Rangers v Braga: Europa League quarter-final, second leg – live! | Europa League
86 min Rangers have had 64 per cent possession and 20 shots to Braga’s four. They’ve also had three goals disallowed. But at the moment, it counts for nowt and the tie is going to extra-time.
85 min Roofe is booked for a late challenge on Matheus, who is taking more hits than Tom Reagan.
Braga won a corner on the right, possibly their first of the match. Medeiros curled it flat and hard towards the near post, where Carmo got in front of Roofe and steered a superb header into the far corner.
GOAL! Rangers 2-1 Braga (agg: 2-2; Carmo 83)
I don’t believe it. Braga are level in the tie!
82 min Kamara blocks a long-range shot from Ricardo Horta.
81 min Matheus is still being treated. He stopped Ramsey’s shot on the line and the momentum of both players led to a collision, Ramsey’s knee against Matheus’s head. But he’s up on his feet now and looks okay to continue.
80 min While Matheus receives treatment, Rangers make a double change – Ryan Jack and Aaron Ramsey are replaced by Glen Kamara and Scott Wright.
79 min: Another Rangers goal is disallowed! Matheus is down holding his face after a challenge from an apologetic Ramsey, though I think the goal has been disallowed for offside.
78 min Ramsey slaloms past two players on the edge of the D and is taken down. The referee doesn’t see the trip and waves play on.
75 min Fabiano runs onto a bouncing ball, 30 yards out, and blooters it into a different postcode.
74 min For all their dominance – and it has been totally one-sided – Rangers are still only one goal ahead in the tie.
73 min Goldson is down after a clash of heads with Vitor Oliveira. The Rangers players weren’t happy, but though Oliveira jumped into Goldson, he did seem to only have eyes for the ball. Eventually Goldson gets to his feet and accepts Oliveira’s apology.
NO GOAL! Roofe was indeed offside.
70 min: Roofe has another goal disallowed! This time it’s for offside, though it will be chcked. He ran onto Aribo’s superb flick and lobbed the ball gently over the outrushing Matheus. The offside looks very tight, so this could yet be given.
69 min Rangers are still pushing for a third goal. Barisic’s inswinging free-kick from the right is headed over by Aribo, but the referee gives a corner. Tavernier’s delivery is headed away at the near post. Ramsey picks up the loose ball, plays a one-two with Lundstram and shoots into the side netting from a prohibitive angle. After a poor start he has played pretty well, though he took the wrong option there.
67 min As things stand, the semi-finals of the Europa League will be:
- RB Leipzig v Rangers
- West Ham v Eintracht Frankfurt
65 min Yet another wonderful cross from Barisic is headed over at the near post by the diving Ramsey. It was a half chance at best.
63 min Tavernier’s free-kick leads to Goldson smashing a shot off the outside of the post, though it wouldn’t have counted as there was an offside in the build up.
63 min The impressive Bassey charges forward and is flattened by Paulo Oliveira. Free-kick to Rangers on the left wing…
61 min Two more changes for Braga: Abel Ruiz and Rodrigo Gomes are replaced by Vitor Oliveira and Iuri Medeiros.
60 min Tavernier’s very deep cross is controlled brilliantly by Kent, who loses Fabiano and teases a cross towards Roofe. His header is blocked in the six-yard box.
58 min A quiet spell in the game. Braga aren’t out of this – in fact they’ve probably played better with 10 men than they did with 11.
54 min Kent beats Fabiano with contemptuous ease and stands up a cross that is just too high for Ramsey, arriving late in the box.
54 min I SAID MEANWHILE!
53 min Ramsey lofts a lovely pass out to Barisic, whose cross is headed away bravely by Carmo. The ball is picked up by Lundstram, who belts over from 20 yards.
50 min Rangers break and Aribo curls wide from inside the D. He had Kent in all sorts of space to his left.
50 min Moura charges to the edge of the area before being well tackled by Goldson. Despite being down to 10 men, Braga have made quite a lively start to the second half.
46 min Roofe almost has another chance after 15 seconds of the second half, but he takes an extra touch and is eventually crowded out. He’s been a threat all night.
46 min Peep peep! Braga begin the second half, having made a half-time substitution: Francisco Moura replaces Andre Horta.
“Not watching the match, just following on your MBM,” says David Correia. “Would the push have warranted a red outside the box? If not, I believe the rule is that it should have been a yellow and penalty not a red card.”
I might be wrong, because…
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