Neil Alexander had just helped secure one of the greatest triumphs of his entire career.Unfortunately for him, he didn’t realise it straight away.
Alexander was in a bubble of concentration. Having kept Fiorentina at bay over two legs and 210 minutes of open play in the 2008 UEFA Cup semi- final, the Rangers keeper was totally tuned in to the decisive penalty shoot-out.
After Barry Ferguson’s first penalty was saved by Sebastian Frey in the Stadio Artemio Franchi, it was Alexander who kept the Euro dream alive by backing up the conversions of Steven Whittaker and Sasa Papac with a stunning save from Fabio Liverani.
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