Drogheda earn draw with Leeds in Kelly benefit match

A CROWD of 3,500 packed sun- drenched United Park to see Drogheda native Gary Kelly and his Leeds United side draw 1-1 with the local eircom League First Division side in a friendly yesterday.

The Championship side deservedly went ahead on 35 minutes when Kelly picked out the Julian Joachim, who shrugged off his marker and finished in style from just outside the box.

However, the home side were far from overawed, and they got their reward a minute into the second half. Drogheda won a penalty which Alan Reilly converted for a share of the spoils. Half of the proceeds from the match are to be donated to the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre in Drogheda, set up following the death of Gary’s sister Mandy in 1998.