Emne: KAMP: vs. Hartlepool 26/12

[Sølvreven]

Synd at ikke Beckford satte den kjempesjansen på slutten, Da er det bare å håpe at Nottingham, Swansea avgir poeng i dag. Og at vi kan ta poeng mot Swansea i neste kamp.

det var offside uansett !

Ja det har du helt rett i. Det hadde jeg faktisk glemt i kampens hete 
Bare noen minutter igjen av de andre kampene, og slik det ligger an nå, så er det kun Swansea som klarte å vinne. Nottingham har uavgjort å LO og Carlisle ligger an til tap.

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Hartlepool United 1 Leeds United 1

Jermaine Beckford struck in the 90th minute to earn Leeds United another last-gasp result at Victoria Park.
The striker ran onto a long clearance from goalkeeper Casper Ankergren and drilled a shot across Hartlepool's Jan Budtz to perform the type of rescue act which Leeds have made their trademark this season.
Michael Nelson's first-half header looked certain to consign United to their third league defeat of the term in County Durham, but Beckford's clinical finish moved Leeds momentarily to the top of League One for the first time this season.
Nelson's finish on 21 minutes lit up a match which had failed until then to show serious signs of life, and the visitors' poor start was punished by his back-post strike.
The centre-back leapt to meet a dangerous free-kick from former United defender Robbie Elliott after James Brown had been fouled outside the box, and his header bounced across Casper Ankergren and dropped into the far corner of the net.
Leeds threatened occasionally in the first half, though Dennis Wise's players departed the interval knowing their uninspired display should still have produced an equaliser.
Tresor Kandol's heavy touch wasted one opportunity in the 25-minute, produced by a delightful through ball from Jonathan Howson, and his shot from a tight angle struck the side netting. When Kandol's knock-down left Beckford unmarked four yards from goal seven minutes before the break, his strike partner drove a low shot against the legs of keeper Budtz.
Leeds, however were fortunate to see Ritchie Barker hammer a volley over the crossbar after Willie Boland's pass left him one-on-one with Ankergren, and Ian Moore – United's ex-striker – clipped the post with a shot early in the second half.
Andrew Hughes saw a shot blocked on the line by Budtz in the closing half-hour, and United's chance of a draw seemed to have gone begging when substitute Tore Andre Flo lifted a glorious opportunity over the crossbar with eight minutes remaining.
But Ankergren's hopeful clearance bounced into the path of Beckford who flashed a left-footed volley across Budtz and into the back of the net.
United might then have stolen a victory in the fourth minute of injury-time, but Beckford close-range effort slipped inches wide of the post.

Hartlepool United: Budtz, Nolan, Nelson, Antwi, Elliott, Moore, Boland, Liddle, Humphreys, Brown (Sweeney 87), Barker. Subs (not used): Bullock, Foley, Robson, Mackay.
Leeds United: Ankergren, Richardson, Heath, Marques, Hughes, Prutton (Carole 57), Kishishev (Thompson 57), Howson, Westlake (Flo 78), Kandol, Beckford. Subs (not used): Huntington, Constantine.
Referee: L Mason (Lancashire)
Attendance: 7,784

YEP

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Improved Pools held to a draw by lucky Leeds

Leeds don't go back to the Champiopnship as League One title-winners after their 1-1 draw at Hartlepool, they'll want their backsides kicking ... if Dennis Wise can reach them. Against a much-imrpoved Hartlepool, Leeds were never allowed to get into their stride and needed a last-minute goal to earn them a point they didn't deserve. Michael Nelson headed Hartlepool in front on 21 minutes and they should have extended their lead before Jermaine Beckford grabbed a last-minute goal for Leeds.
With Gary Liddle outstanding in midfield, Nelson and Godwin Antwi on top in the middle of the defence, Robbie Elliott looking class at left-back Ian Moore (right) going great guns wide on the right and James Brown back to something like his real form up front, Pools delighted their fans in a sell-out crowd of 7,784 at the Vic.
And as a bonus, the sort of trouble nervous police expected when they demanded the kick-off be brought forward to midday never even came close to materialising.
Nelson got the goal, but Moore blasted just over from the edge of the area while Brown ended a dizzying run with a shot that was somehow blocked by keeper Casper Ankergren.
Richard Barker returned to the attack in place of Michael Nelson and had a good game, though he should have scored in the first half.
Danny Wilson was pleased with his team's performance, but admitted: "We paid for a loss of concentration in the last few minutes.
"Leeds have a lot of class, but we more than matched them for most of the game and I felt we were worth three points, not just one.
"But football can be very cruel, and we now have to pick ourselves up and raise our game again when we play Leyton Orient on Saturday."


thefootballnetwork.net

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Jermaine Beckford celebrates his equaliser.

BECKFORD FRUSTRATES POOLS

Leeds produced another late show to grab an unlikely 1-1 draw after being second best for most of the game against Hartlepool.
Jermaine Beckford scored his 14th goal of the season in the last minute to rescue Leeds from what looked like being their third League One defeat of the season.
Hartlepool were full value for a lead that last more than an hour after creating the better chances. They went in front on 21 minutes when Robbie Elliott, outstanding at left-back against his former club, swung a free-kick to the far post for Michael Nelson to head a powerful goal.
Ian Moore blasted over the Leeds bar a minute later, while at the other end Tresor Kandol's shot hit the side netting, while home keeper Jan Budtz saved with his feet after a close-range shot from Darren Beckford.
Early in the second half, Leeds keeper Casper Ankergren pushed an angled shot from Moore against his right-hand post and behind for a corner.
Hartlepool were still on top until Beckford latched on to a long ball from the back and, wide on the left, struck a low angled shot just inside the far post.

PA Sports

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Leeds leave it late again as Jermaine Beckford has final say



When it comes to late, game-changing goals nobody does it better than Leeds United. After scoring 11 in the closing ten minutes of matches this season, Jermaine Beckford, the striker, left it to the 90th minute before firing a low drive into the net to deny Hartlepool United victory at Victoria Park yesterday.
The home side were heading for a win thanks to a 22nd-minute goal from Michael Nelson, the defender. But the introduction of Alan Thompson, the captain of the visiting side, changed the tone of the game and Leeds began to take control after a tepid and subdued start.
That they equalised should have been no surprise to anyone, and least of all to Dennis Wise, the manager. “First half we did not play at all,” Wise said. “We conceded a sloppy goal which annoyed me. It was an uphill battle. But we try to go for it. If we are drawing or losing we have nothing to lose and go for it. We scored one, yet it was probably the hardest chance Jermaine has had.” For a short while, the point took Leeds to the top of the League One table – despite their 15-point deduction. “Very nice, I could never have predicted that at the start of the season, but let’s make sure we are there on May 4,” Wise said.
When Nelson crashed in a first-half header, meeting a free kick by Robbie Elliott, it was the first time the ball had been in either penalty area. Ian Moore, like Elliott a former Leeds player, then shot over for Hartlepool and Richard Barker bounced a shot wide after getting behind Rui Marques, the defender. Moore then hit a post from a shot taken early after a swift counter-attack and James Brown, the home side’s highly-rated forward, dribbled his way into the area but was denied by a mixture of goal-keeper and defenders.
Andy Hughes, the Leeds captain, was denied by Jan Budtz, the goal-keeper, when his low drive was aiming for the bottom corner, Tore Andre Flo shot over, but Beckford wasn’t going to miss, not with 90 minutes on the clock.
Danny Wilson, the Hartlepool manager, likened Leeds to Manchester United and while their days of competing at the upper end of the Premier League are long gone, it looks certain that they won’t be around in League One for long. “Scoring so late is a Leeds thing this season – it must be a great belief they have,” Wilson said. “They have done it on plenty of occasions this season. They have that consistency which the best teams have – they keep going. They believe they aren’t going to lose when they go out for every game.
“It was a difficult chance, but they put it away well with some conviction They have that quality – they are at the top of the tree in our division. They are the Manchester United of our league with what they can bring in and attract. It is a big club and they want to get back to where they once were.”


Hartlepool United (4-4-2): J Budtz – E Nolan, M Nelson, G Antwi, R Elliott – I Moore, W Boland, G Liddle, R Humphreys – J Brown (sub: A Sweeney, 86min), R Barker. Substitutes not used: L Bullock, D Foley, M Robson, M Mackay. Booked: Antwi.

Leeds United (4-4-2): C Ankergren – F Richardson, R Marques, M Heath, A Hughes – D Prutton (sub: S Carole, 57), J Howson, R Kishishev (sub: A Thompson, 57), I Westlake (sub: T A Flo, 77) – J Beckford, T Kandol. Substitutes not used: P Huntington, L Constantine. Booked: Thompson, Howson.

Times

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Leeds leave it late against Hartlepool

For the 11th time this season, Leeds produced a late goal to earn a result that helped them continue their remarkable climb from the bottom to the top of League One.
Jermaine Beckford struck his 14th goal of the campaign in the 90th minute to earn a draw that seemed unlikely for much of the preceding contest but which took his side to the top of League One, albeit for a matter of hours following the early kick-off.

   
Watching: Dennis Wise relied on a late goal for a point

The home team competed manfully with Leeds for every ball, forcing them into a performance well below the standard they have set this season and one which prompted Leeds manager Dennis Wise to wonder if some of his players had overdone their Christmas celebrations.
"I don't know if it was too much Christmas pud or what, but we just weren't at the races in the first half," Wise said. "We were a lot better in the second, but we had to rely on a late goal again for the result.
"Players have off days and you have to live with that but I don't think some of the players had prepared properly mentally, and it showed for much of the game, especially in the first half."
Michael Nelson headed Hartlepool in front in the 21 minute as he got on the end of a left-wing free-kick from Robbie Elliott, one of two former Leeds players who were outstanding against their former club. The other was Ian Moore, who fired a foot over from the edge of the area, then saw Casper Ankergren tip his shot against a post and behind for a corner in the second half.
Leeds' salvation came when Beckford got on the end of a long ball from the back and cut inside from the left before hammering a low, angled shot across goalkeeper Jan Budtz and just inside the far post.
It was a cruel ending for Hartlepool manager Danny Wilson, who said: "Leeds find this every week, of course, but we raised our game against them and I thought we had done enough for the three points. We paid for a late loss of concentration after having to defend more and more as the game wore on.
"But when you look at what they have just on the bench, you realise the quality Leeds have to call on and they are the team everybody wants to beat."
If they can get points from games in which they have been second best and not played well, as they did yesterday, Leeds' fleeting visit to the top of the table should be repeated before long.

Telegraph

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Last-gasp specialists deny Pools

PERHAPS it was inevitable that Leeds United would nab a late goal to deny Hartlepool United victory.
With time running out and Pools looking set for a third successive home win, Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford drilled in a low drive to salvage a 1-1 draw.
It was the 12th goal scored by his team in the closing stages this season, enough to earn them 21 extra points in a campaign which began with a 15-point deduction.
Micky Nelson's second goal of the season and his second in consecutive games put Pools on top.
Both sides had chances to score before Beckford's effort, but one goal - as plenty of others have found to their cost this season - wasn't enough for Pools.
"It's not the first time it's happened.
Scoring so late is a Leeds habit this season, it must be a great belief they have,'' said Pools boss Danny Wilson. "They have done it on plenty of occasions.
"They have that consistency which the best teams have - they keep going. They believe they aren't going to lose when they go out for every game. It's the same as we were last season.
"We have again played well against one of the division's best teams.
"We keep saying it, but there's only a handful of games this season in which we haven't deserved anything.
"Overall we have defended well when we had to, limited them to few chances and it was a pleasing performance.
"We raised our game well and now we have to find that consistency and hopefully this performance will give us confidence to press on.'' Leeds boss Dennis Wise said: "In the first-half and we did not play at all. We conceded a sloppy goal which annoyed me.
"But we try to go for it, we always do. If we are drawing or losing we have nothing to lose and go for it. We scored one, yet it was probably the hardest chance Jermaine has had.'' And he was right, because even after levelling, Beckford poked a shot wide under pressure from Jan Butdz inside the six-yard area.
It took almost 20 minutes before an incident of any note, but it was one to write home about for Pools.
James Brown was felled and Robbie Elliott, the left-back whose delivery was so disappointing at Swindon last Saturday, swung over a teasing freekick.
It was met by Nelson, whose header flew across goal into the far side of the net, a repeat of his goal against Crewe.
A minute later Ian Moore, like Elliott a Leeds player of last season, crashed a shot over the bar from 20 yards.
The first Leeds chance came soon afterwards. Godwin Antwi put Willie Boland under unnecessary pressure on halfway and the visitors broke. David Prutton's pass found Tresor Kandol in space, but his touch took him wide and he could only shoot wide.
Richard Barker then put a grand chance wide when he should have made it two. Willie Boland's dink over the back four put Barker in, but he took the bouncing ball on the up and put it wide.
Barker was back in the side after his own mid-season break and certainly put a shift in. He was never afraid to get back and help his defence from set-pieces.
Leeds had hardly impressed and a searching ball cross-field by Darren Beckford beautifully found the Cyril Knowles Stand seats, summing up their game.
The next time Beckford touched the ball, however, he could easily have scored. After Pools failed to clear convincingly, the striker side-footed low at goal and Budtz's reaction was enough to kept it out.
Seconds after the restart Brown's mazy run at goal from the touchline almost brought a second.
Playing up front but soon to move to the right, Brown skipped through and beyond three defenders from the left and a touch from keeper Casper Ankergren took the sting out of the effort, allowing Rui Marques to clear.
Brown caused plenty of problems all afternoon. His intelligent running asked questions of the central defenders, while on the right he put Andy Hughes on the back foot.
Leeds had come more into the game, particuarly after the introduction of Alan Thompson to central midfield, but Pools had the chances.
Moore got away on the right after taking Barker's pass and took his chance early. His low shot beat Ankergren, raked across goal and, via a post, went for a corner. The same player then screwed a shot over from the edge of the box, when he should have been celebrating career goal number 101 after hitting his ton last weekend.
Budtz made a save of importance when left-back Hughes cracked a shot at the near post and the keeper stopped it with his legs.
In search of a late leveller, Leeds boss Wise put Tore Andre Flo into a three-man forward line.
The Sunderland flop missed a chance to score soon afterwards, curling a shot wide when put in.
But Beckford wasn't going to miss his chance on the opposite side of the area.
After Elliott's free-kick was aimed towards the top corner, but landed in the crowd at one end, a long goal kick was flicked on.
Beckford got in behind the Pools defence, and, in acres of space, picked his spot and drilled his low shot across Budtz.
At Elland Road this season Leeds secured a 2-0 win over Pools after being outplayed for long periods.
This time, Pools' dominance wasn't nearly as clear, but they again had every reason to feel aggrieved.

thenorthernecho.co.uk

[TK20]

Gollen til Becks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8MUMbckNk

Fint avsluttet. Vi må holde på ham her med nebb og klør. Firern til Hartlepool er imidlertid under enhver kritikk, lenge siden jeg har sett en enklere sjanse.

[Promotion 2010]

Gollen til Becks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8MUMbckNk

Fint avsluttet. Vi må holde på ham her med nebb og klør. Firern til Hartlepool er imidlertid under enhver kritikk, lenge siden jeg har sett en enklere sjanse.

Blå sko..... Håper Wise klarer å temme egoet til denne fyren. Det jeg har sett av ham kan kanskje med tiden gjøre ham til en Premier League-spiller. Men er han smart, så blir han med Leeds opp istedet for å bli benkesliter i en bakgårdsklubb i PL.

Han skåret et par fantastiske mål for Scunthorpe i fjor, men fortsatt har han potensiale til å skåre fler sett med bakgrunn i alle sjansene han foreløpig brenner.
Så forøvrig den store sjansen i sluttminuttene på LUTV. Keeper reddet faktisk med siden av kroppen, ballen hadde retning mot mål....men offside altså.

[Per-Stian]

Gollen til Becks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8MUMbckNk

Fint avsluttet. Vi må holde på ham her med nebb og klør. Firern til Hartlepool er imidlertid under enhver kritikk, lenge siden jeg har sett en enklere sjanse.

Nydeleg teknikk av Becks. Og vi må også gi honnør til Kandol som stussar ballen vidare. Og "presset" frå næraste forsvarar ved avslutninga er miserabel. Heldigvis for oss...

[Erik_]

Gollen til Becks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF8MUMbckNk

Fint avsluttet. Vi må holde på ham her med nebb og klør. Firern til Hartlepool er imidlertid under enhver kritikk, lenge siden jeg har sett en enklere sjanse.

Blå sko..... Håper Wise klarer å temme egoet til denne fyren. Det jeg har sett av ham kan kanskje med tiden gjøre ham til en Premier League-spiller. Men er han smart, så blir han med Leeds opp istedet for å bli benkesliter i en bakgårdsklubb i PL.

Han skåret et par fantastiske mål for Scunthorpe i fjor, men fortsatt har han potensiale til å skåre fler sett med bakgrunn i alle sjansene han foreløpig brenner.
Så forøvrig den store sjansen i sluttminuttene på LUTV. Keeper reddet faktisk med siden av kroppen, ballen hadde retning mot mål....men offside altså.

Svakheten med Beckford som spiss, er at han ikke virker å ha det killerinstinktet når han er innenfor 16 meteren. Det blir nærmest litt for enkelt å tuppe den rolig inn. Kanskje kan han forbedre seg der, men jeg tror aldri han vil bli den notoriske måljegeren som tupper inn mål etter mål på enkelt vis. Han liker "kanskje" litt for mye å prøve det litt uvanlige. Noe som gir tildels fine og uventede mål. Kanskje vil det veie opp i det lange løp for alle sjansene han bommer på. Sjanser som selvsagt bestemora mi kunne ha scoret på...

Han har forbedringspotensiale på visse områder. Ingen tvil om det. Men det fine med Jermaine, det "lille ekstra" har han allerede. 

Gammelt jungelord: Når Beckford nærmer seg 16-meteren, kommer det et skudd.

Så er det bare å vente og se om det havner i eller utenfor målet.

[Tom S]

Såg nettopp matchhighlights frå LUTV. De to-tre minuttene gir selvfølgeleig ikkje noko riktig bilde av kampen, men vi var VANVITTIG nær seier. At Becks ikkje putter på slutten er heilt utruleg!
Ellers var det ein altfor lett gåll til H'pool, kven er det som bommer totalt i duell på innlegget? Svakt!
Skåringen til Becks er klasse (på dette nivået...).

[Erik_]

Så vannvittig nære var det nok ikke. Siste situasjonen var offside. Hadde ikke hjulpet om han hadde putta.

Og Heath tapte duellen. Og fikk høre det av Wise etterpå.