5 minutes before kick off - Team changes mean average age even younger than previous game. Svensson out with knee injury, doesn't bode well and Perry dropped to the bench. Midfield stronger with Wotton in for White. Sky write us off so we'll see!
40 seconds in.....disaster! QPR score, long throw, defence all at sea and Dexter Blackstock (ex Saints player) scores with the crowd nearer to him than any Saints defender. It could be a long afternoon!
5 min: better, passing it around but no real chances yet... Won a corner and QPR's keeper punched when could have caught it. Such small things are vital to cling on to..!!!!
10 minutes: we have more possession, a couple of half chances and I cheer up as I remember yesterday Liverpool let in an early goal yet went on to win.
20 min: We look the better team, although the commentators get very excited whenever
QPR attack. Lee Holmes gets a bad injury and leaves the pitch almost unable to walk. Nathan Dyer comes on in his place. QPR get another long, throw this time we keep it out...just!
25 min: QPR's lead is flattering to deceive. They've really done nothing so far. And the fourth richest man in the world is in the crowd.
30 min: Olly Lancashire completely mistimes a tackle...red card...10 men.... back to depression again.
35 min: Good play by QPR, shot by Delaney, great save by Davis. Corner comes to nothing. Pajero the QPR player (on loan from Real Madrid!!!!) does look a good player.
40 min: Another good save from Davis. If we can get in at half time only one goal down that will be good. Ref may have QPR shirt on under his black one. Very few free kicks in our favour so far.
Half time: If it could go wrong it has....yet we are still in this game. One goal down but we created chances and Dyer has lots of space on the left. We need to come out believing and we could take a point out of this.
47 mins: Good start we have a free kick on the edge of the QPR box...it hits the wall and goes to safety, but the ref did give us a free kick.
53min: 1-1 We score a great counter attacking goal. When we play like that we are great! A big contribution from Davis with the initial distribution from the back. Commentator says if Arsenal had scored that goal we'd be talking about it for weeks. Lallana with the finish to a flowing move.
60min: QPR make a double substitution. Dowie clearly rocked by our equaliser!
62min: QPR take the lead again and the scorer is clearly 2 yards offside from the free kick. It's not even close. Unbelievable!
65min: We are losing our discipline two quick bookings and QPR are on top again. But it may be the ref has to up his "bookings per game" ratio as he's just booked two QPR players!
70mim: We're going for this. We bring on Thomas Peckhart a big six foot centre forward who starts off winning a good free-kick and causes chaos from the resulting cross.
76min: Game over 3-1. Davis makes an amazing save but the rebound falls to Blackstock who makes no mistake.
80min: If we could pinch one now it could get interesting but it's a big if. Davis makes another amazing save, he has played really well.
86min: Dyer has great chance, but puts his shot over the bar. It's not our day.
90min: 4 added minutes. QPR make it 4-1, football can be a harsh game at times. Dowie's substitutions seem to have been the difference. Since the second goal their extra player has made a big difference and while we have tried to play football that has left gaps which QPR have exploited.
Full time: We scored the best goal, but going behind so early and losing a player after 30 mins were big hurdles. We did what we needed to and equalised, but the QPR second (offside) goal knocked the stuffing out of the team and in the end QPR had a comfortable victory.
We are now second bottom of the division.
2 comments:
As a wise man (me) always says"never a dull moment"!
So much bad luck in one game ... it should even itself out over the next few months ... please!
Cheers, Paul.
The QPR player only looked a couple of millimetres offside on the tiny 3"x4" streamed screen in which I was watching the game online?!
The sending off was for a tackle where Lancashire's foot actually touched the ball FIRST! Yes, mis-timed but the toe of his boot DID touch the ball before his leg hit the player. If anything, a yellow card - no way a red
I still enjoyed the football and, like P sez, the luck HAS to change somewhen... surely?
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