Post by Macmoish on Oct 14, 2013 7:30:10 GMT
14 Years ago today - October 13, 2003
BBC - QPR 2-0 Kidderminster
QPR eased into the second round of the LDV Vans Trophy with a comfortable win over Third Division Kidderminster at Loftus Road.
Rangers were looking to stretch a run of 11 games without defeat and, despite resting a number of first-teamers, that record was never threatened.
Stand-in striker Dennis Oli shot inches wide after just nine minutes while strike-partner Richard Pacquette forced a good save from Stuart Brock two minutes later as QPR controlled a low key affair.
Kidderminster's best chances fell to John Melligan, who shot tamely wide after Scott Stamps slipped the ball into his path.
Then he latched on to Warren Barton's weak back pass but hesitated over the shot and Terrell Forbes made the decisive tackle.
QPR made the breakthrough five minutes before the break.
Martin Rowlands put Eric Sabin away down the right and he squared it for Pacquette to sweep the ball into the corner.
The second half was largely uneventful but QPR did make sure of a place in round two with a second goal on 81 minutes.
Gino Padula swung in a corner and Arthur Gnohere standing unmarked in the six yard box was able to head home.
QPR: Culkin, Barton, Forbes, Gnohere, Padula, Rowlands, Bean, Bircham, Sabin, Pacquette, Oli.
Subs: Palmer, Thorpe, Gallen, Ainsworth, Furlong.
Kidderminster: Brock, Coleman, Hinton, Smith, Stamps, Gadsby, Ward, Danny Williams, Shilton, Melligan, John Williams.
Subs: Bennett, Parrish, Lewis, Willis, Betts.
Referee: I Williamson (Berkshire).
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3187234.stm
KIDDERMINSTER SITE
Harriers suffered their first-ever First Round exit in the LDV Vans Trophy after being outclassed by a slick Queens Park Rangers side who played well within themselves and with the confidence of a team second in their league.
Hampered by the loss of Bo Henriksen to an achilles injury before the game, Ian Britton had his attacking options even more limited than usual and changed formation to a 4-4-1-1 with loanee JJ Meligan playing in the space between the midfiel and lone striker John Williams. Craig Hinton also made a return to the side in place of captain Adam Willis and took over the captain's armband from him.
In an eerie, deserted, stadium Rangers started in lively fashion making quick, incisive attacks using the pace of their two front men to good advantage. After nine minutes Dennis Oli was the first to threaten Stuart Brock's goal, receiving the ball from the right and sweeping a shot across the face of goal and just wide of the far post. Harriers were not overawed, however, and showed a little promise in their build up play, Scott Stamps amde a good attack bringing the ball forward out of defence but instead of shooting when he had a sight of goal he fed the ball to Melligan who dragged the ball wide. After 20 minutes Harriers had another good opportunity when QPR debutant Warren Barton made a weak backpass toward his goalkeeper Nick Culkin that Melligan pounced on but before he could get a shot in he was denied by a good tackle from Terrel Forbes.
The speed of Rangers' attack was evident again just before the half hour mark when Harriers had a free kick in a good attacking position, the kick was cleared to Oli who outpaced the Harriers defence but shot weakly at Brock. The opening goal came shortly before the interval, and once more it was the pace of the home team that was key, Eric Sabin made a break on the right evading a challenge from Hinton that would have been successful against a Division Three player and pulled the ball back to Richard Pacquette who steered it across Brock and inside the far post. In the last minute of the half Harriers made another incursion into home territory when Matt Gadsby brought the ball out of midfield and set up Melligan but again he was quickly stopped by a good tackle from Arthur Gnohere.
Harriers best chance of the game came ten mintes after the interval, Melligan had the ball on the right and whipped a good early cross into the danger area but Sam Shilton making a late arrival couldn't quite connect with it. QPR took control of the game, playing well within themselves and holding down any possible Harriers comeback and it was not until midway through the half that the visitors threatened again. A deep free kick from Graham Ward almost picked out an unmarked Gadsby in the penalty area but the midfielder failed to make a connection with tha ball and the danger went away.
To emphasise the gap in class Rangers made a doulble substitution takning off the impressive Oli and Pacquette and replacing them with their first choice strikeforce of Kevin Gallen and Tony Thorpe. It was a defender, however, who finished the game off; Gino Padula's corner from the right swung across the face of the six yard box with the Harriers defence watching like statues and Gnohere rose unchallenged at the far post to head home. The lively Martin Rowlands created another chance eight minutes from the end passing through the Harriers backline to Gallen who shot straight at Brock. In the last minute Harriers managed their first shot of the half, Sean Parrish curled a shot from the corner of the penalty area just wide of the far post. In stoppage time there was one final chance for the visitors to get a consolation goal, Padula made a rare slip allowing Dean Bennett to get past him but once in the penalty area he fell just as he was about to pull the ball across the goalmouth towards Matt Lewis.
www.kidderminsterharriers.com/harriers/stats/14102003.html
BBC - QPR 2-0 Kidderminster
QPR eased into the second round of the LDV Vans Trophy with a comfortable win over Third Division Kidderminster at Loftus Road.
Rangers were looking to stretch a run of 11 games without defeat and, despite resting a number of first-teamers, that record was never threatened.
Stand-in striker Dennis Oli shot inches wide after just nine minutes while strike-partner Richard Pacquette forced a good save from Stuart Brock two minutes later as QPR controlled a low key affair.
Kidderminster's best chances fell to John Melligan, who shot tamely wide after Scott Stamps slipped the ball into his path.
Then he latched on to Warren Barton's weak back pass but hesitated over the shot and Terrell Forbes made the decisive tackle.
QPR made the breakthrough five minutes before the break.
Martin Rowlands put Eric Sabin away down the right and he squared it for Pacquette to sweep the ball into the corner.
The second half was largely uneventful but QPR did make sure of a place in round two with a second goal on 81 minutes.
Gino Padula swung in a corner and Arthur Gnohere standing unmarked in the six yard box was able to head home.
QPR: Culkin, Barton, Forbes, Gnohere, Padula, Rowlands, Bean, Bircham, Sabin, Pacquette, Oli.
Subs: Palmer, Thorpe, Gallen, Ainsworth, Furlong.
Kidderminster: Brock, Coleman, Hinton, Smith, Stamps, Gadsby, Ward, Danny Williams, Shilton, Melligan, John Williams.
Subs: Bennett, Parrish, Lewis, Willis, Betts.
Referee: I Williamson (Berkshire).
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3187234.stm
KIDDERMINSTER SITE
Harriers suffered their first-ever First Round exit in the LDV Vans Trophy after being outclassed by a slick Queens Park Rangers side who played well within themselves and with the confidence of a team second in their league.
Hampered by the loss of Bo Henriksen to an achilles injury before the game, Ian Britton had his attacking options even more limited than usual and changed formation to a 4-4-1-1 with loanee JJ Meligan playing in the space between the midfiel and lone striker John Williams. Craig Hinton also made a return to the side in place of captain Adam Willis and took over the captain's armband from him.
In an eerie, deserted, stadium Rangers started in lively fashion making quick, incisive attacks using the pace of their two front men to good advantage. After nine minutes Dennis Oli was the first to threaten Stuart Brock's goal, receiving the ball from the right and sweeping a shot across the face of goal and just wide of the far post. Harriers were not overawed, however, and showed a little promise in their build up play, Scott Stamps amde a good attack bringing the ball forward out of defence but instead of shooting when he had a sight of goal he fed the ball to Melligan who dragged the ball wide. After 20 minutes Harriers had another good opportunity when QPR debutant Warren Barton made a weak backpass toward his goalkeeper Nick Culkin that Melligan pounced on but before he could get a shot in he was denied by a good tackle from Terrel Forbes.
The speed of Rangers' attack was evident again just before the half hour mark when Harriers had a free kick in a good attacking position, the kick was cleared to Oli who outpaced the Harriers defence but shot weakly at Brock. The opening goal came shortly before the interval, and once more it was the pace of the home team that was key, Eric Sabin made a break on the right evading a challenge from Hinton that would have been successful against a Division Three player and pulled the ball back to Richard Pacquette who steered it across Brock and inside the far post. In the last minute of the half Harriers made another incursion into home territory when Matt Gadsby brought the ball out of midfield and set up Melligan but again he was quickly stopped by a good tackle from Arthur Gnohere.
Harriers best chance of the game came ten mintes after the interval, Melligan had the ball on the right and whipped a good early cross into the danger area but Sam Shilton making a late arrival couldn't quite connect with it. QPR took control of the game, playing well within themselves and holding down any possible Harriers comeback and it was not until midway through the half that the visitors threatened again. A deep free kick from Graham Ward almost picked out an unmarked Gadsby in the penalty area but the midfielder failed to make a connection with tha ball and the danger went away.
To emphasise the gap in class Rangers made a doulble substitution takning off the impressive Oli and Pacquette and replacing them with their first choice strikeforce of Kevin Gallen and Tony Thorpe. It was a defender, however, who finished the game off; Gino Padula's corner from the right swung across the face of the six yard box with the Harriers defence watching like statues and Gnohere rose unchallenged at the far post to head home. The lively Martin Rowlands created another chance eight minutes from the end passing through the Harriers backline to Gallen who shot straight at Brock. In the last minute Harriers managed their first shot of the half, Sean Parrish curled a shot from the corner of the penalty area just wide of the far post. In stoppage time there was one final chance for the visitors to get a consolation goal, Padula made a rare slip allowing Dean Bennett to get past him but once in the penalty area he fell just as he was about to pull the ball across the goalmouth towards Matt Lewis.
www.kidderminsterharriers.com/harriers/stats/14102003.html
