Rangers are toiling.

Despite taking an early lead through Guilherme Montoia's own goal, Derek McInnes' side have struggled to contain their Polish opponents.

Kajetan Szmyt's whipped cross snuck into the bottom corner and he followed in well to double his side's lead after slack Rangers defending.

Rangers have created little in the way of any goal-scoring opportunities and it feels likely that changes will be needed to get back into the game.

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Half a chance for Rangers, something that has been a rare sight in this half since their opener.

Moments later, visiting goalkeeper Ivor Pandur dives well to palm away a powerful drive, having done similarly a few minutes ago after yet another defensive lapse from his back line.

Rangers are so open at the back anytime the hosts surge forward.

A fairly uneventful first half in Helsinki.

Motherwell have struggled to get a foothold in the game and HJK have looked sharp and goalkeeper Alex Paulsen has had to make some important saves.

Still all to play for in the second half, but if Motherwell can head back to Fir Park with the scoreline at 0-0, you'd expect manager Alfred Johansson would be pretty content.

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Heading into the closing minutes of the first half in Helsinki as Emmanual Longelo's ball into the box is cut out by HJK goalkeeper Matej Markovic.

The hosts race up the other end and force goalkeeper Alex Paulsen into another save.

He sends Motherwell back up towards the HJK box and they win a corner, which comes to nothing.

Dujon Sterling misjudges a pass back to Emmanuel Fernandez and the hosts are in two-one-one - and bearing down on goal from the halfway line.

Rodrigo Conceicao leads the charge from the right, drives into the box and should nudge it across the area.

Instead, the former Porto winger lashes it into the side netting and passes up a golden opportunity. A huge let-off for Rangers.

Steven Thompson
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

He knew straight away, it's the worst challenge of the evening by some distance.

He's not meaning to do the boy, but he's late. He knew himself, he held his hand up straight away.

A stick-on yellow.

He may not have meant it but that's a pretty grim one, and Tochi Chukwuani is in the book for his challenge on Norbert Wojtuszek.

No sign of a VAR review so far, though.

Steven Thompson
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

There's not a lot going right for Thelo Aasgaard.

It's another simple pass, a 10-yard pass, straight to the opposition. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if McInnes took him off at half-time.

Another good stop from Alex Paulsen.

There's a bit of a scramble inside the Motherwell box and Santeri Haarala manages to get his shot away, but the ball bobbles along the deck and the goalkeeper gathers.

Thelo Aasgaard is the next Rangers player to look well off the pace.

A 10-yard pass in the middle of the park is hit straight at an opposition player.

Dearie me.

A switch ball from Dujon Sterling, looking for new signing Daisuke Yokota, is overhit by about 20 yards.

That sums up Rangers since their opener.

HJK have a free-kick about 30 yards from the Motherwell goal.

The ball is delivered towards the back post, but it's an easy catch for Alex Paulsen in the visiting goal.

A hydration break gives Rangers manager Derek McInnes a chance to pass on some fresh instructions to his side.

He will not be a happy man at all.

Tawanda Maswanhise has gone to ground inside the HJK box.

The forward is claiming for a push, but the referee is having none of it.

This is a better spell from Motherwell.

Steven Thompson
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

I can't believe Thelo Aasgaard. Rangers have got control, there's space out on the right, but he tries an audacious flick and it doesn't come off.

They're then countered and punished in the space of four passes.

I watched Derek McInnes when that ball was given away and the manager is raging.

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland at Bolt Arena

It's just not quite clicking for Motherwell yet. They have the look of a frontline who don't really know each other, and tbf, they don't yet.

No need to panic just yet, but a wee neat bit of link-up play wouldn't go amiss.

There hadn't been a huge amount to report from the opening 15 minutes in Helsinki, but the hosts have just had a wee flurry.

Leonel Montano plays a lovely backheel into Toivo Mero, who gives the ball back to his teammate, but Montano's shot is deflected behind for a corner.

It's a decent ball in, Motherwell clear but don't do enough and Alex Paulsen has to deny Montano's header from close range for another corner which the Well goalkeeper catches.

Nik Prelec powers down the right-hand side, with Dujon Sterling hassling him every step of the way.

The Jagiellonia player is eventually muscled off the ball, but Sterling is penalised for a foul.

The hosts get a half chance after the ball is thumped into the box, but there's nothing doing ultimately.