Victory for QPR
QPR Official Site - IN RESERVE: R'S DEFEAT EAGLES
Posted on: Thu 18 Mar 2010
QPR Reserves beat their Crystal Palace counterparts 3-1 at Harlington this afternoon, with Josh Parker, Rowan Vine and Sam Bewick all registering for the hosts.
Parker gave the R's the lead on 25 minutes with a flying header before Vine doubled the advantage from the penalty spot just before the break.
The Eagles halved the deficit mid-way through the second half thanks to Wilfred Zaha's strike from the edge of the area but Keith Ryan's side hit the last goal of the afternoon when substitute Bewick latched onto a poor Palace clearance to smash home from 14 yards with the final kick of the game.
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It was the Eagles who registered the first real chance of note in the match, with Kieron Cadogan firing just wide from the edge of the box on 13 minutes.
The R's almost took the lead on 24 minutes when Maurice Volz, currently on trial, playing a long ball down the right which found Antonio German, but his effort was well smothered by visiting keeper Charlie Mann.
A minute later QPR did find a way through. German picked out Vine down the right and his delivery to the near post was perfectly met by the diving Parker who headed home from close range.
German's strength and movement was a constant threat for the visiting backline and after half an hour he almost doubled QPR's advantage, but his effort from 16 yards hit the side netting.
The hosts didn't have to wait too long for the next goal, however. Vine, who looked creative whenever he was going forward, gathered the ball down the left and fired a low delivery into the area, which caught the hand of Palace's Paddy McCarthy. The referee immediately pointed to the spot.
Vine himself stepped up and coolly picked out the bottom right corner from 12 yards, sending the keeper the wrong way.
The second half burst into life in the opening minute when the referee awarded his second penalty of the afternoon, this time in favour of the visitors for an apparent handball in a congested penalty area.
Cadogan took the spot kick but saw his low effort well saved by Shane McWeeney. But the best was yet to come. The rebound fell invitingly for Cadogan, who fired towards goal from close range, but McWeeney managed to somehow deflect the shot over the bar.
Ten minutes later, however, McWeeney was beaten when Wilfred Zaha smashed home from the edge of the area after good work down the right by Sean Scannell.
Cadogan had a good chance to atone for his early penalty miss and draw matters level when he raced through the middle of the R's rearguard, but a heavy touch allowed McWeeney to smother.
At the other end, QPR nearly grabbed a third after 70 minutes when Volz's wicked delivery from the right was almost met by German in the centre. Unfortunately, the R's striker was unable to get the vital touch.
With the referee set to blow for the final whistle, there was just enough time for one final goal.
Balanta tried to pick out German with a cross from the left, but the centre was headed out only as far as Bewick, on the edge of the area.
The QPR youth product calmly gathered the ball with his chest and advanced into the penalty area before unleashing a fine drive beyond the flat-footed Mann.
With that, the referee blew for full-time. It was a good work-out by the R's, and a pleasing 3-1 wi
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