CHAMPIONSHIP Plymouth Argyle 1 QPR 1
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- Created on Tuesday, 09 April 2024 22:09
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 April 2024 10:10
- Published on Tuesday, 09 April 2024 22:10
- Written by ROSS REID at Home Park
The draw means Argyle's interim management team - director of football Neil Dewsnip and first team coach Kevin Nancekivell - helped enable the Greens' first home point in six games at Home Park.
The goal also ended Argyle's home goal drought - stretching back to a 2-2 draw with Coventry on Valentine's Day, Wednesday February 14.
QPR took the lead during a 73rd minute goalmouth scramble in which Michael Cooper twice brilliantly saved on his line before Sam Field hammered the ball home from close range.
In the lead up to the leveller, Rs keeper Asmir Begovic made a brilliant stop to deny Bali Mumba before Albert Adomah appeared to score an own goal - under pressure from substitute striker Mustapha Bundu - as QPR failed to clear the 85th minute corner.
Ilias Chair fired over from 20 yards out as the ball fell to him from QPR’s first corner of the game.
Adam Randall won and took a 13th minute free kick which flew over 20 yards out.
Top scorer Morgan Whittaker went the closest with his 25-yard shot on the run which went just wide of Begovic’s goal in the 15th minute.
It was the closest either side went in a tentative getting-to-know-you start from both teams.
Callum Wright helped continue a flowing move with a cheeky acrobatic back heel which resulted in a shooting opportunity for the attacking midfielder just outside the QPR penalty area.
Wright’s thumping 26th minute shot from 20 yards flew just over the bar.
Lucas Andersen beat two defenders as he cut inside from the right and let fly with a low angled drive that flew just wide of diving Cooper’s far post.
Paul Smyth went even closer in the 36th minute, latching on to a Chair cross from the left at the far post. Smyth controlled the ball well and his first time shot on the half volley rocketed into the side netting.
Ryan Hardie’s 37th minute shot from centre of the penalty area was comfortably saved by Begovic.
A slip on the ball by Anthony Phillips allowed Chair a run-on goal from the halfway. The Morrocan international homed in on goal before firing just wide from the edge of the box.
Cooper made a brilliant 56th minute save to deny Smyth as he looked certain to score after being teed up inside the box by Lydon Dykes. Somehow the Argyle number one kept out Smyth’s measured shot.
A minute later Begovic was forced to save low at the foot of his post to keep out a Mumba strike.
Central defender Lewis Gibson looked set to score when a corner landed at his feet at the far post but his shot across goal curled away from goal and went inches wide.
Scarr did brilliantly to head off the goal-line in the 68th minute as QPR upped the pressure and Smyth’s cross looked to be heading in.
Five minutes later Rangers opened the scoring.
SWSN star Michael Cooper
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