Lafferty on target as City Under-21s suffer narrow defeat
Kyle Lafferty of Norwich scores an equalising goal passed Angus Gunn of Man City to make it 1-1 - Credit: JASON DAWSON
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Kyle Lafferty marked his run-out for Norwich City's Under-21s with a well taken goal on Friday night – but he still ended up on the losing side after a dramatic finish.
It appeared that the Northern Ireland striker's goal on the hour mark would earn the hosts a draw but a last-gasp penalty from Manchester City's Sinan Bytyqi denied them what would have been a hard earned point.
The first half was a cagey affair with neither side creating many chances as both looked to get a foothold in the game.
Tony Andreu – playing as an overage player along with Lafferty and Vadis Odjidja Ofoe, came closest for the home side as his shot beat keeper Angus Gunn before rattling the crossbar. The ex-Canary stopper was called into action again just after the break as he got down quickly to deny Lafferty.
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But the young Blues took the lead in the 53rd minute through Rodney Kongolo. Bytyqi swung a corner to the back post and the Dutch midfielder was on hand to apply the finishing touch.
The lead didn't last long however as the Canaries had pulled level within seven minutes. Andreu put Lafferty in and the fronman fired home from close range to make it 1-1.
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Both teams looked for a winner as the clocked ticked towards the final whistle and it was the visitors who managed to find one in the dying minutes.
Brandon Barker was brought down in the box and Austrian midfielder Bytyqi stepped up from 12 yards to secure the three points.
Norwich City Under-21s: Matthews, Hall-Johnson, Crowe, Efete, Uade, Godfrey, Grant, Odjidja (Eaton-Collins 82), Andreu, Ashley-Seal (Middleton 48), Lafferty (Adams 87). Unused subs: Oxborough (GK), Adams, Coker.
