match thread (image) [FT] Royal Antwerp 3 - 4 Rangers (Aribo 38; Barisic 59pen, 90pen; Kent 83)

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,751]

53 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

It was a match strewn with errors, by both defences and the officials. 

 

Could've been 9-8.  

Reminded me of the Moscow and Young Boys games. Very naive indeed. Luckily we got the win this time

[der Berliner 3,744]

27 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Reminded me of the Moscow and Young Boys games. Very naive indeed. Luckily we got the win this time

Then again ... handball overlooked in 2 mins, Morelos clean through and might have scored, like the follow up might have. Kent blasts at the goalie after he scored a much more difficult goal, their 3-2 was rather lucky through both centre halfs and in off the post. Not to mention the dive for their penalty 2 mins (no reason for that) beyond the allocated 4 of extra time. Obviously, Aribo dilly-dallied and gave them a great chance and the Japanese hit the post too and Jack cleared some danger late on, but that was that from their point of view.

 

Alas, it was a decent enough open and good game of football, not least for the neutral. I for one didn`t expect us to be 100 % flawless after weeks and weeks of dire Premiership fare that hardly tested our defence  in the way Antwerp or other Europeans have and had. A good wake-up call nonetheless.

[Blue Moon 1,289]

13 hours ago, DMAA said:

I thought Morelos was very good bar the missed chance and a couple of bad passes, one which led to the counter attack out of nowhere which they scored from. 

His link up play was really good. He really seems to enjoy playing away from home in Europe. I don’t know what it is but his touch and passing are much more consistent than in some domestic games. 

Could have something to do with the fact people are not booting him up and down the park with impunity.

[DMAA 3,658]

28 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

Could have something to do with the fact people are not booting him up and down the park with impunity.

I wonder if he would get a penalty if he went down like a sack of potatoes every time someone touched him in the penalty box like that guy last night ? 

[alexscottislegend 2,320]

Am I right in thinking that if we win next week then we have secured direct entry to the CL group stages for next season? Or does it apply to the season after? 

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,751]

Just a wee post script from last night. What was the need between Borna and their keeper after the penalty? Seemed quite out of character for Barasic. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

16 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said:

Am I right in thinking that if we win next week then we have secured direct entry to the CL group stages for next season? Or does it apply to the season after? 

would be season after. Part of me hopes we don't secure it. 

Edited February 19, 2021 by the gunslinger

[onevision 1,569]

16 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said:

Am I right in thinking that if we win next week then we have secured direct entry to the CL group stages for next season? Or does it apply to the season after? 

I'm sure it's the season after.

[DMAA 3,658]

35 minutes ago, BlackSocksRedTops said:

Just a wee post script from last night. What was the need between Borna and their keeper after the penalty? Seemed quite out of character for Barasic. 

Keeper was trying to wind him up to put him off so Barisic gave him some back. 

[Fat Eck 103]

5 hours ago, ian1964 said:

I’m sure I read/heard somewhere that Antwerp haven’t been beaten at home by any team for 14 months?

They've lost three home league games in the last couple of months and their November home group stage game with LASK of Austria, but last season the only home game they lost was the second leg of the Europa League play-off against AZ Alkmaar in August... and that was only after extra time... and it was moved to the Heysel/King Baudouin in Brussels. So there was a minimum 14 month unbeaten home record of some sort in there. Fearsome.

Plus the thing to note about that game with AZ last season is they were a man down after 30-odd minutes and then, in the 75th minute, Lamkel Ze - he of the Anderlecht shirt to training who will play at Ibrox next Thursday - scores to put them 2-1 up on aggregate, jumps the hoardings to celebrate with the punters, gets his second yellow and they go down to nine: AZ equalise in the 90th minute.

And after losing at home to LASK, by one goal, in this season's Europa League group stage double-header they went over to Austria and beat them by two.

This ain't over. 

But it will be if we noise up Lamkel Ze in the tunnel.

Edited February 19, 2021 by Fat Eck