Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Leicester U18 4th with 27 points, Swansea U18 12th with 5, 22 apart. Swansea U18 ranked just 23rd in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester U18 2.44 scored and 1.94 conceded per game, Swansea U18 1.33 and 4.2, with the league averaging 2.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Swansea U18 — 15 in succession. Leicester U18 had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Swansea U18, 0.
The Leicester City Training Ground in Aylestone staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,312. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Leicester U18 led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-1.