U23 League

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) 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 2nd minute of play forced Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Odin Saue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şükür Hagi in the 8th minute of the match. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Vincent Abubakar got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Abubakar came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 15 minutes Leicester Lions's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elvio Victoro who took care of the corner kick. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Odin Saue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şükür Hagi in the 27th minute of play. The throw-in from Jack Sharp in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Ballkam Sportsklubb's Milton Melgar. In the 36th minute Glyn Everard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odin Saue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Ballkam Sportsklubb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincent Abubakar to maneuver through the defense. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Leicester Lions from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After 50 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Şükür Hagi. Michal Budzyn's late challenge caught a Ballkam Sportsklubb's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michal Budzyn helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd minute, Elvio Victoro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell didn't even have to move. Wu Hong Zheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Ballkam Sportsklubb fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Ballkam Sportsklubb's Lars Lax 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Denzil Howarth got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tod Freeman. After 70 played minutes Ballkam Sportsklubb got a freekick which was hit by Dante Bakar. In the 72nd minute, Glyn Everard 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: 1-1. Lars Lax sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ballkam Sportsklubb's Nikki Kassa was substituted for Vincent Abubakar. Tod Freeman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Odin Saue tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hasan Ali Vefalı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Grant Blacknell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nikki Kassa scored 2-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Grant Blacknell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Odin Saue 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 93rd minute. Grant Blacknell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Lax in the 95th minute of the match. Ballkam Sportsklubb were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Leicester Lions for a fine match.