Friendly v. Brentford
Sept 5, 2024 15:08:20 GMT
Post by stoatey on Sept 5, 2024 15:08:20 GMT
Whilst some of the players were away on international duty the rest were involved in a friendly match against Brentford that ended 0-0
The club supplied the following report of the game.
QPR played out a goalless draw with Brentford in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the Bees’ training facility on Thursday.
Deadline-day loan capture Harrison Ashby made his first appearance for Martí Cifuentes’ R’s, who took a strong squad on the short trip to Jersey Road.
Brentford also fielded a number of first-team players with new signing Fabio Carvalho among those featuring for the hosts.
The first half was a close encounter in which chances were relatively limited.
Rangers’ Joe Walsh fashioned a smart double stop in the 12th minute, denying both Kevin Schade and Carvalho. The R’s first went close on 25 minutes when Julian Eyestone saved strongly from Alfie Lloyd.
Meanwhile, just short of the half-hour mark, Brentford’s Ethan Brierley bent his edge-of-the-box attempt just wide of Walsh’s left-hand post. Rangers also threatened on the stroke of half-time when Jack Colback was just unable to meet a right-wing cross at the back post - that following good work between Ashby and Hevertton Santos down the right.
The start to the second half was a little more open and Rangers’ Lloyd was unlucky not to be rewarded for his closing down of the home ‘keeper on 48 minutes, with a clearance crashing off the QPR frontman but trickling just wide of the target.
Up the other end on 56th minutes, Walsh pulled off an important improvised stop to tip over Ryan Trevitt’s deflected blast.
Rangers continued to create chances after half-time, with Kader Dembélé and Santos both threatening in the 64th minute.
Michael Frey also had the ball in the net 15 minutes from time - only to be denied for offside - following some tidy passing play and Kieran Morgan’s sweet left-flank cross.
But this game finished goalless, ultimately. Morgan’s fierce 84th-minute drive, held well by the Brentford ‘keeper, was Rangers' last real effort of note.
The R’s return to Championship action at Sheffield Wednesday next Saturday.
QPR: Walsh, Ashby (Dembélé 60), Cook (Field 46), Dunne (Shann 80), Colback (Paal 60), Varane, Dixon-Bonner (Morgan 70), Santos, Andersen (Madsen 60), Saito (Bennie 70), Lloyd (Frey 60).
The club supplied the following report of the game.
QPR played out a goalless draw with Brentford in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the Bees’ training facility on Thursday.
Deadline-day loan capture Harrison Ashby made his first appearance for Martí Cifuentes’ R’s, who took a strong squad on the short trip to Jersey Road.
Brentford also fielded a number of first-team players with new signing Fabio Carvalho among those featuring for the hosts.
The first half was a close encounter in which chances were relatively limited.
Rangers’ Joe Walsh fashioned a smart double stop in the 12th minute, denying both Kevin Schade and Carvalho. The R’s first went close on 25 minutes when Julian Eyestone saved strongly from Alfie Lloyd.
Meanwhile, just short of the half-hour mark, Brentford’s Ethan Brierley bent his edge-of-the-box attempt just wide of Walsh’s left-hand post. Rangers also threatened on the stroke of half-time when Jack Colback was just unable to meet a right-wing cross at the back post - that following good work between Ashby and Hevertton Santos down the right.
The start to the second half was a little more open and Rangers’ Lloyd was unlucky not to be rewarded for his closing down of the home ‘keeper on 48 minutes, with a clearance crashing off the QPR frontman but trickling just wide of the target.
Up the other end on 56th minutes, Walsh pulled off an important improvised stop to tip over Ryan Trevitt’s deflected blast.
Rangers continued to create chances after half-time, with Kader Dembélé and Santos both threatening in the 64th minute.
Michael Frey also had the ball in the net 15 minutes from time - only to be denied for offside - following some tidy passing play and Kieran Morgan’s sweet left-flank cross.
But this game finished goalless, ultimately. Morgan’s fierce 84th-minute drive, held well by the Brentford ‘keeper, was Rangers' last real effort of note.
The R’s return to Championship action at Sheffield Wednesday next Saturday.
QPR: Walsh, Ashby (Dembélé 60), Cook (Field 46), Dunne (Shann 80), Colback (Paal 60), Varane, Dixon-Bonner (Morgan 70), Santos, Andersen (Madsen 60), Saito (Bennie 70), Lloyd (Frey 60).
