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Former Celtic striker Oh breaks deadlock before having second ruled out
Oh penalty saved by Butland after Tavernier punished following VAR review
Rangers denied penalty for handball despite referee being sent to screen
HT: Rangers 0-0 Genk
Andy Halliday
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
Genk look like the more comfortable side.
Outside the John Souttar header, Rangers haven't looked like scoring.
A fast start was imperative, and they didn't do that.
Lots of drama. No goals.
A red card for Rangers.
Jack Butland saves Genk penalty.
Rangers denied a penalty after a review.
An amazing goal-line clearance, a shot off the post and a few sitters missed.
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Steven Thompson
Former Rangers & Scotland striker on Sportsound
It was a poor penalty.
He went for power but didn't get any angle on it and it was a great height for Jack Butland.
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What's going on? Another penalty check? No a VAR check for something is over.
The Rangers fans are making themselves heard now.
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Jack Butland saves from Oh Hyeon-gyu!
It's not been a great night for the former Celtic striker.
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He's given it!
The contact is minimal but there is an accidental clip.
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The VAR team are taking a look...
There's a tangle of legs and now the ref is being asked to review the footage.
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Now Genk want a penalty for a possible clip on Yaimar Medina from James Tavenier.
Image source, SNSDiomande's done this before. Brilliant player on his day but unreliable. Time to let him go.
Alan
Diomande is a complete bombscare, he's reckless, and very lazy, and at times as bad as a man short.
Alexander
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Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports
If Youssef Chermiti was isolated before, deary me.
Not a matter if Genk will score but when. Chermiti is twiddling his thumbs as he's had no service, he's running around with nothing to do. We are bad, slack passing and slow.
Baz
Too many backwards and sideways passes. Get the ball forward quickly. Yet to see Mickey Moore take on his full back and he is drifting inside frequently. Chermiti is invisible.
Martin desperately needs to sort out Meghoma immediately. His positioning is all over the place and could have cost Rangers two goals already.
Neil
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Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports
Immediately I thought he took the ball first, but I was wrong, the referee got it right.
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Derek Ferguson
Former Rangers midfielder on Sportsound
That is stupid. That's not brave or wild, just stupid.
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Image source, PA MediaUh-oh. A wild challenge from Mohamed Diomande near the halfway line.
He goes over the ball and catches Zakaria El Ouahdi high on the shin.
Rangers are down to 10 men.
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Well, well. A free-kick to Genk is the final outcome.
We've seen a few of those given in the Scottish Premiership over the past few weeks.
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Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT Sports
It's not a handball but he's probably going to give it.
He's jumped for the ball but his arm is out because he's going back the way.
There is no way on this earth this is anything like deliberate.
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The Slovenian referee is off to look at the monitor.
I don't think there's a shove but the Genk player has no idea what's going on since the ball was behind him.
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The Rangers fans are shouting for a penalty as a header crashes against the arm of Genk defender from close range.
Was there a push from James Tavernier first?
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Derek Cornelius v Oh Hyeon-gyu again - and again the Genk striker fails to get any meaningful contact on a flashing delivery.
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Oh Hyeon-gyu is frustrated in front of goal again as he lunges in to meet a low cross and is beaten to the ball by Rangers defender Derek Cornelius.
Former Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu opened the scoring after earlier missing a penalty
Rangers' abject start to the season continued as former Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu's goal - and Mohamed Diomande's first-half dismissal - helped Genk to a 1-0 Europa League win at Ibrox.
Under-pressure head coach Russell Martin was seeking successive victories for the first time, but his team were second-best for long spells against Belgian side who missed a host of glaring chances.
In recent seasons, this competition has brought welcome relief from domestic indifference for Rangers. But it quickly became clear even that would allude them this time.
It was another miserable outcome for Martin, who just can't find a way to build momentum or positivity.
Rangers were already on the back foot before Diomande lunged rashly at Zakaria El Ouahdi shortly before half-time. A straight red card seemed justified.
Earlier, It had appeared John Souttar had give Ibrox the lift it needed when his angled header flew towards the net. But Bryan Heynen produced an incredible overhead kick clearance to deny him.
It was as good as it got for the Scottish Premiership's 11th-placed side.
Oh - scorer of 12 goals in 47 Celtic appearances a couple of seasons ago - somehow missed when all alone in the area. Patrik Hrosovsky then struck a post.
Rangers then thought they had a penalty when James Tavernier's header struck the raised arm of Joris Kayembe but, after a long review, Tavernier was deemed to have given him a slight push.
After Diomande's exit, the drama continued when the Rangers captain lost Yaimar Medina, then caught him, and a penalty was given. To Rangers' relief Jack Butland denied Oh from the spot.
But the decisive moment came when Oh escaped a dithering defence and fired across the exposed goalkeeper.
The Korean still had time to miss from a yard on the slide, then have another ruled out for offside as Genk hunted a second.
Rangers gamely chased an unlikely leveller, and substitute Connor Barron had a late strike brilliantly diverted away, but it turned into another night of torment for the Ibrox side and their fans.
Normally, European nights at Ibrox are electric.
But it felt flat in the build-up here, with a notable absence of home supporters in sections of the stadium. Anger and outrage are difficult to deal with but apathy can be even more acutely felt.
Fan protests were less evident after the weekend League Cup win over Hibernian, not that the tide has turned on that front by any means. Certainly not after this.
This was seen as an ideal opportunity to build some momentum against a side who appeared to be struggling domestically in the same manner as Rangers.
They didn't look it as they surged at the Ibrox side time and again.
Martin's team had one or two moments of threat but, in truth, Genk were worthy winners and not just because Rangers were a player down for the second half.
Defensive frailty was all-too evident and ought to have cost them more than it did.
Youssef Chermiti starting didn't pay off, but the service was way light.
The barnstorming type of Europa League occasion these fans have become accustomed to was badly missing as Martin's side once again struggled.
That's four wins from 14 outings. Four defeats in their last seven. That's not the standard Rangers demand.
Only wins, and lots of them, will change things if the support are to be re-engaged.
Rangers return to Premiership action on Sunday at Livingston (15:00 BST). By then, they could even be bottom of the division.
After that, they travel to face Sturm Graz in Austria next Thursday.
Genk return to domestic league action before hosting Ferencvaros in their next Europa League tie.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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2 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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3 Midtjylland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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4 Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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6 Freiburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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8 Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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9 FCSB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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10 Genk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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12 Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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14 Sporting Braga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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18 Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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19 Ferencváros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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20 Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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21 Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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22 PAOK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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23 Basel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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24 Brann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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25 Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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26 Malmö FF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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28 Bologna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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29 Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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30 Go Ahead Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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32 Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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33 Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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34 Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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35 Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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36 Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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Manager: Russell Martin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Thorsten Fink
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Russell Martin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Thorsten Fink
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
UEFA Europa League
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This will be the first ever meeting between Rangers and Genk – the Gers have already faced Belgian opposition this season, losing 3-1 at home and 6-0 away to Club Brugge in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
This will be Genk’s first ever game against a Scottish opponent in European competition – the Belgian side are unbeaten in each of their last three games when meeting a team for the first time in major European competition (W2 D1) but lost 3-0 to West Ham in their most recent such match that came in the UEFA Europa League in October 2021.
Rangers have won their opening game in four of their last five UEFA Europa League campaigns, with the exception coming via a 2-0 home defeat to Lyon in September 2021.
This will be Genk’s first appearance in the UEFA Europa League since the 2021-22 campaign, the only season in which they failed to get out of the group stage in the competition. KRC have won their first game to nil in four of their five prior appearances in this competition (L1).
James Tavernier could make his 58th appearance in the UEFA Europa League for Rangers, levelling Matheus (58 for Sporting Braga) for the second most games played for a single club in the competition, behind only Salzburg’s Andreas Ulmer (61).
