Official Cup

Lions Den
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tod Freeman got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Leicester Lions defense, Frank Zappacosta 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. When Sebastien Clifford fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leicester Lions's protests and gave Sebastien Clifford a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastien Clifford to maneuver through the defense. After 10 played minutes Harlow AFC got a freekick which was hit by Vince Carter. 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nickolaj Nickerson in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grant Blacknell saved Leicester Lions from getting behind. The Harlow AFC fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Grant Blacknell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Zappacosta in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 27th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Zappacosta during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 played minutes Harlow AFC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Zappacosta. 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 33rd minute of play. With a little luck, Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb got control of the ball when Camron Rhodes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camron Rhodes in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Harlow AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Zappacosta didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Tod Freeman got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 46th match minute, Harlow AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Zappacosta to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nickolaj Nickerson was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Tod Freeman came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Camron Rhodes made a precise shot to the right of Quentin Cobb. Harlow AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camron Rhodes in the 61st minute of play. Vince Carter charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vince Carter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Harlow AFC's Vince Carter got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 62nd minute of the match Will Patton sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Quentin Cobb skillfully saved the ball. After 63 played minutes Harlow AFC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Zappacosta. Quentin Cobb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şükür Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute Şükür Hagi 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. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Freeman in the 65th minute of play. Quentin Cobb 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 66th minute. Quentin Cobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Rhodes in the 69th minute of play. Tony Cheeseman hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tony Cheeseman to maneuver through the defense. Leicester Lions's Patryk Plučinský was substituted for Qiu De Wen. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Tony Cheeseman got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's Ryan Chivers broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 86th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88thth minute of the game Nickolaj Nickerson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Dedé Neto 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 Dedé Neto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Marcus Bridge hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Leicester Lions fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Harlow AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.