<p>Matt Smith's late goal gave QPR a 2-1 victory against Cardiff on the day the west London club marked the 50th anniversary of their 1967 League Cup triumph.<br /><br />Sol Bamba headed the visitors into the lead from Craig Noone's corner a minute before half-time.</p>
<p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="C:WindowsTempphpBAA1.tmp" src="http://pictures.footymad.net/upload/120/904699-1.jpg" alt="C:WindowsTempphpBAA1.tmp" width="600" height="433" /><br /><br />But Rangers equalised after 62 minutes when a slick move culminated in Jamie Mackie slotting the ball through to substitute Yeni Ngbakoto, who blasted past goalkeeper Allan McGregor.<br /><br />And January signing Smith headed in Ngbakoto's corner with seven minutes remaining - his third goal in four matches - to give the hosts all three points.<br /><br />It meant a losing return to Loftus Road for former QPR boss Neil Warnock and a third win in four matches for Rangers, who wore a special-edition all-white kit in honour of the one worn by Alec Stock's Wembley winners.<br /><br />Stock's Rangers team, then in the Third Division, famously came back from two down against top-flight West Brom to win 3-2 and sensationally clinch what remains QPR's only major trophy.<br /><br />This was hardly a comeback to match that achievement, but it underlined Rangers' recent improvement under Ian Holloway.<br /><br />They had plenty of possession in the first half and almost went ahead when Conor Washington hit a post.<br /><br />Striker Washington, who had scored four goals in his previous six appearances, collected Smith's flick-on and evaded former Rs defender Matt Connolly but saw his left-footed shot come back off the woodwork.<br /><br />Cardiff barely threatened before keeper Alex Smithies produced a superb save after Joe Ralls' shot took a deflection off QPR skipper Nedum Onuoha.<br /><br />City scored from the resulting corner<br /><br />Noone served up the perfect delivery from the left and centre-back Bamba rose to head Warnock's side into the lead.<br /><br />Cardiff made a strong start to the second half, appealing in vain for a penalty after Jake Bidwell appeared to tug Noone's shirt, and then almost doubling their lead when Kenneth Zohore's shot was cleared off the line by Joel Lynch.<br /><br />With his team struggling, Holloway made an attacking change, replacing midfielder Sean Goss, who was making his full debut, with French winger Ngbakoto.<br /><br />The switch paid off emphatically, with Rangers levelling five minutes later courtesy of Ngbakoto's third goal of the season.<br /><br />He then almost went one better, forcing a save from McGregor with a fiercely-struck free-kick.<br /><br />It was only a temporary reprieve for Cardiff, who failed to deal with Ngbakoto's corner and were punished by the in-form Smith.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Source : DSG</p>