Official Cup

Lions Den
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ignacio Valery showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Will Patton, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Atarratze in the 4th minute of play. After 6 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Michal Budzyn. Camron Rhodes might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ignacio Valery. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Camron Rhodes ran back to his position shaking his head. The attack was good, but when Camron Rhodes in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Faro in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute Jose Atarratze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grant Blacknell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiu De Wen's late challenge caught a Eigtheenstars 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qiu De Wen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Eigtheenstars 2 booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qiu De Wen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Niguel Abasolo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eigtheenstars 2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niguel Abasolo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ignacio Valery made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Rhodes in the 21st minute of play. Camron Rhodes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Ignacio Valery made a huge save. In the 27th minute, Tony Cheeseman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Faro took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Grant Blacknell. Grant Blacknell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ignacio Valery showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Connor Branston in the 38th minute of the match. Tod Freeman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ignacio Valery having to make a save. In the 45th minute, Will Patton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jose Atarratze was the one to do the kick off. Tony Cheeseman hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Leicester Lions's zone, Gaspar Gervaso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grant Blacknell came out of the goal and Gaspar Gervaso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 59 minutes into the match, Camron Rhodes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ignacio Valery. Eigtheenstars 2's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camron Rhodes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 62nd minute, Tod Freeman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Ignacio Valery made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Will Patton in the 64th minute of play. Qiu De Wen hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qiu De Wen to maneuver through the defense. Grant Blacknell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvano Bazil's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Silvano Bazil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Grant Blacknell made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Iker Loren put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Eigtheenstars 2 getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Iker Loren hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Will Patton got a free kick in the 81st minute. Leicester Lions's Alexander Cheetham was substituted for Michal Budzyn. 86 minutes into the match, Will Patton notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Eigtheenstars 2's Ignacio Valery. Ignacio Valery was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niguel Abasolo hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. If Camron Rhodes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 94 minutes into the game, Camron Rhodes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Ignacio Valery was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Eigtheenstars 2 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Leicester Lions.