Nigerian forward Kelechi iheanacho scored a stunner of a goal as Leicester battled to a 5 -4 loss to Totenham hotspurs at Wembly on Sunday on the EPL final day
In What was the final game of the season for both clubs the 2 teams gave fans an utterly enthralling 90 minutes of entertainment before Mauricio Pochettino’s side edged out their visitors by a solitary strike.
Nigerian forward Iheanacho starting his consecutive game fired in a sublime goal from distance on 47 minutes after shruging off the challenge of Wanyama and blasting into the top corner from outside the box
It was the Nigerians 2nd goal in as many games and a North London double after he had also scored against Arsenal on Wednesday
Leicester had taken a fourth minute lead as Vardy glanced home Mahrez’s free kick past Hugo Lloris only for Tottenham to draw level as Harry Kane pounced on Danny Simpson’s error to stroke home his 29th Premier League goal of the season
Leicester regained the lead, this time Mahrez firing home following some intricate build-up play including Vardy and Demarai Gray
The match seemed done and dusted as Nigerian Kelechi Iheanacho fired a rocket past Lloris after holding off Moussa Sissoko to increase the Foxes’ lead to 3 -1 in the 47th minute
Tottenham howver had other ideas and produced a brilliant fightback, scoring three goals in nine minutes to edge Leicester with Erik Lamela scoring twice for the hosts either side of a Christian Fuchs own goal before Jamie Vardy again stepped up to level scores at 4 -4 for Leicester
However Harry Kane popped up to score the winning goal with 10 minutes left to play
Iheanacho has now scored: 3 goals with 3 assists in the Premier League while scoring another 4 goals for the foxes in the FA Cup and another 1 goal in the Carabao Cup: 1 assist
His form will be a delight for the Nigerian soccer authorities as the world cup approchaes
His compatriot Wilfred Ndidi was expectedly not listed as he continues to recuperate from injury while there was a place on the bench for young Anglo Nigerian Striker Layton ndukwu
