Rangers score goalless draw against Sporting

Rangers score goalless draw against Sporting

Rangers 0-0 Sporting Highlights

Rangers 0-0 Sporting Full Time
90′+3′ The referee ends the game.
90′+1′ Leandro Romagnoli sends a corner kick for the visitors and Tonel misses the header.
89′ Pereirinha is caught offside.
89′ Miguel Veloso hits the target and the keeper saves.
89′ Ball Possession: Glasgow Rangers 47%, Sporting 53%.
83′ Kevin Thomson has a corner kick for Rangers and a defender clears.
83′ Leandro Grimi needs Sporting’s doctor.
79′ Miguel Veloso sends a corner kick for Sporting and Djalo misses the goal.
75′ Sporting Substitution: Simon Vukcevic is replaced by Yannick Djalo.
75′ Miguel Veloso sends a corner kick for Sporting and Polga misses the target with a header.
72′ Rangers Substitution: Darcheville is replaced by Nacho Novo.
70′ Sporting Substitution: Marat Izmailov is replaced by Bruno Pereirinha.
70′ Ball Possession: Rangers 42%, Sporting 58%.
69′ Steven Davis sends a corner kick and McCulloch misses the target with a header.
68′ Kevin Thomson sends a free kick cross and Polga clears the ball.
67′ Papac is denied by the keeper.
62′ Grimi shoots wide for the visitors.
61′ Kevin Thomson sends the corner kick and Patricio has a few problems.
59′ Thomson sends the corner kick and Ferreira clears.
58′ Lee McCulloch obtains a corner kick after a deflected shot.
55′ Yellow Card: Leandro Grimi is booked by the referee.
55′ Leandro Romagnoli takes the corner kick and a Rangers defender clears the ball.
55′ Grimi shows some nice skills and obtains a corner kick after a dangerous shot.
53′ Steven Davis shoots wide from far away.
47′ Kevin Thomson sends a corner kick for the home side.
46′ The second half has started.

45′+3′ The referee ends the first half.
45′+3′ Jean-Claude Darcheville from Rangers shoots wide
45′+2′ Kevin Thomson has a corner kick.
45′+2′ Lee McCulloch tries to score and he is blocked.
45′ Abel Ferreira shoots wide.
45′ Ball Possession: Rangers 41%, Sporting 59%.
45′ Lee McCulloch is caught offside.
44′ Lee McCulloch is denied by the keeper after a nice shot.
43′ Marat Izmailov is signaled off play.
41′ Liedson shoots wide from long range.
38′ Simon Vukcevic delivers and McGregor retains the ball.
37′ Darcheville is caught offside.
33′ Kevin Thomson delivers after a corner kick, no change on the scoreboard.
31′ Liedson is signaled off play.
30′ Kevin Thomson sends a corner kick and Polga is there to defend.
29′ Lee McCulloch sends a free kick cross and Tonel clears the ball.
25′ Ball Possession: Rangers 42%, Sporting 58%.
20′ Yellow Card: Marat Izmailov is booked by the referee.
19′ Barry Ferguson sends a corner kick and Polga clears.
18′ Jean-Claude Darcheville shows some nice skills and brings the ball into the box, Sporting award a corner kick.
16′ Liedson is flagged offside.
14′ Joao Moutinho needs the medical staff.
13′ Yellow Card: Barry Ferguson is booked by the referee.
11′ Marat Izmailov is flagged offside.
9′ McCulloch sends a corner kick, no change on the scoreboard.
7′ Lee McCulloch shoots wide from long range.
7′ A player from Sporting sends a free kick cross and Cuellar clears the ball.
4′ Abel Ferreira is caught offside.
2′ Liedson needs Sporting’s doctor.
1′ Sporting have the first touch of the game.
1′ The referee blows the starting whistle.

The UEFA Cup schedules for tonight the first leg of the quarter-finals. Here at the FC Football Blog I will cover all the matches for you. You can follow the extended live online coverage of Rangers vs Sporting starting with 20.45 CET. Free live text commentary and video highlights with the most important events at the Ibrox Stadium will be provided. The live streams are as usual embedded in the next part of the article.

Glasgow Rangers have qualified to this stage of the competition after a double leg against Werder Bremen. The Scottish side won at home 2-0 and lost 0-1 in Germany. Rangers also proved a good shape, last weekend as they defeated historic rivals Celtic and took a major option for the Scottish Premier League title.

Sporting Lisbon eliminated Bolton Wanderers in the previous UEFA Cup round with a 1-1 draw in England and a late 1-0 home win. The Portuguese side have a poorer situation in the Superliga, ranking only 5th. Stay with the FCFB for all the events tonight in the UEFA Cup.

Rangers vs Sporting Live Streams
More live streams will be updated in the afternoon.
Sopcast:
TVants: Shandong, Channel 3.
PPMate:
TVU Player:
UUSee: Jiangsu Sports, Laioning Sports.
Media Player: Cox TV, Cobweb TV.

Rangers vs Sporting Preview
Competition: UEFA Cup
Stage: Quarter-Finals, 1st Leg
Date: 03.04.2008
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Kick-off: 20:45 CET
Referee: Yuri Baskakov
Live Coverage: Rangers vs Sporting

Rangers vs Sporting Betting Tips and Odds
Rangers seem slight favorites for tonight’s UEFA Cup meeting. Probably because they play the game at home. Not sure what to predict on this game. I think though that, the Scottish side won’t lose tonight. So I suggest a ‘1x’ event. The odd is not big, but the event is quite sure. Good luck!

Rangers vs Sporting Line-ups
Walter Smith and Paulo Bento should send the following starting line-ups.
Glasgow Rangers
1 A. McGregor
21 K. Broadfoot
24 C. Cuellar
3 D. Weir
5 S. Papac
7 B. Hemdani
35 S. Davis
6 B. Ferguson
8 K. Thomson
27 L. McCulloch
19 J. Darcheville

Sporting Lisbon
1 R. Patricio
78 A. Ferreira
13 Tonel
4 A. Polga
18 L. Grimi
24 M. Veloso
28 J. Moutinho
7 M. Izmailov
30 L. Romagnoli
31 Liedson
10 S. Vukcevic