Bluebird fan in peace. Living 20 miles away from Bodmin I thought I'd go see you guys play our town, and although the score was kind of inevitable, it was nice to see you down here. Good luck for the coming season.
BODMIN TOWN 0, QPR 7 Posted on: Sat 23 Jul 2011 The R's rounded off their tour of Devon and Cornwall with a 7-0 victory over Bodmin Town at Priory Park. Goals from Matt Connolly, Danny Webber (2), Petter Vaagan Moen, Tommy Smith (2) and Heidar Helguson eased QPR to victory in the South West. R's gaffer Neil Warnock will be pleased with his side's latest work-out, as Rangers continue to move ever-closer to that opening match of the Barclays Premier League season at home to Bolton. QPR even had to play the last 20 or so minutes with 10 men, after trialist Danny Webber limped off after taking a knock. The team will now return home from the West Country before flying out to Italy for the second tour of their pre-season campaign on Monday afternoon. Both Jay Bothroyd and Kieron Dyer were rested for the trip to Bodmin. Paddy Kenny started in goal for the R's, behind Connolly, a trialist, Danny Gabbidon and Clint Hill. Alejandro Faurlin and Shaun Derry were in defensive midfield, behind attacking threesome Smith, Vaagan Moen and Webber. Helguson led the line for Warnock's charges up front. The R's didn't take long to get into their stride and were ahead after just five minutes. Webber picked out Connolly on the edge of the Bodmin area, who bent a shot into the top right-hand corner of the net with his weaker left foot. Soon after, a Smith shot just missed the target, before Vaagan Moen miscued when gifted a golden opportunity to double the R's advantage on 12 minutes, following Derry's pass that put the Norwegian international through on goal. Two minutes later, Vaagan Moen forced a magnificent one-handed save from Town custodian Kevin Miller, who palmed wide the midfield man's header from a Smith cross. On 22 minutes Helguson forced another smart stop from Miller, before the R's doubled their advantage. When Helguson found Webber in the box, the striker evaded two challenges and rounded Miller before slotting home into an empty net. Faurlin forced another respectable save from Miller in the 26th minute, before the Hoops made it three five minutes later. Smith found space down the right and dug out a cross that fell perfectly on to the head of Vaagan Moen, whose bullet header from close range gave Miller no chance. A Helguson header from Smith's teasing cross hit the foot of the left-hand post on 35 minutes, before Ollie Brokenshire sent an effort just wide of the target from 16 yards for the home side. It was 4-0 to the R's come the 38th minute. Smith picked up possession around 25 yards from goal and let fly with an outstanding effort that flew past the hapless Bodmin keeper and into the back of net. Bodmin had a chance to pull one back on 42 minutes, with Jack Bartlett's effort crashing into the side netting. Rangers took just four minutes to add a fifth goal in the second half. Substitute Hogan Ephraim's pass eventually deflected into the path of Webber from six yards, and he simply couldn't miss to slot home his second goal of the evening. Adam Carter fired an effort just over the bar from 12 yards for the hosts on 54 minutes, before six minutes later Bradley Orr's snap-shot at an acute angle following a Smith pass down the left forced a fine parry from Miller. Webber almost got his hat-trick three minutes later when he was gifted space 16-yards out, but the former Watford front-man could only drag his effort wide of the right-hand post. Ben Smallridge went close with an effort soon after, with his curling shot going inches over the target. Smith made it 6-0 to Rangers in the 69th minute. The intelligent attacker spotted Miller off his line from 30-yards out and what followed was a spectacular effort, with Smith executing a beautiful lob which looped over Miller and into the net. Orr could have made it seven shortly after, but the Liverpudlian full-back could only direct Helguson's low cross wide from 10 yards - albeit with the angle acute. The R's completed the scoring in the 86th minute. Fitz Hall slid Helguson through on goal and the Icelandic front-man made no mistake thereafter, slotting the ball past Miller with little trouble. Bodmin Town: Miller, Morgan, Rundle, Chambers, Simmonds, Reed, Brokenshire, Matthews, Carter, Luxton, Bartlett. Subs: O'Hagan, Campbell, Swiggs, Smallridge, Hodge, Gilbert. QPR: Kenny (Trialist 46), Connolly (Ramage 46), Hill (Orr 46), Derry (Hall 72), Trialist (****tu 46), Gabbidon (Gorkss 46), Webber, Vaagan Moen, Helguson, Smith, Faurlin (Ephraim 46). Subs not used: Cerny. Goals: Connolly (5), Webber (22 & 49), Vaagan Moen (31), Smith (38 & 69), Helguson (86). Image: Action Images http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2399703,00.html
