Millwall’s adventure ends amid violence

Ferencvaros 3 Millwall 1 (Ferencvaros win 4-2 on aggregate)

Ferencvaros’ first-half performance was enough to finish off Millwall as Denes Rosa, Sorin Botis and Robert Vagner put the Hungarian champions three goals up inside 40 minutes.

Millwall rallied through Wise in first-half stoppage time but they had no answer to the superior skill and movement of their hosts, although they showed more spirit and invention when Barry Cogan and Peter Sweeney were brought on in the second-half and twice hit the post.

As many had suspected, Ferencvaros were far more threatening and purposeful than they had been at The New Den, and the south London team’s defence was often exposed by the home side’s imagination going forward.

The main talking point from this first-round, second leg encounter will remain the build-up to a match marred seriously by violence.

FERENCVAROS: Szucs, Vukmir, Gyepes, Botis, Balog, Rosa, Zovath, Tozser, Lipcsei, Vagner, Penksa.

MILLWALL: Stack, Lawrence, Muscat, Ward, Simpson, Elliott, Wise, Morris, Livermore, Ifill, Harris.

Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Holland).

Rangers 1 Maritimo 0 (Agg 1-1, Rangers win 4-2 on penalties)

RANGERS made a late, late booking for the new UEFA Cup group stage by beating Maritimo 4-2 on penalties.

Dado Prso was the scorer in normal time to wipe out the first leg deficit and take the tie into extra-time. Vignal netted the winning spot-kick.

RANGERS: Klos, Ross, Khizanishvili, Boumsong, Vanoli, Burke, Malcolm, Ricksen, Prso, Thompson, Novo.

MARITIMO: Marcos Oliveira, Ferreira, Van der Gaag, Tonel, Briguel, Alan, Wenio, Chainho, Bino, Manduca, Leo Lima.