Leyton Orient 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
totesport.com Combination Central Division

LOICK PIRES' late penalty earned the O's reserve side a richly deserved point against Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday afternoon.

Pires scored from 12 yards with just eight minutes left on the clock to cancel out Gareth Ainsworth's first half opener and claim the reserves' second draw in succession.

Another plus point was the performance of Adam Chambers, who completed his first 90 minutes since returning from a calf injury.

O's keeper Lee Butcher was called into action early on when he saved Ainsworth's fifth minute shot, and the on loan Spurs man denied Ainsworth again nine minutes later.

Pires was the first to go close for the hosts, nodding over at the near post after trialist right back Takura Mtandari advanced to send over a cross in the 27th minute.

Six minutes later Pires shot across the face of the goal after holding off his man inside the area.

However, within 60 seconds the visitors had taken the lead with Ainsworth finding the bottom corner from 20 yards.

Pires came so close to responding before the break, smashing a long range effort against the crossbar following good work down the left by Cestor Mike.

Ainsworth forced an excellent reaction stop from Butcher as Rangers looked to increase their advantage at the start of the second half.

But Orient took over in the last half hour and Chris Benjamin had a shot deflected behind for a corner following Harry Baker's searching pass.

With 19 minutes left R's stopper Tom Heaton denied Jake Argent in a one-on-one situation and it looked as through the visitors would hold out.

But eight minutes from time Pires was hauled down in the box by Danny Bailey and he picked himself up to send Heaton the wrong way from the spot.

Orient: Lee Butcher; Takura Mtandari, Luke Ashworth, Rhys Coleman, Cestor Mike; Harry Baker, Adam Chambers, Harry Beautyman, Musa Manneh (Chris Benjamin 61); Loick Pires, Jake Argent
Subs: Jack Giddens (GK), Joe Boakye, Elliott Babbs, Michael Richardson

Photos by UEL School of Photography

Alongside the UEL Photographers, UEL Sports Journalists also visited Brisbane Road - click on the links below to read their first-ever match reports.

http://www.locsp.org/docs/DominqueHume.doc
http://www.locsp.org/docs/SimonBones.doc
http://www.locsp.org/docs/JamesKemble.doc
http://www.locsp.org/docs/AitorReveron.doc
http://www.locsp.org/docs/ReservesUnloickyDraw-Unknown.doc