The first home game of the season is always highly anticipated by QPR fans and with Leeds United the visitors last night game was all set up to be an exciting one.

With the crowd making plenty of noise it was a little disappointing to see the side was unchanged from Burnley, meaning only one up front again.

As the teams came out Rangers did a strange warming up routine where they all ran in straight lines by the corner flag, not idea what all that was about but it worked though as we started the game brilliantly in an explosive first 15 minutes.

We came out looking to attack from the off with Cook, Ainsworth and Ward running at Leeds from midfield and Czerkas was working hard on his own up front.

Lee Cook had an early chance as he curled a shot over the bar from 25 yards out and a couple of free kicks on the right brought hope but didn't result in much.

The chances were coming though as a long ball by Lomas saw Czerkas break through on the right and cut inside but Tony Warner came flying out of goal and the Polish striker appeared to lose his bottle and fluffed the chance to take it round the keeper.

Rangers continued to press with plenty of long balls out of defence to the lone striker, one of them from Lomas saw Ainsworth break through the middle but his shot was weak and saved by Warner. It wasn't all long ball by any means as we played some neat and tidy football in the Leeds half with Ward and Cook involved in our best work but as the game wore on Leeds began to take control and we very quickly ran out of steam.

Steve Stone was giving us problems and played a ball into Healy whose shot was well saved by Jones. The back four were looking nervous both individually and collectively.

We tried to play out from the back but Rose and Stewart didn't seem too comfortable when under pressure and we continually lost possession. Milanese on the left hasn't played much in pre season and it showed as he looked well off the pace.

Rangers were weak to any cross into the box with Rose and Stewart both missing headers and it took some good blocks by Rowlands and Lomas to divert some Leeds shots. Paul Jones did well to save one Healy effort which looked to be going in. Leeds were well on top and should have taken the lead through Gary Kelly.

Eddie Lewis ran at Bignot and like a moth to a flame Rose and Stewart went to block Lewis leaving Kelly unmarked at the far post and a good low cross found the right back but his effort was dire and sliced high and wide.

Ranger's only attacks were either long balls for Czerkas to chase or long balls to Ainsworth's head which he rarely won. Czerkas was looking isolated up front and given very little support so when he did get the ball he was usually the only QPR player in the Leeds half. Nick Ward had a good go at getting forward but by the time he got up to support Czerkas we had lost the ball.

Leeds had one more chance to go in a goal up at half time as the QPR fans anxiously hoped for the half to be brought to an end. A strong tackle by Stewart on Bakke saw the Jamaican defender win the ball but a free kick was given and Stewart was booked for his trouble.

Bakke lay on the floor for ages and was helped off the pitch before miraculously not only regaining the ability to walk but he was jogging then sprinting within seconds.

Eddie Lewis took the free kick curling it around the wall but Jones got down well to save and after a long four minutes of injury time we went in at half time happy to be level.

During the break the new smoking rules came into effect with the Blue and White Bar empty due to the no smoking which was good.

The down side was when going back to the Upper loft it was like walking through fog with the amount of smoke around. I'm sure that's something we'll get used to though as the season continues.

Rangers started the second half brightly and went close to taking the lead. A nice pass by Ward found Cook on the right who ran at defence, he beat his man and played a lovely pass to Milanese but he didn't have the pace to reach it and the defender knocked it out for a corner.

Leeds soon regained control though and dominated possession in midfield to the extent that we rarely got a touch.

A free kick on left from Lewis was heading to the far post where Stewart missed header and Healy had time and space but his shot was blocked by Rowlands. This was a chance for Rangers and a quick break was started as Cook and Ward exchanged passes then crossed to Ainsworth but Crainey got back and headed out for a corner.

It was now a case of when Leeds would score rather than QPR as our attacking threat was almost zero with Leeds controlling the game but lacking a killer touch up front. Ray Jones was brought on to replace Czerkas but the young striker was left up front on his own for a while where he struggled.

The goal finally came with twenty minutes to go and it was poor defending by Rangers to give the visitors the lead.

Geoff Horsfield played a part in the goal as he held off three Rangers players with ease to lay it off to Stone, his cross was met by the unmarked Healy who hit the bar with his header. The rebound was missed by Bignot and Lewis had reacted well to place his shot into the top corner.

That looked like game over as Rangers had very little to offer going forward. Shabazz Baidoo replaced Bignot and played on the right wing with Ainsworth going up front and Rowlands to the right back. The change had an immediate effect with Rangers finally having some life in attack and an equaliser soon followed.

Lee Cook was becoming frustrated with his lack of the ball and when he collected a throw in he wasted no time in curling a cross to the far post. Ainsworth stood his ground and waited for Crainey to clatter into his back and a penalty was given. It was perhaps a harsh decision but a defender of Crainey's experience shouldn't have allowed himself to get in that position.

Tony Warner was booked as he tried to delay the penalty which took and age to be taken, after Warner was back in goal the ref then took about 15 seconds to keep the players out of the box whilst Rowlands stood looking a very lonely figure. The whistle went and Rowlands took a deep breath strolled up and found the bottom corner to make it 1-1.

A point saved but Rangers continued that habit of throwing away good opportunities and within a minute we were behind again. Kelly played a long ball into the box which should have been dealt with, it was an easy header for Stewart but his positioning was awful and he missed the header.

Horsfield knocked it down to Healy and the Rangers defence again followed the ball and Healy played the ball to Horsefield in acres of space to make it 2-1. This was the cue for many fans to leave as another frustrating night looked on the cards.

To Rangers credit they never gave up and threw everything at getting an equaliser. Rowlands was replaced by Bircham and the youngsters up front began to come into their own.

Ray Jones was causing all sorts of problems and came so close to an equaliser.

With his back to goal he picked out a clever pass to Cook then set off looking for the return which he got and Jones was suddenly clear, he looked up and fired in a shot which just wide of the near post.

Jones looked angry with himself but he had no need to be and he continued to work hard and cause Leeds problems.

Despite all the money Leeds have spent over the last few year they still look shaky at the back and despite them dominating much of the game you could see Rangers getting another goal.

That goal came just as the board came up for four minutes injury time.

Cook cut inside and crossed to the far post but it just evaded Jones. Ainsworth wouldn't give it up though and chased the ball down and just kept it in to cross into the middle.

It looked an easy save for Warner but Baidoo came out of nowhere to nip in front of the keeper and poach his first goal at Loftus Road. The crowd went wild as we stole a point we didn't deserve but who cares.

Rangers then almost won it as Leeds fell apart.

Ainsworth played a ball down the right to Baidoo and the youngster showed great awareness to find Jones whose pace again got him clear but his shot was weak and parried by Warner with Ainsworth, Cook and Jones all having a swing at the rebound but couldn't connect.

A last minute free kick brought a last hope of all three points but Cook fired straight against the wall and as the fans sang who needs Wayne Rooney when we've got Baidoo the game ended with the Rangers fans celebrating as if we'd won.

This was a good result especially given the circumstances and with the first choice strikers out injured.

Still plenty to work on though. At the back we were a shambles. No organisation, no leaders and Leeds will be kicking themselves that they didn't beat us by a cricket score with the possession they had. Macca needs to sort things out at the back, every time a cross came in we were all over the place and only some rather lucky deflections stopped them scoring a few in the first half.

We need someone in the team to organise, put people in positions and encourage much like Steve Palmer did a few years back.

I suppose Lomas is there to do that but he's on the transfer list and doesn't look too bothered. In his defence though he hasn't played any football pre season so can be excused for looking so rusty, same goes for Milanese who is well off the pace at the moment.

The last ten minutes though were promising when Waddock finally put a few forwards on, Baidoo was on the wing which was ridiculous but at least he was on and deserved his goal.

Ray Jones was a revelation when he was given a striker partner, like Czerkas he struggled on his own up front but when Ainsworth joined him he had a bit more space and was very unlucky not to score.

Can't say I was impressed by any of the new boys, I think Czerkas will look better if he has some support as he was the only attacker in the Leeds half for most of the game.

Ward tried hard but will need to adjust to the pace of the English game and Stewart looked very dodgy but was not helped by Rose who had a mare. The arrival of Rehmann from Fulham will hopefully help but we badly need some cover at right back as well as Bignot is not at his be

st at the moment. Still a point at home to Leeds is a decent result and hopefully the last minute goal will inspire a bit of confidence and self belief which is badly lacking in some of the players.

Man of the Match: Ray Jones

Players Ratings: P. Jones 7, Bignot 5 (Baidoo 7), Milanese 6, Rose 5, Stewart 5, Lomas 6, Rowlands 7 (Bircham 6), Ward 6, Ainsworth 6, Cook 7, Czerkas 6 (Jones 8)