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Middlesbrough 3-4 Leeds: 7-Goal Thriller 바카라˜Good Advertisement바카라™ For Championship, Says Farke

The result means Leeds climb to second in the EFL Championship table, overtaking Ipswich Town who have three games left this season compared to the Yorkshire club바카라™s two

Leeds manager Daniel Farke after the Sky Bet Championship match at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Picture date: Monday April 22, 2024.
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Leeds manager Daniel Farke believes Leeds바카라™ 4-3 victory over Middlesbrough was a 바카라œgood advertisement바카라 for Championship football. (More Football News)

An end-to-end encounter at the Riverside produced five goals in just the first half, starting with the hosts taking an early lead through Isaiah Jones.

Leeds netted two goals in 11 minutes when Summerville slotted home from the spot and Patrick Bamford came back to haunt the Riverside after bundling a goal home.

Emmanuel Latte Lath drew Boro level on the 30 minute mark but Wilfried Gnonto restored the visitors바카라™ advantage in a frenetic first 45 minutes.

Summerville bagged his second of the game after the break with a curling strike and there was late drama when Latte Lath scored a looping header in the 87th minute but Leeds held on for the three points.

Reflecting on a thrilling clash, Farke believes his players showed 바카라œgreat mentality바카라 to see out victory.

He said: 바카라œFirst of all a good advertisement for Championship football, I think all the supporters have enjoyed the game.

바카라œ(It was) a great piece of football from two good sides who really went for it to win this game.

바카라œTo start the game with this unlucky goal, deflected pass that normally wouldn바카라™t have been a chance, they scored out of this.

바카라œMiddlesbrough played today with freedom because it was more or less their last highlight, they could go for it and had a really good shape, then they are 1-0 up after just a few moments.

바카라œTo show such a reaction in the first half to come back to create so many chances, to score fantastic goals, was great for us to have.

바카라œCompliments to Middlesbrough, they showed a fantastic performance, but great mentality from our players to lead 3-2 at half-time.

바카라œWe needed to show some steel and resilience in the last minutes to dig in and grind out this important result for us and we did.

바카라œMany compliments for the heart, the mentality and the character of our players today and for their offensive quality.바카라

The result means Leeds climb to second in the table, overtaking Ipswich who have three games left this season compared to the Yorkshire club바카라™s two.

Boro remain ninth in the table and boss Michael Carrick praised his side for their 바카라œincredible effort바카라 but believes Gnonto바카라™s goal, which appeared to be offside, was a 바카라œmassive decision바카라 in the game.

바카라œI enjoyed the game, I thought we did a lot of good things,바카라 he said.

바카라œThey바카라™ve got some good quality and they바카라™ve showed it all season. At the top end of the pitch they바카라™re really dangerous.

바카라œI thought we defended largely in shape really well, we were really good with the ball and dominated and controlled large parts of the game.

바카라œI was really pleased with the boys and the effort was an incredible effort all the way to the end. We went for it, we had to go for it, we threw everything at them.

바카라œThe offside goal is a massive decision. We asked the boys to defend well and hold the line together, the line바카라™s impeccable really and I think there바카라™s three of them in the line around the edge of the box hold the line.

바카라œYou expect offsides given, which it was too clear not to be.바카라

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