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November 30, 2002
QPR Official Site
QPR 0 CARDIFF 4 - FULL TIME
Robert Earnshaw struck a second-half hat-trick to give Cardiff a convincing victory at Loftus Road.
After a bright opening 45 minutes in which they had the better of play, Cardiff stepped it up a gear after the break and never looked back after Earnshaw's opener on 57 minutes.
Going into the game, Kevin Gallen, Brett Angell and Danny Shi.ttu all returned to the side as Rangers looked to exorcise the memory of Tuesday's FA Cup exit at the hands of Vauxhall Motors.
It was Rangers who had the first chance of the game and only a great save from Cardiff keeper Neil Alexander kept the home side from taking the lead. Richard Langley's curled cross was flicked goalwards by Calum Willock but Alexander streched out a hand to prevent the goal.
Rangers had another great chance to take the lead on nine minutes. Marc Bircham got to the byline and whipped in a dangerous cross which Brett Angell got on the end of, but his shot was deflected wide by Chris Barker.
It was Rangers who were creating all the chances in the opening 30 minutes. Alexander scrambled away a Clarke Carlisle header and then he pulled off another save from Kevin Gallen's shot after he collected Brett Angell's flick. Angell then saw an effort fly over the bar when Gary Croft's poor ball across goal gave him an chance from a tight angle.
Rangers had their first real scare of the game on 50 minutes. A deep ball through the centre was misread by Carlisle and it allowed Robert Earnshaw to run clear, but Simon Royce was quick off his line to tackle the striker and Danny shiteeeeeeetu cleared.
Cardiff took the lead on 57 minutes. A deep corner caused massive confusion in the Rs defence before Des Hamilton swept effort hit the bar and from the rebound Robert Earnshaw poked the ball over the line. shiteeeeeeetu thought he'd cleared but the linesman ruled that the ball had crossed the line.
That lead was doubled on 63 minutes and it was Earnshaw who found the net once again. He turned inside shiteeeeeeetu before racing across the box and delivering a powerful shot into the top corner which gave Royce no chance.
Earnshaw completed his hat-trick on 86 minutes. Another long ball forward caught out the Rs defence once again and Terrell Forbes tried to head back towards Royce, but he underhit the header and Earnshaw stabbed the ball home from eight yards.
It got worse for Rangers in injury time. Tommy Williams played a poor backpass and with Martyn Margetson waiting to pounce, he raced clear and despite his initial shot being saved by Royce, he picked up the rebound to slot home.
TEAMS
Simon Royce
Terrell Forbes
Tommy Williams
Clarke Carlisle
Danny shiteeeetu
Steve Palmer
Richard Langley
Marc Bircham
Calum Wilock
Brett Angell
Kevin Gallen
Subs:
Paul Furlong
Dennis Oli
CARDIFF
Neil Alexander, Andy Legg, Spencer Prior, Willie Boland, Jason Bowen, Des Hamilton, Graham Kavanagh, Leyton Maxwell, Rhys Weston, Chris Barker, Andy Campbell, Gary Croft, Martyn Margetson, Peter Thorne, Robert Earnshaw, Leo Fortune-West
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CARDIFF CITY REFLECTIONS
The Sun - November 30, 2002
Robert Earnshaw's hat-trick stretched QPR's nightmare run to 10 games without a win.
Defeat piled on the agony for Rangers after Tuesday's FA Cup loss to non-league Vauxhall Motors.
Ian Holloway's men looked set to salvage some pride with a promising first half.
But QPR caved in when Earnshaw grabbed two in a five-minute spell. He cashed in on a frantic scramble after 58 minutes.
And then he made it 2-0 with a quality finish after skipping round Danny shiteeeeeeetu.
The Cardiff striker completed the fourth hat-trick of his career when he pounced on a woeful back header from Terrell Forbes on 85 minutes.
QPR self-destructed again four minutes later when a back-pass from Tommy Williams handed another goal to sub Andy Campbell.
Holloway revealed: "A lot of things were said afterwards. We are fragile at the moment and the players have got to stand up and be counted.
"Nobody can understand how we went from a team competing well to a team that looked so lacking in confidence once the first goal went in."
Cardiff boss Lennie Lawrence said: "That was not a 4-0, the scoreline flattered us.
"In the first half QPR were the better team - but the difference was we had an Earnshaw."
The Times - November 30, 2002
They had hoped for catharsis, but they ended up crushed. QPR were desperate to make amends for one of the worst results in their history, their midweek FA Cup defeat by Vauxhall Motors, but after an impressive first half that was an energetic release of pent-up frustration, Cardiff City's superior ability and self-belief saw them to an easy win.
The hooliganism that dogs Cardiff like an incurable disease threatened to divert attention from their rise to the top of the Nationwide League second division, however. A member of the stadium catering staff was treated for a minor abdomen cut after possibly being stabbed as he left the toilets in the Cardiff end.
The match had been moved to Friday night because of the fear that police would have been overstretched by the prospect of keeping order here as well as at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea face Sunderland this afternoon.
Six hundred officers were involved in maintaining order last night across West London. Five men were arrested inside Loftus Road and there were a number of incidents in the vicinity before and after the match.
QPR began in hyperactive fashion. Full of attacking intent and supported by an enthusiastic crowd, they stormed forward at every opportunity, but the standard of their finishing was not as impressive as their motivation.
They went a goal down early in the second half, however, after QPR failed to clear a corner and the ball pinged around the six-yard box before it was finally judged to have crossed the line. It was debatable as to whether it was really Robert Earnshaw's goal, but he claimed it.
There was no doubt about the second. Earnshaw collected a through-pass, sidestepped Danny shiteeeeeeetu and crashed a fine shot into the top corner. QPR disintegrated after that as the true fragility of their confidence was laid bare.
Lack of concentration led to two more goals shortly before the end. Terrell Forbes failed to put enough weight on a back-pass and Earnshaw took advantage, floating a chip over Simon Royce for his nineteenth goal of the season. In the final minute, Andy Campbell, a substitute, completed the rout when a horrible mistake by Tommy Williams put him clean through. His first attempt was saved, but he tucked around the rebound to crown Cardiff's third win in six days.
QPR have not won in ten matches. "We're reeling at the minute," Ian Holloway, the QPR manager, said. "Our team spirit is horrendous. At the moment the wheels have come off the wagon."
"Goals change games," Lennie Lawrence, the Cardiff manager, said. "In the first half, QPR were marginally the better team - the difference between the two teams is that our players always think we're going to win and they [QPR] are thinking, 'Here we go again.'"
Cardiff's next challenge is Margate in the FA Cup next week. "We don't want to be a headline for the wrong reasons," Lawrence said. As the police continue to deal with trouble outside the ground, it would have been no surprise if he had been talking about something other than football.
VIA BUSHMAN
QPR Official Site
QPR 0 CARDIFF 4 - FULL TIME
Robert Earnshaw struck a second-half hat-trick to give Cardiff a convincing victory at Loftus Road.
After a bright opening 45 minutes in which they had the better of play, Cardiff stepped it up a gear after the break and never looked back after Earnshaw's opener on 57 minutes.
Going into the game, Kevin Gallen, Brett Angell and Danny Shi.ttu all returned to the side as Rangers looked to exorcise the memory of Tuesday's FA Cup exit at the hands of Vauxhall Motors.
It was Rangers who had the first chance of the game and only a great save from Cardiff keeper Neil Alexander kept the home side from taking the lead. Richard Langley's curled cross was flicked goalwards by Calum Willock but Alexander streched out a hand to prevent the goal.
Rangers had another great chance to take the lead on nine minutes. Marc Bircham got to the byline and whipped in a dangerous cross which Brett Angell got on the end of, but his shot was deflected wide by Chris Barker.
It was Rangers who were creating all the chances in the opening 30 minutes. Alexander scrambled away a Clarke Carlisle header and then he pulled off another save from Kevin Gallen's shot after he collected Brett Angell's flick. Angell then saw an effort fly over the bar when Gary Croft's poor ball across goal gave him an chance from a tight angle.
Rangers had their first real scare of the game on 50 minutes. A deep ball through the centre was misread by Carlisle and it allowed Robert Earnshaw to run clear, but Simon Royce was quick off his line to tackle the striker and Danny shiteeeeeeetu cleared.
Cardiff took the lead on 57 minutes. A deep corner caused massive confusion in the Rs defence before Des Hamilton swept effort hit the bar and from the rebound Robert Earnshaw poked the ball over the line. shiteeeeeeetu thought he'd cleared but the linesman ruled that the ball had crossed the line.
That lead was doubled on 63 minutes and it was Earnshaw who found the net once again. He turned inside shiteeeeeeetu before racing across the box and delivering a powerful shot into the top corner which gave Royce no chance.
Earnshaw completed his hat-trick on 86 minutes. Another long ball forward caught out the Rs defence once again and Terrell Forbes tried to head back towards Royce, but he underhit the header and Earnshaw stabbed the ball home from eight yards.
It got worse for Rangers in injury time. Tommy Williams played a poor backpass and with Martyn Margetson waiting to pounce, he raced clear and despite his initial shot being saved by Royce, he picked up the rebound to slot home.
TEAMS
Simon Royce
Terrell Forbes
Tommy Williams
Clarke Carlisle
Danny shiteeeetu
Steve Palmer
Richard Langley
Marc Bircham
Calum Wilock
Brett Angell
Kevin Gallen
Subs:
Paul Furlong
Dennis Oli
CARDIFF
Neil Alexander, Andy Legg, Spencer Prior, Willie Boland, Jason Bowen, Des Hamilton, Graham Kavanagh, Leyton Maxwell, Rhys Weston, Chris Barker, Andy Campbell, Gary Croft, Martyn Margetson, Peter Thorne, Robert Earnshaw, Leo Fortune-West
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/8397/on-day-qpr-cardiff-coventry#ixzz4RTc1XbFb
CARDIFF CITY REFLECTIONS
The Sun - November 30, 2002
Robert Earnshaw's hat-trick stretched QPR's nightmare run to 10 games without a win.
Defeat piled on the agony for Rangers after Tuesday's FA Cup loss to non-league Vauxhall Motors.
Ian Holloway's men looked set to salvage some pride with a promising first half.
But QPR caved in when Earnshaw grabbed two in a five-minute spell. He cashed in on a frantic scramble after 58 minutes.
And then he made it 2-0 with a quality finish after skipping round Danny shiteeeeeeetu.
The Cardiff striker completed the fourth hat-trick of his career when he pounced on a woeful back header from Terrell Forbes on 85 minutes.
QPR self-destructed again four minutes later when a back-pass from Tommy Williams handed another goal to sub Andy Campbell.
Holloway revealed: "A lot of things were said afterwards. We are fragile at the moment and the players have got to stand up and be counted.
"Nobody can understand how we went from a team competing well to a team that looked so lacking in confidence once the first goal went in."
Cardiff boss Lennie Lawrence said: "That was not a 4-0, the scoreline flattered us.
"In the first half QPR were the better team - but the difference was we had an Earnshaw."
The Times - November 30, 2002
They had hoped for catharsis, but they ended up crushed. QPR were desperate to make amends for one of the worst results in their history, their midweek FA Cup defeat by Vauxhall Motors, but after an impressive first half that was an energetic release of pent-up frustration, Cardiff City's superior ability and self-belief saw them to an easy win.
The hooliganism that dogs Cardiff like an incurable disease threatened to divert attention from their rise to the top of the Nationwide League second division, however. A member of the stadium catering staff was treated for a minor abdomen cut after possibly being stabbed as he left the toilets in the Cardiff end.
The match had been moved to Friday night because of the fear that police would have been overstretched by the prospect of keeping order here as well as at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea face Sunderland this afternoon.
Six hundred officers were involved in maintaining order last night across West London. Five men were arrested inside Loftus Road and there were a number of incidents in the vicinity before and after the match.
QPR began in hyperactive fashion. Full of attacking intent and supported by an enthusiastic crowd, they stormed forward at every opportunity, but the standard of their finishing was not as impressive as their motivation.
They went a goal down early in the second half, however, after QPR failed to clear a corner and the ball pinged around the six-yard box before it was finally judged to have crossed the line. It was debatable as to whether it was really Robert Earnshaw's goal, but he claimed it.
There was no doubt about the second. Earnshaw collected a through-pass, sidestepped Danny shiteeeeeeetu and crashed a fine shot into the top corner. QPR disintegrated after that as the true fragility of their confidence was laid bare.
Lack of concentration led to two more goals shortly before the end. Terrell Forbes failed to put enough weight on a back-pass and Earnshaw took advantage, floating a chip over Simon Royce for his nineteenth goal of the season. In the final minute, Andy Campbell, a substitute, completed the rout when a horrible mistake by Tommy Williams put him clean through. His first attempt was saved, but he tucked around the rebound to crown Cardiff's third win in six days.
QPR have not won in ten matches. "We're reeling at the minute," Ian Holloway, the QPR manager, said. "Our team spirit is horrendous. At the moment the wheels have come off the wagon."
"Goals change games," Lennie Lawrence, the Cardiff manager, said. "In the first half, QPR were marginally the better team - the difference between the two teams is that our players always think we're going to win and they [QPR] are thinking, 'Here we go again.'"
Cardiff's next challenge is Margate in the FA Cup next week. "We don't want to be a headline for the wrong reasons," Lawrence said. As the police continue to deal with trouble outside the ground, it would have been no surprise if he had been talking about something other than football.
VIA BUSHMAN
