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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Armando Picchi
  • Attendance: 13200
  • Referee: Santiago, J R

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

Goal!! Cristiano Lucarelli scores for Livorno.

89 mins

Thomas Buffel is replaced by Gavin Rae.

87 mins

Nacho Novo is replaced by Dado Prso.

82 mins

Rangers are replacing Kris Boyd with Filip Sebo.

78 mins

Luca Vigiani is replaced by Ibrahima Bakayoko.

76 mins

Alan Hutton goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

57 mins

Livorno are replacing Rahman Rezaei with Stefano Morrone.

53 mins

Samuel Osei Kuffour goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

Cesar Prates is replaced by David Balleri.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 3.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by J R Santiago

45 mins

Jose Luis Da Cruz Vidigal is booked for unsporting behaviour.

43 mins

Barry Ferguson is booked for unsporting behaviour.

35 mins

Goal!! Rangers have scored with Nacho Novo putting it in the back of the net.

34 mins

Cristiano Lucarelli takes a penalty for Livorno and scores!.

30 mins

Kris Boyd takes a penalty for Rangers and scores!.

27 mins

Goal!! Rangers have scored with Charlie Adam putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Thursday, October 19th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Rangers became the first Scottish club side to win on Italian soil as they produced a famous European performance in Tuscany.

First-half goals from Charlie Adam, Kris Boyd and Nacho Novo put Rangers well in control and the victory was a tactical triumph for coach Paul Le Guen.

In torrential rain, Rangers made an uncertain start with goalkeeper Lionel Letizi looking particularly uncomfortable.

But the Glasgow side recovered and took the game to Livorno. Boyd headed wide after good work from Thomas Buffel before Adam saw a fiercely-struck shot blocked.

Rangers took a deserved lead after 27 minutes when Boyd headed a Steven Smith cross into the path of Adam and he blasted a left-foot volley past Marco Amelia from 20 yards.

It was 2-0 three minutes later when Nacho Novo was pulled down in the penalty area by Samuel Kuffour and Boyd sent Amelia the wrong way with the spot-kick.

Livorno grabbed a lifeline three minutes later when they were awarded the softest of penalties after Julien Rodriguez was adjudged to have fouled Cristiano Lucarelli.

Lucarelli took the penalty himself and struck his shot just wide of Letizi's reach.

But Rangers were not disheartened and scored again moments later. Boyd was again the provider with an excellent header and Novo did well to keep his right-foot shot down from the edge of the area.

Rangers continued their positive play in the second half and Adam swiped a left-foot shot just a couple of yards too high.

But Letizi had to be sharp to get his hand to a near-post header from Tomas Danilevicius to preserve Rangers' two-goal advantage.

Buffel was unfortunate not to score a fourth for Rangers after 64 minutes with a ten-yard volley which Amelia did well to block.

Livorno substitute Stefano Morrone then tested Letizi again with a well-struck shot which the goalkeeper pushed away for a corner.

The Italian side threw players forward in the closing stages and Lucarelli pulled a goal back in the final minute with a close-in shot.

Rangers substitute Filip Sebo hit the crossbar in injury-time as the Scots almost put the icing on the cake.

Livorno Team

Rangers Team

Livorno

Rangers

Corners

7 5

Fouls

14 15

Goal attempts

13 16

Shots off target

5 7

Offsides

3 2

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