Rangers’ hopes in balance after late heartbreak

RANGERS’ Champions League hopes were left hanging in the balance when a late equaliser from Unirea Urziceni denied them a crucial first victory in the tournament this season.

Lee McCulloch thought he had secured the win with a superb strike with just 11 minutes to go but Unirea hit back to claim a Group G point when substitute Marius Onofras grabbed a last-gasp leveller.

“It was really disappointing to give away a goal so late in the game,” said Rangers boss Walter Smith. “They’re always dangerous from set plays but outside of that they had maybe one or two chances, but we had far more and I felt we deserved to win the game,” he continued.