Academy Win At Walkers
Ashley ChambersCity's under 18s finished off their season with a tremendous 5-2 victory over MK Dons, though it wasn't enough to clinch top spot.
Leicester remain undefeated since January, an astonishing run which saw them going into this final game of the campaign with a chance of claiming the title should they win and Aston Villa lose. The young Foxes certainly did their part on the day, but Villa's 3-0 victory in their fixture means a second place finish for City.
Trailing 2-1 at the interval at the Walkers Stadium, a memorable second half double from Max Gradel set Leicester on their way to a fine victory.
Ashley Chambers (pictured above right) got City off to a flying start with his head in the eighth minute. Gradel started the move with a neat bit of skill to beat two men and give himself room for the cross on the right hand side. Levi Porter met the ball at the far post, volleying it back across the face where Chambers was waiting to nod home the opener.
The home side looked to have settled into their stride and were dominating play when Milton Keynes equalised in the 25th minute. A deflected pass broke into the City box and was pounced upon by Tom Battams to level the score. The Dons striker would then put the visitors in front with his second, muscling Joe Magunda off the ball. The referee saw no foul and allowed Battams to proceed to slot the ball away unchallenged.
City were all square within a minute of the restart as Gradel strode confidently into the opposition penalty area, playing a clever one-two with Chambers, and buried his shot to make it 2-2.
On 55 minutes Eric Odhiambo had a strike charged down, but retrieved the ball to put in a great cross for Andy King to head goalwards, only prevented from giving City back the lead by a magnificent one-handed save from the MK goalkeeper. Porter and Chambers also came tantalisingly close to adding to Leicester's tally, both hitting the bar from distance.
The Foxes retook the lead with a goal worthy of winning any game from Gradel. With City piling on the pressure, the ball sat up for the talented midfielder who struck the sweetest of overhead kicks into the back of the net.
With fifteen minutes of the contest left top scorer Louis Dodds took his usual place on the scoresheet, looping a header into the top corner, before substitute Ryan Beswick got in on the act to extended City's advantage further in added time and put the three points beyond any doubt.
CITY: Pentney, Magunda (Beswick 76), Franklin, Lycett, Wykes, Gradel, King, Odhiambo (McKay 82), Porter, Dodds, Chambers
Itis just I wonder whether he is a bit like Porter and might find it difficult against bigger players? Or not? 
