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Champions League News :: Champions League : Rangers suffer KO by Kaunas

Posted on 2008-08-05 by Gooner

FBK Kaunas have made the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round for the first time after a late goal from Linas Pilibaitis gave them a famous 2-1 win over last season's UEFA Cup finalists, Rangers FC.

After a goalless first leg in Glasgow, the Lithuanian champions had given themselves a good chance of progression but needed to win the return match.

And this looked unlikey after Kevin Thomson's first-half strike gave Rangers the lead. Thomson took Nacho Novo's astute pass in his stride before placing through Marian Kello's legs.

But the home side responded two minutes before half-time, when captain Nerijus Radzius equalised when he hammered in a 25-metre free-kick that beat McGregor for pace.

Kaunas upped the tempo after the break and Marius Cinikas hit the bar after making space for himself on the edge of the area.

Then, with time ticking away and Rangers looking likely to edge through on away goals, a Rafael Rodrigues Ledesma corner was met by Pilibaitis whose downward header squeezed over the goalline to earn a tie against FK Modriča or Aalborg BK.

Sourced From : UEFA.com

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