Allan McGregor's last ditch effort to claw the ball away. Rangers didn't threaten as much as they'd have liked with their only fleeting moment of joy rightly spoiled by the offside flag after Fashion Sakala had bundled home.
They had McGregor to thank for keeping the home side's tally at just one with young forward Adam Hlozek denied on several occasions.
But the bizarre facet of this European tie was the presence of 10,000 kids and their chaperones, permitted access in lieu of Sparta's regular supporters as a compromise for full stadium closure for racist behaviour in a past qualifying round.
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