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Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Luton Town, EFL Championship: Cifuentes Says 3 Moments Sealed Win

It is Queens Park Rangers' first win of the season, following back-to-back draws against Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle, while Luton Town are still without a victory since dropping back into the second ﷽division  ไ

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QPR manager, Marti Cifuentes.
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Marti Cifuentes says there were "three big moments" that decided Queens Park Rangers' 2-1 win over Luton Town in the Championship on Friday. (More Football News)

The Hatters took the lead in the 18th minute thanks to Jimmy Dunne's own goal, but a quickfire turnarou🔥nd in the second half secured the three points for Cifuentes' side.

Michael Frey waওs the standout as he set Nicolas Madsen up for the equaliser in the 59th minute before scoring the winner himself just♏ three minutes later with a wonderful first-time volley.

It is QPR's first win of the season, following back-to-back draws against Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle, while Lu꧅ton are still without a victory since dropping back into the second division.

Cifuentes was pleased with the fighting spiri🐻t shown by his side, pointin🅠g out the key moments that helped them to put their first three points on the board.

"There were three big moments in the game. Good start from our game, but then a goal and 🍒that changes the whole momentum," he told BBC Sport.

"We know they are very good on set-pieces. They are a big team, very physical. From that moment, we struggled to ge🐬t out of the high press as they went man-to-man all over the pitch, and we c𓃲ouldn't create those small connections.

"Definitely until the beginning of the second half 🌠we struggled; Paul [Nardi] keeps us in the game with ✃a big save.

"So, then ℱwe scored for the draw, and that was the third moment in the gam𝓰e. Not only with the goals, but we had the dominance until the last five minutes, even when they pushed.

"When we couldn't beat the high pressure, we invested🍬 to find the right moment and the𝔍 first goal showed that."