Leeds Combination League: How Leeds Met held onto their slender lead at the top of the table

Jubilee Premier leaders Leeds Met FC maintained their two-point cushion at the head of the Leeds Combination League with a 3-0 win at Little London.
By Steve Heptinstall
Published 9th Feb 2022, 06:03 GMT
Updated 9th Feb 2022, 08:47 GMT
Louis Rafter, of Leeds Met FC, brings the ball under control during Sunday's Leeds Combinational League Jubilee Premier encounter at Little London. Picture: Steve Riding.Louis Rafter, of Leeds Met FC, brings the ball under control during Sunday's Leeds Combinational League Jubilee Premier encounter at Little London. Picture: Steve Riding.
Louis Rafter, of Leeds Met FC, brings the ball under control during Sunday's Leeds Combinational League Jubilee Premier encounter at Little London. Picture: Steve Riding.

Two goals from Taku Jitsukawa and a solitary score from Dominic Tiffany saw off the third-bottom hosts.

Second-placed Wykebeck Arms, who are five points off the pace but with two games in hand on Leeds Met, made light work of their home encounter with second-bottom Colton First. It finished 4-0 with goals coming from Patrick Gibbons, Corey Hartford, Taylor Starkey and Austin Okoro.

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Despite the defeat, Colton still retain hope of edging up the table as they need only a couple of points to move ahead of Little London.

Rob Dagless, of Little London, tries to block Ben Phillips of Leeds Met FC. Picture: Steve Riding.Rob Dagless, of Little London, tries to block Ben Phillips of Leeds Met FC. Picture: Steve Riding.
Rob Dagless, of Little London, tries to block Ben Phillips of Leeds Met FC. Picture: Steve Riding.

HT Sports First, who sit third on the ladder, had to see out the last four minutes of their 2-2 draw with visitors Main Line Social while down to 10 men after Shaun Stevenson’s two-yellow-card dismissal.

HT also picked up two other bookings. Home-team scorers were Barrie Frankland, who gave the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead, and Ben Thornton with Mark Ferguson and Josh Maskill the second-half scorers for Main Line.

In Division 1, Old Crooked Clock ticked off a notable scalp with a 3-2 win over second-placed visitors Daisy Whites.

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The two title hopefuls are locked on 18 points but Sunday’s victors do have the benefit of a couple of games in hand over Daisy Whites.

Ishmail Mills, of Little London, is left standing by Leeds Met FC goalscorer Taku Jitsukawa. Picture: Steve Riding.Ishmail Mills, of Little London, is left standing by Leeds Met FC goalscorer Taku Jitsukawa. Picture: Steve Riding.
Ishmail Mills, of Little London, is left standing by Leeds Met FC goalscorer Taku Jitsukawa. Picture: Steve Riding.

Second-bottom East Leeds Celtic First gained a valuable point thanks to James Banner’s goal in a 1-1 draw with North Leeds. The visitors stand sixth in the table but hold only a five-point advantage over Easts.

Billy Lumsden bagged the only goal as fourth-placed Churwell FC edged out third-bottom visitors Leeds Alpha.

In Division 2, Leeds Hyde Park clipped West Yorkshire Falcons’ wings with a 3-0 win, Western Juniors Old Boys won 2-0 at Harehills WMC while Original Oak and visitors Headingley Rovers FC drew 1-1.

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In the West Riding County FA Sunday Trophy quarter-finals, Combination Division 1 leaders Kippax Sundays lost out 4-3 to visitors Sedbergh FC in a penalty shootout after the 90 minutes ended in a high-scoring 4-4 draw.

Beck & Call booked their place in the semi-finals with a 2-1 win at Sporting Pudsey.

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