COVENTRY CITY U18'S 5-2 LEICESTER CITY BY KEV MONKS
TEAM Quirke, Clarke (Bottomer (90),Hollist, Cameron, Wynter (Jones 86),Cain, Walker,Jeffers,Ogleby, Blackwell (Lellu 63)
HT CCFC 2-0 LCFC FT CCFC 5-2 LCFC
Goals Sean Jeffers (19 & 25), Ashley Cain (52), Billy Kee (58 & 89), Rob Ogleby (80), Sean Fraser (90)
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Coventry City U18's hit Leicester for five in a thrilling game at Alan Higgs Centre.
The visitors started off the better with City keeper Michael Quirke having to make two reaction saves but Coventry took the lead in the 19th minute when Ashley Cain for Ogleby who backheeled to Jason Blackwell on the left hand side. His ball inside found Sean Jeffers who fired home from six yards.
The intense pressure from a Sky Blues side with every player playing his part, paid off as Jeffers volleyed home from twelve yards in the 25th minute.
This spell of pressure continued up until the break but City did not add further to their tally until the 52nd minute when Ashley Cain raced onto a cross field ball from midfield and clipped the ball into the net as the keeper advanced.
Leicester pulled it one back six minutes later through a thirteen yard drive from Billy Kee,one of a number of over age players fielded by the visitors.
With Matty West missing the match, Greg Rioch's team had no overage players and the side were mainly first year scholars.
Man Of The Match Jeffers headed over in the 65th minute and had a shot on the turn deflected for a corner,seven minutes later.
Either side of this, Leicester had chances. Quirke denied Kee with his feet and with fifteen minutes left, when a substitute curled an effort which hit the City supporter and bounced down for a forward to blaze over the bar.
Greg Rioch's side made the most of this let off and a burst of speed from Cain on the left,saw a centre and Rob Ogleby arrived to bundle in from close range.
A stunning goal from Kee made the score 4-2 to the Sky Blues but in the last seconds, Sean Fraser was on hand when the keeper dropped balland rounded him to score and complete a fine victory.