League

Lions Den
Spectators: 8495 (Terracing: 6372, Seating: 1954, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Junior Groom got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tod Freeman in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Conan Kay saved Michael Island FC from getting behind. Camron Rhodes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Conan Kay came out and tried to block the shot, but Camron Rhodes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Will Patton succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 12th playminute. Şükür Hagi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Conan Kay made a huge save. Şükür Hagi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Conan Kay made a huge save. After having played for 20 minutes, Patryk Plučinský managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leicester Lions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patryk Plučinský was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Tod Freeman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Junior Groom charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Junior Groom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Michael Island FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Junior Groom didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şükür Hagi got free with Conan Kay in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 28 played minutes Michael Island FC got a freekick which was hit by Brynn Strickland. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Tod Freeman hit a great ball. Şükür Hagi took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Conan Kay. Conan Kay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 38 minutes Michael Island FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexander Cheetham who took care of the corner kick. 39 minutes into the game, Şükür Hagi lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Conan Kay. Conan Kay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tod Freeman in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod Freeman in the 47th minute of play forced Michael Island FC's goalkeeper Conan Kay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Şükür Hagi made a kick off. Conan Kay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Freeman in the 57th minute of play. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Michael Island FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stewart Cooper didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Michal Budzyn got a free kick in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Junior Groom. Conan Kay 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 69th minute, Şükür Hagi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 72ndth minute of the game Şükür Hagi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Michael Island FC's Conan Kay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute Will Patton suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. During the 79th minute of the match Junior Groom completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Junior Groom a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Michael Island FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Junior Groom didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şükür Hagi in the 81st minute of play forced Michael Island FC's goalkeeper Conan Kay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conan Kay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camron Rhodes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Şükür Hagi in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Conan Kay saved Michael Island FC from getting behind. Marcus Higgins struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Grant Blacknell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Michael Island FC. 91 minutes into the match, Camron Rhodes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Conan Kay. Michael Island FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camron Rhodes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1. In the 94th minute, Şükür Hagi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-1. Leicester Lions walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.