At 9:30 p.m. Lithuanian time, the last match of the 19th round of the English Premier League was played at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City welcomed Manchester United to their stadium. The "Foxes" managed to reach a sensational draw at the end of the match with a 2-2 result.
In the 27th minute, the first goal of the match was scored when Jamie Vardy forced the ball out of his goal after a precise pass from Riyad Mahrez, beating the best Premier League goalkeeper David De Gea.
However, Man Utd did not falter after this blow and in the 40th minute, the score became level - Juan Mata excellently executed Jesse Lingard's pass and brought balance to the match.
In the second half, Man Utd continued to prove its advantage. In the 60th minute, the second goal of the match was scored, with J. Mata scoring his second goal with a penalty kick.
The "Foxes" tried to recover, but their hopes of fighting for a draw became even slimmer when Daniel Amartey was sent off the field. It seemed that no one would take the victory from Man Utd, but the 2015 champions showed true character.
At the very end of the match, with only a few moments left until the final whistle, after a great pass from Marc Albrighton, defender Harry Maguire reached the ball on the ground and gave opponents a not so pleasant Christmas gift - equalizing the result, taking the victory away from the visitors.
It seemed to be a complete end in the battle for the title - after the draw, Man Utd increased their gap from Man City to 13 points.
Result:
Leicester 2 - 2 Man Utd
27' [1 - 0] J. Vardy
40' [1 - 1] J. Mata
60' [1 - 2] J. Mata
90+4' [2 - 2] H. Maguire
73' D. Amartey (Leicester) sent off the field
Tournament table:
