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Tim Hobbs reports

Leeds restored some order to their latest European campaign by finally overcoming the threat of Maritimo.

The Portuguese side had caused a stir by winning the first leg in Madeira, but crumbled as David O'Leary's UEFA Cup hopefuls enjoyed an Elland Road cakewalk.

Robbie Keane and Harry Kewell overturned the deficit before the break and Eirik Bakke added another in the second-half as Leeds at last showed they are taking this competition seriously after the criticism of their first-leg flop.

But the Premiership leaders once again failed to fire on all cylinders and despite Olivier Dacourt's return and Keane and Mark Viduka's industry, suffered infuriating spells when their passing was below par and their possession got nowhere.

Maritimo could even have plunged them into further trouble on 12 minutes as Brazilian Dinda forced Nigel Martyn to parry his thundering 35-yard free-kick and then get up quickly to block Quim's rebound with his legs.

But thankfully for a surprisingly large Elland Road crowd and the watching Sky Sports viewers it proved to be just a blip as the home side quickly cancelled out Bruno's freak free-kick a week ago.

David Batty fed Robbie Keane down the right channel and although two Maritimo defenders came across, a fortunate richochet fell perfectly for the Irishman to smash a fine effort high inside Nelson's near post.

Even then the outcome was by no means certain and it needed Kewell's third goal in two games to settle the nerves, the Australian planting a firm header past Nelso after compatriot Viduka had picked him out with a pin-point cross from the right.

The Maritimo keeper did well to keep out Ian Harte's deflected free-kick on the break before Leeds took control in the second half and came close on several occasions, Dacourt the closest with a rising drive that flew inches over.

Their persistence was rewarded with a third soon after though as Kewell streaked clear on the left, rifled in a low effort that Nelson could not hold and Bakke pounced to stab home the loose ball to add to his vital goal against Derby.

At 3-1 on aggregate the job was done. Maritimo's Briguel took his frustration out on Danny Mills' knee and was lucky not to be sent off, while Harte whipped the resulting free-kick just over again.

Keane and Viduka both wasted chances to add a fourth as their control let them down in the box but it barely mattered.

They may not have been at their best, but this time they were too good for the Portuguese - even if the rest of Europe is not quaking in their collective boots just yet.

Leeds: Martyn, Mills, Ferdinand, Matteo, Harte, Bakke, Batty, Dacourt, Kewell, Keane, Viduka.
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Woodgate, Robinson, McPhail, Wilcox, Duberry, Burns.
Booked: Ferdinand, Matteo.

Maritimo: Nelson, Lino, Sergio, van der Gaag, Briguel, Albertino, Dinda (Joel Santos 17), Zeca, Marcelo Bruno (Andre. 59), Kenedy., Quim,
Joel Santos (Gaucho 47).
Subs Not Used: Gilmar, Alan, Shannon, Arriola.
Booked: Sergio, Briguel, Zeca.

Att: 38,125
Ref: S Farina (Italy)


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FULL-TIME: 3-0 - Leeds through.
90mins: DUCK! Lino again - and this effort flies even further over than the other was wide
87mins: BOOKING! Matteo yellow carded for foul on Gaucho
86mins: Lino drags well, well, well wide after free-kick is squared into his path
83mins: SAVE! Keane denied a second by Nelson after jinking run
81mins: Keane lifts his effort into the side-netting - but the off-side flag is up
78mins: The tie must be over - a Mexican wave has broken out
74mins: Quim tries his luck, but Martyn is positioned perfectly to make easy stop
73mins: Martyn down well to clutch Maritimo cross into the box
71mins: OOH! Harte thunders the free-kick just over the Maritimo bar
70mins: OUCH! An awful knee-high lunge by Briguel on Mills escapes a booking. Somehow
69mins: OOH! Briguel blocks Viduka's goalbound header after Harte's pinpoint cross
68mins: BOOKING! Zeca for hauling back Kewell
67mins: NAUGHTY! Kenedy woefully late on Mills. Not very subtle
65mins: OUCH! Kenedy left writhing and rolling after touchline tackle from Mils
61mins: GOAL! BAKKE tucks home rebound after Kewell's drive is parried
58mins: SUB - Andre comes on for Bruno as Maritimo use up their third replacement
57mins: OOH! Harte's corner comes off Briguel, but is gathered by Nelson
57mins: Keane wins corner after another forceful run into the box - corner!
55mins: BOOKING! Briguel for blocking Mills cross with his hand
54mins: Viduka into the box, but loses control just when a shot was called for
51mins: OOH! Dacourt drives just over the top after fine run and cutback from Bakke
49mins: OUCH! Sergio late on Dacourt and lucky not to see a second yellow card
48mins: OOH! Sergio allowed to run at the Leeds backline but fires straight at Martyn
45mins: Maritimo restart - surely Leeds can progress now
45mins: SUB - Joel (a sub himself) is replaced by Gaucho

HALF-TIME: 2-0 - Leeds ahead, but this one's by no means done and dusted
44mins: Joel's shot deflects of Ferdinand and loops over - corner comes to nowt
41mins: SAVE! Nelson does well to keep out Harte's deflected free-kick
40mins: BOOKING! Sergio booked for blatantly blocking off Keane
38mins: BOOKING! Ferdinand carded, presumably for dissent
37mins: GOAL! KEWELL heads home after Viduka picks him out from the right
35mins: It's gone a bit scrappy. Leeds still not looking like their old selves
30mins: Maritimo break down Leeds left, but Mills beats Quim to the cross
29mins: OOH! Dacourt fizzes a fiersome left-footer inches over the top
28mins: DUCK! Bruno spoons one high into the Revie Stand after Maritimo corner
28mins: OOH! Bruno - remember him? - sees his free-kick deflected over by Ferdinand
27mins: OOH! Batty drills crisply at Nelson after neat approach play from Keane
23mins: Keane sends Bakke through, but a last-gasp tackle denies the Norwegian
22mins: OOH! Joel Santos fires straight at Martyn from 25 yards
19mins: GOAL! KEANE bumbles through a couple of challenges and blasts home. Come on!
18mins: Leeds have all the possession but no penetration...yet
17mins: SUB - Dinda stretchered off and Joel Santos comes on
15mins: Briguel and Dinda both rolling around on the floor, much to Elland Road's dislike
13mins: Bakke's last-ditch block denies another Dinda thunderbolt from following corner
12mins: SAVE! Martyn up quickly to keep out Quim rebound
12mins: HANG ON! Martyn down well to parry Dinda free-kick from at least 35 yards
11mins: Second successive Leeds corner brings a foul against the home side
10mins: Keane into the box, seems to be stripped but has to settles for a corner
9mins: OUCH! Dinda is stretchered off after landing awkwardly
7mins: Kewell heads Harte's rake pass back across goal, but Maritimo clear their lines
5mins: The leggy Quim's first touch goes straight out of play - to much jeering
3mins: Leeds break well, but Batty's cross is intercepted with three waiting in the box
2mins: Leeds corner - but Harte's kick is too deep to worry the visitors
1mins: Mills bombs forward early, but Maritimo left-back Kenedy wins the goal kick
0mins: Leeds kick off, 1-0 behind on aggregate after a woeful first-leg display