Olayinka bags assist but goes off injured as Slavia Prague and Aribo's Rangers play


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Slavia Prague and newly-crowned Scottish Premiership champions Glasgow Rangers played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie at Sinobo Stadium on Thursday evening, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The two Nigerian internationals started for their respective sides on Thursday, and only Leon Balogun’s suspension for the visitors prevented that number from being three.
Peter Olayinka and Joe Aribo while center back Leon Balogun was suspended for this one after picking up his third caution in the win against Royal Antwerp on February 25.
In the 7th minute, Nico Stanciu curled the ball beautifully to the far post to open the scoring for the Czech side after receiving a pass from Olayinka.
Nine minutes before halftime, Filip Helander tapped the ball into an open net from close range to equalise for Rangers after a free-kick.
The exciting attacker was, however, hauled off at the start of the second period leaving Aribo as the only player flying the Nigerian flag. But the former Charlton Athletic midfielder couldn’t influence proceedings before he was replaced in the 81st minute of the encounter. A respectable away draw it is for the freshly-crowned Scottish champions. But Steven Gerrard’s men will be wary of Slavia at the Ibrox Stadium next week, with the Czech Republic side notable for thriving when tagged as underdogs.
 
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