Rangers vs Progres Niederkorn, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, First Qualifying Round

· 1st Leg

Rangers

37': Kenny Miller

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

Progres Niederkorn

Rangers earn narrow win to open Europa League campaign

Rangers made a winning start as they brought their six-year European hiatus to an end with a narrow 1-0 win over Progres Niederkorn at Ibrox.

Match Timeline

37': Kenny Miller (Rangers) Goal at 37'
59': Daniel Candeias (Rangers) Substitution at 59'
69': Jordan Rossiter (Rangers) Substitution at 69'
76': Olivier Thill (Progres Niederkorn) Yellow Card at 76'
77': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) Substitution at 77'
81': Ben Vogel (Progres Niederkorn) Substitution at 81'
86': Theo Sully (Progres Niederkorn) Substitution at 86'
89': Mike Schneider (Progres Niederkorn) Yellow Card at 0'
90': Alessandro Fiorani (Progres Niederkorn) Substitution at 90'
90'+3': Adrien Ferino (Progres Niederkorn) Yellow Card at 93'

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 48,681

Line-Ups

Rangers

No.	Name
1	Wes Foderingham (GK)
23	Jason Holt
5	Lee Wallace
24	David Bates
4	Fábio Cardoso
33	Martyn Waghorn
29	Michael O'Halloran
2	James Tavernier
19	Niko Kranjcar
8	Ryan Jack
30	Jordan Thompson
9	Kenny Miller
7	Eduardo Herrera
7	Dálcio

Rangers Substitutes:

Jordan Rossiter, Josh Windass, Jak Alnwick, Myles Beerman, Alfredo Morelos, Ross McCrorie, Daniel João Santos Candeias.

Progres Niederkorn

No.	Name
1	Sebastian Flauss (GK)
16	Maximilian Watzka
11	Mike Schneider
10	Olivier Thill
23	Adrien Ferino
14	Emmanuel Francoise
31	Sebastien Thill
25	Alexis Lafon
87	Alexander Karapetyan
70	Yann Matias Marques
38	Metin Karayer

Progres Niederkorn Substitutes:

Valerio Barbaro, Alessandro Fiorani, Ben Vogel, David Marques Soares, Charly Schinker, Theo Sully, Tony Mastrangelo.

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