Lillestrom SK 5-1 Leicester City
Kippe 10 Sylla 61
Sundgot 39
Andresen 51
Rambekk 53
Powell 65
Leicester City went down 5-1 to Lillestrom SK in a pre-season friendly at the Arasen Stadium on Saturday evening.
Craig Levein made seven changes to his the side that had beaten Bodo Glimt for the game, bringing in Paul Henderson, Richard Stearman, Stephen Hughes, Gareth Williams, Dion Dublin, Chris O'Grady and new signing Patrik Gerrbrand in for James Wesolowski, David Connolly, Mark de Vries, Momo Sylla, Nils-Eric Johansson, Alan Sheehan and Rab Douglas.
It was fairly evident from the start that Lillestrom would pose much more of a threat than Bodo - and the home side came close to taking the lead in just the second minute of the contest. Anders Rambekk tried his luck with a header from 12 yards, but his effort fell just over the bar.
Lillestrom went ahead with 10 minutes on the clock. Michael Mifsud whipped in a free-kick from the right, and giant centre-half Frode Kippe was on hand to head home past the helpless Henderson.
And the home side almost doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark. Christoffer Andersson floated in a fine cross from the right, but Arild Sundgot's header fell just wide of the target.
The home side were well on top, and made it 2-0 on 39 minutes. Pal Strand did well to find Sundgot who made no mistake with a header from close range.
City went into the break having failed to register a shot on target. Levein took the opportunity to make two changes, bringing on Momo Sylla and Alan Sheehan for Alan Maybury and Jason Wilcox.
Lillestrom added a third goal seven minutes into the second period. Andersson floated in a corner from the right and Pal Steffen Andresen rose unmarked to plant a firm header past Henderson.
And it was 4-0 two minutes later - Rambekk deflecting Andersson's free-kick past the Leicester 'keeper.
City grabbed a goal back in the 62nd minute. Substitute Sylla collected a Dublin pass to fire home an unstoppable drive from fully 25 yards.
Leicester's goal did nothing but to kick-start the home side back into action though - substitute Magnus Powell rising unchallenged to head past Henderson.
Levein made further changes, replacing Hughes, Dublin and O'Grady with Wesolowski, Connolly and de Vries.
The Foxes will now return to Leicester on Sunday ahead of their next pre-season clash against Celtic on Tuesday night.
City: Henderson, Stearman, Maybury (Sheehan 45), Gudjonsson, McCarthy, Gerrbrand, Hughes (Wesolowski 79), Williams, Dublin (de Vries 68), O'Grady (Connolly 68), Wilcox (Sylla 45).
Sub not used: Johansson.
Lillestrom: Muller, Andersson, Kippe, Andresen, Rambekk, Sogard, Wehrman, Koran, Stand, Mifsud, Sundgot.
Subs: Jansen, Winsnes, Powell, Radulovic, Grubisic, Myklebust, Riise, Stefanutto.
Sylla's come on....perhaps she could give us a Suprise, Suprise! 
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