{"id":1398,"date":"2024-04-23T09:36:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:38:47","slug":"middlesbrough-and-leeds-united-play-out-seven-goal-thriller-on-a-rainy-monday-night-at-the-riverside-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/students\/2024\/04\/23\/middlesbrough-and-leeds-united-play-out-seven-goal-thriller-on-a-rainy-monday-night-at-the-riverside-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Middlesbrough and Leeds United play out seven-goal thriller on a rainy Monday night at the Riverside Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

We sent Sport Journalism student, Josef, to last night\u2019s Middlesbrough FC game against Leeds United FC. Check out his write-up below.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Middlesbrough\u2019s play-off hopes were ended following their defeat to promotion-hunting Leeds United.<\/p>\n

There was a frenzy of goals in the opening 30 minutes of the game with Boro hitting the front first after seven minutes, when Isaiah Jones latched onto the ball following Latte Lath\u2019s clash with Leeds United\u2019s goalkeeper Illan Meslier and Joe Rodon in the Leeds box.<\/p>\n

The loose ball rolled under Meslier and into the path of Jones who tapped it into an open goal.<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 goal was soon cancelled out after two goals in five minutes for the away team.<\/p>\n

The visitors first came on the 13th<\/sup> minute, from a penalty after Anfernee Dijksteel clipped the heels of Georginio Rutter inside the Boro box. Crysencio Summerville smashed the ball past a diving Seny Dieng.<\/p>\n

Five minutes later it was ex-Middlesbrough star Patrick Bamford who bundled the ball after a sweeping ball into the Boro box. The cross went unchallenged with Bamford finding himself on the end of it to send Leeds United in front.<\/p>\n

A ten-minute spell of pressure for Middlesbrough ended with a fabulous strike from Emmanuel Latte Lath. Finn Azaz played the ball to Latte Lath who took his time and released a thundering shot from just outside the box, which flew past Meslier and put Boro level.<\/p>\n

Leeds United restored their advantage in the 39th<\/sup> minute after Summerville played a through-ball through the Boro back line and into the path of Wilfried Gnonto who side-footed the ball past the Boro keeper.<\/p>\n

The second half started with Boro dominating possession and controlling the play until a bit of quick play from Leeds saw Summerville dart into the Boro box, cut inside and curl a shot into the top corner of Dieng\u2019s net giving Leeds a two-goal advantage on the 61st<\/sup> minute.<\/p>\n

A late slither of hope came in the 87th<\/sup> minute when substitute Alex Gilbert expertly chipped the ball over the Leeds United defence and onto the head of Latte Lath, rising high and finishing with a looping header over the Leeds goalkeeper and into the net, to make it 4-3.<\/p>\n

The goal created a remarkable finish to the game with Boro pushing hard to salvage something from the game.<\/p>\n

Boro finished the game strong, creating chance after chance with Johnny Howson coming the closest with a long-range effort, but it wasn\u2019t to be.<\/p>\n

As the promotion hopefuls saw out the victory, taking the three points back to Elland Road and leapfrogging Ipswich Town into second place, only one point behind leaders Leicester City.<\/p>\n

Boro fought hard but it wasn\u2019t to be on the night, this game ending the nine-game unbeaten run and officially ending Boro\u2019s play-off hopes.<\/p>\n

Middlesbrough now head to Cardiff on the 27th<\/sup> April, before returning to the Riverside Stadium for the final game of the season on the 4th<\/sup> May against Watford FC.<\/p>\n

By Josef Murray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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