Match Report


Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
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Jamie FletcherJ. Fletcher50
G
captain1
G
70Arthur JacksonA. Jackson
Jonathan GreavesJ. Greaves64
D
2
D
67Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher
Marvin BlackM. Black61
D
3
D
68Scott SherwoodS. Sherwood
Max GascoigneM. Gascoigne54
D
4
D
73John ShawJ. Shaw
Simon BlakeS. Blake58
M
5captain
M
78Luke MarshallL. Marshall
Ashley SwiftA. Swift58
M
6
M
75Jean-Paul Van EdeJ. Van Ede
Mauricio RubioM. Rubio56
M
7
M
65Ricardo ValdanoR. Valdano
Oscar NappiO. Nappi49
M
8
M
72Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler
John HansenJ. Hansen62
A
9
A
67Juan Bautista PazJ. Paz
Aladino CoisA. Cois57
A
10
A
68Henry MyersH. Myers
Mike JacobsM. Jacobs55
A
11
A
70Stan MercerS. Mercer
 
Patrick MontagueP. Montague54
D
12
D
60Simon BierhoffS. Bierhoff
Gavin PerryG. Perry54
A
13
M
63Nuno FernandesN. Fernandes
Steven WiltordS. Wiltord53
A
14
A
63Jacques CasanovaJ. Casanova

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Loftus Road where Queens Park Rangers play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 12,026 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Thierry Vickers.


0.00
Leeds United kick off the first half!
3.24
Simon Blake threads a neat ball through to Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Mike Jacobs. Mike Jacobs shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
4.01
Scott Sherwood sees Ricardo Valdano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Valdano flicks a high pass forward. Henry Myers controls it well on his chest. Henry Myers makes a defence splitting pass to Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
6.07
Jonathan Greaves kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Jacobs. Mike Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.50
Mauricio Rubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
9.11
Lomano Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Mercer. Stan Mercer threads the ball through to Juan Bautista Paz but he's offside!
10.51
John Shaw clumsily knocks into Mike Jacobs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mike Jacobs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.52
Mike Jacobs hits a low pass to Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
20.17
Scott Sherwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Shaw. John Shaw threads a neat ball through to Henry Myers. Henry Myers shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
24.40
Jonathan Greaves boots it upfield. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.14
Jean-Paul Van Ede kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Valdano. Ricardo Valdano puts a great ball through. Jean-Paul Van Ede runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
30.01
Jean-Paul Van Ede kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Valdano. Ricardo Valdano makes a deft header. It's there!! Jamie Fletcher has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.57
Oscar Nappi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Jacobs. Mike Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
40.47
Scott Sherwood flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Valdano collects the pass. Ricardo Valdano makes a simple pass to Stan Mercer. Stan Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz makes a looping header on goal but Jamie Fletcher is on top of it.
45.00
Showing composure, Mike Jacobs laces a weighted ball forward to John Hansen. John Hansen shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Leeds United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queens Park Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Queens Park Rangers kicking off!
47.59
With a delightful solo run, Luke Marshall stretches the opposition's defence. Luke Marshall plays a quick one-two with Stan Mercer and rushes in on goal... Luke Marshall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Jamie Fletcher reads it well. Good save!
48.34
Scott Sherwood chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Mercer. Stan Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Henry Myers. Henry Myers rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.40
With imagination, John Shaw picks a pass forward to Luke Marshall. Luke Marshall threads a neat ball through to Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede knocks the ball forward to Henry Myers but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.10
Simon Blake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Jacobs. Mike Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.11
Seeing Mauricio Rubio's run, Marvin Black quickly throws the ball into his path. Mauricio Rubio hits it upfield. Aladino Cois lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio makes a looping header on goal but somehow Arthur Jackson manages to keep it out.
60.58
Queens Park Rangers have made a substitution with Steven Wiltord replacing John Hansen .Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Jacques Casanova replacing Henry Myers and Nuno Fernandes replacing Ricardo Valdano .
61.60
Malte Ziegler threads a neat ball through to Stan Mercer. Stan Mercer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Paul Van Ede but he's offside!
65.07
Lomano Fletcher brings the ball forward. Lomano Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Fernandes. Nuno Fernandes edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nuno Fernandes provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Jamie Fletcher.
66.56
Corner kick to Leeds United. Jean-Paul Van Ede plays it out to the edge of the box. Jonathan Greaves gets to the ball and clears it up field.
69.59
Nuno Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Jacques Casanova controls it well on his chest. Jacques Casanova knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Greaves.
71.49
Malte Ziegler laces a through ball forward to Nuno Fernandes. Nuno Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.03
Steven Wiltord flicks a high ball forward to Mike Jacobs who takes it down. Mike Jacobs tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Arthur Jackson comfortably smothers it!
77.47
Queens Park Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Patrick Montague replacing Jamie Fletcher and Gavin Perry replacing Ashley Swift .
83.01
Juan Bautista Paz catches Jonathan Greaves on the ankles. The referee calls over Juan Bautista Paz and warns him to calm down! Jonathan Greaves runs off the knock.
84.03
Nuno Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Van Ede. With a superhuman jump, Jean-Paul Van Ede connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Patrick Montague easily picks it out of the air!
85.46
Mauricio Rubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Queens Park Rangers

Leeds United
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
34.2%
38%
27.8%

Scorers
Ricardo Valdano 30
Henry Myers 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Valdano of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Jamie Fletcher (GK)
8
2.Jonathan Greaves (DEF)
7
3.Marvin Black (DEF)
6
4.Max Gascoigne (DEF)
6
5.Simon Blake (MID)
7
6.Ashley Swift (MID)
6
7.Mauricio Rubio (MID)
7
8.Oscar Nappi (MID)
6
9.John Hansen (ATT)
6
10.Aladino Cois (ATT)
6
11.Mike Jacobs (ATT)
7
 
12.Patrick Montague (DEF)
6
13.Gavin Perry (ATT)
6
14.Steven Wiltord (ATT)
6

1.Arthur Jackson (GK)
7
2.Lomano Fletcher (DEF)
7
3.Scott Sherwood (DEF)
7
4.John Shaw (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Luke Marshall (MID)
8
6.Jean-Paul Van Ede (MID)
6
7.Ricardo Valdano (MID)goal scored
9
8.Malte Ziegler (MID)
6
9.Juan Bautista Paz (ATT)
7
10.Henry Myers (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stan Mercer (ATT)
7
 
12.Simon Bierhoff (DEF)
0
13.Nuno Fernandes (MID)
7
14.Jacques Casanova (ATT)
6