Shamrock Rovers 0 Leeds United 3
Last updated : 16 July 2016 By .
Shamrock Rovers: Murphy, Clarke, Webster, Gibbons, Hanney, McCabe, Bulger, Purdy, Boyd, McCaffrey, Doona. Subs: Quinn, Callan, Collins, Morgan, English, Hamilton, Aherne, Dillon, Cornally.
Leeds United: Green, Purver, Bartley (P McKay 45), Bamba, Taylor, Vieira, Grimes, Botaka, Roofe (Sacko 45), Antonsson, Wood. Subs (on for final 60 minutes): Turnbull, Coyle, Diagouraga, Denton, Phillips, Murphy, Mowatt, Stokes, Doukara.
United’s pre-season tour of Ireland culminated in a convincing 3-0 victory over Shamrock Rovers on Saturday afternoon.
A brace from Marcus Antonsson either side of half-time and a Chris Wood penalty ensured the two-week trip to Dublin signed off on a high note at a sun-soaked Tallaght Stadium.
Antonsson claimed his first Leeds goals on 7 & 56 minutes and Wood’s penalty just after the half-hour helped to put today’s friendly in Dublin beyond a young Shamrock Rovers side.
Rovers fielded an inexperienced line-up after their first team met Bohemians in a league game on Friday night and they were unable to seriously trouble Garry Monk’s side.
Monk gave a start to goalkeeper Rob Green and the former England international was untroubled for an hour, save only for a shot from Gareth McCaffery which bounced past his right-hand post and an effort from Gary McCabe which flew straight at him.
Antonsson broke the deadlock early on after a penetrating run from midfielder Ronaldo Vieira opened Rovers up and gave the Swede an easy finish from 10 yards.
Wood then hit the outside of a post before a foul by Trevor Clarke on Kemar Roofe gave him a chance from the penalty spot on 31 minutes. The forward sent keeper Barry Murphy the wrong may.
Roofe, who impressed throughout the first half, then hit the woodwork with a curling effort before being substituted at the interval and making way for Hadi Sacko.
Leeds stretched Rovers in the second half and Matt Grimes was denied a goal when his long-range effort smashed off the underside of Murphy’s crossbar on 54 minutes.
But Antonsson struck again two minutes later as a cross from Charlie Taylor flicked off Wood and laid on a header at the back post.
Sacko was then denied by a good save from Murphy before Monk introduced a raft of substitutes for the final stages of the match.
Rovers almost pulled a goal back with 16 minutes left but Jamie Aherne’s effort slipped just wide.
Leeds’ win at Tallaght Stadium followed on from Wednesday’s 2-1 victory at Shelbourne and Monk’s players will return to England tomorrow to begin preparing for next week’s friendlies at Guiseley and Peterborough United.
Thanks to www.leedsunited.com & @PhilHayYEP for the above report.
