QPR - On This Day
Jan 19, 2018 9:45:25 GMT
Post by northwesthoop on Jan 19, 2018 9:45:25 GMT
19 January
On this day 21 years ago on 19 January 1997 QPR came back from being 4-0 down at half time to draw 4-4 with Port Vale in an extraordinary game.
A shambolic 1st half performance from QPR left us staring at an embarrassing defeat. We should have been 5-0 down with a dubious clearance 'off the line' from Brevett early in the second half.
An own goal on 66 minutes seemed little more than consolation as it was still 4-1 as we entered the final 5 minutes.
A superb Andy Impey volley smashed in off the bar gave us hope, a beautiful Paul Murray chip on 90 minutes made us believe and when John Spencer whacked home from the tightest of angles in injury time there was pandemonium in the away end. Anybody there can testify it was almost like the play off final! Personally one of my finest early QPR memories and all for 1 point.
The Independent called it "one of the great comebacks in football history" and you can watch the highlights below:
On this day 21 years ago on 19 January 1997 QPR came back from being 4-0 down at half time to draw 4-4 with Port Vale in an extraordinary game.
A shambolic 1st half performance from QPR left us staring at an embarrassing defeat. We should have been 5-0 down with a dubious clearance 'off the line' from Brevett early in the second half.
An own goal on 66 minutes seemed little more than consolation as it was still 4-1 as we entered the final 5 minutes.
A superb Andy Impey volley smashed in off the bar gave us hope, a beautiful Paul Murray chip on 90 minutes made us believe and when John Spencer whacked home from the tightest of angles in injury time there was pandemonium in the away end. Anybody there can testify it was almost like the play off final! Personally one of my finest early QPR memories and all for 1 point.
The Independent called it "one of the great comebacks in football history" and you can watch the highlights below:
