QPR 1 Coventry 2 - 06/11/2007
QPR 1 Coventry 2 - 06/11/2007
Queens Park Rangers: Lee Camp, Michael Mancienne, Damion Stewart, Chris Barker, Martin Cranie (Sampsa Timoska 20), Akos Buzsaky, Mikele Leigertwood (Adam Bolder 39), Martin Rowlands, Scott Sinclair, Mark Nygaard (Daniel
Nardiello 44), Rowan Vine,
Subs not used: Gareth Ainsworth, Jake Cole
Goals: Akos Buzsaky 50
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Marcus Hall, David McNamee (Stephen Hughes 90), Ben Turner, Arjan De Zeeuw, Isaac Osbourne, Jay Tabb, Michael Doyle, Leon Best (Kevin Kyle 75), Dele Adebola, Michael Mifsud,
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Elliott Ward, Ellery Cairo
Goals: Michael Mifsud 61, Kevin Kyle 90
Attendance: 11922
Referee: T Bates
Teamtalk
Michael Mifsud and Kevin Kyle proved money is not everything by earning Coventry a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 victory at QPR.
New Rangers manager Luigi De Canio looked to be on his way to his second win in charge when his first signing, Akos Buzsaky, thumped the hosts into the lead shortly after half-time.
But cash-strapped City, who are banned from making any transfers, hit back on the hour when Mifsud, the man known as the 'Mosquito', swooped to register his 11th goal of the season.
And substitute Kyle struck in stoppage time with a bullet header to secure a third straight Championship win for Iain Dowie's troubled side.
Loftus Road is buzzing with the promise of better times at the moment, with Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone ploughing in funds and bringing a touch of Italian style into the dugout with last week's appointment of De Canio.
The contrast with Coventry could not be sharper, with the threat of administration looming over a club around £30million in the red and hit by a transfer embargo.
Their manager, Dowie, continues to be linked with better offers but he had at least halted a recent slide with successive wins lifting the Sky Blues to the brink of the play-off places.
Victory keeps them on the coat-tails of the promotion chasers, while Rangers lost their first game in six to bring their revival to a halt.
Dowie, a former Rangers player and briefly manager, sent out an attacking line-up and Mifsud almost caught them napping in the opening stages, only for Martin Cranie to block his run on goal.
Leon Best then sprung the offside trap and Michael Mancienne was forced to clear his low cross with Mifsud lurking.
Rangers were dealt a blow in the 20th minute when on-loan Portsmouth defender Cranie injured himself in a tackle and had to be replaced by Sampsa Timoska.
Dele Adebola, looking to take advantage of the hosts' reshuffle, teed up Mifsud who fired just wide from the edge of the area.
Lee Camp saved well from Adebola, who also planted a header straight at the Rangers keeper.
Rangers pair Mikele Leigertwood and Marc Nygaard also succumbed to injuries, with Adam Bolder and Danny Nardiello joining the action as De Canio used all three substitutes in the first half.
For Rangers, only on-loan Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair, making his debut, threatened before the break, first with a mazy run and cross and then an angled drive which did not trouble Dimi Konstantopoulos.
The hosts put their laboured first-half display behind them just five minutes after half-time when Buzsaky collected the ball on the edge of the area, set himself and smashed a swerving shot across Konstantopoulos and into the left-hand corner.
But they were pegged back on the hour when Mifsud rounded Camp with Rangers looking for an offside flag.
Timoska slid in to try to block the diminutive striker's angled shot but could only help the ball into an unguarded net.
Camp had to be on his toes to deny Mifsud once more as the Maltese livewire raced clear, while at the other end Damion Stewart headed narrowly wide late on.
But in the first minute of stoppage time Marcus Hall crossed to the far post where Kyle rose to head the winner.
CCFC
Michael Mifsud netted his 11th goal of the campaign this evening - but it was Kevin Kyle who stole the headlines at the death as Coventry City beat QPR 2-1.
Coventry had gone behind early in the second half through an effort from Akos Buzsaky, but Mifsud was again on the mark as Coventry deservedly earned something from their trip to Loftus Road.
However, it was substitute Kyle who stole the headlines in stoppage time - the striker heading past Lee Camp to nick all three points at the death.
Iain Dowie was forced to make one change from the side which beat Stoke City 3-1 at the weekend.
Robbie Simpson was unavailable after picking up a hamstring problem against the Potters, so Dele Adebola - so effective as a substitute at the Britannia Stadium - came into the starting eleven.
For QPR, Rowan Vine was in the team after extending his loan spell at Loftus Road, while there was also a place for new loan signing Scott Sinclair.
In an opening period where both sides jostled for position, the Sky Blues created the opening opportunity on 13 minutes, when Leon Best crossed from the left and Michael Mancienne was forced to put behind his own goal.
For the home side, Sampsa Timoska came on for the injured Martin Cranie with 19 gone, before the visitors threatened again when Michael Mifsud shot wide of the left upright three minutes later.
At the other end, QPR were creating their own chance and new boy Sinclair showed his Premiership pedigree as his feet bamboozled the Coventry defence before his cross cum shot sailed wide of the far post.
On 29 minutes, former Derby County goalkeeper Camp was forced into action with a save at the near post from Adebola, before Arjan de Zeeuw flicked over from a Sky Blues corner three minutes later.
De Canio wasn't having the best of luck with injuries, with Adam Bolder replacing Mikele Leigertwood with 37 on the clock.
Sinclair forced Konstantopoulos into a save at his near post three minutes before the break, while QPR were forced into their third change of the half moments later, with Daniel Nardiello replacing Marc Nygaard.
Though they had looked comfortable in the first half, the Sky Blues found themselves behind five minutes after the restart. Buzsaky, signed just last week for Rangers, picked up the ball on the edge of the box and the Hungarian made no mistake as he finished
over the head of Konstantopoulos.
Adebola lifted his shot over the crossbar as he tried to pull one back on 57 minutes, but Coventry did make the breakthrough on the hour. Again it was the man Mifsud who got the goal - and although Timoska tried to keep it out, the Maltese's low shot was
enough to put the Sky Blues back on level terms.
Kevin Kyle replaced Leon Best on 74 minutes and Mifsud almost got another three minutes from time, only to see his shot smothered by Camp.
However, the Sky Blues would have the final word - with Kyle's header sealing the win for the Sky Blues.
4thegame
Iain Dowie returned to his former stamping ground and left with all three points after Kevin Kyle's late header secured Coventry a 2-1 victory over QPR at Loftus Road.
Dowie spent three years as a player at Loftus Road - as well as a short spell as caretaker manager - and victory will have tasted particularly sweet after his side came from behind late on with Michael Mifsud equalising Akos Buzsaky's stunning opener.
The visitors were the brighter earlier on as they left a Rangers side, who had only conceded one goal in their past five games, chasing shadows.
Their luck soon ran out though as their starting line-up was decimated by injury as first Martin Cranie, then Mikele Leigertwood and finally Marc Nygaard were all forced off through injury before half-time.
However, QPR were stung into action and less than five minutes after the interval Luigi De Canio's men took the lead through a superb strike from Buzsaky.
The Hungarian is on loan from Plymouth with a view to a permanent move and after this goal they should snap him up immediately.
Controlling a loose ball 25 yards out, Buzsaky shrugged off two challenges, strode forward a couple of paces and launched a rocket into the top corner.
But the lead only lasted ten minutes as Mifsud finally broke through as he had been threatening to all evening.
The forward collected Dele Adebola's pass, rounded Lee Camp and slotted home, despite the best efforts of Sampsa Timoska on the line.
Coventry then piled on the pressure and made the breakthrough their pressure deserved as substitute Kyle rose highest in injury-time to head home Marcus Hall's hanging cross and lift his side into the play-off picture.
Queens Park Rangers: Lee Camp, Michael Mancienne, Damion Stewart, Chris Barker, Martin Cranie (Sampsa Timoska 20), Akos Buzsaky, Mikele Leigertwood (Adam Bolder 39), Martin Rowlands, Scott Sinclair, Mark Nygaard (Daniel
Nardiello 44), Rowan Vine,
Subs not used: Gareth Ainsworth, Jake Cole
Goals: Akos Buzsaky 50
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Marcus Hall, David McNamee (Stephen Hughes 90), Ben Turner, Arjan De Zeeuw, Isaac Osbourne, Jay Tabb, Michael Doyle, Leon Best (Kevin Kyle 75), Dele Adebola, Michael Mifsud,
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Elliott Ward, Ellery Cairo
Goals: Michael Mifsud 61, Kevin Kyle 90
Attendance: 11922
Referee: T Bates
Teamtalk
Michael Mifsud and Kevin Kyle proved money is not everything by earning Coventry a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 victory at QPR.
New Rangers manager Luigi De Canio looked to be on his way to his second win in charge when his first signing, Akos Buzsaky, thumped the hosts into the lead shortly after half-time.
But cash-strapped City, who are banned from making any transfers, hit back on the hour when Mifsud, the man known as the 'Mosquito', swooped to register his 11th goal of the season.
And substitute Kyle struck in stoppage time with a bullet header to secure a third straight Championship win for Iain Dowie's troubled side.
Loftus Road is buzzing with the promise of better times at the moment, with Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone ploughing in funds and bringing a touch of Italian style into the dugout with last week's appointment of De Canio.
The contrast with Coventry could not be sharper, with the threat of administration looming over a club around £30million in the red and hit by a transfer embargo.
Their manager, Dowie, continues to be linked with better offers but he had at least halted a recent slide with successive wins lifting the Sky Blues to the brink of the play-off places.
Victory keeps them on the coat-tails of the promotion chasers, while Rangers lost their first game in six to bring their revival to a halt.
Dowie, a former Rangers player and briefly manager, sent out an attacking line-up and Mifsud almost caught them napping in the opening stages, only for Martin Cranie to block his run on goal.
Leon Best then sprung the offside trap and Michael Mancienne was forced to clear his low cross with Mifsud lurking.
Rangers were dealt a blow in the 20th minute when on-loan Portsmouth defender Cranie injured himself in a tackle and had to be replaced by Sampsa Timoska.
Dele Adebola, looking to take advantage of the hosts' reshuffle, teed up Mifsud who fired just wide from the edge of the area.
Lee Camp saved well from Adebola, who also planted a header straight at the Rangers keeper.
Rangers pair Mikele Leigertwood and Marc Nygaard also succumbed to injuries, with Adam Bolder and Danny Nardiello joining the action as De Canio used all three substitutes in the first half.
For Rangers, only on-loan Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair, making his debut, threatened before the break, first with a mazy run and cross and then an angled drive which did not trouble Dimi Konstantopoulos.
The hosts put their laboured first-half display behind them just five minutes after half-time when Buzsaky collected the ball on the edge of the area, set himself and smashed a swerving shot across Konstantopoulos and into the left-hand corner.
But they were pegged back on the hour when Mifsud rounded Camp with Rangers looking for an offside flag.
Timoska slid in to try to block the diminutive striker's angled shot but could only help the ball into an unguarded net.
Camp had to be on his toes to deny Mifsud once more as the Maltese livewire raced clear, while at the other end Damion Stewart headed narrowly wide late on.
But in the first minute of stoppage time Marcus Hall crossed to the far post where Kyle rose to head the winner.
CCFC
Michael Mifsud netted his 11th goal of the campaign this evening - but it was Kevin Kyle who stole the headlines at the death as Coventry City beat QPR 2-1.
Coventry had gone behind early in the second half through an effort from Akos Buzsaky, but Mifsud was again on the mark as Coventry deservedly earned something from their trip to Loftus Road.
However, it was substitute Kyle who stole the headlines in stoppage time - the striker heading past Lee Camp to nick all three points at the death.
Iain Dowie was forced to make one change from the side which beat Stoke City 3-1 at the weekend.
Robbie Simpson was unavailable after picking up a hamstring problem against the Potters, so Dele Adebola - so effective as a substitute at the Britannia Stadium - came into the starting eleven.
For QPR, Rowan Vine was in the team after extending his loan spell at Loftus Road, while there was also a place for new loan signing Scott Sinclair.
In an opening period where both sides jostled for position, the Sky Blues created the opening opportunity on 13 minutes, when Leon Best crossed from the left and Michael Mancienne was forced to put behind his own goal.
For the home side, Sampsa Timoska came on for the injured Martin Cranie with 19 gone, before the visitors threatened again when Michael Mifsud shot wide of the left upright three minutes later.
At the other end, QPR were creating their own chance and new boy Sinclair showed his Premiership pedigree as his feet bamboozled the Coventry defence before his cross cum shot sailed wide of the far post.
On 29 minutes, former Derby County goalkeeper Camp was forced into action with a save at the near post from Adebola, before Arjan de Zeeuw flicked over from a Sky Blues corner three minutes later.
De Canio wasn't having the best of luck with injuries, with Adam Bolder replacing Mikele Leigertwood with 37 on the clock.
Sinclair forced Konstantopoulos into a save at his near post three minutes before the break, while QPR were forced into their third change of the half moments later, with Daniel Nardiello replacing Marc Nygaard.
Though they had looked comfortable in the first half, the Sky Blues found themselves behind five minutes after the restart. Buzsaky, signed just last week for Rangers, picked up the ball on the edge of the box and the Hungarian made no mistake as he finished
over the head of Konstantopoulos.
Adebola lifted his shot over the crossbar as he tried to pull one back on 57 minutes, but Coventry did make the breakthrough on the hour. Again it was the man Mifsud who got the goal - and although Timoska tried to keep it out, the Maltese's low shot was
enough to put the Sky Blues back on level terms.
Kevin Kyle replaced Leon Best on 74 minutes and Mifsud almost got another three minutes from time, only to see his shot smothered by Camp.
However, the Sky Blues would have the final word - with Kyle's header sealing the win for the Sky Blues.
4thegame
Iain Dowie returned to his former stamping ground and left with all three points after Kevin Kyle's late header secured Coventry a 2-1 victory over QPR at Loftus Road.
Dowie spent three years as a player at Loftus Road - as well as a short spell as caretaker manager - and victory will have tasted particularly sweet after his side came from behind late on with Michael Mifsud equalising Akos Buzsaky's stunning opener.
The visitors were the brighter earlier on as they left a Rangers side, who had only conceded one goal in their past five games, chasing shadows.
Their luck soon ran out though as their starting line-up was decimated by injury as first Martin Cranie, then Mikele Leigertwood and finally Marc Nygaard were all forced off through injury before half-time.
However, QPR were stung into action and less than five minutes after the interval Luigi De Canio's men took the lead through a superb strike from Buzsaky.
The Hungarian is on loan from Plymouth with a view to a permanent move and after this goal they should snap him up immediately.
Controlling a loose ball 25 yards out, Buzsaky shrugged off two challenges, strode forward a couple of paces and launched a rocket into the top corner.
But the lead only lasted ten minutes as Mifsud finally broke through as he had been threatening to all evening.
The forward collected Dele Adebola's pass, rounded Lee Camp and slotted home, despite the best efforts of Sampsa Timoska on the line.
Coventry then piled on the pressure and made the breakthrough their pressure deserved as substitute Kyle rose highest in injury-time to head home Marcus Hall's hanging cross and lift his side into the play-off picture.
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