Match Report
| Leeds United | Leeds United |  |  | Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||||||||||||
| Kieran Smith | Kieran Smith | James Broomhead | James Broomhead | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tiago Mendes | T. Mendes |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Kieron Le Tissier | K. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Scott Mccall | S. Mccall |  | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Wes White | W. White | |||||||||
| Kieron Guppy | K. Guppy | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Damien Crooks | D. Crooks | |||||||||
| Garba Yekini | G. Yekini |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 | | Martin Shearer | M. Shearer | |||||||||
| Leon Upson | L. Upson | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 | | Ian Palmer | I. Palmer | |||||||||
| Robert Winter | R. Winter |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Nigel Thirlwell | N. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Philipe Casanova | P. Casanova |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Jaime Oliveira | J. Oliveira | |||||||||
| David Fox | D. Fox | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Nigel Lisbie | N. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Romero P. Gainza | R. Gainza |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Helder Costa | H. Costa | |||||||||
| Colin Fowler | C. Fowler | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Dominic James | D. James | |||||||||
| Mike Croft | M. Croft | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Alistair Wilcox | A. Wilcox | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Milton Keynes Dons. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Leeds United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Leeds United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Milton Keynes Dons kick off the first half!
10.09
0-0Nigel Lisbie knocks the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa passes the ball forward but Alistair Wilcox is offside!
15.30
0-0Robert Winter makes a probing pass to Mike Croft. Mike Croft shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
16.14
Nigel Thirlwell chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Tiago Mendes!
21.57
0-0Nigel Thirlwell brings the ball forward. Nigel Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Upson.
27.31
0-0Robert Winter kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Croft. Mike Croft shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.54
Garba Yekini kicks a strong pass forward to David Fox. David Fox surges forward with the ball. David Fox makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Gainza but he's offside!
40.38
0-1Wes White passes the ball forward to Nigel Lisbie. Nigel Lisbie knocks the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Helder Costa!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Leeds United kick off!
53.39
Leon Upson knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Winter. Robert Winter makes a simple pass to Colin Fowler. Colin Fowler knocks the ball forward to Mike Croft but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.12
Jaime Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic James. Dominic James whips in a cross ball towards Helder Costa. Helder Costa directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Tiago Mendes!
66.22
Jaime Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic James. Dominic James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Costa but he's offside!
71.02
Nigel Thirlwell makes a beautiful solo run. Nigel Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic James. Dominic James is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Tiago Mendes.
73.12
0-1Garba Yekini comes in with a late challenge on Helder Costa. The referee calls over Garba Yekini and shows him a yellow card! Helder Costa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.43
David Fox controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Fowler. Colin Fowler makes a simple pass to Romero P. Gainza. Romero P. Gainza makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
78.21
Philipe Casanova knocks the ball forward to Colin Fowler. Colin Fowler goes all the way! Colin Fowler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.51
David Fox passes the ball forward to Romero P. Gainza. Romero P. Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Fowler. Colin Fowler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.55
Ian Palmer makes a probing pass to Helder Costa. Helder Costa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Tiago Mendes!
90.00
Nigel Lisbie makes a probing pass to Helder Costa. Helder Costa goes all the way! Helder Costa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
36.1%
44.6%
19.3%
Scorers
| Helder Costa 40 |