Irish Sunday Mirror

Mateusz delivers the old one-two for relieved Bielsa

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got himself in all kinds of trouble trying to marshal a Pablo Hernandez cross back to his keeper and Klich was able to poke the ball home. With the visitors now on the front foot, they were grateful to Casilla for a full-length stop to deny Will Vaulks from distance.

It looked like the leaders may have to settle for a point, but Klich showed superb skill to receive a pass from Jack Harrison inside the area and steady himself before slotting low into the bottom corner for a crucial victory.

A disappoint­ed Paul Warne (right) believed his side were full value for a point. “It’s always difficult to respond when you concede a goal late

ROTHERHAM: Rodak 6, Jones 7, Ragget 7, Robertson 6, Mattock 7, Vaulks 7, Ajayi 7, Taylor 7 (Yates 75, 6), Towell 7 (Crooks, 85), Ford 7, Smith 7 (Vassell 82). Subs not used: Price, Vyner, Wood, Palmer. LEEDS: Casilla 7, Ayling 7, Phillips 6, Cooper 6, Alioski 6, Forshaw 7, Clarke 5 (Roberts 45, 7), Hernandez 7 (Davis 90), Klich 8, Harrison 7 (Shackleton 87), Roofe 6. Subs not used: Peacock-farrell, Pearce, Stevens, Halme. on,” the Rotherham manager said. “But I am hugely proud of the players for their attitude because we limited the league leaders to just a few chances.

“No one would have expected us to win this game but I thought we did enough to come away with a positive result.

“The players gave everything they had.”

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