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The first half brought little of note, although United striker Alan Smith again incurred the wrath of the match referee.
Just after the half hour he was booked for a push on Malaga defender Romero and five minutes later was fortunate to escape further punishment for following through on home keeper Pedro Contreras.
Of the chances, Harry Kewell had a couple of early efforts and then after 14 minutes almost set up Smith for a tap-in at the far post.
The home side showed little in attack throughout the first 45 minutes and Kewell forced a save from Contreras at his near post to end a poor first half.
Soon after the restart Julio Cesar Dely Valdes should have done better from close range, but his weak effort allowed Paul Robinson to make the save.
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Fifteen minutes from time, home sub Edgar got past Ian Harte down the left but dragged his shot well wide of the far post from 15 yards.
With seven minutes to play, Edgar's right-wing cross found Dely Valdes, who did well to direct his header on target, but Robinson saved easily.
Leeds for their part rarely looked like scoring, but a goalless draw gives them the advantage going into the Elland Road return.
UEFA Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg | |
Malaga 0, Leeds 0 | |
| Kickoff 28 November 2002 21:00 at La Rosaleda | |
| Referee: Trentalange, A | |
Final Result | |
Malaga 0 | Leeds 0 |
Yellow Cards | |
A.Smith, 32, dissent | |
Red Cards | |
Match Squads | |
Malaga 0 | Leeds 0 |
1. Contreras 2. Roteta 3. Fernando Sanz 4. Valcarce 5. Romero 6. Josemi 7. Iznata 8. Sanchez 9. Sandro 10. Musampa 11. Dely Valdes | 1. P.Robinson 2. G.Kelly 3. M.Duberry 4. J.Woodgate 5. I.Harte 6. L.Bowyer 7. E.Bakke 8. S.McPhail 9. J.Wilcox 10. A.Smith 11. H.Kewell |
Substitutes | |
12. Rafa 13. Rojas 14. Litos 15. Edgar 16. Miguel Angel 17. Leko 18. Koke | 12. N.Martyn 13. M.Bridges 14. P.Okon 15. J.Burns 16. F.Richardson 17. M.Kilgallon |