The Queen's Park Rangers sought to end their season with a
win after week 11's unfortunate loss.
Their adversary was a
skilled but undisciplined Allstars, occupying second last place in Division 3.
The last game of the
regular season is often marked by personnel emergency, and Sunday was no
different.
With the starting and
backup goalkeeper out of the line up, Gocool volunteered to deputize after
Fasano forfeited due to injury in the pregame.
In the opening
minutes, Allstars began asking questions of the QPR defence but found Gocool
responding well.
The icebreaker came
at the half hour mark, with Allstars conceding a penalty due to hand ball in
the box, which Bovdis converted by placing the ball to the goalkeeper's right.
1-0 QPR.
After the break,
Fasano opted for a formation change from a 4-4-2 to a 4-5-1, flooding the
midfield, where QPR was losing some battles against Allstars dribblers.
The formation change benefited QPR's midfield conceding very little to their opposition in terms of
scoring chances.
At the death, QPR put
the game beyond doubt with Fazli displaying his altruism by teeing up a pass to
Stypka who hammered it past the opposing goalkeeper with the inside of his
right foot.
"It was
important to regain confidence after last week's heartbreaking loss. I am
grateful to those who came out today and played, especially those who played
outside of their comfort zone. Among these I must compliment Gocool on his shutout.
We must use the bye we gained wisely to recuperate our injured players yet
ensure we maintain our physical fitness", remarked QPR captain Fasano
remarked after the match.
Box Score
Allstars 0, QPR 2
QPR Goals: Bovdis,
Stypka
QPR Cautions: Ganeshviligham,
Sansalone
QPR Roster:
Goalkeeper: Gocool
Defenders: Allison,
Mulchan, Power, Sansalone, Ganeshviligham
Midfielders:
Melendez, Kodjayan, Stypka, Yanful, Chippy, Ganesh
Forward: Fazli
Next Game: Playoffs, TBD
