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Championship Playoffs | Semi-Finals

May 9, 2014 at 7.45pm UK

Wigan Wigan Athletic
0-0
QPR Queens Park Rangers

Half-Time Report: Tight affair between Queens Park Rangers, Wigan Athletic

By Joe Fish, Reporter | 09 May 2014

Wigan Athletic and Queens Park Rangers are level at 0-0 after 45 minutes of their Championship playoff semi-final first leg at the DW Stadium in Lancashire.

Wigan Athletic and Queens Park Rangers have entered the break goalless after an uneventful first half of their Championship playoff semi-final first leg in Lancashire.

Wigan's Marc-Antoine Fortune and QPR's Nedum Onuoha in action during the Championship play-off first leg match on May 9, 2014 © Getty Images

Jordi Gomez's 42nd-minute volley was as close as either side came to an opener, but Robert Green made a strong save at his near post to deny the Spaniard.

Rangers set up to frustrate the hosts, but it was the Hoops who created the only notable opportunities of the first half-hour, as Junior Hoilett dinked from a central position for Armand Traore to head over.

Charlie Austin, QPR's top goalscorer with 18 during the regular season, had previously provided Gary O'Neil with a shooting chance by chesting the ball into his path, only for the midfielder's strike to be well blocked.

The only other incidents which brought the crowd to their feet were a couple of feisty challenges during the middle stages of the half, with Wigan's Gary Caldwell and James McArthur among those cautioned.