Official Cup

Lions Den
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Şükür Hagi took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Tod Freeman fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leicester Lions's protests and gave Tod Freeman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tod Freeman to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nieminen in the 5th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 6th minute of play. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Nieminen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 13th minute, Mai Li Cheng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grant Blacknell was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The supporters of SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denzil Howarth didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 22nd minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save 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 Mai Li Cheng in the 23rd minute of play. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Jacinto Luque, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nieminen in the 34th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mai Li Cheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 35 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Mai Li Cheng came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mai Li Cheng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Grant Blacknell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 41st minute of play. The Leicester Lions players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leopoldo Jacinto Luque to strike the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 52 in the game by Mai Li Cheng from a close distance when the talented Grant Blacknell managed to make a qualified save. Leicester Lions's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Jacinto Luque in the 58th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Mai Li Cheng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Grant Blacknell was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Leicester Lions getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Luke Deveraux hit a great ball. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Zhen Sen in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Leopoldo Jacinto Luque 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. Taavetti Mattila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Rhodes in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Jacinto Luque came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grant Blacknell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leopoldo Jacinto Luque went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Jiang Zhen Sen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grant Blacknell having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Mai Li Cheng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's Mai Li Cheng in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leicester Lions's goalie prevented a goal. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Leicester Lions's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ali Nieminen took the corner. After taking down the ball on SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's corner Jiang Zhen Sen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Grant Blacknell quite easily take care of the ball. Jiang Zhen Sen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Grant Blacknell made a huge save. Taavetti Mattila didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tod Freeman went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans played a much better game than Leicester Lions and deserved their victory. The Leicester Lions players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.