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Youth team go through against Crewe

It has to be said that Crewe Alexandra created the better of the chances during the game, but thankfully they’re useless at penalties, so it’s Leeds who go marching on in the FA Youth Cup

 

Wed 19 Jan Crewe Alexandra Youth 0-0 Leeds United Youth after E.T Leeds win 3-2 on penalties

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

Gresty Road 7pm

 

Att 1031

 

LEEDS

 

1 ALEX CAIRNS

2 ZAC THOMPSON

3 CHARLIE TAYLOR

4 NATHAN TURNER

5 BRANDON CARDWELL

6 LEWIS TURNER

7 JAMES BAXENDALE

8 JORDAN SNODIN

9 DOMINIC POLEON

10 JAMES BOOKER (C)

11 JON BIRBECK

 

13 CHRISTIAN PAULAT-BRIGG

14 JONATHON DOLLERY

15 MONTGOMERY GIMPLE

16 ROSS KILLOCK

17 SIMON LENIGHAN

 

Leeds go marching on in the Youth Cup after goalkeeper Alex Cairns kept Leeds in the cup with penalty saves

 

Leeds were without the injured Joe McCann and Sanchez Payne.

 

Crewe started the match the brighter side,

5 mins Cairns punches clear a Crewe cross

15 Leeds' first corner of the match

20 Cairns in action again racing across his area to punch clear at the back post

35 Crewe had a free header in the box Cairns saves on the goaline

44 Cross cum shot from Thompson, fizzes narrowly wide

 

56 14 Dollery replaces 11 Birbeck

57 17 Lenighan replaces 9 Poleon

70 Baxendale shot rebounder to Turner, shot well saved by Crewe keeper

73 Good run from Baxendale, finds Booker on the right, Bookers cross met by Dollery, whose shot was deflected for a corner

90+3 both sides had half chances as players on both sides were tiring

 

Extra time

92 5 Cardwell booked for alledged handball

105 Crewe get a penalty for a trip in the box

106 Cairns gets a hand to the spot kick and deflects the ball over the bar to keep Leeds in the game

113 16 Ross Killock replaces 10 Booker

120 match ends 0-0

 

Penalty shootout

 

Crewe MISS

Leeds Nathan Turner scores 0-1

Crewe MISS 0-1

Leeds James Baxendale MISS shot over bar 0-1

Crewe MISS 0-1

Leeds Lewis Turner MISS keeper saves 0-1

Crewe score 1-1

Leeds Charlie Taylor scores 1-2

Crewe score 2-2

Leeds Zac Thompson scores 2-3

 

Leeds win on penalties

 

 

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