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  • Martin (38), Harris (59), Harris (88)
  • Becchio (31)
  • Date:2008-10-18
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:The New Den
  • Attendance:13041
  • Referee:Marriner, A

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Lewis Grabban is replaced by Alan Dunne.

88mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Neil Harris putting it in the back of the net.

65mins

Andrew Hughes is being taken off, Enoch Showunmi has come on in his place.

65mins

Neil Kilkenny is replaced by Robert Snodgrass.

59mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Neil Harris putting it in the back of the net.

54mins

Neil Harris goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

53mins

The referee has booked Luciano Becchio.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Marriner

38mins

Goal!! Dave Martin scores for Millwall.

31mins

Goal!! Luciano Becchio scores for Leeds.

30mins

The referee has booked Gary Alexander.

9mins

Neil Kilkenny goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, October 18th, the match has kicked off.


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Match Report

Neil Harris' second-half double on top of David Martin's first-half equaliser saw Millwall complete an emphatic comeback against arch rivals Leeds United.

The 31-year-old record goalscorer's intricate flick from Marc Laird's angled cross on 58 minutes buried a Leeds side who had stolen the lead through Luciano Becchio's first-half wonder strike.

Argentinian Becchio scored a beauty from 22 yards with Leeds' first attempt at goal just after the half-hour when his left-foot arrow beat David Forde and nestled in the far corner.

Harris was also instrumental in Martin's 36th-minute equaliser for the dominant hosts when the winger latched onto his reverse pass before lifting it over the advancing David Lucas.

Then Harris' delicate header guided instrumental Laird's right-foot cross into the far corner leaving keeper Lucas rooted to the spot and the travelling White Army slumped into their seats.

Leeds manager Gary McAllister reacted immediately by introducing Enoch Showumni and Robert Snodgrass into a 4-2-4 formation, but the Lions remained resolute.

Lewis Grabban had a fantastic opportunity to seal the points late on having been put through acrobatically by Harris, but the winger fired straight at Lucas with a tame left-foot strike.

With three minutes left on the clock, Harris put the icing on the cake when he hammered home the Lions' third from an acute angle.

Tireless Gary Alexander pressurised Lucas into a scuffed clearance from Fabian Delph's lazy back-pass and it fell kindly to Harris, who calmly sidefooted into the unguarded net.

Millwall

Leeds United

Corners

63

Fouls

1119

Goal attempts

126

Shots off target

44

Offsides

01

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