Fans showed their anger towards the board through chanting in the first half.The chanting did nothing to stop Doncaster from scoring after twenty three minutes at Elland Road.DAVID COTTERILL fired a free kick from twenty yards into the net.
Leeds had some better chances after going behind,with top scorer Ross McCormack missing the target.The goals he's scored could prove crucial if Leeds are to see some positivity.
It worsened for Leeds when BILLY SHARP made it 2-0 before the break.The striker fired under the goalkeeper in stoppage time.
The first fifteen minutes saw Leeds have several penalty shouts go against them.Sam Johnstone tripped up Matt Smith in the area but nothing was given.Sam Byram felt more annoyed when Coppinger smashed his arm into his face.
Leeds did pull it back to 2-1 thanks to ROSS McCORMACK's header.A cross into the box wasn't marked and the Scot headed home to set up a tense remainder.
Leeds continued to show more initiative in their play,and Smith had a header tipped over by Johnstone.The 21-year-old is finding form at last in his career.
The latter also had to punch a shot by Jason Pearce over the crossbar but it was the 724 away fans who roared at the whistle.Doncaster look more likely to stay up and Leeds seemed depleted
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
LEEDS UNITED BOSS BRIAN McDERMOTT
"The court hearing over our financial situation is on Monday.The focus is and has been on that for most of the week and today,in hindsight,wasn't too important."
"Once the issues here are solved,we can feel settled at last.Forget about me.The priority is the club."
DONCASTER BOSS PAUL DICKOV
"The only word I can use is brilliant.The whole team as a unit were simply that."
"We are closer to safety in the league thankfully and the fans are urging us on to do more and keep going which I feel is so vital."
"You can't talk about staying up just yet because I don't know about that.We have no points target."
TEAMS
Leeds United
30 Jack Butland
25 Sam Byram
16 Danny Pugh
06 Luke Murphy(Tonge 45')
04 Tom Lees
05 Jason Pearce
36 Alex Mowatt
08 Rudolph Austin
44 Ross McCormack
20 Matt Smith
28 Cameron Stewart
Substitutes
33 Alex Cairns
18 Michael Tonge
22 Scott Wootton
26 Dom Poleon
14 Aidy White
10 Noel Hunt
15 Stephen Warnock
Doncaster Rovers
33 Sam Johnstone
02 Paul Quinn
03 James Husband
19 Richie Wellens(Furman 72')
27 Lucas Neill
20 Abdoulaye Méité
11 David Cotterill
18 Paul Keegan
09 Chris Brown
10 Billy Sharp(Robinson 80')
26 James Coppinger
Substitutes
01 Ross Turnbull
04 Dean Furman
21 Marc De Val Fernandez
31 Enda Stevens
12 Luke McCullough
07 Mark Duffy
22 Theo Robinson
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