Divine Mukasa's second half brace initiated City's fight for a 3-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers to maintain our five-point lead at the Under-18 Premier League North summit.
After a difficult opening 45 minutes, Oliver Reiss's squad charged out the gates in the second half and in turn caught Wolves off guard.
As a result, Mukasa won a spot kick and converted from 12-yards just before the hour mark.
The in-form number 10 then bagged his 16th league goal of the season with a fantastic solo goal which included eye-catching trickery that left Wolves goalkeeper George Hardy scrambling to deny the second.
Substitute Finlay Gorman completed the scoring, making it three five minutes before full-time with a composed finish to extend our winning run to 18 games in the Under-18 Premier League North.
WHAT HAPPENED
A windy and sunny Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground played host to our latest away affair with the team looking to put on a positive performance ahead of next week’s FA Youth Cup semi-final trip to Watford.
The opening 10 minutes saw City sit comfortably on the ball, trying to drag Wolves’ press high forward and allow us space out wide and in behind the midfield. But the hosts remained patient, hoping Reiss’s side would make a mistake for them to pounce on.
But the blunder would fall in favour of City after a misplaced pass by goalkeeper Hardy saw Christian Dunbar-McDonald pick up possession in Wolves’ third.
His cross into the box on 13 minutes was just behind Matty Warhurst which meant the number nine couldn’t get the right contact on the ball to put our Under-18s ahead.
Shortly after, Hayden Ford had a chance to put the hosts ahead with their first attack. His shot was blocked by a sea of City bodies after a well-worked free-kick before Conor McLeod forced a save from Oliver Whatmuff as Wolves continued to build on a bit of momentum.
Looking to turn the tide back in our favour on the 20-minute mark, Femi Fapetu, Floyd Samba and Charlie Courtman linked up well on the right before the latter played a low cross into the box, forcing Wolves to be resolute in their defending.
A quick counter from Wolves on 26 minutes and they carved out their best chance of the half. A long run by Mateus Mane, from his own half, saw space open up in front of him. He played the ball into the path of Jake Wilcox, who fired a shot straight to Whatmuff’s hands.
Another flip in possession saw patient build-up play by City finally find space on the right.
Dunbar-McDonald then floated the ball in towards the penalty spot where Warhurst nodded the ball towards the back post but he couldn't generate enough power to guide it past ...
