Yorkshire Evening Post 15/8/09
Luciano Becchio hands United win at Wycombe
By Phil Hay
Wycombe Wanderers 0 Leeds United 1
Luciano Becchio scored his first goal of the season to fire the club to a narrow win at Adams Park.
United toiled through the first hour of the League One clash, but Becchio's blistering second-half strike gave Leeds three points.
Wycombe stifled their visitors before the break, creating most of the chances and troubling United's defence with their variety in attack.
Chris Zebroski should have opened the scoring when he drove Matt Phillips' cut-back straight at Shane Higgs from the edge of the box, and John Mousinho failed to apply the slightest touch that was needed to turn another Phillips' delivery into the net.
United, however, came closest to scoring when Beckford, who was booked for dissent in the first half, turned and drove a shot against the post in the 16th minute, and his wayward finish wasted a good through ball from Robert Snodgrass 12 minutes before the break.
Leeds looked more dominant after the restart, however, and Becchio settled the match when he found the net with a sharp effort from 18 yards, drilling the ball beyond the reach of Scott Shearer.
Wycombe could have snatched a draw at the death but Higgs reacted brilliantly to turn Stuart Green's shot onto a post.
Luciano Becchio hands United win at Wycombe
By Phil Hay
Wycombe Wanderers 0 Leeds United 1
Luciano Becchio scored his first goal of the season to fire the club to a narrow win at Adams Park.
United toiled through the first hour of the League One clash, but Becchio's blistering second-half strike gave Leeds three points.
Wycombe stifled their visitors before the break, creating most of the chances and troubling United's defence with their variety in attack.
Chris Zebroski should have opened the scoring when he drove Matt Phillips' cut-back straight at Shane Higgs from the edge of the box, and John Mousinho failed to apply the slightest touch that was needed to turn another Phillips' delivery into the net.
United, however, came closest to scoring when Beckford, who was booked for dissent in the first half, turned and drove a shot against the post in the 16th minute, and his wayward finish wasted a good through ball from Robert Snodgrass 12 minutes before the break.
Leeds looked more dominant after the restart, however, and Becchio settled the match when he found the net with a sharp effort from 18 yards, drilling the ball beyond the reach of Scott Shearer.
Wycombe could have snatched a draw at the death but Higgs reacted brilliantly to turn Stuart Green's shot onto a post.