Gers beaten by Bochum

09 July 2011 18:28
Rangers lost a second game of their German tour after losing three second-half goals in a 3-0 defeat against Bochum. [LNB] Ally McCoist's men competed well in the first half following their 1-0 defeat by minnows Sportfreunde Lotte on Thursday, but they were exposed in defence after the interval.[LNB]McCoist, who has been trying to secure the return of Carlos Cuellar from Aston Villa to strengthen his defence, watched as a back four of Steven Whittaker, Kirk Broadfoot, the out-of-contract David Weir and Sasa Papac struggled against the German second-tier outfit.[LNB]McCoist started with the same team that lined up against Lotte despite Madjid Bougherra's return to the set-up amid ongoing uncertainty over the Algeria centre-back's future.[LNB]But, while the Lotte defeat came amid a raft of changes which ended with an inexperienced team finishing the game, McCoist kept a strong team throughout with only Neil Alexander, Kane Hemmings and John Fleck coming off the bench.[LNB]The game started slowly before Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor punched clear a curling effort from Denis Berger and a powerful strike from Slawo Freier.[LNB]Home defender Lukas Sinkiewicz headed just over but the Scottish champions improved and Papac got a header on target, although they could not carve out a chance before the break despite some decent possession.[LNB]Alexander came on at the break and soon tipped Freier's low drive wide before Nikica Jelavic shot weakly after breaking clear of the German defence.[LNB]The home side, who beat Aberdeen 2-1 in midweek, took the lead in the 64th minute when substitute Daniel Ginczek slotted past Alexander following Bjorn Kopplin's low cross.[LNB]Whittaker shot straight at the keeper after a good run but Rangers fell further behind with 16 minutes remaining when Mirkan Aydin broke clear and slotted home.[LNB]Oguzhan Kefkir then hit Alexander's post before Anthar Yahia emphatically netted a rebound after the Rangers keeper had saved from Aydin in the 81st minute.[LNB]Rangers now have an even more difficult task when they face Champions League qualifiers Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk