13 Aug 2006
10-Man Leeds go down to 91st minute goal
Crystal Palace 1 Leeds United 0
Two late goals within a week on Leeds travels to London cost them dearly.A 91st minute goal at Loftus Road on Tuesday night gave QPR a share of the spoils and at Selhurst Park today Clinton Morrison the Rep. Of Ireland international scored again in the 91st minute to give Palace victory and put them on top of the Championship table.
However the whole game changed for Leeds on 15 minutes when Geoff Horsfield was sent off for an off the ball incident witnessed by the linesman.
Despite this numerical setback Eddie Lewis crashed a shot against the upright and Shaun Derry should have done better with a far post header.
In the second half Tony Warner again deputising for the injured Neil Sullivan made three smart saves from Dougie Freedman and Leeds looked like gaining a deserved point until Morrissons late strike.Kevin Blackwell was delighted with… Read more