U23 League

FILBERT STREET
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Stuart Greenfield hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Şükür Hagi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Graeme McLise having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Elpidio Hever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Harvey Bowler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the match, Stuart Greenfield had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grant Blacknell. Leicester Lions's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stuart Greenfield was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Leicester Foxes Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Wilson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Leicester Foxes Academy's zone, Alexander Cheetham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Graeme McLise came out of the goal and Alexander Cheetham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alan Young got free with Grant Blacknell in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Leicester Foxes Academy defense, Şükür Hagi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Graeme McLise. The Leicester Foxes Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Graeme McLise should have stopped the shot. In the 28th minute Camron Rhodes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Graeme McLise saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Leicester Foxes Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Camron Rhodes came free, but Graeme McLise reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stu Hislop kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Leicester Lions defense, Alan Young kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grant Blacknell. The Leicester Lions fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grant Blacknell should have stopped the shot. In the 39th match minute, Leicester Foxes Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elpidio Hever to maneuver through the defense. Graeme McLise made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Rhodes in the 45th minute of play. Graeme McLise didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şükür Hagi went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alan Young made a kick off. Camron Rhodes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Graeme McLise tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Young in the 53rd minute of play. Graeme McLise made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Rhodes in the 61st minute of play. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harvey Bowler in the 63rd minute of play. Leicester Foxes Academy made a substitution. Jez Alcock replaced Peter Pennant. Leicester Foxes Academy made a substitution. Tod Noble replaced Harvey Bowler. Leicester Lions made a substitution. Alexander-James Ford replaced Alexander Cheetham. 75 minutes into the match, Leicester Foxes Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Will Patton came free, but Graeme McLise reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stu Hislop got free with Graeme McLise in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Graeme McLise made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Stu Hislop sent off a good shot on target. Grant Blacknell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Greenfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leicester Lions made a substitution. Qiu De Wen replaced Michal Budzyn. After a rather tough play, Leicester Foxes Academy's Steve Walsh got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When Denzil Howarth came up free with the goalie in the 95th 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 Denzil Howarth couldn't finish the play. Elpidio Hever charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elpidio Hever the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elpidio Hever kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The Leicester Foxes Academy supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Leicester Lions's performance. The match ended with a win for Leicester Lions.