Leeds 3-1 Barnsley: Jesse Marsch’s side march on into the Carabao Cup third round
Leeds United have booked their spot in the Carabao Cup third round after beating Championship side Barnsley 3-1 at Elland Road on Wednesday night.
It was a solid start for the Whites on the night which saw new summer signing Luis Sinisterra break the deadlock with a superb goal from outside the box in the 21st minute, before Mateusz Klich doubled the lead 11 minutes later from the penalty spot.
However, it didn’t take long for Barnsley to respond through Mads Juel Andersen, with the defender halving the deficit three minutes after Leeds’ second. And it could’ve been 2-2 just before half-time but the visitors missed a spot-kick of their own to make sure Leeds went into the break with the lead.
Styles’ missed spot-kick came back to bite Barnsley which saw Klich grab his second – and Leeds’ third – goal of the game just before the 60-minute mark.
Full match report to follow
Luis Sinisterra celebrates scoring his first goal for Leeds in the Carabao Cup win over Barnsley
The Colombian opened his Leeds account with a superb long-range effort in the first half
Sinisterra points to the sky after breaking the deadlock in front of the Elland Road faithful
Mateusz Klich then doubled the lead 11 minutes later for Leeds from the penalty spot
However, it didn’t take long for Barnsley to respond through defender Mads Andersen (right)
The Barnsley centre back halved the deficit three minutes after Leeds scored their second
However, Klich (centre right) restored Leeds’ two-goal deficit shortly before the hour-mark
At 2-1 down, Barnsley had the chance to draw level after Callum Styles won a penalty
Styles stepped up to take the penalty that he won but he failed to convert the spot-kick
Leeds keeper Illan Meslier saved Styles’ spot-kick to keep his side in the lead in the first half
