English
Heated Draw at Ibrox Between Rangers and SC Braga
Glasgow witnessed a vibrant and incident-packed match between Rangers and SC Braga, which ended in a 1 to 1 draw on matchday 5 of the UEFA Europa League group stage. The match, played at Ibrox Stadium, was marked by intensity and questionable discipline from both teams.
The first half saw Rangers take the lead thanks to a penalty converted by J. Tavernier just before halftime. However, the home side’s joy was short-lived, as G. Martinez equalized for SC Braga in the second half.
The match was particularly tense in disciplinary terms. Referee Allard Lindhout, from the Netherlands, showed a total of 12 yellow cards and 2 red cards. R. Zalazar of SC Braga and M. Diomande of Rangers were sent off, leaving their teams with ten men at key moments of the match.
In terms of possession, SC Braga dominated slightly with 53% compared to Rangers’ 47%. The home side generated more goal-scoring opportunities, with 12 total shots of which 6 were on target, while SC Braga made 9 shots, 5 directed on goal. Rangers also had more corners, with 7 compared to Braga’s 3.
With this result, both teams add an important point to their UEFA Europa League aspirations, although the expulsions and the intensity of the game leave a bittersweet taste for both contenders.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 46 F. Navarro came in and A. El Ouazzani went out., at minute 66 J. Moutinho came in and F. Grillitsch went out., at minute 82 G. Martinez came in and Vitor Carvalho went out., at minute 90 Gorby came in and Gabriel Moscardo went out.
Substitutions rangers: at minute 72 Danilo Pereira came in and T. Aasgaard went out., at minute 77 C. Barron came in and B. Miovski went out., at minute 89 M. Aarons came in and J. Meghoma went out., at minute 89 Chermiti came in and O. Antman went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rangers
SC Braga
Titulares:
class=”wg_loader”>
