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  • Leven (36), Leven (63)
  • Fryatt (5), Gradel (90)
  • Date:2009-02-28
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:stadium:mk
  • Attendance:17717
  • Referee:Penn, A

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

MK Dons are replacing Miguel Angel Llera with Flavien Belson.

90mins

Goal!! Max-Alain Gradel scores for Leicester.

90mins

Jason Puncheon is being taken off, Sam Baldock has come on in his place.

85mins

Wayne Brown is replaced by Chris Powell.

78mins

Joe Mattock is replaced by Max-Alain Gradel.

72mins

MK Dons are replacing Luke Chadwick with Jude Stirling.

69mins

The referee has booked Jemal Johnson.

65mins

Steven Howard goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

63mins

Goal!! Peter Leven scores for MK Dons.

60mins

Lloyd Dyer is replaced by Tom Cleverley.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

36mins

Goal!! MK Dons have scored with Peter Leven putting it in the back of the net.

5mins

Goal!! Leicester have scored with Matt Fryatt putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.


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Match Report

Substitute Max-Alain Gradel scored a 90th minute equaliser for Leicester City to secure a point in the top-of-the-table clash at MK Dons.

The winger scored deep into stoppage time to secure an undeserved point after Dons had dominated all game.

Top scorer Matt Fryatt gave the Foxes an early lead but Peter Leven scored in each half to seemingly give Dons all three points.

But then to break Dons hearts and keep Leicester's amazing unbeaten run, going Gradel curled home from the edge of the box.

Dons got off to a nightmare start as Fryatt, who caused all sorts of problems on the first day of the season, scored an easy opener.

He received the ball with his back to goal and exquisitely turned Miguel Llera, the ball embarrassingly going through his legs as he was left on the floor with the clinical striker then coolly tucking the ball away.

Things looked ominous after that, but to Dons' credit they came back courageously and dominated the rest of the half.

And just five minutes later Dons had a great chance as Aaron Wilbraham played through the gallivanting Luke Chadwick, who with the goal gaping and one-on-one somehow fired wide.

They continued to pile forward and Jason Puncheon fired a shot over and then almost got on a Wilbraham cross after a lightning quick break.

Jemal Johnson then fired high and wide from the edge of the box as Dons' wastefulness looked like it may cost them.

Then with ten minutes to go until half-time the pressure paid of as Leven finished a slick move.

Puncheon turned superbly and played the ball into the feet of Wilbraham, whose lay-off for Leven was inch-perfect for him to hit a screaming left-foot shot into the bottom far corner.

Then on the stroke of the half-time they thought they had taken the lead as Johnson's corner was only cleared to Puncheon, who fired in a volley that was cleared on the line by Matt Oakley.

Dons started the second half with the same intensity and although they didn't create a clear-cut chance were outclassing their visitors.

Leicester's only real pressure came from a quick free-kick that was played to Lloyd Dyer, but his cross to Howard by surprise who blasted miles wide.

Then just past the hour mark Leven played the ball into the feet of Chadwick, who dummied superbly for Wilbraham, who played the ball to the advancing Leven.

The Scot tried to dink the ball over him, but hit the body of Mark Bunn, luckily it rebounded into his chest and trickled over the line.

Then from the kick-off Dons poached the ball and Puncheon sprinted through the middle and, with options either side, hit a low shot that was well held by Bunn.

Leicester just couldn't get into the game and their only option seemed to be playing the ball into Howard or Fryatt and hoping it stuck.

Dons continued to attack though and Johnson cut in well and hit the side-netting with a right-footed shot.

With eight minutes to go Leicester finally registered a shot on target as substitute Gradel hit a weak shot from the edge of the box that Willy Gueret smothered easily.

Then minutes later came a glaring miss as the ball fell nicely to Andy King on the edge of the box only for the Welshman to fire over.

But then, six minutes into added time, Gradel curled over the wall and into the net despite the efforts of Llera on the line.

Milton Keynes Dons

Leicester City

Corners

62

Fouls

139

Goal attempts

1917

Shots off target

97

Offsides

02

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