Rangers downed by Zenit in Uefa Cup final

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Rangers were downed 2-0 by Zenit St. Petersburg today in the Uefa cup final.  Rangers were outclassed for most of the game, and were only able muster a handful of decent shots on goal.  Zenit controlled the game and the possession.  They were able to attack well off of the counter attack and made it count when they scored both of their goals.  Andriy Arshivan was the most dangerous player on the field throughout the game.  He was sent free off a long ball from the back and rounded the goalie and fired on goal.  The ball was goal bound but Sasa Papac raced back to the goal line and headed it away.  He wouldn't be denied however as he set up Igor Denisov for the first goal.  Arshivan moved to the center and then sent Denisov free to only have to beat the goalie, which he calmly did.  Rangers threw their team forward and were punished for their lack of defense when Konstantin Zyrlanov sent Rangers home with nothing to show for their efforts.  Zyrlanov worked some space passed away and received the ball with only a tap in remaining.  Rangers will still compete for the domestic treble but will be disappointed that they were not able to leave Manchester with a nice big trophy.