R'S SLIP UP IN TITLE CHASE

The under 18’s fell to a rare defeat this weekend as their chase for the Championship took a knock at Rushden.

After seeing off this weeks opponents 6-0 in the home fixture hopes were high that this might be something of a routine performance, however it proved to be nothing of the sort.

Joe Gallen was once again able to pick a fairly settled starting line up. Chris Goodchild was in goal with the defence made up of Billy Coyne, Josh Ford, Aaron Goode and Lee Brown.

Romone Rose, Matt O’Brien, Danny Maguire and Chris Arthur were the midfield four whilst Keiron St. Aimie and James Folkes were paired upfront.

Gillingham made the breakthrough after twenty minutes when then elegantly named Paris Cowan-Hall lobbed the advancing Goodchild and the scoreline would remain the same for the remainder of the match.

Joe Gallen bought on last weeks goalscorer, Angelo Balanta, and switched to three up front in an effort to salvage something from the game, Arthur hit the bar in the dying moments but it wasn’t to be and Gallen will need to pick his boys up for next weeks game if the title dream is to continue.  

Defeat means Rangers have slipped to third in the South East Conference table, however we are only a point behind second placed Southend and four points off leaders Gillingham with games in hand on both.  

Next week we welcome Colchester United to Harlington whilst Gillingham are at home to Rushden and Southend travel to Leyton Orient. 

QPR: Goodchild, Coyne, Ford (Razziq), Goode, Brown, Rose (Balanta), O’Brien, Maguire, Arthur, Folkes, St. Aimie.