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Alfredo Morelos sparked jubilant scenes at Ibrox as his injury-time winner against Legia Warsaw sent Rangers into the Europa League group stage.<\/p>\nAlfredo Morelos sparked jubilant scenes at Ibrox as his injury-time winner against Legia Warsaw sent Rangers into the Europa League group stage.<\/p>\n
Eyes and ears were on the Govan stands as much as the action on the pitch after UEFA issued Gers with a double rap for sectarian singing.<\/p>\n
But the biggest roar of the night was reserved for Morelos as he sealed a last-gasp 1-0 win which sees Steven Gerrard\u2019s team repeat their feat of successfully making it all the way through four rounds to qualify.<\/p>\n
And Legia will likely now find themselves in trouble with European football\u2019s governing body after the travelling Polish support set off a spectacular pyrotechnic display that saw the game temporarily halted with the field shrouded in a thick blanket of smoke.<\/p>\n
Rangers were forced to close off 3,000 seats as a result of the sectarian chants that marred their opening qualifier with St Joseph\u2019s, while the threat of a more severe punishment \u2013 including a full stadium closure \u2013 is yet to be decided after more chants were aired in Warsaw last week.<\/p>\n
The Legia fans did their best to spark a response from the home support as they unfurled a banner apparently depicting the late Pope John Paul II, himself a Pole.<\/p>\n
But the home faithful kept the songbook clean as they responded to Gerrard\u2019s call to pump up the noise.<\/p>\n
They might have been silenced inside two minutes had Sandro Kulenovic found a way to beat Allan McGregor after Legia countered at lightning speed.<\/p>\n
But the Light Blues faithful were soon roaring their team on. Sheyi Ojo fired just wide after Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic waved play on when Morelos was tripped.<\/p>\n
The Colombian really should have done better than head wide as he was presented with the early chance the hosts were longing for.<\/p>\n
Ryan Jack did well to work space on the right before eventually throwing over a perfect cross to the back post, but Gers\u2019 top scorer blinked at the worst possible moment.<\/p>\n
Morelos had also left the crowd groaning with a couple of heavy touches. He decided to have a pop himself after Connor Goldson and Joe Aribo did well to halt Warsaw as they mounted a charge.<\/p>\n
But with Aribo unmarked and screaming for a lay-off, it was made to look like the wrong choice as the ball sailed into Warsaw stopper Radoslaw Majecki\u2019s midriff.<\/p>\n
Again, though, there were moments of concern as the half drew to a close.<\/p>\n
First, Luquinhas hassled the ball off James Tavernier, cut past Goldson but could not generate the power to beat McGregor.<\/p>\n
Then Cafu was left worryingly free to head wide from Valerian Gvilia\u2019s corner delivery.<\/p>\n
It took a last-ditch block by Igor Lewczuk to prevent Morelos starting the second half with a bang as Gers pushed for the opener.<\/p>\n
But as the minutes ticked by without a breakthrough, the tension intensified. The noise levels soared then fell as Ojo pulled out a finger-tip save from Majecki before Morelos pushed another effort just wide.<\/p>\n
Another warning shot was sent out as Luquinhas fizzed just over McGregor\u2019s bar, while Goldson had his keeper to thank after letting Jaroslaw Niezgoda wriggle clear.<\/p>\n
But with six minutes added on it was Gers who were left to celebrate in wild style as Morelos got on to a Jordan Jones cross to flick home the precious winner with his head.<\/p>\n
There were ugly scenes as the teams twice had to be separated after that, but with the stadium shaking, it was Rangers who had the last laugh.<\/p>\n