27-07-09: Bradford Park Avenue (a) 3-3 (HT 2-1) Crowd (709)

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On 27th July 2009, a "second String" squad took on Bradford Park Avenue at the Horsfall Stadium. It contained two trialists Tom Reilly and Tom Beane, in the run-on team, and American Davide Somma on the bench. The Leeds team was: Alan Martin; Liam Darville, Tom Lees, Paul Huntington, Alan Sheehan; Tom Beane, Josh Falkingham, Tom Reilly; Mike Grella, Tom Elliott, Enoch Showumni. Playing Substitutes: Andy Milne, Will Hatfield, Davide Somma. United raced into a two goal lead inside the first quarter of an hour. Enoch Showumni showed good skills to turn and fire Leeds into the lead after just four minutes before Tom Elliott doubled the lead with a shot from the edge of the box. The visitors received a warning of things to come when Alan Martin was forced into two stunning saves from Mark Jones and Chris Hall and it was Hall that pulled a goal back just before half-time when he scored from a Steve Downes cross. Leeds brought on trialist Davide Somma for the second half in place of Tom Elliott. United restored their two goal cushion on the hour when Alan Sheehan scored from the spot after Liam Darville had been brought down in the box by Mark Bett. Bett atoned for his mistake just four minutes later when he reduced the arrears to one with a shot from long range. Leeds brought on Andy Milne and Will Hatfield in the eightieth minute as the two trialists Tom Beane and Tom Reilly gave way. Enoch Showumni was unlucky not to get a fourth for Leeds after good work by Mike Grella but with just four minutes left on the clock it was Bradford that levelled the scores when Chris Hall got his second and Park Avenue's third when he scored from a Luke Gibson cross. Hall had a chance to win the game for the home team in the final minute but he couldn't find the mark and the game finished in a 3-3 draw.