Wilfried Gnonto laid on a stunning, inch-perfect assist for Leeds United teammate Joel Piroe during the club’s 4-0 victory in their Championship play-off semi-final victory over Norwich City on Thursday night.
Though the two sides endured a narrowly-contested 0-0 in their first leg, Leeds found themselves three goals to the good by half-time in the reverse fixture at Elland Road.
Gnonto, who started on the wing in both legs of the semi-final, was heavily involved for two of those goals, claiming a direct assist for Leeds’ second.
Gnonto twice involved
The 20-year-old picked it up on the right flank in the 20th minute, and put a beautiful, bending ball on a plate in the six-yard box for Piroe to nod home.
The Italy youngster also drilled a shot in towards Norwich goalkeeper Angus Gunn, which he was only able to parry back into danger, leading to Leeds’ fourth goal 23 minutes into the second half.
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