Soccer
Lukas Jensen saves all four QPR penalties in shootout as Millwall progress
Millwall goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saved all four QPR spot-kicks as the Lions won on penalties at Loftus Road to secure a place in the second round of the Carabao Cup.
The visitors prevailed 2-0 in the shootout after a late own goal by Mark Sykes cancelled out Luke Cundle’s second-half opener in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.
Jensen superbly kept out efforts from Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale and Koki Saito before his save from Kwame Poku sealed the victory.
Camiel Neghli and Tairyk Arconte had their penalties saved by Pierce Charles, but Jake Cooper and Sykes scoring was enough to take the south London side through.
After a goalless first half, an error by keeper Charles gifted Millwall the lead in the 53rd minute.
Charles, making his competitive debut following a loan move from Manchester City, fumbled Neghli’s left-wing cross and enabled Cundle to tap in from close range.
The R’s equalised when Jimmy Dunne’s header from Chair’s 86th-minute corner went in off the unfortunate Sykes.
That gave Charles a chance to redeem himself in the shootout and he produced two impressive stops, but his team-mates could not find a way past an inspired Jensen.
