Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 20,675 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Leeds United and Brentford are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Leeds United and Brentford are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Brentford get the match underway!
2.33
0-0Frank Murray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
4.42
0-0Frank Murray catches Trevor Mccann on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Trevor Mccann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.35
0-0Robbie Waters makes a simple pass to Frank Murray. Frank Murray passes the ball forward to Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Cziommer who gathers it comfortably.
10.49
0-0Billy Mckinlay catches Scott Vassell on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Mckinlay and shows him a yellow card! Scott Vassell runs off the knock.
12.03
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
14.29
Craig Elliott knocks the ball forward to Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Schramm. Paul Schramm is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.05
0-0Alexander Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Schramm but the linesman indicates offside!
18.16
Linus Ritzinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Mccann. Trevor Mccann makes a probing pass to Colin Collymore. Colin Collymore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Enzo Gissi.
21.00
Malcolm Mowbray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.46
Cosimo Monaco sees a break and surges forward. Cosimo Monaco kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Hibbs who gathers it comfortably.
27.04
Paul Greening sees a break and surges forward. Paul Greening tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.11
Lamberto Pirri kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Murray. Frank Murray sees space and advances. Frank Murray whips in a cross ball towards Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
34.35
Malcolm Mowbray makes a simple pass to Frank Murray. Frank Murray passes the ball forward to Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Cziommer who gathers it comfortably.
39.06
0-0Enzo Gissi brings the ball forward. Enzo Gissi knocks the ball forward to Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay whips in a cross ball towards Paul Schramm. Paul Schramm flicks the ball with his head. Simon Cziommer easily smothers it.
45.00
Trevor Mccann makes a probing pass to Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Kieron Lumsdon. Kieron Lumsdon heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Leeds United kick off!
47.12
Malcolm Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Murray. Frank Murray threads the ball through to Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin plays a perfect one-two with Billy Mckinlay and rushes in on goal... Anthony Griffin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Simon Cziommer manages to keep it out.
48.34
Enzo Gissi sees space and advances. Enzo Gissi kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Schramm. Paul Schramm goes all the way! Paul Schramm cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Simon Cziommer is on top of it.
49.42
Robbie Waters makes a simple pass to Frank Murray. Frank Murray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Schramm. Paul Schramm knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Vassell.
51.32
Frank Murray makes a probing pass to Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Schramm but he's offside!
54.11
Frank Murray makes a simple pass to Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Griffin but he's offside!
55.18
Frank Murray makes a probing pass to Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Ritzinger.
59.32
Shaun Wright-Phillips passes the ball forward to Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
63.56
Craig Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Griffin. Anthony Griffin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.45
Brentford are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
71.18
Lamberto Pirri passes the ball forward to Alexander Owen. Alexander Owen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Schramm but the referee indicates it's offside!
72.02
1-0Shaun Wright-Phillips makes a probing pass to Kieron Lumsdon. Kieron Lumsdon shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kieron Lumsdon!
77.54
Shaun Wright-Phillips kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Lumsdon. Kieron Lumsdon whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela flicks the ball with his head. Brian Hibbs easily smothers it.
83.35
Scott Vassell flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Wright-Phillips. Shaun Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Vasco Varela. Vasco Varela shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.20
Frank Murray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Mckinlay. Billy Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.28
Shaun Wright-Phillips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Collymore. Colin Collymore shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.4%
59.6%
Play Area
29.2%
44.9%
25.8%
Scorers