UNITED HIT TAVISTOCK FOR SIX
leedsunited.com 23/7/12
Leeds cruise to pre-season victory...
TAVISTOCK 0, UNITED 6 (White 40, Green 45, Own Goal 61, Rogers 77, Poleon 86, Thompson 88)
Leeds: Kenny (Ashdown 46), Lees, Crainie (Byram 68), Pearce (N Turner 80), Drury (L Turner 80) Snodgrass (Thompson 68), Brown (Pugh 46), Green (Poleon 68), White (Rogers 68), McCormack (Nunez 68), Becchio (Gray 46)
Goals from Aidy White and Paul Green shortly before the break perhaps didn't tell the whole story of a half which United pretty much dominated with some neat passing and movement.
Ross McCormack did send one early chance fizzing wide while Tom Lees was a constant threat with crosses from the right flank.
Green was almost rewarded with a goal on the 20-minute mark but his shot was blocked on the line by Snodgrass. Jason Pearce also went close with a header while Snodgrass and McCormack both had further half chances to open the scoring.
But Leeds did go 1-0 up five minutes before the break when White latched onto a long ball forward and delivered a quality finish.
The second goal came on the stroke of half-time when Green finished off a move that started with a McCormack free-kick and involved Snodgrass.
The second half started in similar vein with United dictating the play, although the final occasionally went astray as United pushed forward.
A third goal came on the hour mark, though, when White delivered a cross from the left and a Tavistock defender, under no real pressure, made a hash of the clearance and sliced it past his own keeper.
McCormack went close again after another good Snodgrass ball, but the manager finally made his wholesale changes with 22 minutes remaining when he swapped the bulk of his side.
One of those replacements, Ramon Nunez, had an early opportunity saved, and he followed that by sending a great cross which Dominic Poleon headed wide.
Moments later, it was 4-0, though, when Robbie Rogers smashed the ball home after a poor clearance by the home goalkeeper.
Andy Gray went close twice also, but a fifth goal came four minutes from time when Poleon cut inside from the left before delivering a smart finish.
Tavistock were struggling to compete now, and Zac Thompson led another raid forward when he finished off an advancing run with another good finish to make it 6-0 with two minutes remaining.
Leeds cruise to pre-season victory...
TAVISTOCK 0, UNITED 6 (White 40, Green 45, Own Goal 61, Rogers 77, Poleon 86, Thompson 88)
Leeds: Kenny (Ashdown 46), Lees, Crainie (Byram 68), Pearce (N Turner 80), Drury (L Turner 80) Snodgrass (Thompson 68), Brown (Pugh 46), Green (Poleon 68), White (Rogers 68), McCormack (Nunez 68), Becchio (Gray 46)
Goals from Aidy White and Paul Green shortly before the break perhaps didn't tell the whole story of a half which United pretty much dominated with some neat passing and movement.
Ross McCormack did send one early chance fizzing wide while Tom Lees was a constant threat with crosses from the right flank.
Green was almost rewarded with a goal on the 20-minute mark but his shot was blocked on the line by Snodgrass. Jason Pearce also went close with a header while Snodgrass and McCormack both had further half chances to open the scoring.
But Leeds did go 1-0 up five minutes before the break when White latched onto a long ball forward and delivered a quality finish.
The second goal came on the stroke of half-time when Green finished off a move that started with a McCormack free-kick and involved Snodgrass.
The second half started in similar vein with United dictating the play, although the final occasionally went astray as United pushed forward.
A third goal came on the hour mark, though, when White delivered a cross from the left and a Tavistock defender, under no real pressure, made a hash of the clearance and sliced it past his own keeper.
McCormack went close again after another good Snodgrass ball, but the manager finally made his wholesale changes with 22 minutes remaining when he swapped the bulk of his side.
One of those replacements, Ramon Nunez, had an early opportunity saved, and he followed that by sending a great cross which Dominic Poleon headed wide.
Moments later, it was 4-0, though, when Robbie Rogers smashed the ball home after a poor clearance by the home goalkeeper.
Andy Gray went close twice also, but a fifth goal came four minutes from time when Poleon cut inside from the left before delivering a smart finish.
Tavistock were struggling to compete now, and Zac Thompson led another raid forward when he finished off an advancing run with another good finish to make it 6-0 with two minutes remaining.