Leigh keep up play-off push by demolishing Salford

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Leigh (12) 26

Tries: Ipape, Hanley, Hardaker, Leutele Goals: Hardaker 5

Salford (0) 0

Leigh Leopards kept up their push for a top-six spot pinch a stylish triumph complete Salford Red Devils astatine nan Magic Weekend.

Edwin Ipape sewage Leigh connected nan committee wrong 5 minutes and Salford were reduced to 11 soon aft erstwhile Ethan Ryan and Brad Singleton were sent to nan bin successful speedy succession.

Umyla Hanley ran successful from region arsenic Leigh made their subordinate advantage count earlier nan break.

In a much subdued 2nd half, Zak Hardaker went successful for Leigh pinch 8 minutes to spare to guarantee location was nary measurement backmost for Salford, while Ricky Leutele dived successful to seal nan 2 points.

Victory for Adrian Lam's Leopards lifted them to seventh successful Super League and 3 points disconnected nan Red Devils, who inhabit nan last play-off place.

Defeat for Salford intends they person won conscionable doubly successful their past six games and person grounded to people connected 2 occasions during that time.

Salford's indiscipline caught up pinch them aft Ipape sewage nan shot complete nan statement early connected to statesman Leigh's ascendancy astatine Elland Road.

First, Ryan saw yellowish for a situation connected Leutele pinch a precocious arm, while Singleton was sent to nan bin soon aft for a leaving his limb successful precocious successful a situation connected Gareth O'Brien.

It did not return agelong for Leigh to make their superior numbers count, pinch Hanley racing successful from conscionable past halfway to further widen nan Leopards' lead.

Salford's Chris Hankinson defended valiantly conscionable earlier nan hr people arsenic he put successful a tremendous last-ditch try-saving tackle to contradict O'Brien, but nan Red Devils seldom threatened astatine nan different end.

Leigh ripped unfastened nan Salford defence erstwhile much arsenic Ipape sent Hardaker done to tally successful pinch easiness nether nan posts, while Leutele dived astatine nan area to seal a broad win.

The Leopards' thumping triumph besides made history as, aft Wigan's 20-0 demolition of St Helens yesterday, it is nan first clip 2 teams person been nilled during a Magic Weekend.

Leigh: Hardaker; McIntosh, Hanley, Leutele, Brand; O'Brien, Lam; Amone, Ipape, Mulhern, O'Donnell, Halton, Asiata.

Interchanges: Hughes, Pene, Trout, Dwyer.

Salford: Brierley; Ryan, MacDonald, Lafai, Cross; Nikorima, Sneyd; Singleton, Mellor, Wright, Stone, Watkins, Partington.

Interchanges: Shorrocks, Hankinson, Lewis, Bullock.

Referee: Liam Moore.