SportsLast - Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur had to settle for sharing the points when the two teams met at Loftus Road on Saturday (12/1).
Present the appearance of attack, a number of opportunities the Lilywhites foiled veteran goalkeeper Julio Cesar who maintain clean-sheet in this match.
Failed to bring home points perfectly, meaning Andre-Villas Boas squad failed to cut the distance to second place inhabited Manchester City. Spurs remain third on 40 points from 22 matches, five points behind the Citizens. Position Spurs can still be taken over new Chelsea will play match versus Stoke City in a few moments.
Meanwhile, Harry Redknapp's ambition to bend former squad also makes QPR still had not moved from the bottom of the table and only 15 points.
The first round
Both teams played tough in the first round. Both QPR and Spurs seem overly cautious attack.
Right in the fifth minute the Lilywhites threatened goalkeeper Julio Cesar. Starting from Jermain Defoe hard kick from the right side of defense QPR are still cleared the crossbar. Emmanuel Adebayor tries to grab the ball rebound, but his shot from close range yielded only a corner kick.
The host does not want to stay silent. Adel Taarabt tried to dismantle Tottenham rearguard, but his shot easily be secured Hugo Lloris.
Soon after the turn Shaun Wright-Phillips who got the chance. Receiving feedback Taarabt, Wright-Phillips who ditempal two opposing players trouble letting go of the ball. As a result, his shot hit the foot of Spurs defender who only corner kick.
In minute 20, when Spurs absorbed build attacks Mbia quickly stole the ball and tried to enter the area of the visitors' defense. Lucky, Dawson quickly tackle that goalkeeper Lloris is still safe.
Andre Villas-Boas forced to make substitutions more quickly after Sandro received treatment in the field and eventually could not continue the game. Scott Parker came on for Sandro lying.
Entering the 30th minute, individual action Gareth Bale on the left side was unable to stop the opposing players. Wales winger ran up close to a restricted area, but unfortunately it releases too much bait so was unable to reach his colleagues.
Three minutes before the break, Wright-Phillips throw away a chance to change the score, as his shot from the left side was off the goalkeeper Lloris. Score glass eyes did not change until the first pause interval.
The second half
The visitors immediately stung when restarting, beginning with Bale free kick from outside the penalty box. But, again Cesar swiftly to stem the pace of the ball and the ball despite threatened rebouns, former FC Internazionale still able to maintain clean-sheet.
Lennon action dismantle QPR defender defense made a foul so the referee to award a free kick on the left side. Instead of breaking the deadlock, Walker had fallen hard kick over the bar. Not long ago, turn opportunities Defoe who successfully countered Cesar.
The 65th minute, Taarabt got a chance to open the scoring for the hosts. Unfortunately, the player who has mengalahlan Morocco Naughton actually bring the ball back to back, instead of doing a straight shot.
Cesar again under threat from Adebayor, the former Arsenal striker chose honey spun with Zinedine Zidane style so the balls were driven out by the QPR defender and only corner kick.
This time it was Lloris fast action with an out of the area to dispose of passing Taarabt who was originally shown to Wright-Phillips.
Buying and selling attacks increasingly commonplace on both sides into the remaining ten minutes of the game. Spurs free-kick come back and kick Bale who became executor does not make Cesar trouble.
Wright-Phillips could only bowed his head after failing to maximize feedback breakthrough results Taarabt and Stephane M'Bia trying to steal a goal in the final minutes of the first caught off-side.
Both teams ended up having to settle for sharing the figures because none goals are created until the referee blew the final whistle.
The composition of players
QPR: Cesar; Onuoha, Clint Hill, Nelsen, Fabio; Mbia, Park, Derry; Taarabt, Wright-Phillips; Mackie.
Reserves: Green, Ferdinand, Cisse, Ben Haim, Faurlin, Bothroyd, Campbell.
Tottenham: Lloris; Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Naughton; Lennon, Sandro, Dembele, Bale; Adebayor, Defoe.
Reserves: Friedel, Caulker, Assou-Ekotto, Parker, Huddlestone, Sigurdsson, Dempsey.
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