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Daniel Farke’s Leeds United got their pre-season campaign off to a winning start with a dominant performance at Harrogate Town’s Exercise Stadium.

In sweltering conditions in North Yorkshire, Dominican Republic international Junior Firpo fired the Whites into the lead in the opening stages, before goals from Georginio Rutter and Sam Chambers sealed the victory after the break.

Backed by a sold out away end, Leeds dominated possession early on, with quick feet from Georginio on the edge of the Sulphurites’ penalty area working space for Dan James on the right.

The Wales international’s fizzing low drive found the onrushing Mateo Joseph at the front post, but under pressure from yellow shirts, the young striker was unable to guide his header on target.

Pacy winger James would again find space on the flank moments later, with his dangerous delivery flashing across the face of goal as he looked to find the run of Joel Piroe.

The opener deservedly came just after the 10-minute mark, when a fine piece of skill saw Joseph dance away from a defender and find James on the right.

The attacker returned the favour with a threaded pass into the forward inside the area, with Firpo then on hand to bundle home Joseph’s low cross from close range.

Within minutes and the lead was nearly doubled, as Piroe looked set to tap in Firpo’s cut-back, only for the retreating James Daly to hack clear.

Piroe would be presented with a sight on goal when Georginio was brought down on the edge of the area.

Wide of centre, the Dutch forward flashed a fierce effort back across Town stopper James Belshaw, narrowly sailing wide of the far post.

The Whites, dominating possession, continued to threaten and went within inches of grabbing a second as the impressive Joseph found the run of James, with the 26-year-old dragging a left-footed strike wide.

After James’ blistering pace won his team possession back deep inside the hosts’ territory, Bulgarian international Ilia Gruev then went close, seeing a goalbound drive headed away from danger by Anthony O’Connor.

On the stroke of half time, Simon Weaver’s side had their first effort of the evening, as Liam Gibson glanced Daly’s whipped delivery over, before referee Andrew Kitchen brought the opening 45 minutes to a close.