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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Tod Freeman came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Leicester Lions 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 Tod Freeman couldn't finish the play. After 9 minutes, Will Lemerond mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leicester Lions and the Real Còrdoba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Real Còrdoba FC booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Will Lemerond didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute Anibal Cordeiro 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. Connor Branston struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Victor Vulpăşin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leicester Lions. In the 24th minute, Martin Jerold made a precise shot to the right of Grant Blacknell. Leicester Lions's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Victor Vulpăşin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camron Rhodes, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Jerold in the 35th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Real Còrdoba FC's zone, Tod Freeman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victor Vulpăşin came out of the goal and Tod Freeman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Camron Rhodes hit a great ball. Will Lemerond got his second yellow card in the match during the 47th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 47th minute, Will Lemerond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tod Freeman made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Will Patton notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Real Còrdoba FC's Victor Vulpăşin. Victor Vulpăşin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Camron Rhodes kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camron Rhodes in the 60th minute of play forced Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Victor Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leicester Lions's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Anibal Cordeiro scored to the left of an out of position Grant Blacknell, making the score, 1-2. In the 65th minute, Roque Ariando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leicester Lions's Qiu De Wen was substituted for Alexander Cheetham. Tod Freeman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Vulpăşin having to interfere. With a little luck, Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell got control of the ball when Martin Jerold tried to sneak it across the goal line. Real Còrdoba FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Léo Messis in the 83rd minute. After 84 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Tod Freeman. Tod Freeman took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victor Vulpăşin. Victor Vulpăşin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Grant Blacknell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Jerold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léo Messis in the 93rd minute of play. After 97 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Will Patton. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.