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Article: Cobblers lose first pre-season friendly to QPR.
- Article from:
- Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2008
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Dexter Blackstock scored the only goal of the game as the Cobblers succumbed to defeat in their first pre-season friendly at Sixfields.
Blackstock glanced in a left-footed cross from Emmanuel Ledesma at the second phase of a corner with the game 25 minutes old to secure a 1-0 win for the Rs.
Leon Constantine made his home debut for Town, while trialist Kevin Watson was given the chance to impress as the anchor of a three-man midfield.
The hosts performed well in the opening exchanges, with Jason Crowe seeing a shot blocked at the back post by Damien Delaney after some good hold-up play by Constantine.
With under 10 minutes of the first ...