QPR U18s 2 Brentford U18s 5: Five-star Bees beat west London rivals in PDL | OneFootball

Brentford Under-18s secured an entertaining 5-2 Professional Development League win over QPR Under-18s on Saturday afternoon.

Goals by Nathaniel Ogungbemi and Domeiro Bobb-Semple gave the young Bees an early lead, however QPR netted twice late in the half to make it 2-2 at the break. A dominant second half saw Jacob Hanson, Naeem Giscombe and Yerime Ouattara score to help Brentford take all three points.

Under grey skies at TSG Elite Training & Performance Centre, Gary McDermott’s side started brightly as they dominated possession early.

The reward was immediate, Ogungbemi opening the scoring. The left-back played the ball to Giscombe down the right who crossed to Bobb-Semple in the box, but his shot was saved. Ogungbemi followed up and was there to tap home the rebound.

Giscombe and Bobb-Semple were at it again on 17 minutes. Played through by the latter, Giscombe’s shot was saved and the rebound fell to Bobb-Semple, but his effort was wide.

The attacker went one better on the half-hour mark. Running onto a Jai Bansoodeb ball through the backline, Bobb-Semple beat his man to the ball, composed himself and finished well into the bottom-right corner to make it 2-0.

Despite Brentford’s dominance, it was QPR who finished the half the better of the two sides.

On 44 minutes a dangerous cross from the right side was headed towards goal, Layton Nicholls making a save in goal for the Bees. Ashley Trujillo was quick to the rebound, however, and headed it home.

The equaliser came a minute later, as a threatening attacking move saw QPR put a dangerous cross into the box that was put into the back of the net off a Brentford defender.

McDermott’s side responded with intent in the second half. After being played through by Bobb-Semple inside the first minute of the restart, Hanson made no mistake from the penalty area and restored the Bees’ lead.

As the game neared 60 minutes Brentford’s two-goal lead was restored, this time through Giscombe. Running onto Hanson’s slick ball down the right side of the box, the winger wasted no time and fired a powerful strike into the roof of the net from a tight angle.

Substitute Jovan Kasujja was inches away from scoring within a minute of coming on to the pitch. Fighting off his defender, the striker fired at goal from the left side of the box, but his effort was kept out by QPR goalkeeper Kasey Taylor diving to his left.

With all the momentum the Bees had a fifth soon after, Ouattara’s left-footed strike from the edge of the box taking a small deflection as it sailed into the back of the net.

In stoppage-time, defender Aidan Golding nearly made it six to finish off the game on a high, however his glancing header was just over the bar.

McDermott’s side return to action on Tuesday away to Swansea City.