Leeds United: Adryan and Cani feature as Under-21s draw with Wednesday
Yorkshire Evening Post 17/2/15
Neil Redfearn gave several fringe members of his senior squad a run-out as a development league game between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday ended goalless this afternoon.
Adryan, Casper Sloth and new signing Edgar Cani were included in a highly-experienced Under-21 line-up at Elland Road.
All three players were looking to catch Redfearn’s eye ahead of Saturday’s Championship match at Middlesbrough but a tight contest failed to yield any goals.
Brian Montenegro and Dario Del Fabro - both of whom are into the second half of year-long loans at Leeds - also started against the joint league leaders.
A fast-paced but uneventful first half produced only three chances of note, the first falling to United forward Lewis Walters. The 19-year-old - returning from major knee surgery - drew a parry from Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson with a rising shot from the edge of the box.
But the visitors went closer on 33 minutes when Paul Corry’s sweetly-struck effort beat Stuart Taylor and clipped the top of Leeds’ crossbar.
Taylor then pulled off a diving save to keep out a strike from Wednesday forward Johnny Fusco just before half-time.
Adryan almost forced the opening goal early in the second half with a 30-yard lob which Dawson kept out with his fingertips, redeeming his own poor clearance, and the Brazilian should have won the match 16 minutes from time when he nodded a free header straight at the Owls keeper.
Substitute Luke Parkin threatened a late winner but pulled a shot on the turn narrowly wide while at the other end, Taylor’s low, one-handed stop kept out Fusco’s last-gasp attempt.
Neil Redfearn gave several fringe members of his senior squad a run-out as a development league game between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday ended goalless this afternoon.
Adryan, Casper Sloth and new signing Edgar Cani were included in a highly-experienced Under-21 line-up at Elland Road.
All three players were looking to catch Redfearn’s eye ahead of Saturday’s Championship match at Middlesbrough but a tight contest failed to yield any goals.
Brian Montenegro and Dario Del Fabro - both of whom are into the second half of year-long loans at Leeds - also started against the joint league leaders.
A fast-paced but uneventful first half produced only three chances of note, the first falling to United forward Lewis Walters. The 19-year-old - returning from major knee surgery - drew a parry from Wednesday goalkeeper Cameron Dawson with a rising shot from the edge of the box.
But the visitors went closer on 33 minutes when Paul Corry’s sweetly-struck effort beat Stuart Taylor and clipped the top of Leeds’ crossbar.
Taylor then pulled off a diving save to keep out a strike from Wednesday forward Johnny Fusco just before half-time.
Adryan almost forced the opening goal early in the second half with a 30-yard lob which Dawson kept out with his fingertips, redeeming his own poor clearance, and the Brazilian should have won the match 16 minutes from time when he nodded a free header straight at the Owls keeper.
Substitute Luke Parkin threatened a late winner but pulled a shot on the turn narrowly wide while at the other end, Taylor’s low, one-handed stop kept out Fusco’s last-gasp attempt.