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Leeds United Res (h) Premier Reserve League North
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Date: Monday
1st November 2004, 7pm Venue: Kingston
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Newcastle United |
2 - 0 | Leeds United |
| Half time: | 1 - 0 | |
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| Score Sheet: | ||
Ramage (18)
Walton (77) |
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| Teams | ||
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Caig |
Coyles McKeown McDaid Winter Constable Edwards Rothery Woods Keogh Smith Parker |
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| Substitutes: | ||
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Walton for Finnigan
(60) Bates for Brittain (82) |
Singh
for Rothery (58) Morris for Smith (63) Jones for Parker (83) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
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Howe Bartlett Edgar |
Leister Wilberforce |
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| Bookings: | ||
| Webster
(failing to retreat from a free kick - 48) Bramble (kicking ball at grounded opponent - 60) |
Woods (foul - 72) Coyles (kicking ball out of ground - 77) McKeown (foul - 86) |
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| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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| Referee: D Richardson | ||
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Attendance:
643 including Kieron Dyer but not manager
Graeme Souness.
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Goals |
18 mins Ramage 1-0
Half time: Newcastle 1 Leeds 0
77 mins Walton 2-0
Full time: Newcastle 2 Leeds 0
We Said |
Tommy Craig commented:
"To tell the truth, the players did most of the talking and they were refreshingly honest in what they said about the way things had been going.
"They knew that they had not been passing the ball very well in previous games and not making enough chances either. They are a young squad and I was pleased with the way they came back against Leeds."
Waffle |
The head of defender Peter Ramage finally ended our reserve goal famine after 443 minutes, when he broke the deadlock against Leeds at Kingston Park on Monday evening.
And a close-range effort from substitute Marc Walton sealed our first victory in six games - although Leeds protested strongly about the legitimacy of the goal.
Ramage's second goal of the season gave
us the lead on 18 minutes after we'd dominated proceedings from the off
against a very inexperienced Leeds side who are bottom of the league and
reduced to filling their side with Academy youngsters.
Within five minutes though, Magpies 'keeper Tony Caig was forced to tip a
Martin Woods shot over his own crossbar in what turned out to be the
visitor's only decent attempt on goal.
Somehow Ramage failed to steer the ball home into an empty net from close
range on 53 minutes, but with Leeds offering no threat at all, it was a
question of whether we could score a second goal for the first time in the
league this season.
It duly arrived on 77 minutes, when Marc
Walton headed a Brittain cross from the left goalwards and then
turned, arms aloft.
In the confusion that followed, it looked as if Walton was appealing for a
penalty award for some unspecified reason, but it became apparent that the
linesman had in fact indicated a goal to Newcastle.
Confirmation was later obtained that Leeds 'keeper Coyles had been
standing behind his goal line when he blocked Walton's header, a decision
that the County Antrim-born 19 year old took great exception to - being
booked for hoofing the ball out of the ground before play resumed.
For Walton, it was his first reserve goal since his double strike beat
Whitley Bay in the Senior Cup final at St.James' Park in May 2003.
So, in the end an easy victory - although
quite where we would have gone if we hadn't won this match doesn't bear
thinking about.
The next home game against Manchester United promises to be rather more
testing, the Red Devils having strolled to a 4-0 success last season.
Biffa