League Play-Off

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod Freeman in the 6th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Frank Pearce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manchester City's Frank Pearce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Patton in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Will Patton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Pearce was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 12 minutes into the game, Dan Saville was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leicester Lions the free kick. In the 12th match minute, Manchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Saville to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute of the match Leicester Lions got a corner. Manchester City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastien Clifford ran over to the corner to take the kick. 23 minutes into the match, Camron Rhodes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frank Pearce. Manchester City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camron Rhodes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Frank Pearce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tod Freeman went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod Freeman in the 38th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Frank Pearce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Leicester Lions's Camron Rhodes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frank Pearce made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Tod Freeman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 47 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Will Patton. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki made a kick off. In the 51st minute Will Patton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Pearce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Pearce was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Şükür Hagi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Şükür Hagi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Manchester City made a substitution. Tommy Bedford replaced Dan Saville. In the 61st minute of the match Leicester Lions got a corner. Manchester City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sebastien Clifford ran over to the corner to take the kick. 62 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frank Pearce narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leicester Lions's Sebastien Clifford was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Frank Pearce in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Şükür Hagi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Pearce was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. The Leicester Lions fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi 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 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 72nd minute of the match, Tod Freeman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Frank Pearce saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Camron Rhodes took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Frank Pearce to make any attempt to save it. Camron Rhodes in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frank Pearce, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 79 minutes into the match, Manchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Will Patton came free, but Frank Pearce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Will Patton kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Will Patton hit a great ball. Barrie Fleming hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Frank Pearce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Will Patton in the 86th minute of play. Frank Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camron Rhodes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Camron Rhodes notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of Manchester City's Frank Pearce. Frank Pearce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 95th minute, Şükür Hagi made a precise shot to the right of Frank Pearce. Manchester City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-11. When the match was over Leicester Lions could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Manchester City throughout the match.