Mateo Joseph scored his third hat-trick of the season as Leeds United U21s saw off Middlesbrough 4-2 at Rockliffe Park. The forward has been in prolific form lately and he notched his 12 th goal of the season on Saturday, just a few days after his 19 th birthday, to help the Whites move six points clear at the top of the Premier League 2 Division 2 table.
The Whites actually fell behind in the game and trailed at the break due to Calum Kavanagh’s opener for the home side. However, the introductions of Sean McGurk and Joe Snowdon provided the spark the Whites needed in the second half and 16 minutes after the break, Leeds equalised as Joseph followed up on Sonny Perkins’ parried shot.
McGurk bagged a second a few minutes later, with a curling effort from outside the box, before Joseph gave Leeds a comfortable lead. The Spanish forward was on hand once more in the dying moments of the clash to complete his hat-trick and ensure Leeds bounced back to winning ways following their first defeat of the season last time out at Bolton Wanderers.
