QPR Reserves Win - Vine and Balanta Play Tonight

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Looks like Maguire is back at QPR

Charlton Second XI host Hoops
Charlton reserves will look to continue their recent good form when they host Queens Park Rangers at Ebbsfleet United on Wednesday evening (7pm).

The most high-profile inclusions in Damian Matthew's starting XI are goalkeeper Nicky Weaver and striker Svetoslav Todorov.

Weaver hasn't played for the Adthingys in 2009, but will get some more match action under his belt in the totesport.com Combination Central League clash with Rangers at Stonebridge Road.

Bulgarian Todorov, meanwhile, last featured for the Adthingys' first team as a late substitute in the 3-2 defeat to Watford at The Valley.

Other players with first-team experience included in Matthew's side are Scott Wagstaff, Josh Wright and Rashid Yussuff, while right-back Ashley Miller, a trialist from West Ham United, lines up in defence.

Jack Clark, who was recently told he would be offered professional terms with the club, starts at left-back, with Yado Mambo and Carl Jenkinson at centre-half.

In midfield, Wagstaff is named on the right, with Chris Solly partnering Wright in the centre and Yussuff on the left. Todorov will start alongside youngster Tamer Tuna in attack.

The bench is made up of Alex Stavrinou, Harry Pell, Ben Davisson and goalkeeper Harry Lee.

QPR's team will include striker Rowan Vine as he begins his comeback from a fractured leg, as well as Colombian Angelo Balanta, with player-coach Gareth Ainsworth on the bench.

Charlton are unbeaten in their last four games and earned a 3-2 win over Gillingham in a behind-closed-doors fixture at Sparrows Lane last week.

The reserves have already played QPR twice this season, earning a 0-0 draw at Loftus Road in a totesportcasino.com Combination Cup Group B tie in September, before going down to a 2-0 defeat in West London at the start of January.

A Romone Rose effort and a Solly own goal earned Rangers the win, but the Adthingys were unfortunate not to come away with at least a point, with R's goalkeeper Jake Cole producing several fine stops and Mambo seeing a shot crash back off the woodwork.

A full match report from Ebbsfleet will be available on www.cafc.co.uk overnight.

Charlton: Weaver, Miller, Clark, Solly, Mambo, Jenkinson, Wagstaff, Wright, Todorov, Tuna, Yussuff. Subs: Stavrinou, Pell, Davisson, Lee.

QPR: Crowther, Wright, Ilesanmi, Maguire, Harris, Brown, Parker, Oastler, Vine, Balanta. Subs: Sylvan-Vanterpool, German, Rose, Ainsworth.

www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=33957&newstype=r
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And a brief report on the dot.org - Bottom line we won 2-0; Vine scoring a penalty

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Charlton Official Site

Weaver heroics not enough for reserves

A fine goalkeeping display by Nicky Weaver couldn't prevent Charlton's reserves slipping to a 2-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers at Stonebridge Road on Wednesday evening.

The Addicks, fielding additional experience in the form of Bulgarian forward Svetoslav Todorov, resiliently weathered a strong attacking performance from the Hoops, before falling behind minutes before half-time to a Rowan Vine penalty.

And while Weaver, continuing his return to match action following his hip problem, impressed with a string of assertive saves and catches, he was helpless to thwart Romone Rose's excellent solo effort which sealed three points for the West Londoners.


Reserve coach Damian Matthew retained his 4-4-2 formation from recent fixtures, giving Tamer Tuna the nod to partner Todorov up front.

Josh Wright assumed his usual central midfield berth alongside versatile captain Chris Solly, with fellow academy alumni Scott Wagstaff and Rashid Yussuff out on the flanks.

Yado Mambo and Carl Jenkinson, a regular central defensive combination for the U18s, brought their partnership to the second XI starting line-up, with Jack Clark, who has been promised a professional deal at the club, at left-back and West Ham United's Ashley Miller, on trial at Charlton, on the right.

Despite not having played a senior game in 2009, Weaver showed no lack of sharpness from his lay-off, pulling off two impressive stops inside the opening five minutes to deny Antonio German and Vine, the latter also on the road back from the treatment room.

The towering Mambo was also required to prevent Charlton from conceding early on, clearing the ball from an open goal after talented Colombian Angelo Balanta did well to beat Clark and fire in a dangerous low centre.

Although the Addicks began to find their feet soon afterwards, it took another fine parry from Weaver to prevent a Mambo deflection from Rose's cross-cum-shot entering the net 10 minutes before the interval.

The visitors finally broke through inside the final five minutes of the half, however, as a Miller tackle found nothing but Vine inside the box, and despite Weaver correctly guessing low to his left, his block wasn't quite enough to prevent the striker converting his own penalty.

Charlton responded immediately with their two best attacks to that point, but Todorov could only find a firmly-marked Wagstaff at a tight angle to the left of the far post, while Tuna headed Wright's corner over in the final move of the half.

Ten minutes after the break, Miller earned his first booking in Charlton colours when he clipped Balanta just outside the 'D', and the tricky customer then blasted the resultant free-kick into the wall.

The South American winger squandered an even better chance to double the Hoops' lead when Vine wriggled his way through the Addicks backline out on the left, only for his low cross to be skied over the bar by Balanta from 10 yards.

The duo combined again minutes later, with Balanta this time teeing up Vine, whose fierce shot was deflected bravely by Mambo.

It would be Vine's last action of the game as he made way for Josh Parker, with Cyprus youth international Alex Stavrinou coming on for the hosts in place of Solly, who passed the skipper's armband on to Weaver.

With 15 minutes remaining, Wagstaff cut inside to produce a magical run, beating four Rangers before setting up Yussuff, whose driven shot was well caught by Reece Crowther.

However, it was QPR who would benefit from a winger's fantastic dribbling, as Rose bettered Wagstaff's run at the opposite end of the pitch, floating past defenders along the edge of the box before beating Weaver with a hard shot to put the result beyond doubt.

Charlton: Weaver; Miller, Mambo, Jenkinson, Clark; Wagstaff, Solly (Stavrinou 62), Wright (Davisson 82), Yussuff; Tuna (Perkins 70), Todorov. Subs (not used): Lee, Pell.

Booking: Miller 56

QPR: Crowther; Wright, Harris, Oastler, Brown; Balanta (Davenport 73), Smith, Ainsworth (Sylvan-Vanterpool 86), Rose; Vine (Parker 62), German. Subs (not used): Putnins, Ilesanmi.

Goals: Vine 42 (pen), Rose 81.

www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=33961&newstype=m

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And from the QPR Official Site

N RESERVE: VINE RETURNS IN STYLE
Posted on: Wed 18 Mar 2009

Rowan Vine celebrated his long-awaited comeback from a broken leg scoring the first goal in the Reserves 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic tonight.

On 40 minutes, Gareth Ainsworth picked out the forward's run into the box with a delightful pass, but when Vine was upended, Rangers were awarded a penalty. Up stepped Vine to coolly slot to keeper Nick Weaver's left, and although he did manage to get a hand to it, the Charlton man could not stop the ball from squirming into the net.

Indeed, Weaver was the busier of the two number ones, with R's custodian Reece Crowther a virtual spectator. Ainsworth himself shot narrowly over, whilst Antonio German was denied by Weaver with a close range header.

On the hour mark, Vine was withdrawn, but not before he teed up Angelo Balanta after a typical driving run, and nearly doubling his goal count for the night when he hit the bar with a fierce drive from the edge of the box.

Rangers did double their advantage shortly after when Romone Rose left three Addicks players in his wake before smashing the ball past a hapless Weaver from 12 yards.

It was an assured performance from the R's second string; with Vine in particular showing signs he is in the mood to hit top form quickly with an excellent display, and Joe Oastler strong and commanding at the back, and so it finished 2-0 to the visitors.

QPR Res: Crowther, Wright, Brown, Smith, Harris, Oastler, Balanta (Davenport 75), Ainsworth (Sylvain-Vanterpool 85), German, Vine (Parker 60), Rose.

www.qpr.co.uk/page/ReserveNews/0,,10373~1595352,00.html

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Then looking at the QPR team as compared to the original Charlton suggestion of the QPR team: No Maguire.

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The Adthingys made me laugh. ;D


Great news on Vine.

QPR got a penalty, wtf is that?

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Maguire played for Crystal Palace reserves last night against Lewes. Palace won 4 - 0