Official Cup

Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Şükür Hagi got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Frank Zappacosta 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. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camron Rhodes in the 14th minute of play forced Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Zappacosta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Nickolaj Nickerson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grant Blacknell was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Şükür Hagi came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Camron Rhodes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quentin Cobb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hayden Chegwyn in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Grant Blacknell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell got control of the ball when Nickolaj Nickerson tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Nickolaj Nickerson took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Grant Blacknell to make any attempt to save it. In the 34th minute Nickolaj Nickerson 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. Grant Blacknell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Connor Branston in the 36th minute of play. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Leicester Lions from getting a goal against them. The Harlow AFC fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Harlow AFC's Hayden Chegwyn looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Quentin Cobb made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camron Rhodes in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute Will Patton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quentin Cobb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Will Patton in the 58th minute of play forced Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led Leicester Lions's Sebastien Clifford to fire away a dangerous shot which Quentin Cobb despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camron Rhodes. Sebastien Clifford's late challenge caught a Harlow AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastien Clifford helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Sebastien Clifford got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Michal Budzyn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ryan Chivers might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Grant Blacknell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ryan Chivers ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee felt a red card was in order, 69 minutes into the game, when Tony Cheeseman put in a rough tackle. In the 69th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Cheeseman to maneuver through the defense. Frank Zappacosta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Frank Zappacosta kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Frank Zappacosta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastien Clifford kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 90th minute of play. Frank Zappacosta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grant Blacknell having to interfere. Grant Blacknell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seb Towler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Seb Towler managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harlow AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Seb Towler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grant Blacknell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Harlow AFC fully deserved thier win.