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Another great win for Leeds today....
Leeds United 3 Carlisle United 2
Dougie Freedman struck with a second-half volley to earn Leeds United three points from a pulsating clash with Carlisle United at Elland Road.
The on-loan Crystal Palace striker produced a delightful finish on 69 minutes to claim his second goal of the game and secure a 3-2 win, keeping United firmly on course for a top-six finish in League One.
United had been forced to recover from a 1-0 deficit at half-time, but their dramatic recovery made amends for a disappointing first-half performance.
Carlisle opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Scott Dobie appeared Ankergren's back post and turned home a cross from Simon Hackney.
The visitors' attacking threat was minimal, but their organisation and rigid shape prevented Leeds from finding an equaliser before the break.
Bradley Johnson's shot on 25 minutes curled over the crossbar, and Freedman's effort two minutes before the break rose over the goal by a matter of inches.
But Keiren Westwood, Carlisle's goalkeeper, left the field at half-time without having made a single save, and it took an error from him to hand Leeds an equaliser on 49 minutes.
Westwood failed to gather a low cross from Neil Kilkenny, and when the ball slipped off his body and into the air, Freedman was waiting to bundle it into the net.
United turned the game on its head in the 58th minute when Jonathan Howson ran in to hammer home the rebound from substitute Tresor Kandol's parried shot, but Danny Graham took full advantage two minutes later when Ankergren's fumble from Hackney's corner allowed the striker to force home an equaliser.
The match appeared to have a winning goal in it, however, and Freedman produced his second of the match with 21 minutes remaining to secure United's win.
Freedman was perfectly placed to pounce on a rebound from Kilkenny's free-kick, and his volley flashed into the net before Westwood could move.
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