Smith salvage act a relief for Leeds.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: September 20, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: PETER FERGUSON

Leeds United 1

Metalurg Zaporizhzhya 0

LEEDS' relief at the late Alan Smith winner that spared them too much embarrassment at Elland Road last night was tempered by a feeling of foreboding as they mull over their trip to the Ukraine in a fortnight.

Manager Terry Venables had warned that UEFA Cup minnows Metalurg would be no first-round pushovers, and he was proved demonstrably right in front of a 30,000 crowd looking to celebrate a first-leg cushion.

Instead, the coachload of fans from the former Iron Curtain country could feel proud ...

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