Rangers – Sparta 2: 0. The end in EL, the key was Panák’s rough
DIRECTLY FROM GLASGOW She went to Scotland to improve her position in the fight for promotion to the spring phase of the European League. And maybe I’ll get it right away… But the Rangers quickly and forcefully misled Sparta. They managed the revenge for the 0-0 defeat from Prague in style, Alfredo Morelos took care of the convincing triumph with two goals. Thus, after another miserable performance, Letenské only has a fight with Bröndby for the Conference League. Big disappointment.
A hellish atmosphere was expected. Some Scottish media even reported hatred. The home fans scurried loudly as they entered the field. But it was nothing that exceeded any limit.
The Rangers focused primarily on their performance. This was clear at the beginning of the match. They really stepped on the visibly timid Sparta. Already in the sixth minute, Ryan Kent cut a beautiful penetration on the left wing, but Joe Aribo, who ended up, only hit Dominik Holc, who took precedence over Florin Nita.
About ten minutes later, more than 50,000 fans cheered euphorically. After a quick swift, Ianis Hagi found Alfred Morelos completely free, who promptly cleaned the ball to the right post.
As if this warning was not enough for the air defense, shortly afterwards Aribo was in the tutu again, but he overshot from the unloaded position.
Sparta? Nothing but something. The people of Prague also seemed screaming, fear radiating from their eyes. They bought inaccuracies, they can’t hold the balloon properly. Perhaps only Adam Hložek and Lukáš Haraslín survived in this discipline, but without the necessary support they did not do much on their own.
The Spartans were disappointed after the defeat in Glasgow
In addition, the guests cooled off a number of good events by incomprehensibly turning the game back to their own goal. The champions were especially Ladislav Krejčí senior and Martin Minčev, who played almost exclusively with their backs to defend the home team.
The Rangers did not build an unbeatable line of defense, not even by chance. However, when the Reds decided to make a direct attack on the right wing, Haraslín and Tomáš Wiesner devalued him with an inaccurate final pass.
“During the first half, we saw that the pass from the stoppers is fine, but as it goes on, the matter is different. It’s very solid from stoppers. The contribution of the defenders to the offensive is good, but towards the defense it is different, “admitted the captain of the Spartan Reserve Lukáš Vácha in the iSport.cz studio.
If the guests were making plans for a second act, they took over very quickly. In the 49th minute, the stopper Filip Panák made a cardinal mistake, directing his pass directly to the head of Morelos, who did not despise the gift and ended up in an empty goal.
Vrřek Dočkal, Adam Karabec and David Moberg Karlsson did not try to kick the mortar team with three turns, but neither did the desired change. The Rangers continued to be clearly better, separated only by a more accurate ending. Sparta actually flooded the opponents only in the 86th minute, when Krejčí and Matěj Pulkrab alternated a huge chance, but they did not push the ball into the net either. The goal scored kept Sparta in second place.
She is now definitely grazing.
Sparta has “only” a fight for the Conference League. In less than two weeks, she will have enough of Dichla at home.
Goals
Homemade: 15. Morelos, 49. Morelos
Reports
Homemade: McGregor – Barisic, Bassey, Goldson, Tavernier (C) – Kamara, S. Davis (89. Lundstram) – Kent (80. F. Sakala), Hagi (66. Patterson), Aribo (81. Arfield) – Morelos.
Guests: Holec – Hancko, Ladislav Krejčí Jr., Panák, Wiesner – Pavelka (C), Sáček – Ladislav Krejčí st. (59. Karabec), Hložek (84. Pulkrab), Haraslín (58. Moberg Karlsson) – Minčev (58. Dočkal).
Substitutes
Homemade: McCrorie, McLaughlin, Lundstram, Jack, Patterson, Bacuna, Wright, Kelly, Sakala, Arfield, King
Guests: Nita, Heca, Gabriel, Soucek, Moberg Karlsson, Dočkal, Drchal, Pulkrab, Vindheim, Karabec, Vitík
Cards
Homemade: Hagi, Barisic
Guests: Ladislav Krejci Jr.
Referee
Makkelie – Steegstra, de Vries – Kooij. VAR: van Boekel, Kamphuis.
Stadium
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Group A
OF | AGAINST | R | P | Score | B | ||
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1. Lyon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15: 4 | 15 | |
2. Rangers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5: 4 | 7 | |
3. Sparta | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4: 9 | 4 | |
4. Brøndby | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2: 9 | 2 |