2024-04-13 20:40:17
In the penultimate home game of the season in the Championship (II level of football in England), “Leeds” of the national team Ilia Gruev recorded their first loss, and it comes at an extremely bad time.
The Yorkshiremen went down 0-1 at home to Blackburn in a match of the 43rd round (of 46). So they did not take advantage of Ipswich’s 1:1 draw against visiting Middlesbrough. “Leeds” continues to be third in the provisional standings with 87 points.
“Ipswich” came out on top with 89, and in the middle with 88 and a game less is “Leicester”
Against Blackburn, who were struggling to stay in the division, Gruev started as a starter and was on the field until the 67th minute. In this period, the 23-year-old defensive midfielder was perfect in his defensive actions, again his passes were on a thread, and he also scored 2 shots to the guests’ door.
In general, “Leeds” were pressing, but fatigue and exhaustion from the murderous Championship calendar is clearly taking its toll.
The hosts missed a number of chances, and to top it off, Sami Smodic scored in the 82nd minute for Blackburn. It happened on a counterattack, the kind that Gruev is usually good at interrupting.