League

Lucca Stadium
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jay Shaw during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Vega Fc getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jay Shaw hit a great ball. Lewis Nicholson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ash Attwood in the 8th minute of the match. After 8 minutes, Lennie Buchanan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C LuccaUK and the Vega Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lennie Buchanan kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After some careless play in the F.C LuccaUK defense, Ash Attwood kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lewis Nicholson. The F.C LuccaUK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lewis Nicholson should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute, Vega Fc's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Damian Way fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ben Crosby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th match minute, Vega Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicky Buckler to maneuver through the defense. Damian Way received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ivan Ellerby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. F.C LuccaUK's Lewis Nicholson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ash Attwood in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Iain Robson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lewis Nicholson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Nicky Buckler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damian Way struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Ivan Ellerby didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C LuccaUK. After 35 played minutes F.C LuccaUK got a freekick which was hit by Lennie Buchanan. After having played for 45 minutes, Ash Attwood managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vega Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ash Attwood was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ash Attwood struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Lewis Nicholson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vega Fc. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ash Attwood was the one to do the kick off. F.C LuccaUK's Lewis Nicholson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save F.C LuccaUK from getting a goal against them. Ash Attwood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lewis Nicholson made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Iain Robson sent off a good shot on target. 58 minutes into the match, Damian Way notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Vega Fc's Ivan Ellerby. Ivan Ellerby was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute, Damian Way left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C LuccaUK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 75th minute Damian Way shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Ellerby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ben Crosby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Vega Fc's John Paul Budge got a free kick in the 88th minute. Ben Crosby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. F.C LuccaUK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.