Kaunas come from a goal behind to send Rangers crashing into the qualifying stages of the Champions League. A header four minutes from time Linas Pilibaitis Kaunas gave a dramatic victory over Rangers, the Ibrox leaving aside European competition.
Kevin Thomson put Rangers ahead on 33 minutes when Nacho Novo collected a pass inside the box and fired past goalkeeper Kaunas Marian Keller. But Nerijus Radzius tied with a huge 30-yard free-kick just two minutes before half time.
The coup murderer Walter Smith's Rangers side was played by the draw. Smith has opted for a single player in advance, Kenny Miller, given the task of securing the vital away goal.
Rangers With the experience of last season in snatching results away from home in Europe, players showed no signs of panic in the first half. In the 14 th minute Miller closed across the ball and succeeded in lobbing goalkeeper Marian Keller Kaunas, but the ball sailed over the bar.
As in the first leg, Rafael Ledesma awaits the player most likely to cause problems and Rangers that proved the case when Lee McCulloch collected a booking for fouling him 30 yards. Ledesma shooting from the subsequent free-kick made its way around the wall but Allan McGregor was able to tame it.
Rangers continued to enjoy possession in midfield and defence and were almost gifted a goal when Mindaugus Baguzis' attempt to head the ball to his goalkeeper stranded lost his team-mate, and the goal by a few feet.-- bbc--
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