Leeds  V Bradford

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They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, how Bradford must have enjoyed their mid-day meal. This was a different team from last years beaten semi finalists, bigger, stronger, and faster.

Right from the kick off Bradford were at the Leeds defence, Jake Sanders impressive working to keep them at bay with a series of incisive tackles. Leeds were finding it difficult to get out of their own half and it came as no surprise, when after a series of poor clearances the ball fell to Bradford's no 9 who calmly dispatched the ball into the home net Bradford 1 Leeds 0.

Bradford are a big team but not a bunch of cloggers and were playing some good possession  football and it was 20 minutes before Leeds mounted a meaningful attack Bradfords defence caught napping by Sam Dibbs long clearance  releasing Matthew Wilson  for a run on goal, Bradford's Luke Johnson getting back to make a goal- saving tackle Leeds threatened briefly with Dylan shooting just over the bar from a corner, but in truth Bradford were dominant forcing a superb double save from Stephen Kerr and minutes later deservedly going two up just before the interval with a sweet left foot strike from their man of the match Elliot Holmes

I don't know what was said in the break but Leeds were a different proposition in the second half the defence and midfield sitting a lot tighter their opposite numbers. And the Leeds attack now causing problems for the Bradford defence. Jack Griffiths with a shot on goal, Adam Todd forcing a corner and Rennal planting a free header over the bar Sam Hewitt with a good through ball to Todd who crossed to Joe Wingfield narrowly failing to turn it in ,another corner, Joes header straight at the goalie. Still you sensed a goal was coming and it duly arrived in the shape of Jack Griffiths, picking up a slide rule pass from Dylan dropping his shoulder to shimmy past the last defender and expertly shooting across the face of the goal to give the goalie no chance.

Leeds pressed for the equaliser but Bradford were content to soak up the pressure hitting Leeds on the break, as the game edged towards full time it petered out as a spectacle Bradford content to sit on their advantage

Leeds were slow out of the traps today hopefully they have learnt the game starts when the ref blows his whistle

Leeds V  Hull 

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It was cold, brass monkeys were forming an orderly queue at the lost property office as Leeds kicked of their league programme against visitors Hull.

Leeds were at their game from the kick off, forcing a corner in the first minute, Adam Todd delivering to the near post, Declan Keaney making a late run in front of the defence and glancing his header into the far corner of the net. Leeds 1 Hull 0

Declan Keaney and Adam Todd were combining well on the right hand side and it was this combination that led to the second goal, Declan Keaney's pass to Adam Todd unpicking the Hull defence, Todd finding Matt Wilson with an accurate cross Matt doing the honours, placing the ball in the net, if the chuckle bothers played football then this is how they would do it. Leeds 2 Hull 0

Leeds third goal was great solo effort by Matt Wilson ,picking up the ball in Hulls third and running at the defence, getting behind them and coolly sliding the ball under the goalie by the right hand post, just rewards for a player who kept the Hull defence on their toes throughout the game, always willing to show for the ball.

Things couldn't get better and they didn't, just before the interval Hulls number 10 helped himself to a fine headed goal from a free kick ,after some rather generous defending by Leeds.    Leeds 3 Hull1

Hull sensed the could get something from this game and produced a couple of promising efforts early on.

Jonathan Daniels is trickier than a bag full of tricky monkeys and drew a fould from the Hull defence in the box, a penalty which eventually ended up in the left hand corner of the net Leeds 4 Hull 1

Hull were without five key players today and met a Leeds team who simply had to much in their lockers for them to cope with.

Leeds U13 V Sheffield

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A change of venue today, as Leeds entertained the steel city at the St Theresa ground on a pitch any professional would have been pleased to play on.

Leeds took the early iniative Dylan Horwell with a cheeky chip from outside the box beating the goalie but also the crossbar. Johnny Daniels having an injury free run was showing what hes, about, popping up everywhere, and had a big say in the first goal ,his mazy run  on the right wing beating three defenders, laying  the ball of  to Jack Griffiths to do what he does best, sticking it in the onion bag, coolly putting it in the far corner. Leeds 1 Sheffield 0.

Jake Sanders in defence, a model of consistency and today was no different a good strong defender and intelligent user of the ball

Leeds controlled the first half and there were some champagne moments from them Joe Wingfield in particular executing a Maradonna turn on the right wing to leave the defender looking for his mum, and then crossing to Declan Keaney who swears blind that the goalie got a touch to it and that’s why he missed an open goal. Leeds went into the break not looking like they would concede, but also struggling to add to their tally

Cometh the hour cometh the man Marc Brook returning from injury and on as a second half substitute made an immediate impact picking up the ball 22 yards out hitting a right foot screamer into the top right-hand corner .Sheffield coudnt get into the game a solitary shot over the bar from long range their only effort on goal.

Knives sharpened Leeds went for the kill Sam Dibb crossing from the right, Matt Wilson on hand to steer the ball home Leeds 3 Sheffield 0

Marc Brook threading a pass to Declan Keaney who ran on shrugging of the attentions of two defenders to lash the ball left footed into the top right hand corner, Leeds 4 Sheffield 0.