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Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Game 19: Tuesday 22 November 2005
Leeds United 2 - 0 Burnley
(Half-time: 0 - 0)
Crowd: 21318
Referee: T Bates (Staffordshire)
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Leeds spent the recent international break paddling in the
Mediterranean and last night, ignoring the plummeting temperature,
they played with the sort of freedom and improvisation you would
expect from a team with the sun still in their bones.
No matter that their goals were derived from set pieces - a David
Healy penalty and a free-kick from the outstanding Robbie Blake - the
second-half performance of Kevin Blackwell's side brimmed with purpose
and invention. Moreover, it was good enough not only to consolidate
fourth place but suggest that their promotion challenge is
serious.
"We need to improve but we also showed how good we can be. We had a
bit of flair in the second half," said Blackwell, whose side appeared
to have benefited from their trip to the south of France.
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