KAMP: vs. Carlisle 12/5 (Play off-semi 1)

[kjelvi]

Nettopp hjemme fra Sportsbaren.
Kan ikke huske sist jeg har vært så langt nede, for så å bli så høy 4,50 på overtid.
Men fy f... så dårlig. Først og fremst innsats og moral manglet!

[Milou]

VIKTIG MÃ...L!

men noen som kan forklare hvorfor Becks ble tatt av...

skuffende

Macca poengterte etter kampen at dette er eit oppgjer over 180 minutt, så det er lov å håpa at grunnen er at han vil ha Beckford mest muleg utkvilt til den kampen.

Skuffande kamp av Leeds i dag, samtidig som Carslisle var overraskande gode. I neste kamp har Carslisle eit mykje større press på seg og vi kan håpa at det slår heldig ut for oss. Kilkenny, Becks, Freedman, Douglas og Ankergren får godkjent frå det eg såg av kampen...

[Sleivind]

Nettopp hjemme fra Sportsbaren.
Kan ikke huske sist jeg har vært så langt nede, for så å bli så høy 4,50 på overtid.
Men fy f... så dårlig. Først og fremst innsats og moral manglet!

Det var vel 5,50 på overtid 

[AllWhiteTøyen]

Akkurat kommet hjem fra Oslo Sportsbar. Godt oppmøte både der og på ER, men en veldig skuffende kamp fra Leeds. Carlisle virket mye mer på hugget, og de vant fortjent. Forsvaret vårt var overhode ikke patent, og midtbanen virket nesten uinspirert i første omgang noe som er ganske utrolig i en så viktig kamp. Er enig i at Howson burde vært byttet ut mye tidligere.

[kjelvi]

Late Freedman goal gives Leeds hopes
Dougie Freedman kept Leeds United's play-off hopes alive tonight with a goal deep into injury time.
In front of a packed Elland Road crowd, Leeds suffered a 2-1 defeat to Carlisle in the first leg of the play-off semi-final.
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/League-One-Double-Carlisle-strike.4075289.jp



Brad Johnson shows his disappointment after Carlisle's first goal


Leeds United 1 Carlisle United 2
Dougie Freedman struck in the sixth minute of injury-time to hand Leeds United a crucial play-off lifeline at Elland Road.
Dougie Freedman struck in the sixth minute of injury-time to hand Leeds United a crucial play-off lifeline at Elland Road.
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsunited/Leeds-United-1-Carlisle-United.4075020.jp


Will late Freedman strike put Leeds United back on course?
The League One playoffs jumped into life tonight with a pulsating game between Leeds United and Carlisle United at Elland Road.
http://nffcblog.com/2008/05/12/will-late-freedman-strike-put-leeds-united-back-on-course/

[Stifler]

VIKTIG MÃ...L!

men noen som kan forklare hvorfor Becks ble tatt av...

skuffende

Macca poengterte etter kampen at dette er eit oppgjer over 180 minutt, så det er lov å håpa at grunnen er at han vil ha Beckford mest muleg utkvilt til den kampen.

Skuffande kamp av Leeds i dag, samtidig som Carslisle var overraskande gode. I neste kamp har Carslisle eit mykje større press på seg og vi kan håpa at det slår heldig ut for oss. Kilkenny, Becks, Freedman, Douglas og Ankergren får godkjent frå det eg såg av kampen...

Ehmm litt mer viktig å få noe ut av hjemmekampen hvertfall!

Ikke vits å vile spillere til neste kamp, når man ligger under 0-2

[Robert]

Nettopp hjemme fra Sportsbaren.
Kan ikke huske sist jeg har vært så langt nede, for så å bli så høy 4,50 på overtid.
Men fy f... så dårlig. Først og fremst innsats og moral manglet!

Helt enig. Grei stemning etter målet.
Var forøvrig veldig bra stemning til 0-1 målet kom.

Forøvrig meget godt gjort å sette ny rekord på forumet her med 343 personer, når såpass mange er på kamp på pub.

[lojosang]

Mange frammøtte og intens steming på Three Lions i Trondheim.

Det er tydeligvis en enkel oppskrift for å slå Leeds. Fem mann på midtbanen, og to eller tre mann som overlapper hverandre på den en kanten. Richardson blir hjelpeløs når han hele veien må spille mot to eller tre mann. Midtbanen lunter rundt i midtsirkelen. Kilkenny skal ha ballen hele tiden, og sinker spillet. Ingen går på løp. Ballen blir spilt fra en amnn som står i ro til en annen mann som står i ro. Og når vi for en gangs skyld ER på kanten tar man ballen med seg og dribler innover til ed andre 5-6 spillerne som har klynget seg inn i de ti medrene sentralt på banen.

Vi lider av innleggsvegring, og av at vi ikke løper nok.

[jarle]

1 omgang lå nevene langt ute på drakta... ingen som rørte på seg.. ingen som ville ha ballen.. ingen som turte å holde på den... HELT ELENDIG!

Andre omgang bedre og mer trøkk...

FASIT:
Backene må byttes ut. Men med hva???

Hughes inn på en av sidene.
Desverre er Shennan ute... Frazer er OK i andre omgang, men vi kan ikke ha spillere som stadig gjør så store feil med så store konsekvenser.

Enten Prutton eller Kilkenny inn på sentral midtbane. (Howson får hvile)

Anker

Frazer (Marques?) - Mikkel - Huntington - Hughes
Prutton  - Douglas - Kilkenny - Johnson

Doug - Beckford (Kandol)

[Stifler]

Carlisle spilte med 5 i midten for å prøve å stoppe Leeds sin midtbane, og klarte det bra, og endte med lange baller framover som passet Carlisle perfekt. Utrolig hodesterkt lag, og de kantspillerene har utrolig god fart og en skikkelig god innleggsfot.

[Peters]

De eneste som lar seg inspirere av våre fantastiske fans er bortelaget... Leeds gutta tåler ikke presset med å spille for fulle tribuner på Elland Road!
Utrolig skuffende kamp i kveld, ble til tider rundspillt  

[nord]

UHA! En gyser - som vi vinder i sidste ende!

Hvad sker hvis LEEDS vinder 0-1 på udebane?? Er det så omkamp?

[lojosang]

UHA! En gyser - som vi vinder i sidste ende!

Hvad sker hvis LEEDS vinder 0-1 på udebane?? Er det så omkamp?

Ekstraomganger og så straffekonk, så vidt jeg vet?

[B-m]

Leeds alt å vinne ---- Carlisle alt å tape

[stian]

1 omgang lå nevene langt ute på drakta...

Ja, la oss håpe de springer rundt med nevene inni drakta i bortekampen 

[Jon R]

Kortversjonen: Vi suger.

På den positive siden: Dette kan bare bli bedre.

[soumoh]

Kortversjonen: Howson og Prutton sugde. Flytt Hughes inn på venstre-back og flytt Johnson oppover. Eventuelt sett inn Hughes for Howson, og Carole inn for Prutton.

Ironisk at spillere som ikke har spilt for 40 000 før klarte å spille bedre enn de som spiller for en klubb der det kommer 30+ på kamper.

[Larsen.]

Føler vi hadde tatt seieren på fårhånd, vi har jo tross alt snakket mer om Finalen på Wembley en kampene mot Carlisle.

[berlin]

Fra http://homepage.ntlworld.com/md.holmes/maverickwhites.html

Leeds United 1 Carlisle United 2 Play Off 1st leg

Dougie Freedman gave United a promotion lifeline in the sixth minute of stoppage time after a helter skelter game that saw United fail miserably against a Carlisle team who outfootballed McAllister’s team.

United had Jermaine Beckford back, and played Bradley Johnson at left back, allowing them to have David Prutton on from the start.

Carlisle’s recent form has been poor, and their supporters showed their indifference to their prospects of reaching Wembley by returning several hundred match tickets. So it was a packed Elland Road with in form United at virtually full strength, but it was the visitors who settled the better, being prepared to knock the ball around, their five man midfield dominating United’s foursome.

Bridge-Wilkinson hit the post after ten minutes, after United were caught napping down the left hand side. Danny Graham had a header well saved by Ankergren, after United’s defence slept. At the other end Freedman and Beckford were both denied by Westwood in the Cumbrians’ goal, the save from Beckford was world class, but after dominating possession it came as no surprise when the visitors took the lead on the half hour.

Poor defending from Richardson, who had a half to forget, saw United concede a needless corner. It was only half cleared to Simon Hackney on the edge of the box, his volley took a fortuitous deflection off the backside of Danny Graham, wrong-footing Ankergren in the process, to make it 1-0. The last five minutes of the half saw United eventually get into the game, and after a good passing movement Beckford was unluckily denied by Westwood, who deflected his shot away for a corner.

The second half saw The Cumbrians come out with all guns blazing, and they should have made it 2-0 on forty-eight minutes, after Johnny Howson inexplicably gifted the visitors possession on the edge of the United penalty area, but Casper Ankergren saved the youngster’s blushes with an excellent block. Five minutes later the inevitable happened, after good approach play down United’s troublesome right, a cross into the six yard box was converted by Mark Bridge-Wilkinson to give the visitors breathing space.

Moments later the sight of Beckford, still not fully match fit, being replaced by Tresor Kandol, was not what United supporters wanted to see.

The last half hour saw Carlisle sit back, with United dominating possession, but showing little threat on the visitors goal. A bombardment of crosses rarely tested the Cumbrians, but Douglas and Kandol were both denied by Westwood, and even the belated arrival of Seb Carole, which gave United greater width, was of little threat. United couldn’t be faulted for effort, they could point to plenty of misfortune, but they were quite simply second best on the night, so far as football was concerned.

As time was running out, a lifeline came as Dougie Freedman scrambled home a consolation to half the deficit, and at least give United a chance at Brunton Park on Thursday night, in the second leg. They will have to play much better than tonight’s showing, if they are to reach Wembley for the final on Sunday week.

Woodini Ratings;

Ankergren â€" kept United in tie 7
Richardson â€" what on earth was he doing in the first half ? 5
Johnson â€" after early mishap, was one of United’s better players 6.5
Huntington â€" average 6
Michalik â€" better of the two again 6
Prutton â€" surprising withdrawal, but not at his recent best 5.5
Howson â€" not his night 5.5
Douglas â€" kept going, but distribution as woeful as ever 5.5
Kilkenny â€" plenty of ball in second half, just lacked that final ball 5.5
Beckford â€" occasional threat 6
Freedman â€" not given chance to play, vital late strike 6
Subs;

Kandol â€" kept coming too deep to no real effect, has played worse though 6
Carole â€" should have been introduced earlier 6
Hughes â€" on for finale
Referee; Mr. Bates - no relation, never intimidated by crowd, and ran game sensibly.

Crowd; 36,200+ Good atmosphere throughout, but another United flop in front of a full house.

[kjelvi]

Beckford failed to score on his return.

LEEDS GRAB LATE LIFELINE
Dougie Freedman threw Leeds a promotion lifeline deep into stoppage-time after Carlisle had stolen a two-goal advantage in the first leg of their Coca-Cola League One play-off semi-final.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/08/05/12/manual_215943.html


Leeds 1-2 Carlisle
Dougie Freedman's late first-leg strike gave Leeds hope in their League One semi-final play-off against Carlisle.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7381786.stm


Freedman (left) finally beats Carlisle's inspirational keeper Westwood

[kjelvi]

Leeds celebrate Freedman's late strike.

FREEDMAN STRIKE CRUCIAL: McALLISTER

Leeds manager Gary McAllister insisted Dougie Freedman's 96th-minute strike had given his side a psychological advantage going into the second leg of the Coca-Cola League One play-off semi-final against Carlisle.
The Cumbrians looked to have taken a huge stride towards a Wembley play-off final date against Doncaster or Southend after goals from Danny Graham and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson.
But Freedman - who McAllister admitted had made minimal impact during the game - dramatically struck in stoppage time to haul Leeds back into the tie ahead of Thursday's second leg at Brunton Park.
McAllister said: "I think Dougie would have admitted he wasn't at his best tonight. On a few occasions he made some poor decisions.
"Dougie has been excellent since arriving here. He was quiet tonight, but hopefully, when we've a really important game up there he'll come to the fore.
"He's been quality in and around the training ground helping players and while I've known Dougie a while, I've never actually worked with him and he's a better player than I thought he was."
McAllister added: "We would have been disappointed with 2-0, but it wouldn't have been a case of surrendering.
"At 2-0 down, I felt we were still in the tie. But just getting that goal makes it slightly different.
"It was a real open game. It was box-to-box and there will be some tired legs come the last 10-15 minutes at Carlisle.
"It's 'game on' and I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be exciting up there.
"It just puts a different perspective on it now, scoring so late on."
However, the Cumbrians fashioned the better opportunities and Graham's close-range opener in the 32nd minute - fortuitous though it was - was indicative of their potency in attack.
The impressive Simon Hackney, who was a constant threat down Carlisle's left flank, hit a spectacular volley which struck Graham and deflected into the back of the net.
They doubled their advantage five minutes after the restart when a delightful move cut Leeds apart, culminating in Bridge-Wilkinson in finding the net.
Hackney's pass found Evan Horwood on the overlap and his low left-wing cross was buried by Bridge-Wilkinson at the far post.
Carlisle boss John Ward said: "I'm really pleased and delighted with the way the game's gone.
"You don't want to concede a goal, but you come to Elland Road and that's always a possibility with the way they play, but for us to score twice.
"If you had said to me at six o'clock you can have a goal start when you go to Brunton Park on Thursday I'd have thanked you very much and stayed on the bus.
"But they're two very good teams and by no means do I think this is finished, there's a cracking game ahead on Thursday."
Ward added: "When you look at the size of the two football clubs, for us to be running as close as we are with Leeds United is a real credit to my team and my backroom staff for the way we've gone about it."

PA Sport

[kjelvi]

United fight on
LEEDS United boss Gary McAllister believes his side have the "psychological advantage" in their League One play-off semi-final against Carlisle despite losing last night's home leg 2-1.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/lufc/news/display.var.2266240.0.united_fight_on.php


Game on for McAllister


Leeds United manager Gary McAllister is hoping that his side's injury-time goal will prove crucial in their play-off semi-final against Carlisle United.
Dougie Freedman netted deep into stoppage time of the first leg at Elland Road to give the Whites hope for the Burnton Park return, although they still trail 2-1 after a below-par display.
http://www.football.co.uk/leeds_united/game_on_for_mcallister_264637.shtml


Carlisle confident after play-off win
Carlisle United boss John Ward was delighted with his side's 2-1 victory at Leeds United in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final.
http://www.scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadroll.asp?cid=ED11&id=392001


All to play for, insist Leeds
Leeds United manager Gary McAllister is hoping that his side's injury-time goal will prove crucial in their League One play-off semi-final against Carlisle United.
http://www.scunthorpeunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadroll.asp?cid=ED11&id=392000


Murphy excels as Carlisle edge Leeds
Republic of Ireland international Peter Murphy was in exceptional form as Carlisle United edged Leeds United in Monday night’s League One play-off semi-final first leg at Elland Road.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/news.asp?n=32218




Leeds grasp Championship play-off lifeline
A SEASON that started in the most traumatic of fashions for Leeds United may still end in the glory of a trip to Wembley thanks to a late strike by Dougie Freedman.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Leeds-grasp-Championship-playoff-lifeline.4075208.jp


Ward thrilled with first-leg win
Carlisle boss John Ward paid tribute to his side after they earned a 2-1 win over Leeds in the play-off semi-final first leg at Elland Road.
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,982_3559216,00.html

[Snow]

Leeds United tapte i går kveld dette meget viktige playoff-oppgjøret mot Carlisle United hjemme på Elland Road i det som var den første av to semifinaler.

1. omgang var forholdsvis jevnspilt med mange store sjanser til begge lag, dog var det gjestenes keeper Keiren Westwood som hadde de beste redningene etter avsluninger fra både Jermaine Beckford og Dougie Freedman. Samtidig hadde bortelaget en avslutning i stolpen.

Carlisle tok imidlertid ledelsen etter drøye halvtimen. Tidligere Leeds-leiesoldat Danny Graham skaffet gjestene en corner som til slutt endte til Simon Hackney som scoret, Casper Ankergren var dekket og dermed sjanseløs på avslutningen.

Kun fem minutter etter pause doblet bortelaget sin ledelse. Hackney kom seg forbi en svak Frazer Richardson på høyrebacken og fikk lagt inn til Marc Bridge-Wilkinson som scoret sikkert alene med Ankergren fra kort hold.

Hele fem minutter på overtid kom imidlertid en høyst fortjent redusering i en kamp som ut i fra spill og sjanser burde ha endt med uavgjort. En lang ball opp i motstanderfeltet endte til slutt hos Freedman som scoret sikkert fra kort hold.

Dermed lever håpet om en Wembley-finale i aller høyeste grad ennå. Bortemål gjelder ikke, så dette klarer vi!




LEEDS UNITED 1-2  CARLISLE UNITED
Dougie Freedman 90    Simon Hackney 32
                               Marc Bridge-Wilkinson 50 

Mandag 12. mai 2008
Elland Road, Leeds
Klokka 20.45
36 291 tilskuere

Leeds United   [4-4-2]
Casper Ankergren   

Frazer Richardson   
Lubomir Michalik   
Paul Huntington   
Bradley Johnson   

Neil Kilkenny   
Jonathan Douglas   
Jonathan Howson  (Andy Hughes 90)
David Prutton  (Sebastien Carole 78)

Dougie Freedman   
Jermaine Beckford  (Tresor Kandol 58)

Gule/røde kort Leeds
Andy Hughes   

[Stifler]

Frazer Richardson kan ikke skyldes for 0-2 målet.

Kom stort sett 2 mot Frazer hele kampen.

[Promotion 2010]

26   Goal Attempts   12
15   On Target   7
11   Corners       3
7   Fouls                10
1   Yellow Cards    2
54        %          46


Ikke bare elendighet, da... 

[Sleivind]

26   Goal Attempts   12
15   On Target   7
11   Corners       3
7   Fouls                10
1   Yellow Cards    2
54        %          46


Ikke bare elendighet, da... 

De 11 avslutningene som gikk utenfor, stod vel Kandol for, den lille tiden han spilte