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  • Date:2009-04-25
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Loftus Road Stadium
  • Attendance:14779
  • Referee:Miller, N

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Carl Fletcher is booked for unsporting behaviour.

90mins

Alan Judge goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

84mins

Ashley Barnes is replaced by Rory Fallon.

66mins

Patrick Agyemang is replaced by Antonio German.

62mins

QPR are replacing Liam Miller with Peter Ramage.

56mins

Lee Cook is being taken off, Angelo Balanta has come on in his place.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, April 25th, the match has kicked off.


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Match Report

Plymouth face the prospect of a final day shoot-out with relegation rivals Barnsley after failing to make the most of their dominance at moneybags QPR.

Argyle will be hoping that Norwich fail to beat Reading on Monday, a result which will see the Canaries relegated and ensure Paul Sturrock's men remain in the second tier of English football.

But they should have taken all three points at Loftus Road after coming up against a woeful Rangers side.

Despite having Patrick Agyemang back after a four-month injury enforced absence, Rangers looked toothless in attack and bereft of ideas going forward.

With chairman Flavio Briatore having promised to overhaul the playing squad in the summer, several R's players will be facing a nervous wait to see if they will grace Loftus Road again next season.

With Argyle needing a win to secure their Championship future, it was little surprise that Sturrock's men flew out of the traps.

Paul Gallagher's fierce close-range effort brought a sharp save out of Radek Cerny in the Rangers goal, before Ashley Barnes flashed high and wide from six yards.

While the visitors had purpose and urgency in their play, Rangers looked laboured and lethargic.

It wasn't until the final seconds of the first half that the R's finally managed an effort on target as Heidar Helguson's weak header sailed into the arms of Argyle keeper Roman Larrieu.

Plymouth continued to dominate after the interval and Gallagher once again fluffed his lines when well placed, this time flashing an effort harmlessly over the crossbar from close range.

Jamie Mackie was next to go close, capitalising on some hesitant Rangers defending before unleashing a rasping effort which Cerny parried before Barnes lashed the rebound wide.

And deep into stoppage time, Mackie again frittered away a golden opportunity to secure a precious victory as he shot straight at Cerny after breaking clear of the Rangers backline.

Queens Park Rangers

Plymouth Argyle

Corners

97

Fouls

97

Goal attempts

613

Shots off target

410

Offsides

13

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