League

Cinderella Park
Spectators: 10847 (Terracing: 8137, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) Lisbon Lions 67's Mustafa Kemal Çağili started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emmanuel Blenhart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Sharp in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Lisbon Lions 67's Mustafa Kemal Çağili nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruce Cooper made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Graeme Sharp dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emmanuel Blenhart, 1-1. Tony Martin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emmanuel Blenhart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamie Federith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Lisbon Lions 67's Emmanuel Blenhart got control of the ball when Graeme Sharp tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute Kieran Evans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruce Cooper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Tony McConnell in the 24th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Alloa Golden Blades's Bruce Cooper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny McGorrie in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bobby Collins in the 34th minute of play forced Lisbon Lions 67's goalkeeper Emmanuel Blenhart to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jamie Federith got free with Emmanuel Blenhart in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Johnny McGorrie came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Lisbon Lions 67 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Johnny McGorrie couldn't finish the play. Bruce Cooper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Kemal Çağili in the 45th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Graeme Sharp to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Graeme Sharp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alloa Golden Blades's supporters rose to their feet, but Graeme Sharp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emmanuel Blenhart breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruce Cooper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Kemal Çağili in the 54th minute of the match. Bruce Cooper made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa Kemal Çağili in the 56th minute. Emmanuel Blenhart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamie Federith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lisbon Lions 67's Ryan Pitullich was substituted for Diego Peter. 65 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lisbon Lions 67's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tony McConnell was slow to take the kick. During this time Alloa Golden Blades's players had a chance to rest. Tony McConnell made a great header on Alloa Golden Blades's corner, it was just that Lisbon Lions 67's Emmanuel Blenhart managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 66th minute, Jamie Federith ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emmanuel Blenhart was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 70 minutes into the match, Lisbon Lions 67's goal looked a bit too open when Jamie Federith came free, but Emmanuel Blenhart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emmanuel Blenhart made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamie Federith in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Bobby Collins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emmanuel Blenhart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamie Federith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.