Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Live Coverage

May 14, 2008

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Live

Highlights: Zenit St. Petersburg 2 - 0 Rangers

Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Rangers Live Full Time
90′+5′ The referee blows the final whistle. Zenit win the UEFA Cup. Congratulations!
90′+5 Ball Possession: Zenit 56%, Rangers 44%.
90′+4′ GOOOOOAL!!! 2 - 0 Konstantin Zyrianov sends the ball into the net. Fatih Tekke assisted the goal.
90′+3′ Zenit Substitution: Victor Fayzulin is replaced by Dong-Jin Kim.
90′+1′ Nacho Novo from Rangers shoots wide.
90′ Anatoli Tymoschuk (ZEN) takes a direct free kick, but the shot goes wide
89′ Andrey Arshavin from Zenit Petersburg takes a short corner kick
86′ Rangers Substitution: Steven Whittaker is replaced by Kris Boyd.
86′ Igor Denisov needs the medical staff.
84′ Andrey Arshavin dribbles and his shot lands wide.
80′ Rangers Substitution: Brahim Hemdani is replaced by Lee McCulloch.
80′ Andrey Arshavin delivers and Fayzulin shoos wide.
77′ Rangers Substitution: Sasa Papac is replaced by Nacho Novo.
76′ Konstantin Zyrianov hits the right post for Zenit with a shot from inside of the box.
73′ GOOOOOAL!!! 1 - 0 Igor Denisov sends a low shot that beats Neil Alexander. Video coming soon.
72′ Andrey Arshavin sends a low pass into the box.
70′ Ball Possession: Zenit 56%, Rangers 44%.
69′ Aleksandr Anyukov needs the medical staff.
68′ Fatih Tekke is caught offside.
65′ Radek Sirl sends the corner kick cross and Alexander retains the ball.
64′ Arshavin dribbles Alexander and chips the ball towards the empty goal but Sasa Papac clears the ball from the goal line.
64′ Jean-Claude Darcheville brings the ball into the box and Whittaker’s shot is deflected.
62′ Andrey Arshavin crosses from the corner spot and Alexander clears.
62′ Andrey Arshavin delivers from the corner kick and Cuellar clears.
55′ Steven Davis sends a corner kick for Rangers and a defender clears.
54′ Jean-Claude Darcheville hits the target and the keeper bounces the ball.
53′ Fatih Tekke is caught offside.
46′ The second half has started.

45′+2′ The referee ends the first half.
45′+2′ Ball Possession: Zenit 59%, Rangers 41%.
45′+1′ Arshavin crosses from the corner kick and Alexander retains.
45′+1′ Arshavin crosses again and Broadfoot hand-balls into the box. The referee awards only a corner kick for the Russian side.
45′+1′ Andrey Arshavin sends a corner kick for Zenit and Alexander bounces the ball.
44′ Sasa Papac sends a cross into a goal kick for Zenit.
44′ Barry Ferguson shoots poorly from the set piece and the ball hits the wall.
43′ Darcheville obtains a dangerous free kick from the edge of the box.
37′ Steven Davis delivers and Whittaker misses the goal with a header.
33′ Konstantin Zyrianov has a nice attempt on goal, but the ball goes wide.
32′ Andrey Arshavin sends a corner kick cross for Zenit and Rangers have a goal kick.
29′ Aleksandr Anyukov counts another shot for Zenit and Alexander saves again.
25′ Ball Possession: Zenit 65%, Rangers 35%.
22′ Radek Sirl has a corner kick cross for Zenit and Weir clears the danger.
21′ Konstantin Zyrianov tries to score once again but he is blocked.
18′ Konstantin Zyrianov has a long range shot and Alexander saves.
18′ Igor Denisov tries to score and he is blocked.
16′ Radek Sirl delivers and Fayzulin misses the target with a header.
15′ Fatih Tekke tries to score but he is blocked.
12′ Radek Sirl shoots for the Russian side and the keeper saves.
9′ Sasa Papac delivers for Rangers and Malafeev retains.
7′ Jean-Claude Darcheville has a dangerous run enters with the ball into the box and his delivery can find a teammate.
5′ Victor Fayzulin passes deep for Arshavin and the shoot is only inches wide.
4′ Victor Fayzulin commits a foul on Broadfoot.
2′ Andrey Arshavin crosses and Sasa Papac clears.
1′ Rangers have the first touch of the game
1′ The referee starts the 2007-08 UEFA Cup final.
0′ Welcome to our live coverage. The final should start soon.

The UEFA Cup Final is knocking at the door. FC Football Blog will open the door at 20.45 CET and you can follow Zenit St Petersburg vs Rangers live. Our live coverage starts with the kick-off and includes live text commentary, live highlights. Live TV streams are also provided. This means that you can watch the match live on your PC, loading the TV channels with the help of the peer-to-peer technology. All this features are provided for free. Just join us for the starting whistle.

Both clubs are surprise participants in this UEFA Cup Final hosted at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Zenit have eliminated in their road to the final important teams like: Zlate Moravce, Standard Liege, Villarreal, Marseille, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munchen. In the group stage, the Russian side managed to win only 5 points. Everton defeated them in England with 1-0.
Rangers are also involved in a heavy fight with Celtic for the Scottish Premier League title. Walter Smith’s boys are very tired during the end of this season. The Scottish side passed: Zeta, Red Star BElgrade, Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon, Fiorentina, one after the other. They reached the final after coming from the Champions League group stage.

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Live Streams
The live TV streams will be updated around 13.00 CET.
Sopcast: Guandong, SHTV, Live TV, Boudir TV, Koora Tunisia.
TVants: Guandong, SHTV, Live TV, Az TV.
PPMate: Guandong.
TVU Player: SHTV, Fox Soccer, Danish Delight 2.
Media Player: PSN, Sport 5 Israel. MilleniumNet TV, Cox TV, BTC Romania.

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Preview
Competition: UEFA Cup
Stage: Final
Date: 14.05.2008
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Kick-off: 20:45 CET
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt
Live Coverage: Zenit vs Rangers

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Betting Tips and Odds
As expected Zenit are the favorites for tonight’s UEFA Cup final. The Russian side is fresh and shows a better shape in this phase of the season. In fact the Russian league is just starting, while Rangers have already played 64 matches this season. My betting tip for this match is that Zenit St. Petersburg will win. I go further and predict that the Russian squad will win with at least a 2 goals margin. As a final result I choose 3-1 for Zenit. Good luck!

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Line-ups
Dick Advocaat and Walter Smith could line-up the following players for tonight’s UEFA Cup final:
Zenit St. Petersburg
16 V. Malafeev
22 A. Anyukov
4 I. Krizanac
15 R. Shirokov
11 R. Sirl
18 K. Zyrianov
44 A. Tymoschuk
27 I. Denisov
20 V. Fayzulin
10 A. Arshavin
9 F. Tekke

Glasgow Rangers
13 N. Alexander
21 K. Broadfoot
3 D. Weir
24 C. Cuellar
5 S. Papac
7 B. Hemdani
28 S. Whittaker
6 B. Ferguson
8 K. Thomson
35 S. Davis
19 J. Darcheville

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rangers Preview Video