Rangers 2-1 Servette: Hosts earn Champions League qualifying advantage over 10-man Swiss

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By Nick McPheatBBC Scotland astatine Ibrox

Last updated connected 8 minutes ago.From the conception Champions League

Rangers bounced backmost from home decision by securing a one-goal first-leg vantage implicit 10-man Servette successful Champions League qualifying.

Labelled a "mega game" by Michael Beale, his pumped players delivered an electrical opening pursuing the play decision astatine Kilmarnock.

James Tavernier netted a composed punishment earlier Cyriel Dessers bundled successful his archetypal extremity for the nine successful the opening 15 minutes.

The wasteful hosts could person efficaciously killed the tie, but the depleted Swiss visitors pulled 1 backmost retired of obscurity conscionable earlier the interruption erstwhile Dessers' handball allowed Chris Bedia to slam successful a VAR-checked spot kick.

And the distant broadside - missing respective cardinal players owed to injuries, suspensions and visa issues - rode their luck earlier and aft David Douline saw reddish for a 2nd bookable offence to stay live successful the third-round qualifier.

A glaring close-range miss by Sam Lammers, conscionable minutes earlier Servette were awarded their penalty, has the imaginable to go a large sliding-doors infinitesimal successful the tie.

But had the close last walk been played during galore breakaway opportunities, oregon had Dessers and Lammers not been thwarted by superb saves by Joel Mall, determination would beryllium simply nary request to revisit the Dutchman's first-half sitter.

The instrumentality limb takes spot successful Geneva adjacent Tuesday (19:30 BST) successful a crippled that volition beryllium unrecorded connected BBC Scotland, the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

Player of the lucifer - Todd Cantwell

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Line-ups

Rangers

Formation 4-3-3

1Butland
2Tavernier
6Goldson
5SouttarBooked astatine 57mins
31Barisic
43RaskinSubstituted forWrightat 89'minutes
8JackSubstituted forCifuentesat 77'minutes
13CantwellBooked astatine 50mins
14LammersSubstituted forDowellat 78'minutes
9DessersSubstituted forHagiat 89'minutes
99Pereira da SilvaSubstituted forSimaat 66'minutes

Substitutes

4Lundstram
7Hagi
15Cifuentes
19Sima
20Dowell
21Sterling
23Wright
27Balogun
28McCrorie
32Wright
38King
44Devine

Servette

Formation 4-4-2

1Mall
33Vouilloz
4RouillerSubstituted forBaronat 90+4'minutes
19Severin
18Mazikou
21Guillemenot
8Cognat
28DoulineBooked astatine 59mins
17Kutesa
11FofanaSubstituted forDibaat 64'minutes
29BediaSubstituted forRodelinat 79'minutes

Substitutes

6Baron
7Pflücke
12Kaloga
23Rodelin
26Henchoz
30Diba
31Ouattara
40Aubert
44Besson
45Touati
68Onguéné

Live Text

Match ends, Rangers 2, Servette 1.
Second Half ends, Rangers 2, Servette 1.
Offside, Rangers. John Souttar tries a done ball, but Abdallah Sima is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Rangers) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Servette) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is precocious and wide to the close pursuing a corner.
Corner, Servette. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
Foul by José Cifuentes (Rangers).
Ronny Rodelin (Servette) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Kieran Dowell (Rangers) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
Substitution, Servette. Anthony Baron replaces Steve Rouiller due to the fact that of an injury.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Abdallah Sima (Rangers).
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Steve Rouiller (Servette).
Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Rangers) header from the centre of the container misses to the right.
Substitution, Rangers. Scott Wright replaces Nicolas Raskin.
Substitution, Rangers. Ianis Hagi replaces Cyriel Dessers.
Hand shot by Abdallah Sima (Rangers).
Attempt blocked. Dereck Kutesa (Servette) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked.
Foul by John Souttar (Rangers).
Samba Diba (Servette) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.