Wild Ball Welcomed By Angelino Brought RB Leipzig To Beat Rangers 1-0

RB Leipzig's Angelino celebrates after scoring his team's first goal in the first leg of the Europa League semifinal at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany. (28/4/2022) (ANTARA/REUTERS/LISI NIESNER)

JAKARTA - A single goal from wing-back Angelino brought RB Leipzig to beat Rangers 1-0 in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals at the Red Bull Arena Stadium, Leipzig, Thursday, April 28, local time (Friday morning WIB).

The goal from RB Leipzig was born five minutes before the end of the match through Angelini's volley which plunged into the corner of Rangers' goal, according to the Europa League record as reported by Antara.

The win means RB Leipzig only need a draw next week when they play the second leg, while Rangers must win by a two-goal margin to ensure they qualify for the Europa League final.

In the first half, Rangers created chances through Borna Barisic, but his efforts were still weak.

A few minutes later, Rangers made another threat after Connor Goldson's header was sideways from the Leipzig goal after receiving a pass from Barisic.

Then it was RB Leipzig's turn to pose a threat, this time through a volley from Angelino which was still blocked by Rangers defender Goldson and kept the score 0-0 until halftime.

In the second half, Rangers created another opportunity through an effort by striker Ryan Kent, but his shot was just sideways from the Leipzig goal.

RB Leipzig then turned threatening, after Dominik Szoboszlai sent a pass for Christopher Nkunku who was able to shoot but was saved by Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor.

Both Leipzig and Rangers continued to press for the lead but with five minutes remaining in the game, the tie remained firmly in place.

Leipzig were able to break the deadlock in the 85th minute after Angelino found a wild ball in the Rangers penalty area before volleying into McGregor's goal to make it 1-0 which lasted until the game was over.