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Romania’s Unirea Urziceni Scores First Win In Champions League With Glasgow Rangers

Romania’s champion team Unirea Urziceni scored its first victory in Champions League Tuesday evening, beating Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers 4-1 (1-1) in Glasgow, sending the Scots to the bottom of Group G.
Romania’s Unirea Urziceni Scores First Win In Champions League With Glasgow Rangers
21 oct. 2009, 09:43, English

The home team opened score just two minutes into the game when Pedro Mendes’ shot deflected off Ricardo Gomes and Unirea’s Ricardo Vilana sent the ball into the team’s own net. Unirea’s Marius Bilasco leveled the score in the 32nd minute.

Own goals by Kyle Lafferty and Lee McCulloch in the second half put the Romanian team 3-1 ahead, and Pablo Brandan scored another goal in the 65th minute to make it a 4-1.

Glasgow Rangers: 1-Allan McGregor; 16-Steven Whittaker, 6-Lee McCulloch, 3-David Weir, 5-Sasa Papac; 8-Kevin Thomson; 11-Jerome Rothen (10 – Novo, 66), 7-Steven Davis, 4-Pedro Mendes (27-Lafferty, 46), 14-Steven Naismith; 18-Kenny Miller. Coach: Walter Smith.

Unirea Urziceni: 74-Daniel Tudor; 6-George Galamaz, 24-Vasile Maftei, 22-Bruno Fernandes; 16-Epaminonda Nicu (11-Onofras, 19), 18-Ricardo Vilana, 32-Iulian Apostol, 19-Pablo Brandan; 9-Serban Dacian Varga (10-Paduretu, 89) , 21-Tiberiu Balan (30. Frunza, 75); 7-Marius Ioan Bilasco. Coach: Dan Petrescu.

Yellow cards: Naismith, 58 / Brandan, 37; Vilana, 61