Manchester City U18s absolutely went off on Saturday afternoon, dropping a massive 5-1 defeat on Leeds United U18s in their Premier League North clash. Seriously, if you blinked, you missed Dexter Oliver doing work, as the man bagged *four* goals himself to seal the points, with Tirenioluwa Aiyegbusi adding one more late in the game. Logan White got the lone goal for a hard-working Leeds side, but it wasn’t nearly enough in a game that felt like a proper downpour, both from the Manchester weather and City’s offense.
Early Composure Couldn’t Stop the Sky Blues
Even with grey clouds and a constant downpour over Manchester, Leeds United came out looking composed in their yellow away kit. They settled into the game well, pushing for an opener. We saw Alfie Walker play a sweet right-footed chip to White who was *just* beaten by City keeper Ben Vickery. Then Edward Ibrovic-Fletcher snagged the ball from Marlow Barrett in the middle, setting up a direct ball behind the City line. White and Kenneth Mensah put the pressure on, getting White the ball at the edge, but the flag went up for offside. Walker and Thomas Stockton linked up, too, creating another chance for White who accelerated past the keeper but clipped the outside of the post! You just felt it coming, though. Despite all that early possession and those chances for Leeds, City flipped the script fast. Javahn Woode found space down the left, sent a low-driven cross into the six-yard area, and Oliver passed it past Oliver Wood for the opening goal in just seven minutes.
Oliver Went Off, and Leeds Couldn’t Catch a Break
City kept the pressure on. William Gueke linked with Woode, who fed Darren Motsi for a shot that Jacob Watson and Loui Whitehead managed to take the sting out of. Leeds had a moment when Bhaskaran drove into the box looking for White, forcing a sliding tackle from Lawrie for a corner. Balmer hit an outswinger, and the Leeds skipper got a shot off, but it couldn’t get through the bodies. Then, BAM! City got their double advantage. Timeo Whisker worked it on the edge to feed Oliver, who finished clean into the bottom right with his left foot in the 36th minute. Two-nil. Leeds finally got on the board before half-time with Logan White finding the net in the 44th minute, but that was just a glimmer of hope. Oliver just kept scoring, adding goals in the 61st and 86th minutes, and Tirenioluwa Aiyegbusi put the cherry on top at 90+2. To make matters worse for Leeds, Bhaskaran was sent off, and Balmer also picked up a booking, alongside Barrett for City.
These U18s are just getting started in the Premier League North, and you gotta wonder what Leeds does next after a tough road loss where they had some early flashes but couldn’t convert. For City, they just showed everyone what they’re capable of, especially with Dexter Oliver lighting it up!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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