Nunez's halfway stunner helps Ipswich past Leicester

Report and free match highlights from the Carabao Cup second round tie between Ipswich Town and Leicester City at Portman Road; Marcelino Nunez scored a contender for goal of the season as Gary O'Neil's side run out 3-1 winners

Marcelino Nunez scored a sensational goal from the halfway line to help Ipswich claim a hard-fought 3-1 win over Leicester in the Carabao Cup.

This had been a Premier League fixture only 15 months ago, but Leicester arrived at Portman Road fresh from a painful home loss to Burton in League One and yet under-fire Russell Martin watched the Foxes edge a goalless first half.

Sindre Walle Egeli showed Premier League quality for Gary O'Neil's team with a smart left-footed finish to break the deadlock after 62 minutes before 19-year-old Olabade Aluko earned Leicester a deserved leveller five minutes later.

However, ex-Norwich midfielder Nunez fittingly had the final say in the meeting between two former Canaries team-mates.

Nunez rifled home off a post after 71 minutes to score for the first time at Portman Road since his move last summer and added a wonderful 50-yard lob in stoppage time to help Ipswich reach the Carabao Cup third round for only the second time in 11 seasons.

Martin was booed after Leicester lost to Burton and watched his team almost gift an opener inside 33 seconds, but Chuba Akpom could not profit.

Leicester, to their credit, quickly settled and Brighton loanee Tom Watson sent one shot wide before he tested Christian Walton with a curled effort.

Ipswich back-up goalkeeper Walton thwarted Christian McFarlane's attempted chip in the 20th minute after a lovely Louis Page pass and at the other end Jakub Stolarczyk made a fine save from Dara O'Shea's header.

However, Leicester finished the half strongly when Conor Chaplin's curler was pushed wide by Walton.

Ipswich midfielder Kasey McAteer had a goal ruled out for offside two minutes after half-time before Chaplin was withdrawn to a standing ovation on the hour mark by Martin, who then watched the home side break the deadlock in the 62nd minute.

Akpom played through to Jack Clarke and he squared for Egeli to slot home.

Five minutes later, Leicester equalised when Page's corner was flicked on by Bobby De Cordova-Reid and 19-year-old Aluko got a faint touch to score his first professional goal.

Nunez ensured there would be no upset when he fired in via a post after Woyo Coulibaly had given the ball away and after Akpom squandered a one-on-one chance, the Chile international grabbed a second.