# More history made at Croke Park as Man Utd beat Leeds

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/more-history-made-at-croke-park-as-man-utd-beat-leeds/
- Published: 2026-08-12T22:37:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-12T23:06:17+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cewrp090kd4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Manchester United beat Leeds on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
- Croke Park hosted its first English-club match.
- More than 82,000 fans attended in Dublin.

## Summary

Manchester United beat Leeds United on penalties after a 1-1 friendly draw at a sold-out Croke Park in Dublin, marking the first match there between two English clubs. The occasion underlined the stadium’s growing role beyond Gaelic games, following a summer of major sporting events and the relaxation of rules previously restricting ‘foreign’ sports.

Joshua Zirkzee put United ahead after 16 minutes before Brenden Aaronson equalised for Leeds. A crowd of 82,300 watched the match, Croke Park’s first football fixture in nine years and only its third since Rule 42 was amended; Noussair Mazraoui scored the decisive penalty, while substitute goalkeeper Dermot Mee also contributed to United’s shootout win.

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