yardımcı hakemler: stefan wittberg (swe), fredrik nilsson (swe)
4. hakem: peter fröjdfeldt (swe)
rangers: damarcus beasley (dk. 65 daniel cousin), kirk broadfoot, carlos cuéllar, jean-claude darcheville (dk. 65 nacho novo), barry ferguson (c), brahim hemdani, alan hutton, lee mcculloch, allan mcgregor (gk), kevin thomson, david weir
yedekler: charlie adam, kris boyd, roy carroll (gk), ian murray, steven whittaker
teknik direktör: walter smith (sco)
crvena zvezda: dušan andjelković, grzegorz bronowicki, segundo castillo, lucas, ibrahima gueye, ognjen koroman (c), nenad milijaš, ivan randjelović (gk), milanko rašković (dk. 70 mauricio molina), djordje tutorić, filip djordjević (dk. 82 dejan milovanović)
yedekler: miloš bajalica, hernan barcos, aleksandar pantić, saša radivojević (gk), franklin salas
teknik direktör: milorad kosanovic (srb)
goller: (1-0) dk. 90 nacho novo
sarı kartlar: dk. 13 djordje tutorić, dk. 29 dušan andjelković, dk. 36 ognjen koroman (c), dk. 66 milanko rašković, dk. 68 filip djordjević, dk. 81 mauricio molina, dk. 90+2 segundo castillo (crvena zvezda)
novo late show rescues rangers published: tuesday 14 august 2007, 22.45cet rangers fc 1-0 fk crvena zvezda a last-minute goal from spanish striker nacho novo gave the scottish hosts a slender lead to take to belgrade.
by alex o'henley from ibrox
a last minute goal from spanish striker nacho novo gave rangers fc a 1-0 win against fk crvena zvezda in a tense uefa champions league third qualifying round first leg in glasgow.
novo heroics it looked as though the belgrade club had done enough to hold out. but substitute novo latched on to a loose ball in the final minute before sending it past the advancing goalkeeper ivan randjelović to give rangers a dramatic, albeit slender, lead ahead of the return in serbia in a fortnight's time
nervous start both sides begun the match cagily, seemingly content to enjoy possession in deep-lying areas without ever posing a significant threat at either end. indeed, the first half hour came and went without a shot on target, the only incidents of note being bookings for djordje tutorić and dušan andjelković following some over zealous challenges on jean-claude darcheville and barry ferguson.
djordević effort the visitors greatest threat came from ognjen koroman down the left-hand side but all too often the former portsmouth fc midfielder lacked support to the extent that frustration eventually got the better of him when he also entered the referee's notebook for a late tackle on allan hutton. five minutes before half-time filip djordević went close for crvena zvezda reacting to a misjudgement from carlos cuellar before unleashing a powerful left-foot shot that rose just over allan mcgregor's crossbar.
key substitution the second half continued in much the same vein with both midfields cancelling each other out leaving chances at a premium for both sets of strikers. with 25 minutes remaining walter smith reacted to the impasse by making a double substitution, introducing novo and daniel cousin in place of damarcus beasley and darcheville as rangers sought to inject more pace into their attack. however, apart from a cousin shot and an effort by ferguson which found the side-netting it looked as if smith's attacking moves were in vain, but then novo struck and a return to the group stage after reaching the last 16 two years ago now looks a real possibility.
