Leeds United Football Club - Oldham 0 Leeds 0
Trailist keeper Rami Shabaan pulled off a string of excellent saves to impress on an otherwise low key night for Leeds as they drew 0-0 with Oldham.
For the second game running United had no goals to boast from a starting XI that also included two outfield trialists in Craig Hignett and Steve Guppy.
Arsenal stopper Shabaan kept the scores level with a point blank range save from a David Eyres header and somehow beat out a fierce shot from Rodney Jack shot from five yards after a ball-watching defence had allowed the St Vincent international striker to pounce unchallenged at the far post.
Shabaan's could have been tested even more but Oldham were as guilty of missing decent chances as Leeds were of presenting them with them.
Steve Guppy's cross that Brian Deane just failed to convert in the opening few minutes was the best chance United got in the first half, and at the start of the second Ricketts turned provider but Hignett put the header wide from the striker's cross.
Leeds threw men forward at the end but found their way to goal barred by the Latics trialist keeper Kelvin Jack.
Kevin Blackwell was pleased with a clean sheet, but is looking for goals against Spanish champions Valencia on Sunday at Elland Road.
United: Shabaan, Richardson, Pugh, Walton, Radebe, Carlisle, Cadamarteri (Leister 67), McMaster, Hignett, Ricketts (Johnson 51), Guppy (Keogh 67). Subs: Fredericks, Woods,Winter, Keogh, Leister.
Trailist keeper Rami Shabaan pulled off a string of excellent saves to impress on an otherwise low key night for Leeds as they drew 0-0 with Oldham.
For the second game running United had no goals to boast from a starting XI that also included two outfield trialists in Craig Hignett and Steve Guppy.
Arsenal stopper Shabaan kept the scores level with a point blank range save from a David Eyres header and somehow beat out a fierce shot from Rodney Jack shot from five yards after a ball-watching defence had allowed the St Vincent international striker to pounce unchallenged at the far post.
Shabaan's could have been tested even more but Oldham were as guilty of missing decent chances as Leeds were of presenting them with them.
Steve Guppy's cross that Brian Deane just failed to convert in the opening few minutes was the best chance United got in the first half, and at the start of the second Ricketts turned provider but Hignett put the header wide from the striker's cross.
Leeds threw men forward at the end but found their way to goal barred by the Latics trialist keeper Kelvin Jack.
Kevin Blackwell was pleased with a clean sheet, but is looking for goals against Spanish champions Valencia on Sunday at Elland Road.
United: Shabaan, Richardson, Pugh, Walton, Radebe, Carlisle, Cadamarteri (Leister 67), McMaster, Hignett, Ricketts (Johnson 51), Guppy (Keogh 67). Subs: Fredericks, Woods,Winter, Keogh, Leister.
