Leeds beat Plymouth despite late fightback

Joel Piroe has managed to score a second goal for Leeds, thereby increasing his number of goals for this season in the Championship to six.

Leeds United, who are aiming for promotion in the Championship, managed to maintain their lead against Plymouth Argyle in spite of the visitors' attempt to make a comeback in the latter part of the game.

During the first half, Welsh national player Dan James scored the first goal for the home team, taking advantage of a poorly-executed clearance by Plymouth defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden.

In under 10 minutes, Dutch forward Joel Piroe scored his sixth league goal of the season following another defensive mistake, allowing his team to take advantage of the situation.

Ben Waine replaced a volley to score a goal for Plymouth in the late minutes of the game, which led them to strive for an improbable tie.

Nonetheless, the hosts maintained their pursuit of an automatic promotion spot, as they secured a triumph that placed them six points adrift of both Leicester and Ipswich who occupy the top two positions.

During the recent league game, which marked the first time the two teams faced off since April 2007, Leeds exhibited a dominant performance from the start.

In less than half an hour, the team playing at home appealed for a penalty but it was dismissed by the referee. Additionally, their leading scorer Crysencio Summerville narrowly missed a shot aimed at Michael Cooper's goal post.

James and Piroe were able to secure a solid advantage for Leeds, while Plymouth struggled to respond with any notable efforts.

After Ryan Hardie and Mustapha Bundu got hurt last week, Plymouth decided to begin the game without a striker in the away team.

Nonetheless, during the latter part of the game, coach Steven Schumacher decided to replace several players, including bringing on the striker Waine from New Zealand.

In the final moments of the game, Luke Cundle, who plays midfield for Plymouth, delivered a beautiful pass into the box. Waine took advantage of this and scored a goal, creating a very exciting end of the game at Elland Road.

Plymouth tried hard to tie the game up towards the end, however they weren't able to take advantage of the several corners they had. During Leeds' attempt to break away and score a third goal, defender Lewis Gibson was penalized for a foul on Piroe and subsequently received a booking.

According to BBC Radio Leeds, the manager of Leeds United, Daniel Farke, stated...

Being in complete control like we were in the opening 45 minutes, ahead by two goals, we had hoped to net six or seven more times in order to secure a comfortable victory. Nevertheless, we were up against an admirable and audacious rival who approached the game without restraint.

We did a great job defending overall. We only gave them one opportunity to score, but unfortunately, they were really efficient and managed to capitalize on it.

We unnecessarily added complexity to our lives following the performance, as we had numerous opportunities to score.

"I have secured three points and can now head home with a happy feeling."

During an interview with BBC Radio Devon, Steven Schumacher, the manager of Plymouth Argyle, made a statement.

The initial period had only one letdown, which was the blunders committed close to our goal area.

We had to suffer the consequences of our mistakes, as we carelessly lost possession of the ball twice in critical positions against a high-quality team. My only source of dissatisfaction during the initial period of the game was this blunder.

We arrived here with the intention of participating and performing, but regrettably we were unable to succeed again.

"I was impressed with Ben Waine when he entered the game. He provided us with a target at the front, which led to a fantastic goal being scored."

The game has finished with Leeds United scoring 2 goals and Plymouth Argyle scoring only 1.

The concluding part of the football match has finished, with Leeds United winning over Plymouth Argyle by 2 to 1.

Bali Mumba gave away a corner to Leeds United.

The effort was denied. Jaidon Anthony of Leeds United took a shot with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area, but it was blocked by the opposing team's defense. Archie Gray provided assistance for the attempt.

Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) has committed a foul.

In the area of defense, Joe Edwards (player from Plymouth Argyle) obtains a free kick.

Ilia Gruev from Leeds United received a cautionary yellow card.

Liam Cooper (a player from Leeds United) committed a foul.

In the defensive half, Ben Waine from Plymouth Argyle has earned a free kick.

In the defensive half of the field, Glen Kamara from Leeds United receives a free kick.

Joe Edwards from Plymouth Argyle committed a foul.

In the game between Leeds United, there was a substitution made. Georginio Rutter was replaced by Ilia Gruev.

The team, Leeds United, has made a substitution. The player, Patrick Bamford, comes in to replace Joël Piroe.

The shot was missed by Georginio Rutter from Leeds United as his right footed shot from the centre of the box was too high.

Lewis Gibson (from Plymouth Argyle) receives a yellow card for committing a foul that was deemed unsporting.

During the soccer game, Joël Piroe from Leeds United was awarded a free kick while they were in the attacking half of the field.

Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) committed a foul.

He missed the chance to score. Ben Waine had a header from an extremely short distance, but unfortunately, it went too high. Morgan Whittaker helped him by crossing the ball after a corner.

At the corner of the field, Plymouth Argyle had an unlucky break as they allowed the opposition to score due to some fault by one of their players, Joe Rodon.

This section relates to a play in a football match where Junior Firpo allowed the opposing team, Plymouth Argyle, to score a goal by giving up a corner.