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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Loftus Road where Queens Park Rangers play Oldham Athletic in this Inter Cup game. A crowd of 5,798 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queens Park Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by .


0.00
Queens Park Rangers kick off and get the first half underway!
8.40
Niccolo Hendrie sees Matt Moss in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Moss sees Daniel Varela just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Varela looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
12.31
John Froggatt sees Matthew Armstrong in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Armstrong edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Matthew Armstrong provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
21.27
Robert Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Billy Hansen controls it well on his chest. Billy Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Matt Moss holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Moss shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.21
Terry Bridge clumsily knocks into Matt Moss. The referee calls over Terry Bridge and warns him to calm down! Matt Moss hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.12
Nicky Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Bellamy controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Bellamy knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Max Venus manages to keep it out.
33.19
Terry Bridge flicks a high pass forward. Alun Taylor controls it well on his chest. Alun Taylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Barry. Alfred Barry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
34.42
Niccolo Hendrie threads a neat ball through to Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Max Venus who gathers it comfortably.
38.05
Matt Moss clumsily knocks into Mike Cooke. Matt Moss is shown the yellow card! Mike Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.12
John Froggatt makes a probing pass to Kieron Gilchrist. Kieron Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.29
With some swift thinking, Billy Hansen plays the ball forward to Matt Moss. Matt Moss tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
42.30
Niccolo Hendrie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Terry Bridge.
44.26
Niccolo Hendrie sees a break and surges forward. Niccolo Hendrie passes the ball forward to Matt Moss. Matt Moss looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt Moss!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park Rangers have changed their lineup with Noel Harley replacing Matt Moss. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with Jason Venus replacing Morris Gascoigne. The Oldham Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the second half!
48.19
Without breaking stride, Jonathan Bellamy plays the ball forward to Noel Harley. Noel Harley advances inside the box! Noel Harley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
49.45
John Froggatt makes a simple pass to Joe Byrne. Joe Byrne shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
53.51
Billy Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham edges inside the box! Graeme Beckham takes a shot at goal. Graeme Beckham scores for Queens Park Rangers!!
60.26
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Nwankwo Brown replacing John Froggatt .
61.34
Nwankwo Brown comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Bellamy. Nwankwo Brown is shown the yellow card! Jonathan Bellamy stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.42
Sylvain Fowler flicks a high ball forward to Niccolo Hendrie who takes it down. Niccolo Hendrie runs straight at the opposition's defence. Niccolo Hendrie lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Harley. Noel Harley knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
72.41
Niccolo Hendrie sees Graeme Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Beckham edges inside the box! Graeme Beckham cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.04
Queens Park Rangers have made a substitution with Mervin Mike replacing Jonathan Bellamy .Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Jason Monk replacing Matthew Armstrong .
78.09
Gavin James flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Mike controls it well on his chest. Mervin Mike knocks the ball forward to Daniel Varela. Daniel Varela passes the ball forward to Graeme Beckham. Jason Venus comes in with a late challenge on Graeme Beckham. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
79.41
Billy Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Harley but the linesman indicates offside!
81.39
Joe Byrne barges into Sylvain Fowler. The referee calls over Joe Byrne and shows him a yellow card! Sylvain Fowler stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.57
Robert Rankin makes a beautiful solo run. Robert Rankin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Harley. Noel Harley flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Mike Cooke makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Brown. Nwankwo Brown flicks a high pass forward to Alfred Barry who brings the ball under control. Alfred Barry shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 70.1492537313433 vs 29.8507462686567
Play Area
Home team third: 20.90%, Midfield: 44.78%, Away team third: 34.33%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graeme Beckham of Queens Park Rangers

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Benoit Pires (GK)
6
2. Gavin James (DEF)
6
3. Robert Rankin (DEF)
6
6
6
8
8. Billy Hansen (MID)
7
9. Matt Moss (ATT)
8
10. Graeme Beckham (ATT)
9
11. Daniel Varela (ATT)
6

13. Mervin Mike (GK)
6
14. Noel Harley (DEF)
6

1. Max Venus (GK)
6
3. Terry Bridge (DEF)
6
4. Mike Cooke (DEF)
6
6
6. Alun Taylor (MID)
6
7. John Froggatt (MID)
6
8. Alfred Barry (ATT)
6
11. Joe Byrne (ATT)
5

12. Jason Venus (MID)
6
13. Jason Monk (MID)
6
14. Nwankwo Brown (MID)
5