QPR's Incoming Parejo Gets Real Winner Against Hamburg

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Setanta/Toby Davis Parejo late-show seals Madrid win
A late goal from youngster Daniel Parejo saw Real Madrid beat Hamburg 2-1 in the opening match of the Emirates Cup.
Madrid took the lead in the first half when Ruud van Nistelrooy stole in to tap home from close range, but Hamburg hit back thanks to a stunning individual strike from Mohamed Zidan.
But Parejo, who is set for a loan switch to QPR, headed home with six minutes to play to give Madrid a win and no doubt leave Hamburg feeling slightly hard done by.
Madrid looked sharp from the start with Van Nistelrooy stealing in behind the Hamburg defence with three minutes on the clock only to be thwarted by the out-rushing keeper Frank Rost.
But Hamburg should have broken the deadlock when the profligate Josi Paolo Guerrero headed over from close range after good work down the right from Thimothee Atouba.
It was Madrid, however, who took the lead midway through the first half when former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy was left inexplicably unmarked from five yards out to tap home.
Guerrero missed another good chance before the break, but Hamburg did eventually find the net with an emphatic strike from Zidan shortly after the interval.
The Egyptian cut inside then out before unleashing a curling finish that nestled in the top right-hand corner of the goal.
Both keepers made excellent reaction saves before Parejo stole in to head the winner from five yards with moments remaining. Setanta


AFP - Real Madrid defeat Hamburg
Real Madrid defeated Hamburg 2-1 in the Emirates Cup on Saturday then set their sights on completing a swoop for the German club's playmaker Rafael van der Vaart.
Van der Vaart was left out of the Hamburg line-up for the pre-season friendly at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium while negotiations continued over his proposed move to Real.
Hamburg are willing to sell the Holland midfielder if Real meet their 10 million euros valuation and, with the discussions close to a conclusion, there was never any chance van der Vaart would be on show in north London.
The 25-year-old could be confirmed as a Madrid player by early next week according to reports in Spain, but it was young midfielder Daniel Parejo who took centre-stage for Bernd Schuster's side here.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy, booed by Arsenal fans who still remember his time at Manchester United, broke the deadlock in the 25th minute with a simple tap-in from Michel Salgado's low cross.
Mohamed Zidan brought Hamburg level when he curled a superb strike into the far corner of Jerzey Dudek's goal from the edge of the area in the 53rd minute.
But Parejo, 19, won it with five minutes left when the Spaniard found space to head in Juan Miguel Callejon's cross from close range. AFP