Friendly League

Hansa Rostock
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Queens Park Rangers's Theodore Hastings started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Theodore Hastings had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Lawrence Camacho in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hansa Rostock's Dan Haug. Timur Pilz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Bruce Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davor Saller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodger Robles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 17th minute of the game was made by Walker Wallace with Lawrence Camacho as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 21st minute Theodore Hastings shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davor Saller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruce Torres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Pilz in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Hansa Rostock's goal looked a bit too open when Waldo Fairchild came free, but Davor Saller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Queens Park Rangers's goalkeeper Bruce Torres, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ashley Bäßler blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruce Torres having to make a save. After 34 played minutes Hansa Rostock got a freekick which was hit by Dan Haug. Rodger Robles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Theodore Hastings managed to get in a good position for a shot. Queens Park Rangers's supporters rose to their feet, but Theodore Hastings was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davor Saller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodore Hastings in the 45th minute of play forced Hansa Rostock's goalkeeper Davor Saller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ashley Bäßler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Walker Wallace got a throw-in 52 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lawrence Camacho. Bruce Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ashley Bäßler in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, Queens Park Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walker Wallace to maneuver through the defense. After 60 minutes, Ashley Bäßler made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Queens Park Rangers's Bruce Torres tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 69 minutes into the match, Ashley Bäßler notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Queens Park Rangers's Bruce Torres. Bruce Torres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Davor Saller stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Theodore Hastings's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Ashley Bäßler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bruce Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilja Wöllner, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Queens Park Rangers's Rodger Robles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Davor Saller narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ashley Bäßler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Bruce Torres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ashley Bäßler in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruce Torres saved Queens Park Rangers from getting behind. The supporters of Hansa Rostock booed when Queens Park Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rosario Lunsford didn't get a good kick on the ball. Queens Park Rangers's Bruce Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashley Bäßler in the 85th minute of play. If Theodore Hastings had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the game, Hansa Rostock's Ashley Bäßler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruce Torres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Bruce Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timur Pilz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Eddie Lange hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Hansa Rostock had played much better football throughout.