28the front
20:28pose
20:28because a little
20:29flighted ball
20:30kills him
20:30he just looks
20:31across like
20:32no danger
20:32there
20:33I'll just
20:33pick up
20:34the back
20:34stick
20:34really good
20:36defender
20:36Kiriakopoulos
20:46will be across
20:46to take this
20:47corner
20:47but will be
20:49asked of him
20:49now he can't
20:51play that
20:51full left
20:52flank
20:52so
20:53he'll be
20:54tested
20:54as pre-season
20:56fitness
20:56for what
20:56remains of
20:57this game
20:57left footed
21:00corner
21:00kick
21:01he'll get a
21:03flick on at
21:03that front
21:04post by
21:04police
21:05street
21:05substitute
21:08but Sera
21:10sends that
21:10in
21:10now Rangers
21:11have chasers
21:12here
21:12Diamande
21:13leading the
21:13charge
21:14just couldn't
21:15take it
21:15with him
21:15yeah he
21:19just couldn't
21:19get it under
21:20control
21:20Diamande
21:21just bouncing
21:22around
21:23he's so
21:23frustrated
21:24because Danilo
21:24had made up
21:25the ground
21:25down on the
21:26outside
21:27brilliant
21:28opportunity
21:29for a
21:29counter-attack
21:30Rangers are
21:44ready
21:44to come on
21:47for his debut
21:48Aarons
21:59or
21:59Raska
22:00Suter
22:02Giga
22:04Tavernier
22:06into the feet
22:07of Diamande
22:08Suter
22:16will come to
22:17Niko Raskan
22:19gets it on the
22:19right foot
22:20Raskan
22:21Saved by
22:24Drakowski
22:25back with
22:26Raskan
22:27another save
22:28by the goalkeeper
22:28and away it goes
22:30by Palmer
22:30Brown
22:31and now it's
22:33and now it's the turn
22:33and now it's the turn of the
22:33pan of the
22:34Rikos
22:34keeper
22:35to stand firm
22:36and he looks in
22:37trouble
22:38two brilliant saves
22:40he's holding his elbow
22:41there but his hands
22:41must be absolutely
22:42stinging
22:43because Niko Raskan
22:45catches both of these
22:46shots
22:46superbly well
22:48and let me tell you
22:50he has got thunder
22:51in his boots
22:51he's tried to
22:52smash that
22:53with the instep
22:54just get the top
22:55of the foot
22:55right across
22:56really good composure
22:57takes Palmer
22:58Brown out the
22:59equation
22:59with a little faint
23:00that's a great stop
23:01but it comes back
23:02to him here
23:03again he catches
23:04it sweet
23:04and it's down low
23:05and it's a really
23:06super stop
23:07from the goalkeeper
23:08big strong right hand
23:09he's not really
23:11done anything wrong
23:12there but is
23:12that something
23:13that you would be
23:14looking for more
23:15from Niko Raskan
23:16as goal output
23:17100%
23:18and it's something
23:19that we as a
23:19coaching team
23:20were trying to
23:20encourage
23:21he was always
23:22wanting to try
23:22and play
23:22as at number 6
23:24but he's got too
23:24much to offer
23:25going forward
23:26and I finally
23:27I think we finally
23:28got to him
23:28Billy himself
23:29and Barry
23:30speaking to him
23:30saying look
23:31don't cut your legs
23:32off by playing
23:32a 6
23:33yes you can
23:33play it at times
23:34but he proved
23:35there he's got
23:36composure
23:36when he gets
23:37into penalty box
23:38I mean if it's
23:39maybe another
23:40couple of weeks
23:41into the season
23:41he might have
23:42found his
23:43shooting boots
23:43but you can't
23:44take anything
23:45away from
23:46Droboski
23:47sorry
23:48it's a super
23:49couple of saves
23:50J.D.
23:54Gassama
23:55awaits
23:56his debut
23:57we have
23:58plenty
24:00league
24:01action
24:01coming up
24:03in the
24:03Scottish
24:04Premiership
24:05in the
24:06coming month
24:07we start
24:09off here
24:09at Ibrox
24:10Russell
24:10Martin's
24:11first
24:12home league
24:13game
24:13will be
24:13against
24:13Dundee
24:14that is
24:15on August
24:16the 9th
24:165.15
24:17on Premier
24:18Sports 1
24:18then we're
24:19off to
24:19Falkirk
24:20on August
24:20the 23rd
24:21for the
24:21visit of
24:22Hibernian
24:23again
24:23that's
24:245.15
24:25kickoff
24:25on the
24:26Saturday
24:26evening
24:27and finally
24:28a Dundee
24:29derby
24:29at the
24:30end of
24:30the month
24:30August
24:31the 31st
24:32from
24:32Dens
24:33Dundee
24:34against
24:34Dundee
24:34United
24:35so
24:361.30
24:37we're on
24:38air
24:38on
24:38Premier
24:39Sports 1
24:39Panathinaikos
24:49supporters
24:50have endured
24:51a difficult
24:52era
24:52with the
24:53club
24:54of course
24:54known as
24:54one of
24:56the
24:56big guns
24:57of Greek
24:57football
24:58but
24:5815 years
25:00since their
25:00last title
25:0115 years
25:01since they
25:02were last
25:02part of
25:04Europe's
25:05elite
25:06competition
25:07in the
25:07Champions
25:08League
25:08off-field
25:12financial
25:13issues
25:13relegation
25:15threatened
25:16at times
25:17seen
25:18the likes
25:18of
25:18Olympiacos
25:19and
25:19Ajax
25:20go on
25:21to dominate
25:22the Greek
25:22scene
25:23Pauk
25:23have
25:23become
25:24major
25:26contenders
25:26as well
25:27actually
25:30leapfrogged
25:31up to
25:31second
25:31place
25:32last
25:32season
25:32because
25:33they split
25:34after 26
25:35games
25:35and have
25:35a top
25:36four
25:36that
25:36play
25:36home
25:37and
25:37away
25:38against
25:38one
25:38another
25:38still
25:4417
25:45points
25:46behind
25:46Olympiacos
25:48in the
25:48end
25:48Rothwell
25:55Curtis
25:59on to
26:00Raskan
26:00didn't
26:03quite get
26:04the purchase
26:04on the
26:04shot
26:05he was
26:05looking for
26:05no but
26:06Panath and
26:06Icos are
26:07just
26:07completely
26:08camped
26:09now
26:09inside 30
26:11yards
26:11this is where
26:13Rangers are
26:13looking for
26:14what Russell
26:15Martin is going to
26:17offer
26:17in terms of
26:18breaking teams
26:18down because
26:19they're going to
26:19have to face
26:20this domestically
26:20as I said
26:21early on in the
26:21match
26:22well I think
26:23he's talked
26:24about that
26:24hasn't he
26:25of training
26:26the players
26:27in this way
26:27in this
26:28shorter
26:29compact
26:30area which
26:31Rangers will
26:32face domestically
26:33with plenty
26:34teams coming
26:34to Ibrox
26:35well it's going
26:38to take
26:39imagination
26:39bravery
26:40guile
26:40all of those
26:41quick one
26:42twos
26:42Raskan
26:45great pick
26:45out
26:45Curtis
26:46and blocked
26:50off
26:50Maksimovic
26:51again
26:52it was
26:54Maksimovic
26:55I'm not sure
26:56what he's doing
26:56on the goal
26:56line there
26:57but it's a
26:57brilliant block
26:57but again
26:58there's that
26:58guile
26:58coming from
26:59Niko Raskan
27:00and then it's
27:01Curtis
27:02once more
27:03with a
27:03lovely little
27:04effort
27:04Diomondi
27:07Raskan
27:09is taking up
27:10some really
27:10good positions
27:11Rothwell
27:12with the drive
27:13that's blocked
27:14it's all
27:15Rangers at the
27:15moment
27:15searching out
27:17that second
27:17goal
27:18Curtis
27:22just too much
27:24on that
27:24for Ahrens
27:24and Chirivea
27:25knocks that
27:26clear
27:27and I think
27:27that flips
27:28the question
27:28on its head
27:29we talked
27:30about what
27:30Rangers might
27:31want
27:31would Panath
27:32and Icos
27:33right now
27:33settle for
27:341-0
27:34yeah I think
27:35they would
27:35I think
27:36he'll go
27:36to his bench
27:37again
27:37and try
27:39and stiffen up
27:40because a 1-0
27:40is not a bad
27:41result to take
27:42back to Athens
27:42to speak
27:43about the
27:43temperature
27:43and the lack
27:46of real
27:47fluidity
27:48and game
27:48readiness
27:49that Rangers
27:49have at the
27:50minute
27:50but
27:50it's looking
27:52right now
27:52as if
27:53it's going
27:54to require
27:54some sort
27:55I don't know
27:56something special
27:57and that
27:57man
27:58has shown
27:59that he's
27:59capable
27:59of it
28:00that might
28:00suit him
28:00right now
28:01Danilo
28:02looks a little
28:02bit frustrated
28:03maybe a
28:05Lyle Cameron
28:05or something
28:06coming on
28:06just to try
28:07and get
28:07that second
28:08goal
28:08and break
28:09this tough
28:09defence
28:10Aaron's
28:12helping
28:12it out
28:13to
28:13Dowell
28:13Tavernier
28:16Suter
28:23Curtis
28:24Suter
28:29again
28:30threads that
28:30through
28:31looking for
28:31Rasker
28:32I wonder
28:33if that
28:33front line
28:33will be
28:34freshen up
28:34I don't
28:35think
28:35if you take
28:36to the end
28:37of last
28:37season
28:38many Rangers
28:38fans would
28:39have expected
28:39for a
28:40Champions League
28:40qualifier
28:41to line
28:41up a
28:41front three
28:42of Kieran
28:42Dowell
28:43Danilo
28:43and
28:43Finlay
28:44Curtis
28:44that is
28:45going to
28:45be altered
28:46now
28:46because
28:46Jiri
28:47Gassama
28:48will be
28:49coming on
28:49the 21
28:50year old
28:50Frenchman
28:51will replace
28:54the goal
28:54scorer
28:54Finlay
28:55Curtis
28:55there's
29:00further
29:00action
29:00because
29:01Cyril
29:01Dessers
29:02and
29:03Hamza
29:03Egumann
29:04are joining
29:05the party
29:06too
29:06Gassama
29:08can
29:09he can
29:10he can
29:11he can
29:11he can
29:12he can
29:12he can
29:13he can
29:14he can
29:14he can
29:14he can
29:15he can
29:15he can
29:15he can
29:16he can
29:16he can
29:16he can
29:17he can
29:17he can
29:17well
29:18fresh
29:18front line
29:19and you
29:21have to say
29:21a very
29:22dangerous
29:23looking one
29:23as well
29:24if all
29:24three of
29:25those guys
29:25hit the
29:26front line
29:26which he
29:27expected
29:27to be
29:28Dessers
29:28through the
29:28middle
29:28the
29:29command
29:29might
29:29operate
29:30off of
29:30this right
29:31side
29:31although
29:31Gassama
29:33can
29:34he can
29:36he can
29:36operate
29:36from both
29:37sides
29:37I believe
29:37but
29:38nice wee
29:40problem to
29:40have for
29:41Russell
29:41Martin
29:41old emergency
29:45call
29:45999
29:46Cyril
29:47Dessers
29:47replaces
29:48Danilo
29:49and Finlay
29:56Curtis
29:56gets
29:57a huge
29:59round of
30:00applause
30:00his goal
30:02making the
30:03difference
30:03right now
30:04as things
30:05stands
30:06he's replaced
30:10by
30:10new boy
30:11JD
30:12Gassama
30:12tied from
30:14Sheffield
30:14Wednesday
30:15last week
30:16Kieran
30:17Dowell
30:17also makes
30:18way
30:18Hamza
30:19Higgeman
30:19on
30:19double
30:25change
30:26for
30:26Panath
30:27and
30:27Icos
30:27as well
30:29Daniel
30:31Mancini
30:31the
30:32Argentine
30:32is coming
30:34on
30:35and also
30:35Karol
30:36Swiderski
30:37Polish
30:39striker
30:39so
30:41Filip
30:41Juricic
30:42is heading
30:43off
30:44to be
30:44replaced
30:45by
30:45Daniel
30:46Mancini
30:46and also
30:51the captain
30:52Fortis
30:54Yonides
30:54replaced
30:55by
30:56Swiderski
30:57the pole
30:57joined in
31:01January
31:01after a
31:02spell
31:02in the
31:02States
31:03with
31:03Charlotte
31:03and
31:04he's
31:05going to
31:05be
31:06a
31:10little
31:11bit
31:14orthodox
31:15now
31:15from
31:16Rangers
31:16you can
31:16see
31:16Tavenier
31:17push
31:17right up
31:17on the
31:18right
31:18side
31:18you can
31:19see him
31:19getting
31:19narrow
31:20and
31:20inverted
31:21as
31:21Billy
31:21spoke
31:21about
31:22at
31:22half
31:22time
31:22he
31:22looks
31:23like
31:23getting
31:23back
31:23to
31:23a
31:24more
31:25recognized
31:25position
31:26for
31:26him
31:27Higgeman
31:27will
31:27play
31:28up
31:28there
31:28with
31:28Dessers
31:29try
31:29and
31:30squeeze
31:30in
31:30at
31:30times
31:30and
31:31plays
31:31a
31:31two
31:31and
31:34Gassama
31:34will
31:34just
31:34operate
31:35on
31:35that
31:35left
31:35now
31:36so
31:36I
31:37mean
31:37a
31:37lot
31:37of
31:38attacking
31:38threat
31:39and
31:39intent
31:40on
31:41the
31:41field
31:41for
31:41Rangers
31:42Gassama
31:44in
31:44space
31:45looking
31:46to
31:46make
31:47an
31:47instant
31:47impact
31:48he's
31:48certainly
31:48a
31:48player
31:49that
31:49will
31:50excite
31:51came
31:52through
31:52the
31:52Paris
31:53Saint-Germain
31:53youth
31:53system
31:54made
31:55his
31:56debut
31:57alongside
31:57the
31:57likes
31:58of
31:58Mbappé
31:58and
31:59Messi
31:59came
32:00on
32:00to
32:00replace
32:00Agel
32:01Di
32:01Maria
32:02when
32:05he made
32:05his
32:05debut
32:05that's
32:07not
32:07a
32:07clean
32:07strike
32:08from
32:08Palmer
32:08Brown
32:09getting
32:09away
32:09with
32:09it
32:10for
32:10now
32:10Hamza
32:11Eggeman
32:11fresh
32:12rumours
32:14about
32:14his
32:14future
32:15and have
32:16been
32:16really
32:16all
32:17summer
32:17but
32:18there
32:19seems
32:19to be
32:19a
32:19new
32:20club
32:20added
32:21each
32:22day
32:23between
32:39Eggeman
32:40and
32:40Dessert
32:4045
32:41goals
32:41last
32:42season
32:43for
32:43Rangers
32:43completely
32:47different
32:48players
32:48as well
32:48I know
32:50they like
32:50to both
32:50play
32:51through
32:51the
32:51middle
32:51Eggeman
32:52is a
32:53player
32:53that will
32:53drift
32:53into
32:54wide
32:54areas
32:54to
32:54then
32:55go
32:55and
32:55try
32:55and
32:55get
32:551v1s
32:56run
32:58channels
32:58it's
32:59completely
32:59different
33:00but
33:00goal
33:00return
33:01from
33:01both
33:02guys
33:02was
33:03superb
33:03last
33:03year
33:03this
33:04guy
33:04is
33:04a
33:05dream
33:05to
33:05work
33:05way
33:05let me
33:05tell
33:06you
33:06cracking
33:07lad
33:07and
33:08I know
33:08he missed
33:09a handful of
33:09chances
33:10last
33:10year
33:10but
33:10it's
33:11a
33:11really
33:12good
33:12goal
33:12return
33:12considering
33:13not
33:13a lot
33:14of
33:14them
33:14if
33:14any
33:15I
33:15believe
33:15are
33:15penalties
33:16one
33:18of
33:20his
33:2029
33:20goals
33:21came
33:21in
33:22Athens
33:23vital
33:23one
33:24against
33:24Olympiacos
33:25us
33:25really
33:26good
33:26play
33:27from
33:27Arons
33:28now
33:29on his
33:29more
33:30natural
33:31side
33:31now
33:33Gassama
33:33Rangers
33:34motoring
33:35forward
33:36with numbers
33:36Gassama
33:37gets it
33:38on the
33:38left
33:38boot
33:39oh
33:39what a
33:40way
33:40to
33:40introduce
33:41yourself
33:41Jenny
33:43Gassama
33:44and
33:54all
33:54the
33:54danger
33:55has
33:55cut
33:56down
33:56the
33:56left
33:56hand
33:57side
33:57what
33:58Curtis
33:58did
33:59before
33:59Gassama
34:00has just
34:01picked up
34:02that is
34:04sensational
34:05minutes into
34:06his Rangers
34:07career
34:08that is a
34:09huge goal
34:10in the context
34:11of this
34:11tie
34:12yeah it's
34:14massive
34:14and it starts
34:15deep
34:15again for
34:16Rangers
34:17that ends
34:18with a lot
34:19of
34:19composure
34:20to play
34:20himself out
34:21big man
34:21with a good
34:21ball centrally
34:22but when it
34:23comes out to
34:24Gassama
34:25again like
34:26Curtis
34:26so much to do
34:27dips inside
34:27and just as he
34:29goes to open up
34:30the foot
34:30watch him just
34:31shut it
34:32he just shuts
34:33the instep on it
34:34and reverses it
34:35into that near post
34:36is a brilliant
34:37introduction
34:37to his life
34:38in Glasgow
34:39here at Rangers
34:40and a quite
34:41special goal
34:42that's what
34:45Russell Martin's
34:46looking for
34:47that's what
34:47Rangers are
34:48looking for
34:48and that makes
34:49this tie
34:50just a little
34:51bit more
34:51cosy
34:52well that
34:54right there
34:54is really
34:55going to
34:56excite
34:56Rangers fans
34:57what
34:58Gassama
34:59the 21
35:01year old
35:01Frenchman
35:02can do
35:02for this
35:03club
35:03part of
35:05the investment
35:06looks to be
35:07very well
35:08spent indeed
35:09there would have
35:19been times
35:19in this game
35:20in that opening
35:21half hour
35:21that Russell
35:23Martin
35:23and the Rangers
35:24support would have
35:25ripped your arm
35:26off for this
35:27scoreline
35:27Hamza
35:29Ingeman
35:29loses out
35:31but Tavenier
35:32swarms to win it
35:33back from
35:34Chirivea
35:34and Panav
35:35and Icos
35:36just look like
35:36a completely
35:37different outfit
35:38now
35:38the goal
35:39followed by
35:40the quick
35:41red card
35:41has absolutely
35:43floored them
35:43yeah it's a sucker
35:45punch that
35:45didn't see coming
35:46because they look
35:47like the side
35:47that were going
35:48to break the
35:48deadlock
35:48but I mean
35:49they're really
35:50suffering now
35:51made substitutions
35:52there's no rhythm
35:53in their game
35:54the subs will
35:54take a wee bit
35:55of time
35:55to get up
35:55to speed
35:56Gossama
35:58didn't need
35:59that time
35:59I tell you
36:00what I'd like
36:00to add
36:01is a horrible
36:01goal celebration
36:02I mean
36:03a nightmare
36:04for avoiding
36:04an injury
36:05through a really
36:06bad knee slide
36:06but still
36:07the goal
36:07was pretty special
36:08David Beckham
36:12mastered that
36:12one with his goal
36:13against Greece
36:13yes indeed
36:15Tamanir
36:21Chiga
36:22the return
36:23to his captain
36:24Tamanir
36:25sends it across
36:26it was just too
36:27far
36:27in front of both
36:28Dessos and Gossama
36:30yeah
36:31what's that man
36:32in the picture
36:32Dessos
36:33he gambles
36:34and gets himself
36:35into the six yard
36:36box
36:36maybe he's trying
36:37to hold himself
36:38onside
36:38no he's got loads
36:40he's just kind of
36:41hanging back
36:41a little bit
36:42if he takes
36:42a little bit more
36:43risk
36:43and just dips
36:45in there
36:45behind Tuva
36:47then he's got
36:48a tap-in
36:48brilliant ball
36:49from the captain
36:50we're so used
36:51to seeing that
36:52type of delivery
36:53Derim Bayrami
36:57will be
36:57coming on
36:59for Rangers
36:59shortly
37:13Tamanir
37:15that's too far
37:16in front of
37:16Dessos
37:17this time
37:17Russell Martin
37:20appreciating the
37:21effort from his
37:21captain
37:22well another change
37:33another change
37:33another change
37:33Rory
37:34Bayrami down there
37:35it's adding some more
37:37firepower and speed
37:38into the team
37:38well Bayrami was ready
37:42to come on
37:43but he's
37:44turned
37:45been turned away
37:46by the fourth
37:47official
37:47something
37:47is not quite right
37:50with the change
37:50there
37:50Russell Martin
37:51now inquiring
37:52as to
37:52exactly why
37:54the winger
37:55wasn't able
37:56to come on
37:57he's not happy
37:58he's ripping
37:59socks off
37:59and everything
38:00down there
38:00so
38:00I'm not sure
38:01here's Raskin
38:07Gassama
38:08Raskin
38:09goes for the return
38:10it's a wonderful
38:11ball
38:11slipping across
38:13where Dessos
38:13but now
38:14comes
38:14Strzakowski
38:15well it's a brilliant
38:17run from Niko
38:18Raskin
38:18but he chooses
38:19the wrong option
38:20for me
38:20Dessos has dragged
38:22the two centre-backs
38:22towards the goalkeeper
38:23watch Diamande
38:24he's just loitering
38:26around there
38:26you can see him
38:27just at the head
38:28of the box
38:29and if he just
38:29cuts it back
38:30there
38:30Diamande's got
38:32a much better
38:33opportunity
38:33foul goes
38:37against
38:37Skuderski
38:38there's a little
38:41bit of a
38:41kick out
38:42and something
38:42to say
38:43to Jack
38:44Butland
38:44now
38:48Bairami
38:49is ready
38:49I think
38:49there's a
38:49problem
38:50with the
38:50socks
38:50which
38:55are now
38:56okay
38:56you know
38:57they
38:57tear
38:58these
38:59holes
38:59in the
38:59back
39:00of the
39:01socks
39:01I've never
39:01really understood
39:02I think
39:02the footballers
39:03now have
39:03bigger calves
39:04than we used
39:04to have
39:05Rory
39:05obviously
39:05the fourth is
39:13pointing out
39:13something
39:13to Nadeem
39:14Bairami
39:15we'll have to get
39:17a lower view
39:17of what he's
39:18pointing
39:18there's a few
39:19holes in there
39:20I mean it has
39:22become a pretty
39:24normal thing
39:25recently but
39:26here are the
39:27changes
39:27Pedro
39:27Chirivea
39:28and Facundo
39:29Pellistri
39:30come off
39:31Manolo
39:31Siopis
39:33and Tete
39:35the Brazilian
39:36are on
39:37well still
39:42this conversation
39:44goes on
39:44between
39:45Russell
39:45Martin
39:45and the
39:45fourth official
39:46he's furious
39:48that they
39:49can't get
39:50Nadeem
39:50Bairami
39:50on
39:51six minutes
40:01to go
40:01in the tie
40:02Panathinaikos
40:07had never
40:08lost to
40:09Scottish
40:10opposition
40:11before
40:11this evening
40:12including
40:13one victory
40:15here
40:162003
40:17against
40:18Rangers
40:18in the
40:21Champions League
40:22Rothwell
40:24Gassama
40:27Gassama
40:29has really
40:30injected even
40:32more life
40:32down that
40:33left hand
40:33side
40:34to the
40:34Rangers
40:34attack
40:35yeah
40:36he looks
40:36naturally
40:36a quick
40:37to play
40:37in that
40:37outside
40:39position
40:39doesn't
40:39he
40:39on the
40:40outside
40:40and the
40:41inside
40:41which he
40:42showed
40:42with his
40:43goal
40:43Cyril
40:44Desus
40:44was just
40:45loitering
40:46behind
40:46Palmer
40:46Brown
40:47there
40:47had
40:47missed
40:47her
40:48so Joe
40:51Rockwell
40:51is the
40:52man to
40:53make
40:53way
40:53the
40:56debut
40:56appearance
40:57for the
40:59signing
40:59from
41:00Bournemouth
41:00and
41:02good job
41:03done by
41:03the
41:03Englishman
41:04he was
41:08on loan
41:08at Leeds
41:09United
41:09last season
41:10one of the
41:11other clubs
41:11in the
41:1249ers
41:13group
41:13by
41:16Rame
41:16who scored
41:17on his
41:17European
41:18debut
41:19last season
41:19away in
41:20Malmo
41:20seems an
41:21awfully long
41:22time ago
41:22that game
41:22Rangers
41:24with a
41:24vital victory
41:25in Sweden
41:26they've got
41:27their Europa
41:27League campaign
41:28up and running
41:29and all the way
41:31to the quarter
41:32finals
41:32in Bilbao
41:33how they would love
41:37an extra one
41:38in the closing
41:39minutes here
41:40Tavernier
41:43is knocked away
41:44at the front post
41:46by Svierski
41:47Aaron's
41:52back in
41:53Suter
41:54looks for the
41:55header
41:56now
41:56picked up again
41:58by
41:58Diamonde
41:59and Tavernier
42:00had to bypass
42:00the referee
42:01to get that one
42:02out to
42:03Raskan
42:04digs out
42:06a really good
42:06cross
42:07oh
42:07the header
42:07from
42:08Ikeman
42:09goes just
42:10wide
42:11but it's a
42:11glorious chance
42:12yeah
42:13again
42:13Raskan
42:14towing
42:14into the
42:15wide area
42:16Ikeman's eyes
42:18are just
42:19lighting up
42:19here
42:20because he
42:20fancies it
42:21he knows
42:21he's going
42:22to get
42:22there
42:22he's got
42:23over it
42:24he's powered
42:25it down
42:25but he's
42:26just gone
42:26the wrong
42:27side of
42:27the goal
42:27but a
42:28really good
42:29opportunity
42:29he's been
42:32really really
42:32good tonight
42:33I mean
42:34at times
42:35he's looked
42:35a little bit
42:35frustrated
42:36maybe pulling
42:38in that
42:38wide position
42:38but he's
42:39more orthodox
42:40now
42:40playing in a
42:41deeper role
42:42but he's
42:42still finding
42:43those areas
42:43down the
42:44left channel
42:44Ikeman
42:46loses out
42:47to Palmer
42:48Brown
42:48the American
42:50striding
42:51forward
42:52Raskar
43:12Aaron's
43:13swarm
43:14Tete
43:14it's a neat
43:16ball from
43:17Ingraman
43:18to
43:18Diamonde
43:18and now
43:19by Rami
43:19poor pass
43:21out to
43:22Gassama
43:23to quickly
43:27get up to
43:27the speed
43:27of the game
43:28there's not a lot
43:30of time left
43:30and you asked me
43:31before would they
43:32go and try and
43:32kill the game
43:33or try and get
43:34themselves into a
43:34brilliant position
43:35I still believe
43:36there's another goal
43:37in this game
43:37if Rangers are
43:38aggressive enough
43:39because Panath and
43:40Icos
43:40they're too deep
43:42to hurt them
43:42on the counter-attack
43:43you would feel
43:43and they look a little bit
43:45leggy now
43:45made so many
43:46substitutions
43:47to the final two minutes
44:11of the 90
44:12Giga
44:14never really
44:15caught it
44:15I'm not sure
44:18that's going to be
44:19the route
44:19to the third goal
44:20but he certainly
44:21takes it on
44:22you can see
44:22both centre-backs
44:23are camped
44:24deep inside
44:26Panath and Icos
44:2745
44:2930 yards in
44:30actually
44:31I mean he'll be
44:31pretty pleased
44:32with the evening's
44:33result
44:33maybe not the
44:34first 45
44:35but certainly
44:36the way this
44:37ties
44:37has gone
44:38Finlay
44:39Karpis
44:39lit the
44:40blue touch
44:40paper
44:40and then
44:41brought the
44:42red card
44:42and from
44:43then on
44:43in
44:43it's been
44:44very
44:44comfortable
44:45night for Russell
44:45Russell Martin's
44:47first
44:47competitive match
44:49as a Rangers
44:49manager
44:49Ruska
44:52with the header
44:53Dessers now
44:55trying to help
44:56that into
44:57Igoman
44:57Dessers
45:04Diamondi
45:06Ahrens, Jiga, Raska, Igoman,
45:31by Rame, back for Igoman, good feet from the Moroccan,
45:37just comes off Tavernier last.
46:01That goes from Kirikopoulos, six additional minutes.
46:09Starting now, here's Tuba.
46:13Jiga just has to deal with the bouncing ball,
46:15which he does calmly.
46:17Diamonde, Raska.
46:20Sorry, Rory, can I just open up the shoulders
46:22and Rangers were on another really good position for a counter-attack.
46:28Some apology there from James Tavernier,
46:31he thought that Niko Raska had gone down the touchline.
46:34Igoman now has it.
46:36Tavernier.
46:40Igoman again.
46:43Gives away the free kick.
46:45It's Tite, it's away from Raska and Kasaman,
46:54looks to feed Sviderski.
46:57Yeah, Sviderski is just not up to speed there to take that,
47:03he's not getting his bloody position right,
47:05he's really good from Tite, to be honest.
47:15It's Diamande.
47:24Suter.
47:30Ahrens.
47:35Kasama by Ramy.
47:38Kasama wasn't expecting it but he's able to work it in his favour,
47:41the cut-back.
47:42Palmer Brown just stabbed a leg out at it.
47:46Giga has to put the gas on.
48:02Raska.
48:05It's unable to find Tavernier.
48:09Overall first impressions, Neil?
48:11Much better second.
48:1445.
48:16Rory, I think that has helped, obviously, from the cut,
48:18easing the pressure a little bit.
48:21When it looked like they were going to go behind and then,
48:23of course, the red card changes everything,
48:25it just hands all the advantage in that ball possession,
48:28the control of the game that Russell Martin's looking for.
48:31There's been glimpses of good stuff,
48:32you can see that he's trying to implement a style of play with it,
48:35both full-backs been narrow.
48:37I think Nico Raskin from last year has carried on looking like a real star performer.
48:44John Suter's been superb.
48:46I mean, there's been a lot to like in the second half.
48:50None more so than the score at the top of the screen there, 2-0.
48:54When they got through those difficult moments,
49:01often having to rely on the qualities of Jack Butland,
49:05some poor finishing as well from Panathinaikos,
49:08it's been costly for Rui Vitoria.
49:10That first half they could have easily been ahead.
49:35It's Giga, Tavernier.
49:37Ruska.
49:45Suter.
49:47With purpose.
49:48Out to Gassama.
49:50Takes it infield away from Tete,
49:52will it open up again for him?
49:54Well he looks to clip that.
49:55Yeah, not really on, he might have been best served to try and find Cyril Dessler,
50:03just back up the centre-back and bounce it off him.
50:08He's certainly shown that he's got a change of speed from a standing start or a slow start,
50:14or a slow start, he can pick it up to full speed very, very quickly.
50:19It's going to be exciting, the boy.
50:23He scored eight times in the championship last season for Sheffield Wednesday.
50:26He's certainly showing he's got an eye for goal, opening his Rangers account.
50:36Just minutes into it as well.
50:38Dessers with the flick.
50:39Eggerman.
50:42Rangers perhaps smelling blood.
50:45Raskat.
50:47Diomondi on the right foot.
50:51He never looked quite convinced.
50:54No, I think he probably wanted to take it on his left but he was getting closed down,
50:57chops inside and I think from that moment on he lacked the belief in the conviction that he was going to score.
51:16So into the final minute.
51:21Rangers will take a lead to Athens, to the Olympic Stadium.
51:27By Rame.
51:45Knocks it back for Giga and this is certainly a score line.
51:51Rangers would have happily settled for so much of this game.
51:55There were undoubtedly early teething issues but they've worked their way through it.
52:03Two spectacular moments coming from Finlay Curtis and Jerry Gassama.
52:09I've got Russell Martin off to a winning start as Rangers manager.
52:17And that will do very, very nicely indeed.
52:20A score line of Rangers 2.
52:22Panathon Icos 0.
52:23It doesn't quite tell the whole story though, does it, Neil?
52:27No, it certainly doesn't.
52:29Two huge moments in the game for me and then obviously they get the second goal but the red card and the opener from Finlay Curtis just really switched the whole game, the tie.
52:39Panathon Icos are not out of it, Rory though I would sort of temper the excitement here but just by saying that they were a very good outfit, useful in the first half and really should be ahead in the tie.
52:51Jack Butlin come up with big saves, big moments, the games, they changed the games and they've really swung it in the favour of Rangers and Russell Martin.
53:01And everybody will be delighted, concerned with Rangers to go over to Athens next week in a really comfortable position and set up a team on the counter-attack to try and really punish Panathon Icos.
53:13Some may have panicked when, you know, that opening half an hour, it was looking quite nervy, you could hear the crowd maybe starting to get on their back but Russell Martin and the team stuck to those principles, didn't they?
53:25Yeah, there was a few questions and a few taps on the shoulders and we were sitting here in the gantry when the half-time took place and the players left the field and that was probably down to a little bit of that viewing and understanding from a lot of football guys around me here walking past, doing the various media outlets,
53:41is that the little inverted full-backs was getting caught out time and time again and it was a problem, we could all see it.
53:47Luckily enough for Rangers they survived those scares, but it's something that I'm sure that Russell will work on, it's another game under the belt, a huge game,
53:55and the benefit is they're coming out of that game with a massive, massive victory that is a huge advantage for them.
54:02It's two and up?
54:04Not for me right now because I think Panathinaikos showed that they're a real dangerous side and they'll really take the handbrake off in Athens,
54:12but it's a better position to be in than being behind, I tell you that.
54:17What do you think will be the focus, particularly early on in that game, I can imagine, although a lot of the Athenians go out to the Greek islands,
54:26enjoy their summer at this time of year, but I can imagine that that will be a difficult place to go to, a hostile atmosphere.
54:33Absolutely, I had the luxury of speaking to Sir Alex before we went out and played Fenerbahce and it was an interesting comment that he made,
54:42that it's not about going away from home and trying to play in counter-attack and various things get in your head,
54:47it's getting players you trust, it's keeping the ball for the first 10-15 minutes, taking the sting out of the opposition's initial kind of drive and enthusiasm,
54:56and if you capture that little bit of bravery and you're set up properly, then you can really make damage to the opposition.
55:03We did that out in Fenerbahce and I'm pretty sure that the conversations that Russell had with Sir Alex this week will be of similar note,
55:11so go out there, be brave in the ball, don't panic, opportunities will arise because they'll have to take risk, Rory,
55:17and if you can capitalise on those opportunities, then it's a brilliant, brilliant night for yourselves ahead.
55:23Well thank you very much Neil, goals from Jerry Gassama and Finlay Curtis, two youngsters in the Rangers side,
55:29have given them the advantage in this Champions League second round qualifier.
55:34The final score here at Ibrox Stadium, Rangers 2, Panathinaikos 0.
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