Post by QPR Report on Jan 19, 2009 7:59:31 GMT
Flashback... January 19, 1997: Port Vale 4 QPR 4
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Obviously the Newcastle 5-5 game and the League Cup Final are far more glamourous comebacks, but this was pretty massive. Houston and Rioch were clearly building a team of character, which would be going places - we thought! 20 years later, we're still here!
QPR have been involved in some rather dramatic comebacks in their time: Two obvious ones that will spring immediately to mind for all QPR supporters of age: Coming from 0-2 down at half-time at Wembley in the 1967 Final vs WBA. And the 1984 0-4 comeback at home to Newcastle by Alan Mullery's QPR.
And then there was the Port Vale game, a decade ago, today. The opposition was a little less "grandiose" than WBA or Newcastle; the significance of the comeback was perhaps a little less. But in terms of accomplishment, this was definitely quite a comeback - Especially since this was accomplished at Port Vale.
At half-time, Stuart Houston/Bruce Rioch's QPR were 0-4 down at Port Vale.....Final Score: QPR scored 3 goals in the last five minutes. Final score. Port Vale 4: QPR 4. (5,736 were there to see it.)
QPR's scorers; Holwyn (OG), Impey, Murray, Spencer.
QPR's Team:
Roberts, Graham, Brevett, Murray, McDonald, Ready, Spencer, McDermott, Hatley, Brazier, Sinclair.
Subs: Dichio, Impey, Maddix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rtTIYFBkc&feature=PlayList&p=E2CE75A83B58EC3D&playnext=1&index=2
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MATCH REPORT
Venue: Vale Park, Burslem Attendance: 5736
Port Vale: Musslewhite, Hill, Tankard, Jansson, Griffiths (Howlyn), Glover, McCarthy, Porter, Mills, Naylor, Guppy
QPR: Roberts, Graham, Brevett, Murray, McDonald, Ready, Spencer, McDermott, Hatley, Brazier, Sinclair. Subs: Dichio, Impey, Maddix
Match Report: Last week TWOVIEW looked back at an encounter where Wrexham and Blackpool got involved in a thriller when Wrexham came from 3 goals down to get a 3-3. This week we take things a stage further and whisk you back to 1997 where Queens Park Rangers amazingly turned over a 0-4 half time score line to pull of a dramatic 4-4 draw at Vale Park.
Port Vale, who at the time were enjoying some impressive performances in the 1st Division, aided by the wing play of Steve Guppy and Jon McCarthy got off to a good start in this televised Sunday match from January 1997.
In the 24th Minute it was Port Vale centre half Dean Glover who got a touch on to a waist high right wing cross inside the penalty area to put Port Vale in the driving seat. With Vale dominating the match things got even better on 35 minutes when a deep Steve Guppy cross from the left wing was headed home at the far post by Striker Lee Mills to make it 2-0.
On 41 minutes it was 3-0 when Tony Naylor touched back a right wing cross in to the path of Swedish Midfielder Jan Jansson who drilled home low from just inside the penalty area. Then 4 minutes later things got worse for QPR when defender Brazier (og) headed in to his own net right on 45 minutes.
At half time Port Vale looked untouchable and Television pundits who were covering the game tipped them to continue the route in the Second Half. Things didn't quiet work out this way and it was QPR who got back in to the game when Port Vale's ex Ajax defender Jermaine Holwyn (og) headed in to his own net from a deep QPR cross on 66 minutes.
With 5 minutes of normal time remaining the home side still looked comfortable, then one of the most drmatic turn of events took place… On 85 minutes a deep QPR cross was headed out by the Vale defence only for the ball to fall to Andy Impey just inside the penalty area. Impey swung his boot at the ball to produce a spectacular goal that bounced in off the underside of the cross bar to reduce the score to 4-2.
Soon after QPR struck again on 88 minutes when Paul Murray latched on to a long ball and chipped the stranded Musslewhite to make it 4-3. The Port Vale defence looked in a state of shock and following a brief altercation between Dean Glover and Rangers Striker Dichio in the goalmouth following Murray's goal the match was again underway.
Almost inevitably in the last minute QPR again broke forward down the left. A pin point cross from Impey met the head of Dichio in the 6 yard box only for Vale keeper Musslewhite to pull of a brilliant one handed save. To no avail however and the lose ball fell to QPR stiker John Spencer who gleefully fired home from a tight angle to make it 4-4, sparking scenes of wild celebration from the visiting QPR supporters behind Musslewhite's goal.
Goal times:
Glover (Port Vale) 24 mins
Mills (Port Vale) 35 mins
Jansson (Port Vale) 41 mins
Brazier (og) (Port Vale) 45 mins
Holwyn (og) (QPR) 66 mins
Impey (QPR) 85 mins
Murray (QPR) 88 mins
Spencer (QPR) 90 mins
INDEPENDENT
Football: QPR come back from four down
Port Vale 4 Queen's Park Rangers 4
MONDAY 20 JANUARY 1997
Queen's Park Rangers produced one of the great comebacks in football history yesterday to snatch a point at Port Vale in the First Division. Rangers fought back from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 after three goals in the last five minutes, with John Spencer's equaliser coming in injury-time.
Spencer's late strike crowned a remarkable recovery after the home side had been four goals up at half-time with victory looking guaranteed. The visitors were on the rack after Vale hit them with a devastating four- goal blast in 21 first-half minutes.
There was little to suggest what was in store before the floodgates opened after Dean Glover steered home from Jan Jansson's 24th-minute corner.
Steve Guppy began to terrorise the Rangers defence and his cross from the left was headed in at the far post by Lee Mills in the 35th minute.
Even better followed for Vale when Guppy laid Tony Naylor's pass into the path of Jansson, who drove the ball past a shell-shocked Tony Roberts.
Vale's fourth and, as it turned out, final goal followed on the stroke of half-time when Jansson's inswinging corner was headed into his own net by Matthew Brazier.
It looked all over for Rangers with only half of the game gone, but they were given a glimmer of hope when Vale debutant Jermaine Holwyn scored the second own goal of the afternoon in the 66th minute. And the visitors earned an incredible point with three goals in the last five minutes, beginning with an outstanding volley by substitute Andy Impey.
Paul Murray chipped a third two minutes from time and Spencer crashed home an injury-time equaliser after Paul Musselwhite had beaten out an effort from substitute Daniele Dichio.
Thirteen years ago QPR drew 5-5 at home with Newcastle after trailing 4-0 at half-time. Manager Stewart Houston said: "It was like heaven and hell. I told the players that if Vale could score four goals in 45 minutes so could we. I didn't really think we would but it was one hell of a game."
Goals: Glover (24) 1-0; Mills (35) 2-0; Jansson (41) 3-0; Brazier (og 45) 4-0; Holwyn (og 66) 4-1; Impey (85) 4-2; Murray (88) 4-3; Spencer (90) 4-4.
Port Vale: Musselwhite; Hill, Tankard, Jansson, Griffiths (Holwyn, 7), Glover, McCarthy, Porter, Mills, Naylor, Guppy. Substitutes not used: Bogie, Corden.
Queen's Park Rangers: Roberts; Graham (Maddix, 45), Brevett, Murray, McDonald, Ready, Spencer, Peacock, Hateley (Dichio, 61), Brazier (Impey, 61), Sinclair.
Referee: R Poulain (Huddersfield).
Attendance: 5,736.
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/edit/1403#ixzz5d2kJiodH
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Edit - Bump
Obviously the Newcastle 5-5 game and the League Cup Final are far more glamourous comebacks, but this was pretty massive. Houston and Rioch were clearly building a team of character, which would be going places - we thought! 20 years later, we're still here!
QPR have been involved in some rather dramatic comebacks in their time: Two obvious ones that will spring immediately to mind for all QPR supporters of age: Coming from 0-2 down at half-time at Wembley in the 1967 Final vs WBA. And the 1984 0-4 comeback at home to Newcastle by Alan Mullery's QPR.
And then there was the Port Vale game, a decade ago, today. The opposition was a little less "grandiose" than WBA or Newcastle; the significance of the comeback was perhaps a little less. But in terms of accomplishment, this was definitely quite a comeback - Especially since this was accomplished at Port Vale.
At half-time, Stuart Houston/Bruce Rioch's QPR were 0-4 down at Port Vale.....Final Score: QPR scored 3 goals in the last five minutes. Final score. Port Vale 4: QPR 4. (5,736 were there to see it.)
QPR's scorers; Holwyn (OG), Impey, Murray, Spencer.
QPR's Team:
Roberts, Graham, Brevett, Murray, McDonald, Ready, Spencer, McDermott, Hatley, Brazier, Sinclair.
Subs: Dichio, Impey, Maddix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rtTIYFBkc&feature=PlayList&p=E2CE75A83B58EC3D&playnext=1&index=2
[img src="www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rtTIYFBkc&feature=PlayList&p=E2CE75A83B58EC3D&playnext=1&index=2"]
MATCH REPORT
Venue: Vale Park, Burslem Attendance: 5736
Port Vale: Musslewhite, Hill, Tankard, Jansson, Griffiths (Howlyn), Glover, McCarthy, Porter, Mills, Naylor, Guppy
QPR: Roberts, Graham, Brevett, Murray, McDonald, Ready, Spencer, McDermott, Hatley, Brazier, Sinclair. Subs: Dichio, Impey, Maddix
Match Report: Last week TWOVIEW looked back at an encounter where Wrexham and Blackpool got involved in a thriller when Wrexham came from 3 goals down to get a 3-3. This week we take things a stage further and whisk you back to 1997 where Queens Park Rangers amazingly turned over a 0-4 half time score line to pull of a dramatic 4-4 draw at Vale Park.
Port Vale, who at the time were enjoying some impressive performances in the 1st Division, aided by the wing play of Steve Guppy and Jon McCarthy got off to a good start in this televised Sunday match from January 1997.
In the 24th Minute it was Port Vale centre half Dean Glover who got a touch on to a waist high right wing cross inside the penalty area to put Port Vale in the driving seat. With Vale dominating the match things got even better on 35 minutes when a deep Steve Guppy cross from the left wing was headed home at the far post by Striker Lee Mills to make it 2-0.
On 41 minutes it was 3-0 when Tony Naylor touched back a right wing cross in to the path of Swedish Midfielder Jan Jansson who drilled home low from just inside the penalty area. Then 4 minutes later things got worse for QPR when defender Brazier (og) headed in to his own net right on 45 minutes.
At half time Port Vale looked untouchable and Television pundits who were covering the game tipped them to continue the route in the Second Half. Things didn't quiet work out this way and it was QPR who got back in to the game when Port Vale's ex Ajax defender Jermaine Holwyn (og) headed in to his own net from a deep QPR cross on 66 minutes.
With 5 minutes of normal time remaining the home side still looked comfortable, then one of the most drmatic turn of events took place… On 85 minutes a deep QPR cross was headed out by the Vale defence only for the ball to fall to Andy Impey just inside the penalty area. Impey swung his boot at the ball to produce a spectacular goal that bounced in off the underside of the cross bar to reduce the score to 4-2.
Soon after QPR struck again on 88 minutes when Paul Murray latched on to a long ball and chipped the stranded Musslewhite to make it 4-3. The Port Vale defence looked in a state of shock and following a brief altercation between Dean Glover and Rangers Striker Dichio in the goalmouth following Murray's goal the match was again underway.
Almost inevitably in the last minute QPR again broke forward down the left. A pin point cross from Impey met the head of Dichio in the 6 yard box only for Vale keeper Musslewhite to pull of a brilliant one handed save. To no avail however and the lose ball fell to QPR stiker John Spencer who gleefully fired home from a tight angle to make it 4-4, sparking scenes of wild celebration from the visiting QPR supporters behind Musslewhite's goal.
Goal times:
Glover (Port Vale) 24 mins
Mills (Port Vale) 35 mins
Jansson (Port Vale) 41 mins
Brazier (og) (Port Vale) 45 mins
Holwyn (og) (QPR) 66 mins
Impey (QPR) 85 mins
Murray (QPR) 88 mins
Spencer (QPR) 90 mins
INDEPENDENT
Football: QPR come back from four down
Port Vale 4 Queen's Park Rangers 4
MONDAY 20 JANUARY 1997
Queen's Park Rangers produced one of the great comebacks in football history yesterday to snatch a point at Port Vale in the First Division. Rangers fought back from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 after three goals in the last five minutes, with John Spencer's equaliser coming in injury-time.
Spencer's late strike crowned a remarkable recovery after the home side had been four goals up at half-time with victory looking guaranteed. The visitors were on the rack after Vale hit them with a devastating four- goal blast in 21 first-half minutes.
There was little to suggest what was in store before the floodgates opened after Dean Glover steered home from Jan Jansson's 24th-minute corner.
Steve Guppy began to terrorise the Rangers defence and his cross from the left was headed in at the far post by Lee Mills in the 35th minute.
Even better followed for Vale when Guppy laid Tony Naylor's pass into the path of Jansson, who drove the ball past a shell-shocked Tony Roberts.
Vale's fourth and, as it turned out, final goal followed on the stroke of half-time when Jansson's inswinging corner was headed into his own net by Matthew Brazier.
It looked all over for Rangers with only half of the game gone, but they were given a glimmer of hope when Vale debutant Jermaine Holwyn scored the second own goal of the afternoon in the 66th minute. And the visitors earned an incredible point with three goals in the last five minutes, beginning with an outstanding volley by substitute Andy Impey.
Paul Murray chipped a third two minutes from time and Spencer crashed home an injury-time equaliser after Paul Musselwhite had beaten out an effort from substitute Daniele Dichio.
Thirteen years ago QPR drew 5-5 at home with Newcastle after trailing 4-0 at half-time. Manager Stewart Houston said: "It was like heaven and hell. I told the players that if Vale could score four goals in 45 minutes so could we. I didn't really think we would but it was one hell of a game."
Goals: Glover (24) 1-0; Mills (35) 2-0; Jansson (41) 3-0; Brazier (og 45) 4-0; Holwyn (og 66) 4-1; Impey (85) 4-2; Murray (88) 4-3; Spencer (90) 4-4.
Port Vale: Musselwhite; Hill, Tankard, Jansson, Griffiths (Holwyn, 7), Glover, McCarthy, Porter, Mills, Naylor, Guppy. Substitutes not used: Bogie, Corden.
Queen's Park Rangers: Roberts; Graham (Maddix, 45), Brevett, Murray, McDonald, Ready, Spencer, Peacock, Hateley (Dichio, 61), Brazier (Impey, 61), Sinclair.
Referee: R Poulain (Huddersfield).
Attendance: 5,736.
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/edit/1403#ixzz5d2kJiodH
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