A young QPR Reserve side went down 2-1 at Hayes & Yeading this evening, as the hosts grabbed two late goals to turn defeat into victory.

In a closely-fought first half, both sides had chances to take the lead. The R's were guilty of missing a couple of opportunities, while at the other end Hoops keeper Nicky Bulmer pulled off some excellent stops to keep Hayes & Yeading at bay, with a notably good double save.

Level at the break, it was the visitors who eventually broke the deadlock on the hour mark. Chris Arthur did well to create space down the left wing before picking out Christian Nanetti at the far post, and the young winger coolly slotted home after quickly bringing the ball under control.

The R's failed to build on that advantage, however, and instead sat back, inviting their hosts to come forward. And that's exactly what Hayes & Yeading did.

It looked as though QPR would emerge from the game victorious, however, when their Blue Square South Division opponents failed to find a way through. But two goals in the closing five minutes turned this match on its head, and it was Hayes & Yeading who nicked the victory.

In the absence of Gareth Ainsworth - who is with the first team squad in Scotland - coach David Rouse took charge of the side, and he told www.qpr.co.uk: "In the first half we had a number of good chances, and we should have done better.

"The final ball let us down. Having said that, Nicky Bulmer was excellent for us at the other end.

"After our goal, we sat back. It was a lesson for the younger lads in how to kill a game off.

"You could see that as the match wore on, Hayes & Yeading were probably going to nick something. And that's what they did.

"But this was a good exercise for our players, and they will have certainly learned from it."

QPR: Nicky Bulmer, Joe Ostler, Chris Barker, Ryan Myers, Lee Brown, Chris Arthur, Matt O'Brien, Josh Ford, Christian Nanetti, Antonio German, Chris Flood.