Match Report


Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers     Derby CountyDerby County
Computer Player Computer Player Nick Kemp Nick Kemp
Luke MonkL. Monk50
G
1
G
65Marco TomacicM. Tomacic
Fredrik RankinF. Rankin61
D
2
D
62Luca PancuL. Pancu
Duncan GreigD. Greig57
D
3
D
59Titus VieiraT. Vieira
Nicky PhilipsN. Philips52
D
4
D
56Robert MersonR. Merson
John YoungJ. Young65
M
5captain
M
71Tomas PostigaT. Postiga
Ryouichi KikuchiR. Kikuchi59
M
captain6
M
63Rio CortR. Cort
Dean Le TissierD. Le Tissier58
M
7
M
57Markus WallnerM. Wallner
Nicky HallN. Hall56
M
8
M
41Shaun ShearerS. Shearer
Warren BurbageW. Burbage63
A
9
A
76Dominic LiddellD. Liddell
John FortuneJ. Fortune53
A
10
A
68Paolo FletcherP. Fletcher
James BrandJ. Brand50
A
11
A
64Matt McinnesM. Mcinnes
 
Dion FortuneD. Fortune53
M
12
G
53Lee BridgeL. Bridge
Carlos NevesC. Neves48
G
13
D
52James HuckerbyJ. Huckerby
Danny WiltordD. Wiltord48
A
14
D
47Graeme JamesG. James

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Loftus Road where Queens Park Rangers play host to Derby County. A crowd of 10,098 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queens Park Rangers and Derby County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.


0.00
The whistle blows and Derby County kick off!
2.09
Tomas Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Shearer. Shaun Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher beats his man to it with a header. Luke Monk manages to gather it easily.
3.33
Markus Wallner makes a simple pass to Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
4.46
Nicky Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Brand. James Brand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.56
Dean Le Tissier passes the ball forward to Nicky Hall. Nicky Hall plays a sublime one-two with Warren Burbage and races in on goal... Nicky Hall looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
10.05
Titus Vieira makes a simple pass to Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner flicks a high pass forward. Matt Mcinnes controls it well on his chest. Matt Mcinnes whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Shearer. Shaun Shearer whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.58
Fredrik Rankin hacks Matt Mcinnes from behind! Fredrik Rankin is shown the yellow card! Matt Mcinnes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.05
Fredrik Rankin knocks the ball to his team mate, John Young. John Young threads the ball through to Nicky Hall. Nicky Hall hits a low pass to James Brand. James Brand muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
24.51
Luca Pancu clumsily knocks into Warren Burbage. Luca Pancu is warned by the referee! Warren Burbage runs off the knock.
24.51
Free kick to Queens Park Rangers just outside the area...
26.30
John Fortune takes a long run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
27.03
With vision, Markus Wallner plays the ball forward to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Luke Monk with no chance!! Goal for Derby County!
30.48
Dean Le Tissier flicks a high ball forward to James Brand who takes it down. James Brand plays a quick one-two with Ryouichi Kikuchi and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from James Brand provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
34.38
Shaun Shearer passes the ball forward to Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Shearer. With a superhuman jump, Shaun Shearer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Luke Monk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.08
Ryouichi Kikuchi darts forward. Ryouichi Kikuchi threads a neat, attacking ball through to John Young. John Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.36
Matt Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Rio Cort. Rio Cort knocks the ball forward to Matt Mcinnes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Markus Wallner advances with the ball. Markus Wallner rushes past Nicky Philips! Some silky footwork from Markus Wallner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Markus Wallner scores for Derby County!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.

45.00
Queens Park Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
51.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Dominic Liddell picks a pass forward to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.02
Derby County have made a substitution with James Huckerby replacing Dominic Liddell .
67.16
Robert Merson flicks a high ball forward to Rio Cort who takes it down. Rio Cort flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Shearer who brings the ball under control. Shaun Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.47
Queens Park Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Dion Fortune replacing James Brand and Carlos Neves replacing Nicky Hall .
81.38
Markus Wallner hits a low pass to Rio Cort. Rio Cort threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.58
Nicky Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Young. John Young knocks the ball forward to Dion Fortune. Dion Fortune knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Vieira.
87.46
Duncan Greig threads the ball through to Warren Burbage. Warren Burbage finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
90.00
Paolo Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Queens Park Rangers

Derby County
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
28.8%
48.5%
22.7%

Scorers
James Brand 30
Tomas Postiga 27
Shaun Shearer 34
Markus Wallner 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Markus Wallner of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Luke Monk (GK)
6
2.Fredrik Rankin (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Duncan Greig (DEF)
6
4.Nicky Philips (DEF)
6
5.John Young (MID)
6
6.Ryouichi Kikuchi (MID)
7
7.Dean Le Tissier (MID)
6
8.Nicky Hall (MID)
6
9.Warren Burbage (ATT)
6
10.John Fortune (ATT)
6
11.James Brand (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Dion Fortune (MID)
6
13.Carlos Neves (GK)
6
14.Danny Wiltord (ATT)
0

1.Marco Tomacic (GK)
6
2.Luca Pancu (DEF)
5
3.Titus Vieira (DEF)
6
4.Robert Merson (DEF)
6
5.Tomas Postiga (MID)goal scored
8
6.Rio Cort (MID)
6
7.Markus Wallner (MID)goal scored
9
8.Shaun Shearer (MID)goal scored
8
9.Dominic Liddell (ATT)
6
10.Paolo Fletcher (ATT)
7
11.Matt Mcinnes (ATT)
6
 
12.Lee Bridge (GK)
0
13.James Huckerby (DEF)
6
14.Graeme James (DEF)
0