Maswanhise's Joy After Late West Ham Triumph
- Leicester City's Development Squad defeated West Ham United 2-1 on Monday evening
- Forward Tawanda Maswanhise opened the scoring before Wanya Marcal-Madivadua's late winner
- Maswanhise was thrilled to secure back-to-back victories in Premier League 2 Division 1
- He believes confidence is flowing in the group as they continue to climb the table
The Foxes secured a second successive victory in Premier League 2 Division 1 as Wanya Marcal-Madivadua struck in the 89th minute after Maswanhise's early effort had been equalised by Sonny Perkins for the Hammers. It's a result which elevates City's youngsters up to 10th in the 14-team standings.
The opener, tucked away by Maswanhise, came after a frantic start from the visitors, who pushed West Ham deep into their own territory.
"I'm buzzing, I'm happy to be back on the scoresheet," the 19-year-old told LCFC TV at full-time.
"Coach Ben Petty told us that if we trap them high, if we press really high, they'll make mistakes and we got our results. The partnership [with Josh Eppiah] worked really well. Being close to him, I could play off him, and it worked really well."
City went into the clash at Rush Green on the back of a late success over Brighton & Hove Albion at LCFC Training Ground a week earlier and Maswanhise believes confidence is flowing through the Club's Under-23s squad.
"In the week, we had a lot of confidence in the team, so we really thought we could win this game," he added. "The coaches said at half-time just to try not to force things. We played through the midfield and kept our shape and we got the chances. A lot of the balls were over the top and I was getting to them.
Petty: The Lads Were Brilliant
Ben Petty was delighted to see Leicester City's Development Squad take all three points after their battle with West Ham United Under-23s in Premier League 2.
"I was making sure their back four was deep and I got the ball on the inside."
Maswanhise was pleased to see Marcal-Madivadua get on the scoresheet once again and says Leicester's youngsters can approach their next outing, away at Everton on Sunday 6 February (1pm GMT kick-off), with optimism.
"He's in a good position right now," the forward said. "He's high on confidence so well done to him, fair play to him. It's a great way to end a game, it's back-to-back wins, and we're looking forward to Everton next week. Everton will be a challenge, but if we go there with that mentality, we could get another win."