Queens Park Rangers will be hoping it's second time lucky tonight as they face FC Union Berlin in a pre-season friendly.
The Hoops were due to play the German outfit on Saturday, but only managed 13 minutes after a torrential downpour meant the pitch was unplayable so the game was abandoned.
The two clubs got together to hastily arrange a replay though, with the two sides going head-to-head at 5pm this evening.
Ian Holloway's men will be looking to end their Germany tour on a high after losing 3-2 at the hands of Lokomotive Leipzig on Sunday.
The manager will be encouraged after his team fought back from 3-0 down at half-time, with goals from Ryan Manning and Pawel Wszolek putting a tinge of pride back in the performance.
Reporter Matt Storey will talk you through all the action in Berlin this evening.
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A disappointing result but a promising performance in Germany.
On to Saturday and the game with Bournemouth, Rangers’ final pre-season friendly.
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Appreciation
Ian Holloway and his squad go over and applaud the QPR fans who remained in Germany for the rearranged game.
They’ll have enjoyed the game this evening despite the result. As well as an improved performance, the Berlin fans were loud throughout.
The hosts’ players are currently partaking in a lap of the pitch and clapping their supporters. Their league season starts this weekend.
Full time: Union Berlin 2-1 QPR
A second half penalty sees QPR go down to their German hosts, after Matt Smith’s header had pulled Rangers level shortly after the break.
An improved performance from the R’s though and certainly more promising signs for Ian Holloway’s side as the season nears.
Less than a minute to go...
QPR trying their best to put the hosts’ defence under pressure in the final stages, but the final ball isn’t quite right from Luongo.
Kakay again involved on the break.
R's pressure
Kakay finds space on the right and his cross tests Busk, who pushes it clear and no Rangers man can pounce on the ball in the box.
Nice touches from the young full-back after coming on.
Home crowd in fine voice now, too, and as Tony Incenzo rightly points out, it must be an unbelievable atmosphere here for competitive games.
Another yellow
Nedum Onuoha clatters into the Union Berlin striker and is booked.
Three cautions for the R’s, but that was a tough tackle from the centre-back.
Could be three..
Union Berlin go close again.
Hedlund takes a ball down neatly on his chest, but his half-volley is narrowly wide of the post.
Far too much time in the box there, though, which will disappoint Holloway.
This is where it counts
QPR’s players will benefit from this game early on in the season.
There are some tired looking players out there and a few sloppy passes now, but it’s about fitness now.
Just over ten minutes to go and the R’s are 2-1 down.
Disappointing for the R's
It was sloppy from Rangers in the build-up to the penalty. Perch and Ngbakoto gave the ball away and then the full-back was caught out of position.
And Berlin could have made it three shortly after the restart, too, after the ball is given away again.
Union Berlin penalty
James Perch is penalised for a high-foot in the box and is booked for his actions.
Neat football
Scowen dinks a ball into the box for Smith, who tries to toe-poke the ball post Busk on the half-volley but can’t divert it either side of Busk in the Union goal.
Patient build-up from Rangers and it almost resulted in a second goal.
Smith’s looked sharp upfront all game.
Poor pass
Scowen with a lazy ball that allows Union to break with three on three.
Joel Lynch bails the midfielder out, though, with a strong block and the resulting corner is cleared.
Attendance
8050 people at the game tonight, which is a fine effort at such short notice.
Around 20-30 QPR fans have stayed out there for it too, so well done to them.
More pressure
Gogia works some space on the left but his low shot is well held by Smithies.
Polter then runs into the keeper after he collects it, no malice in it but slightly odd.
Seven changes now for the hosts, including Polter being taken off. Their first game of the season is on Saturday.
Still level...somehow
Kurzweg’s half-volley from left-hand side of the box drifts wide of Smithies’ post.
Not clear if the Berlin man was trying to cross that for Polter or go for goal, either way it was close to a third goal.
Their ninth corner of the game is then taken short, the cross bounces around the box and Kreilach hits the post from five-yards out!
How he didn’t score, I don’t know. He was unmarked and had the whole goal to aim at. Still 1-1
Booking
Jake Bidwell is booked (in a friendly!) for a trip on the far side. Referee has not let the game flow at all!
Close for the hosts
Scowen with another silly foul on the edge of the area and Union have a free-kick from 25-yards out.
It is straight at the wall, before eventually working its way out wide. The cross is fizzed across the six-yard box where Polter almost turns it in from close-range.
GOAL QPR!
Ngbakoto delivers from the left, Matt Smith rises highest and nods his ball into the bottom corner to make it 1-1.
A lovely cross and a fine finish from Smith!
What a start
Jamie Mackie tests Busk from inside the area after lovely build-up on the right. The stopper pushes it behind and Ngbakoto’s corner is cleared.
The hosts then break as Skrzybski beats the offside trap, although Onuoha disagrees, he rounds Smithies, but the keeper recovers brilliantly and pushes his shot behind.
Lightning fast start to the second half.
Half-time: Union Berlin 1-0 QPR
Damir Kreilach’s strike after 18 minutes is the difference at the break in Berlin.
Connor Washington went closest for Rangers with a low strike from 16-yards in the opening ten minutes, but his effort was beaten away.
Strong defence
Ngbakoto’s latest corner is lifted into the near post and Union Berlin clear again.
QPR penalised for a foul as they look to recycle the ball.
Half-time approaching here and the R’s are still 1-0 down
Fierce strike
Borysiuk lets fly from 30-yards and Busk struggles to deal with the powerful effort, even though it was straight at him.
Good intent from the Polish international.
More set-piece opportunities for the hosts.
Borysiuk is harshly adjudged to have committed a foul right on the edge of the area, to the right of the D.
Kroos takes it again but Scowen stands tall in the wall and flicks his goalbound effort over the bar and the resulting corner is cleared.