Sheffield United - Leeds United (FA Cup)

[Darr]

We've drawn Sheffield for the next match, at Sheffield United...

Good result for us, we avoided Chelsea and Arsenal, and as luck would have it they are matched up...

[BerwynBlazers]

the game will be played march 8 or 9. it should be a tough game. they are 3rd in the first division and already knocked us out of the worthington cup.

[Darr]

Originally posted by BerwynBlazers
the game will be played march 8 or 9. it should be a tough game. they are 3rd in the first division and already knocked us out of the worthington cup.

All the more to get some revenge on them... :P

[Goa^uld]

Also, the Leeds side that dropped out of the Worthington Cup was in very bad form. The current Leeds side is doing quite well, and I think they are far more likely to prevail.

[BerwynBlazers]

finally some good news

matteo might be back for the game and the blades will be without Wayne Quinn and Peter Ndlovu because of suspension. Ndlovu was the one who scored the late goal against us in the worthington cup.

[Captain Splarg]

Tonge (ankle) Steve Yates (hamstring) might not be playing either.

[BerwynBlazers]

bump

[Darr]

Leeds

Starting XI
13. Robinson, Paul
18. Mills, Danny
5. Radebe, Lucas
15. Lucic, Teddy
3. Harte, Ian
17. Smith, Alan
20. Johnson, Seth
24. Okon, Paul
11. Bravo, Raul
9. Viduka, Mark
10. Kewell, Harry
Substitutes
1. Martyn, Nigel
12. Barmby, Nick
19. Bakke, Eirik
36. Kilgallon, Matthew
38. Milner, James

Sheffield

Starting XI
23. Kenny, Patrick
17. Jagielka, Phil
5. Murphy, Shaun
6. Page, Robert
2. Kozluk, Robert
12. Montgomery, Nick
7. Brown, Michael
8. McCall, Stuart
18. Tonge, Michael
14. Allison, Wayne
34. Kabba, Steve
Substitutes
10. Peschisolido, Paul
11. Ten Heuvel, Laurens
20. Javary, Jean-Phillipe
21. Cryan, Colin
22. Smith, Grant



0 - 0 after HT

[Darr]

Kewell is off at the half, undisclosed injury... :(


Replaced by Bakke...

[Darr]

Goal for Sheffield...


Kabba 77'


Brown almost scores from a freekick, but Robinson makes probably the save of the year for Leeds... Should of been 2-0 for Sheff...

[Darr]

Hmm can we still apply for Inter-Toto?... :(

[Darr]

Milner and Barmby on... Instructed to save the season!

[Darr]

Full Time... Match Over...


Sheffield 1 Leeds 0


Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, Horrible...


If we play this way the rest of the season, we're getting relegated... The way Okon and Mills played today they couldn't make it in MLS... Don't know the extent of Kewell's injury but he should of scored in the first half on an easy try...

In the most important match of our year, we easily played are worst of the year...

[eneste]

sigh...

[Dyvel]

Soccernet.com is reporting that Kewell has a back injury and will be out for the rest of the season. It seems Kewell spends at least half of each season injured.

The match report described a Leeds team playing with "... lack of heart " and "languid". I think you're right, Darr. Leeds will be fighting relegation.

[Goa^uld]

Well, I think that just killed any hope of taking anything from this season.
What an absolute failure :(

[mellon002]

Is Kewell really done for the year? Does anyone have a link?

[Goa^uld]

Originally posted by mellon002
Is Kewell really done for the year? Does anyone have a link?

Wouldn't suprise me, typical Kewell. Shows signs of really exploding, then just gets injured :(
Give me some time and I'll try to find a link or a quote

[Goa^uld]

From the www.leedsunited.com match report:
'Venables made a change at half-time with Eirik Bakke coming on to replace the injured Harry Kewell. '

And this: http://www.leedsunited.com/lufcnews.asp?article=136269:
'United lost Harry Kewell for the second half after the Aussie striker complained of spasms in his back and was barely able to walk,'

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=83247&cc=3436:
'Kewell was then substituted at the break after sustaining a recurrence of a back injury,'

Found nothing about it being season ending, but it could very well be true with an injury of that nature...

[*Leeds 4 LiFe*]

Shattered. :(