Rangers will rue a number of mi sed chances but will still be delighted with a point after a 1-1 draw with Valencia at Ibrox on Matchday Three of the UEFA Champions League.The 5-4-1, park-the-bus, formation was continued into the third Champions League game in a row and it would appear Walter Smith has struck gold with his much-maligned system. With Kirk
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Andrew Ladd Kids Jersey is loan from Aberdeen.The SPL Champions made a slack start to the match with Valencia having over 60% of the po se sion in the opening 10 minutes but a swift Rangers breakaway ended with Kenny Miller hitting the post out of nothing as Cesar Sanchez paniced to clear the ball. But with Valencia skipper David Navarro receiving treatment, Rangers attacked down the right and forced a corner which would prove crucial in the game. Vladimir Wei s flung in a cro s which was met by the dominant Maurice Edu who battered Cesar out the way and headed into the net.Steven Davis then set up Kenny Miller with a lovely-weighted pa s and the Rangers striker could not convert one-on-one with Cesar. The Gers then hit the post for a second time when Maurice Edu produced
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However, a lapse in concentration just a minute into the second-half saw Maurice Edu head home a tame Valencia free-kick into his own net.Valencia seemed galvanised by the own goal and the Ibrox crowd was hushed for the first time in the match. The Rangers defence stood firm and managed to thwart the cro ses coming from Juan Mata and Pablo Hernandez. Rangers pushed forward again and Steven Naismith was inches away from diverting the ball past Cesar after Miller found him cleverly with a chipped pa s. The chance to win the game came with 6 minutes remaining when Naismith drove into the penalty box and had a shot deflected only into the path of Ricky Foster, arguably the Man of the Match, and he skied with
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