Lady Luck shined down on Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch after his Whites' side claimed a superb comeback at Cardiff City in the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.
On-loan Aston Villa winger Jaden Philogene-Bidace opened the scoring with a well-taken finish despite a number of Leeds blunders gifting him the chance to put the home side 1-0 up. Things went from bad to worse for Marsch just seven minutes later. Sheyi Ojo, formerly of Liverpool, Fulham and Rangers, doubled Cardiff's advantage to ensure a horrific start to the game for the Whites.
Having crashed out to Sutton United, Crawley and other low-ranked sides in recent years and failing to qualify for the fourth round every year since 2017, fans were fearing for the worst. Wayward shots, a lack of cohesion and a sense of dread all contributed until Rodrigo's header just after the hour mark. All of a sudden Leeds looked reinvigorated, and for all the world they seemed capable of equaliser.
