Rangers win at the penalty shoot-out against Fiorentina

Fiorentina - Glasgow Rangers

Highlights: Fiorentina 2 – 4 Rangers

Fiorentina 0-0 [2-4] Glasgow Rangers Full Time
121′ Rangers win 4-2 after penalties.
120′+2′ Christian Vieri shoots wide again.
119′ Christian Vieri misses the goal.
119′ Adrian Mutu misses the target with a header.
112′ Martin Jorgensen misses the goal.
110′ RED CARD!!! Daniel Cousin is sent off after receiving a second yellow card.
106′ The second half of extra time is played.

105′ Riccardo Montolivo shoots wide.
94′ Fiorentina Substitution: Mario Santana is replaced by Franco Semioli.
94′ Zdravko Kuzmanovic sends a wide header.
92′ Christian Vieri misses the target.
91′ Zdravko Kuzmanovic is caught offside.
91′ The first half of extra time starts.

90′ Ball Possession: Fiorentina 59%, Rangers 41%.
85′ Steven Whittaker obtains a corner kick after a nice shot.
84′ Christian Vieri misses the target. Huge scoring chance.
82′ Nacho Novo is caught offside.
81′ Rangers Substitution: Steven Davis is replaced by Nacho Novo.
80′ Mario Santana sends a cross from the corner kick and Cuellar clears.
79′ Fiorentina Substitution: Giampaolo Pazzini is replaced by Christian Vieri.
77′ Steven Davis has one of the few scoring chances for Rangers but Frey retains.
76′ Adrian Mutu is caught offside.
74′ Zdravko Kuzmanovic shoots wide.
73′ Yellow Card: Daniel Cousin is booked by the referee.
70′ Adrian Mutu sends a missile from the set piece and Alexander retains the ball in two attempts.
70′ Ball Possession: Fiorentina 58%, Rangers 42%.
70′ Yellow Card: David Weir is booked for a foul.
69′ Riccardo Montolivo shoots wide from long range.
65′ Rangers Substitution: Jean-Claude Darcheville is replaced by Daniel Cousin.
63′ Tomas Ujfalusi misses the target with a volley shot from inside of the box. Big scoring chance.
62′ Riccardo Montolivo sends a corner kick and Weir clears the ball.
57′ Adrian Mutu tries to score from the set piece and the ball goes wide.
56′ Montolivo crosses and Mutu misses the target.
55′ Riccardo Montolivo delivers from the corner spot and Weir clears the ball.
52′ Giampaolo Pazzini misses the target.
49′ Martin Jorgensen shoots wide.
46′ The second half has started.

45′+2′ The referee ends the first half.
45′ Ball Possession: Fiorentina 51%, Rangers 49%.
43′ Jean-Claude Darcheville is caught offside.
42′ Fiorentina Substitution: Marco Donadel is coming off and he is replaced by Zdravko Kuzmanovic.
42′ Giampaolo Pazzini needs the medical staff.
41′ Fabio Liverani has a corner kick cross and Pazzini misses the a target with his header.
40′ Adrian Mutu tries to score again and he is blocked.
39′ Barry Ferguson is flagged offiside.
36′ Fabio Liverani has another corner kick for the home side and the referee awards an offensive foul.
35‘ Marco Donadel needs the medical staff.
34′ Jean-Claude Darcheville is caught offside.
31′ Fabio Liverani passes into the box and Adrian Mutu’s shot is cleared by a defender. That ball was going for a goal.
28′ Yellow Card: Kevin Thomson is booked for a foul.
26′ Giampaolo Pazzini is flagged off play.
25′ Ball Possession: Fiorentina 47%, Rangers 53%.
23′ Riccardo Montolivo misses the target,
23′ Adrian Mutu sends a poor shot and Alexander retains easily.
21′ Steven Whittaker is caught offside.
12′ Jean-Claude Darcheville is caught offside.
11′ Steven Davis sends a corner kick for Rangers, no change on the scoreboard.
6′ Fabio Liverani crosses from the corner spot and the defense clears.
6′ Giampaolo Pazzini delivers and obtains a corner kick.
4′ Fabio sends a free kick cross and Alexander clears.
2′ Mario Santana is caught offside.
1′ Rangers have the first touch.
1′ The referee starts the game.

The second finalist of this season’s UEFA Cup will be decided between Fiorentina and Glasgow Rangers. The second leg is played at the Artemio Franchi in Firenze. Join the FC Football Blog for the live coverage starting with 20.45 CET. If you miss the coverage you can watch the video highlights after the end of the game.

Fiorentina seem to have a slight edge in this double leg battle, but the goalless draw registered at the Ibrox left everything open for tonight.

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Fiorentina vs Glasgow Rangers Preview
Competition: UEFA Cup
Stage: Semi-Finals, 2nd Leg
Date: 01.05.2008
Stadium: Artemio Franchi, Firenze
Kick-off: 20:45 CET
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere
Live Coverage: Fiorentina vs Rangers

Fiorentina vs Glasgow Rangers Betting Tips and Odds
Fiorentina start with the first chance tonight, but Rangers have proved that they can easily obtain qualification in their away games , as they did with Werder Bremen and Sporting. I am predicting that we will see extra-time tonight.

Fiorentina vs Glasgow Rangers Line-ups
The probable starting line-ups are:
Fiorentina
1 S. Frey
20 M. Jørgensen
5 A. Gamberini
21 T. Ujfalusi
19 M. Gobbi
4 M. Donadel
11 F. Liverani
18 R. Montolivo
24 M. Santana
29 G. Pazzini
10 A. Mutu

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