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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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