Harrow Borough 0 QPR 3

01 August 2007

Marc Nygaard scored QPR's first goal

Harrow Borough 0 QPR 3 by Ben Kosky

MARC Nygaard's 20-yard cracker was the pick of the goals as QPR continued their pre-season build-up with victory at Earlsmead on Tuesday night.

The Danish striker lashed a drive into the roof of the net to open the scoring 10 minutes before half-time and second-half strikes from Adam Bolder and Shabazz Baidoo sealed the victory.

Not that Rangers had it all their own way against their Ryman League neighbours and both Lee Camp and Jake Cole were far from inactive during their 45 minutes each.

John Gregory fielded a strong side and the Rs created several chances in the first half-hour, with Stefan Moore forcing a good save from home goalkeeper Josh Lennie and Ben Sahar glancing a header wide.

Triallist James Simmonds, who impressed on the left of midfield, also tested Lennie from distance, but it was the lively Moore who set up the opening goal soon afterwards.

He won possession after a long goal-kick from Camp and tapped the bal back for Nygaard, who drilled it sweetly home to leave Lennie helpless.

Almost immediately, the Harrow keeper kept out a thumping drive from Sahar but, at the other end, Camp had to save from Albert Adomah and Kyle Matthews in quick succession.

Adomah, who scored the winner against Brentford in a recent friendly, was Borough's greatest threat and broke the offside trap early in the second half, but the newly-arrived Cole dived at his feet to save.

Simmonds might have scored twice for Rangers, but one effort whizzed just over and the other, a close-range shot following Sahar's incisive run, was blocked by Danny Leech.

Instead it fell to Bolder to double the Rs' lead, stroking the loose ball into the bottom corner with 20 minutes remaining after Kieron St Aimie's cross was half-cleared.

Lennie then kept out a header from Shabazz Baidoo, but the youngster added the third goal on 79 minutes, with Danny Nardiello teeing him up to slot in a low finish.

Jonathan Constant almost pulled back a well-deserved consolation goal for Borough, but they were also fortunate not to concede a fourth when St Aimie's header bounced off the post and into the keeper's arms.

"It's a no-win situation and the outcome is of no importance to me," said Gregory. "What's important is that we've had a good fitness exercise and everyone came through it unscathed."

QPR: Camp (Cole 45); Rehman (Bignot 78), Mancienne (Shimmin 78), Stewart (Barker 68), Curtis (Timoska 68); MOORE* (St Aimie 55), Walton (Bailey 71), Rowlands (Bolder 45), Simmonds (Baidoo 60); Nygaard (Blackstock 62), Sahar (Nardiello 71).