Daniel Bennie's spectacular late strike and Richard Kone's stoppage-time clincher gave Queens Park Rangers a 3-1 victory at Hull City, after an evening largely defined by defensive errors. QPR had initially gone in front when Paddy McNair diverted Harvey Vale's corner into his own net, only for Joe Gelhardt to level from close range before half-time.
For 80 minutes the contest felt finely balanced and scruffy, with Hull controlling long spells of possession but struggling to break down well-drilled visitors who were content to absorb pressure and counter. It looked destined to finish level until substitute Bennie, on the pitch for only a matter of seconds, arrowed a first-time effort into the top corner before Kone atoned for earlier misses by adding a third on the break in added time.
The result leaves Hull, who started the night fourth in the Championship, to reflect on what head coach Sergej Jakirovic described as 'a bad game for us' and a series of 'unacceptable' goals conceded from dead-ball and throw-in situations. Julien Stephan's QPR, by contrast, climb to 10th and within a point of the play-off places after what their manager hailed as a disciplined, creative performance built on patience and belief in the game plan.
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