Boro head coach Aitor Karanka has confirmed that the bobble that led to QPR's second goal on Saturday was caused by a bottle top on the pitch.
In the 4th minute of of injury time, QPR goalkeeper Robert Green booted the goal-kick down field - much to the annoyance of his own bench, who wanted him to ‘kill the game’ - and Jozsef Varga headed it back to Kenneth Omeruo.
Omeruo passed back to Boro keeper Dimi Konstantopoulos who, attempting to hit a first-time long clearance forward, missed the ball, which bounced off the bottle top, and allowed sub Bobby Zamora to nip in and walk the ball into the vacant net.
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QPR rubbed salt in the hosts’ wounds by grabbing a third when Zamora headed a high ball into Morrison, who drove across the edge of the box before lashing a stunning shot past Konstantopoulos.
Boro defender George Friend described the incident as " a total freak ".
