Darlington 0 - 1 Leeds United

Darlington   0 - 1   Leeds United

A poacher's finish by Enoch Showunmi was enough to secure Leeds a place in the second round of the Carling Cup at the expense of a determined Darlington.

Nigerian striker Showunmi toe-poked home a chipped cross from Robert Snodgrass just before the hour mark.

Minutes earlier, Leeds midfielder Bradley Johnson had struck a fierce 20-yard drive against the crossbar.

Darlington battled hard and Mark Bower could have forced extra-time but his header from a late corner went wide.

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Leeds boss Simon Grayson told BBC Radio Leeds:

"It was OK - we were a little bit stop-start and we probably didn't play as well as we could do.

"We didn't pass as well as we can but the pitch was a little bit long for that.

"We dug in there and changed the system slightly at half-time, but fair credit to Darlington, they maybe should have scored at the back-end."

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Monday, 10 August 2009

Carling Cup

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Darlington	0-1	Leeds United	FT
(HT 0-0)
		Showunmi 54

Darlington

• 01 Knight
• 02 Arnison
• 03 Bower
• 05 Foster (Plummer 76)
• 06 Miller
• 07 Smith (Windass 58)
• 08 Lumsdon
• 14 Smith
• 19 Chandler yellow card
• 09 Thorpe (Main 79)
• 20 Dowson

Substitutes

• 13 Liversedge,
• 04 Plummer,
• 11 Bennett,
• 17 Riley,
• 18 Convery,
• 10 Windass,
• 15 Main

Leeds United

• 12 Higgs
• 02 Crowe
• 17 Michalik
• 24 Huntington
• 04 Doyle
• 14 Howson
• 16 Johnson
• 22 Hughes
• 13 Grella (Kilkenny 83)
• 21 Showunmi (Becchio 73)
• 23 Snodgrass (Robinson 90+1)

Substitutes

• 01 Ankergren,
• 11 Sheehan,
• 32 White,
• 08 Kilkenny,
• 18 Robinson,
• 10 Becchio

Ref: SwarbrickAtt: 4,487

DARLINGTON

LEEDS UNITED

Possession

• Darlington 45%
• Leeds United 55%

Attempts on target

• Darlington 1
• Leeds United 8

Attempts off target

• Darlington 5
• Leeds United 11

Corners

• Darlington 1
• Leeds United 6

Fouls

• Darlington 9
• Leeds United 12

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+5:06 The match has reached full-time.
• 90:00+4:08 Jason Crowe takes the free kick. Luciano Becchio takes a shot. Save by David Knight. The ball is delivered by Jamie Chandler.
• 90:00+4:08 Booking Booking for Jamie Chandler.
• 90:00+3:46 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Bower on Andy Robinson.
• 90:00+2:58 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Andy Robinson.
• 90:00+1:03 Inswinging corner taken by Gary Smith from the left by-line, Mark Bower has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
• 90:00+0:02 Chris Lumsdon takes the free kick.
• 90:00+0:02 Substitution Andy Robinson comes on in place of Robert Snodgrass.
• 90:00+0:02 Jonathan Howson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gary Smith.
• 89:28 Foul by Jamie Chandler on Neil Kilkenny, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Neil Kilkenny.
• 88:56 Neil Kilkenny takes a shot. Jamie Chandler gets a block in. The ball is crossed by Robert Snodgrass, blocked by Mark Bower.
• 86:56 Luciano Becchio concedes a free kick for a foul on Ian Miller. Free kick taken by Paul Arnison.
• 84:48 A cross is delivered by Curtis Main, save by Shane Higgs.
• 83:58 David Dowson takes a shot. Save made by Shane Higgs.
• 83:33 Robert Snodgrass has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
• 82:49 The ball is delivered by Luciano Becchio, Paul Arnison gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Robert Snodgrass, Gary Smith makes a clearance.
• 81:16 Substitution (Leeds) makes a substitution, with Neil Kilkenny coming on for Mike Grella.
• 81:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Dean Windass by Michael Doyle. Strike comes in from Dean Windass from the free kick.
• 79:47 The offside flag is raised against David Dowson. Shane Higgs restarts play with the free kick.
• 79:27 The ball is delivered by Luciano Becchio, Chris Lumsdon makes a clearance.
• 78:10 Substitution Curtis Main comes on in place of Lee Thorpe.
• 76:38 Shot from just outside the box by Mark Bower misses to the right of the target.
• Correction - 75:56 Andy Hughes sends in a cross, blocked by Jamie Chandler.
• 75:56 The ball is delivered by Andy Hughes, blocked by Jamie Chandler.
• 75:04 Substitution (Darlington) makes a substitution, with Matt Plummer coming on for Stephen Foster.
• 74:03 Dean Windass produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
• 73:39 The referee blows for offside. David Knight restarts play with the free kick.
• 72:04 Shane Higgs takes the direct free kick.
• 72:04 Substitution Luciano Becchio replaces Enoch Showunmi.
• 72:04 Andy Hughes fouled by David Dowson, the ref awards a free kick.
• 70:03 Bradley Johnson has an effort at goal from long range that misses to the right of the goal.
• 67:42 Lee Thorpe is adjudged to have handled the ball. Shane Higgs takes the direct free kick.
• 67:12 Robert Snodgrass takes a shot. Save made by David Knight.
• 66:20 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jason Crowe on Dean Windass. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Chandler.
• 65:57 The ball is delivered by Jason Crowe.
• 65:30 The ball is crossed by Robert Snodgrass, Stephen Foster gets a block in.
• 64:26 The ball is crossed by Jonathan Howson, Enoch Showunmi produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
• 63:18 A cross is delivered by Mark Bower, clearance made by Andy Hughes.
• 61:06 Shot from just outside the box by Mike Grella misses to the right of the goal.
• 59:41 David Dowson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Shane Higgs takes the indirect free kick.
• 59:31 Robert Snodgrass sends in a cross, Stephen Foster makes a clearance.
• 57:49 Substitution Dean Windass is brought on as a substitute for Jeff Smith.
• 55:25 Jonathan Howson fouled by Jeff Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lubomir Michalik.
• 53:33 Assist by Robert Snodgrass.
• 53:33 GOAL - Enoch Showunmi:Darlington 0 - 1 Leeds United Enoch Showunmi grabs a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Darlington 0-1 Leeds.
• 53:29 A cross is delivered by Robert Snodgrass,
• 50:27 Bradley Johnson takes a shot. Jonathan Howson takes a shot. Save made by David Knight.
• 49:30 Mike Grella has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 47:00 Gary Smith fouled by Enoch Showunmi, the ref awards a free kick. David Knight takes the free kick.
• 46:23 Unfair challenge on Mark Bower by Enoch Showunmi results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Foster.
• 45:18 Handball by Mike Grella. Mark Bower takes the free kick. Shot from just outside the penalty area by Jonathan Howson misses to the left of the target.
• 45:01 The second half kicks off.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:59 The half-time whistle blows.
• 45:00+1:32 Andy Hughes produces a right-footed shot from outside the box and misses left.
• 45:00+0:39 Robert Snodgrass takes a shot. Blocked by Paul Arnison. Corner taken by Robert Snodgrass.
• Correction - 41:14 Lee Thorpe concedes a free kick for a foul on Jonathan Howson. Free kick taken by Andy Hughes. The ball is delivered by Robert Snodgrass, Enoch Showunmi concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee Thorpe. Direct free kick taken by David Knight.
• 41:14 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jonathan Howson by Lee Thorpe. Free kick taken by Robert Snodgrass.
• 39:43 A cross is delivered by Bradley Johnson, clearance made by Ian Miller.
• Correction - 38:04 The ball is delivered by Robert Snodgrass, Gary Smith manages to make a clearance. Robert Snodgrass is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by David Knight.
• 38:04 Robert Snodgrass produces a cross, Mark Bower manages to make a clearance.
• 37:28 Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Smith on Michael Doyle. Free kick taken by Robert Snodgrass.
• 36:14 David Dowson is ruled offside. Shane Higgs restarts play with the free kick.
• 34:07 Lee Thorpe delivers the ball. The ball is delivered by Jamie Chandler, clearance made by Lubomir Michalik.
• 33:36 The ball is crossed by Jason Crowe, blocked by Mark Bower.
• 33:02 David Dowson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Shane Higgs takes the free kick.
• 31:26 Robert Snodgrass challenges Chris Lumsdon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Chris Lumsdon takes the direct free kick. Headed effort on goal by Lee Thorpe from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.
• 30:36 Centre by Andy Hughes, clearance made by Ian Miller.
• 28:55 A cross is delivered by Mike Grella, save made by David Knight.
• 26:47 The ball is delivered by Bradley Johnson, Paul Arnison gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Robert Snodgrass from the left by-line, clearance by Ian Miller. Shot by Michael Doyle from 20 yards. Save by David Knight.
• Correction - 25:45 The referee blows for offside. Shane Higgs takes the free kick.
• 25:45 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Shane Higgs.
• 24:08 Enoch Showunmi is flagged offside by the assistant referee. David Knight takes the free kick.
• 23:43 Gary Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Doyle. Shane Higgs restarts play with the free kick.
• 23:10 Enoch Showunmi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Lumsdon. Free kick taken by David Knight.
• 22:33 Michael Doyle fouled by Chris Lumsdon, the ref awards a free kick. Lubomir Michalik takes the free kick.
• 21:17 Andy Hughes crosses the ball.
• 17:21 Bradley Johnson delivers the ball, blocked by Gary Smith.
• 15:49 The ball is swung over by Paul Arnison, save by Shane Higgs.
• 14:33 Centre by Enoch Showunmi, Mark Bower manages to make a clearance.
• 13:40 Bradley Johnson challenges Paul Arnison unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Jeff Smith, save by Shane Higgs.
• 12:48 Michael Doyle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Lumsdon. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Foster.
• 10:26 The ball is swung over by Andy Hughes, clearance made by Mark Bower.
• 8:05 Michael Doyle concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Lumsdon. Paul Arnison restarts play with the free kick.
• 7:06 Lee Thorpe is ruled offside. Shane Higgs takes the indirect free kick.
• 6:23 Mike Grella takes a shot. Mark Bower gets a block in.
• 5:29 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Andy Hughes, Header from deep inside the area by Paul Huntington goes over the bar.
• 4:48 Centre by Mark Bower. Lee Thorpe concedes a free kick for a foul on Robert Snodgrass. Free kick taken by Shane Higgs.
• 4:14 Robert Snodgrass produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
• 3:49 The referee blows for offside against Lee Thorpe. Indirect free kick taken by Shane Higgs.
• 1:51 Corner taken left-footed by Robert Snodgrass from the left by-line, Chris Lumsdon makes a clearance.
• 1:02 Enoch Showunmi takes a shot. David Knight makes a comfortable save.
• 0:00 The game gets underway.

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