Liverpool lost 3-2 against Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 after squandering a two goal lead, when Jamie Mackie scored the winner in stoppage time to lift his side from the relegation zone.
The night of late drama at Loftus Road stadium, saw QPR climb back from a two goal deficit against Liverpool to stun the Reds, after scoring 3 goals in the last thirteen minutes plus stoppage time.
The win helped the home side come out of the relegation zone and they have now leapfrogged Bolton Wanderers to the 17th spot.
The five goals scored in the match, all came in the second half. Liverpool went ahead on the night after Sebastian Coates smashed the ball in the middle of the goal after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stewart-Downing-c34221 shot was cleared by Luke Young.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dirk-Kuyt-c11348 put the visitors further in front after scoring Liverpool’s second in the 72nd minute. The Dutch International, put the ball in the bottom left corner of the goal from close range after Downing provided the assist.
Liverpool looked like coming out of the match with three points but QPR struck minutes later to give the team a run for their money. A 77th minute corner for the home side saw Shaun Derry head one in from close range after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adel-Taarabt-c3610 took an
out swinging corner.
Djibril Cisse scored the equalizer from QPR after heading home from a close range, as he shocked the Liverpool fans.
However, more drama followed as QPR found the winner in stoppage time through Jamie Mackie, when he latched on to a headed pass from Luke young and sent a beautiful shot into the bottom left corner to complete a dramatic turnaround for the hosts.
For the Reds, who were looking to close the gap on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Tottenham for a top four finish, the defeat has effectively ended their pursuit for a place in the next year’s Champions League.
Meanwhile, the QPR boss, Mark Hughes has said that a win against Liverpool could be the ‘defining moment’ for his side as they look to avoid relegation this season. Hughes said that a win looked highly unlikely when his side had their backs against the wall
after Kuyt doubled Liverpool advantage in the 72nd minute.
“If I’m honest, not at 2-0, you expect a team of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s quality to close the game out. We would have been happy to get 2-2 but thankfully Jamie Mackie didn’t feel that way.” He said at the post-match conference.
“From our point of view it’s a huge result in terms of belief and what we take out of the game.” He added.
Hughes admitted that the dramatic win against Liverpool is one of the greatest achievements of his managerial career and hoped that it could prevent his side from being relegated.
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