Rangers denied a draw in Slovenia

Maribor 2 Rangers 1

Rangers were denied a draw against Maribor in the first leg of their Europa League play-off at the Stadion Ljudski vrt thanks to a last-gasp winner on the night from the Slovenians.

Juan Manuel Ortiz netted his first goal for Rangers when he fired the Glasgow giants into a first-half lead, but Agim Ibraimi levelled after the break before substitute Etien Velikonja found the back of the net in injury time.

Rangers must now hope they can rescue the tie at Ibrox and book their place in the group stages following the disappointment of crashing out of Champions League qualifying.