Leeds United lost against Cardiff City in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.
Alfonso Pedraza made his first start for Leeds United on Saturday afternoon. The 20-year-old, who joined Leeds on loan from Villarreal in the January transfer window, featured against Cardiff City at Elland Road in the Championship.
The Spain Under-21 international winger played for 71 minutes, as Leeds suffered a 2-0 defeat to Cardiff at home.
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Former Leeds striker Noel Whelan was following the match, and he seemed to have been impressed with the performance of the youngster.
“I thought he brought good movement, good touches – he’s still only 20 – but still didn’t hurt them too much down the left,” Whelan told BBC Sport (17:40). “A lot of his best play came down the right, linking up with Hernandez.
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“Home debuts can be difficult but he seems to have the right attributes. He just came up against a very stubborn Cardiff team today.”
After a goalless first half, Sean Morrison put Cardiff in the lead in the 53rd minute, and Kenneth Zohore added the second on 71 minutes.
The West Yorkshire outfit ended the game with 10 men following the dismissal of Liam Bridcutt in the 86th minute.
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon, hosts Leeds had 71% of the possession, took 17 shots of which three were on target, and earned five corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Cardiff had just 29% of the possession, took 10 shots of which four were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
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