Football: Leeds punish Ipswich 10; IPSWICH...1 LEEDS...2.LIFE is being breathed back into Leeds' resurgent re·sur·gent adj. 1. Experiencing or tending to bring about renewal or revival. 2. Sweeping or surging back again. Adj. 1. Premiership challenge as quickly as the Ipswich bubble is bursting, a fact proved by the teams' contrasting fortunes at Portman Road. But for all Leeds' considerable endeavour and first-half control, with Robbie Keane Robert David "Robbie" Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur . Club career Keane started his football career with South Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United where his talent was again showing his poacher's instincts, Ipswich had only themselves to blame for their latest defeat. They handed the visitors a 2-0 lead on a plate, Mark Venus Mark Venus (born 6 April 1967 in Hartlepool) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant manager at West Bromwich Albion. His career started for his hometown team of Hartlepool United where he signed as a youngster in 1985. scoring an own goal and Keane being allowed to plunder TO PLUNDER. The capture of personal property on land by a public enemy, with a view of making it his own. The property so captured is called plunder. See Booty; Prize. his sixth strike since signing on loan from Inter Milan in December. A second-half act of redemption by Venus, as Ipswich made a forceful attempt at snatching a point, was not enough. But even after leading scorer Marcus Stewart Marcus Stewart (born William Stewart in Bristol on 7 November 1972) is a professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town in League One. Stewart has played over 500 games and scored over 200 goals in his professional career. had been perhaps harshly sent off for a two-footed lunge on Ian Harte with 15 minutes of the match still to play, Leeds were only just able to resist the determined efforts of the home side to clinch a point. Referee Peter Jones was blamed by the home fans, but the net result was still two teams travelling in opposite directions in the Premiership table. Despite an FA Cup defeat, Leeds have now secured three consecutive League wins for the first time this season and are up into the top half with a European place looming back into sight again. |
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