Official Cup

埃兰路球场
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 毛霆建 kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Peter Kitchen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 庄邦坚. 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Kitchen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s Daavid Zaagman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gerry Neville. That made the score 1-1 after 8 minutes of play. Leicester Lions were furious when Peter Kitchen was red carded, 11 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Peter Kitchen hit a great ball. Gerry Neville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 刘邦枫 in the 15th minute of the match. Ronan Walls sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nathan Leyburn in the 17th minute of play forced 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s goalkeeper 庄邦坚 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 played minutes 【粤】Leeds United.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by 刘邦枫. Nathan Leyburn struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. 庄邦坚 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leicester Lions. Leicester Lions's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Daavid Zaagman scored to the left of an out of position Gerry Neville, making the score, 2-1. In the 28th minute Ronan Walls shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 庄邦坚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s 庄邦坚 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathan Leyburn in the 33rd minute of play. Max Wills received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. 庄邦坚 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerry Neville showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 刘邦枫, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s 康荣笑 got a free kick in the 44th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nathan Leyburn stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nathan Leyburn might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 庄邦坚. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nathan Leyburn ran back to his position shaking his head. If Nathan Leyburn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nathan Leyburn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerry Neville showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 毛霆建 in the 74th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nathan Leyburn kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving 庄邦坚. That made the score 2-3 in the 81 minute of play. In the 88th minute, 【粤】Leeds United.F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nathan Leyburn fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 庄邦坚 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronan Walls, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute Nathan Leyburn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 庄邦坚 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 庄邦坚 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Wills in the 99th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Leicester Lions walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.