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Having received a standing ovation from the home fans as he took his place on the bench, Adams was shown a masterclass in the direct brand of football that has become his trademark. Brighton were clearly showing no mercy for their former boss.
Livewire Leon Knight tormented City’s Elliott and Howey, and tested Walker with a couple of venomous drives from the edge of the box.
Gary Hart’s willingness to come inside from the flanks unnerved Ben Thatcher, and even led to the Seagulls star opening the scoring.
A strong run and cross by Dan Harding found Hart lurking in the box, and the winger leaped to beat Thatcher and power the ball beyond Walker to give Brighton the lead.
Before City had time to reply, Brighton were on the attack again. Another fine pass by Harding tracked Knight’s run to perfection, and the quicksilver striker coolly lobbed the ball wide of Walker to put the Albion two up.
Riccardo Scimeca pulled one back for City.
However, City were not without their own chances. Deane and Scowcroft made use of their aerial threat with a series of flick-ons, which Ben Roberts bravely smothered on more than one occasion.
A flicker of light in a dull first half for the Foxes came when Riccy Scimeca curled home a free-kick worthy of David Beckham from 25 yards to add some respectability to the scoreline.
However, Brighton did end the half with an air of superiority. Having taking advantage of a poor pass from Howey, Chris McPhee romped toward goal before squaring to Harding, who blotted his copybook with a miss from close in.
The truth was that the home side were making a mockery of the gap between the respective divisions of the two sides, and Adams would need to make changes at the break in order to turn things around.
James Scowcroft took advantage of a rogue squirrel on the pitch to nod home an equaliser following good work by Hignett.
Matt Newsum
That he did – bringing on six substitutes and opening up the game with a less physical approach.
James Scowcroft took advantage of a rogue squirrel on the pitch to nod home an equaliser following good work by Hignett.
Paul Brooker impressed in his second half display as he took to the pitch against his old team-mates, while the presence of Jordan Stewart and Alan Rogers added balance on the left flank.
Both sides continued to grind out chances, as the keepers continued to deny the attackers. City’s James Scowcroft fired tamely at Roberts after good work from Impey, while Chris McPhee went close with a fierce drive from inside the area.
But just as Leicester appeared to have wrapped up a hard-earned draw, Nathan Jones’ calm finish with just four minutes left to play brought the home fans to their feet and Leicester’s unbeaten pre-season run to a dramatic end
Livewire Leon Knight tormented City’s Elliott and Howey, and tested Walker with a couple of venomous drives from the edge of the box.
Gary Hart’s willingness to come inside from the flanks unnerved Ben Thatcher, and even led to the Seagulls star opening the scoring.
A strong run and cross by Dan Harding found Hart lurking in the box, and the winger leaped to beat Thatcher and power the ball beyond Walker to give Brighton the lead.
Before City had time to reply, Brighton were on the attack again. Another fine pass by Harding tracked Knight’s run to perfection, and the quicksilver striker coolly lobbed the ball wide of Walker to put the Albion two up.
Riccardo Scimeca pulled one back for City.
However, City were not without their own chances. Deane and Scowcroft made use of their aerial threat with a series of flick-ons, which Ben Roberts bravely smothered on more than one occasion.
A flicker of light in a dull first half for the Foxes came when Riccy Scimeca curled home a free-kick worthy of David Beckham from 25 yards to add some respectability to the scoreline.
However, Brighton did end the half with an air of superiority. Having taking advantage of a poor pass from Howey, Chris McPhee romped toward goal before squaring to Harding, who blotted his copybook with a miss from close in.
The truth was that the home side were making a mockery of the gap between the respective divisions of the two sides, and Adams would need to make changes at the break in order to turn things around.
James Scowcroft took advantage of a rogue squirrel on the pitch to nod home an equaliser following good work by Hignett.
Matt Newsum
That he did – bringing on six substitutes and opening up the game with a less physical approach.
James Scowcroft took advantage of a rogue squirrel on the pitch to nod home an equaliser following good work by Hignett.
Paul Brooker impressed in his second half display as he took to the pitch against his old team-mates, while the presence of Jordan Stewart and Alan Rogers added balance on the left flank.
Both sides continued to grind out chances, as the keepers continued to deny the attackers. City’s James Scowcroft fired tamely at Roberts after good work from Impey, while Chris McPhee went close with a fierce drive from inside the area.
But just as Leicester appeared to have wrapped up a hard-earned draw, Nathan Jones’ calm finish with just four minutes left to play brought the home fans to their feet and Leicester’s unbeaten pre-season run to a dramatic end
