Official Cup

Lions Den
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tim Hurren kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Denzil Howarth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the match Witney City got a corner. Leicester Lions's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Igor Kyulafliyski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Witney City's Igor Kyulafliyski was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grant Blacknell in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Grant Blacknell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rio Best in the 10th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Hurren came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mike Wadham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Jerome Canning made a huge save. Jerome Canning made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mike Wadham in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şükür Hagi in the 18th minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Tod Freeman came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Rio Best came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Witney City's Jerome Canning proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Witney City from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Qiu De Wen in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Witney City's Andre Nethercott. Jerome Canning stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Camron Rhodes's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Rio Best 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Wadham in the 32nd minute of play forced Witney City's goalkeeper Jerome Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chesney Barratt kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Jerome Canning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Freeman in the 45th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Jerome Canning successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tod Freeman to strike the kick off in the second half. Tim Hurren came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Grant Blacknell could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rio Best in the 60th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Camron Rhodes came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 69 minutes, Charles Bolton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Witney City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles Bolton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Şükür Hagi came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Witney City's goal looked a bit too open when Tod Freeman came free, but Jerome Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Camron Rhodes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerome Canning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Şükür Hagi made a precise shot to the right of Jerome Canning. Witney City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Tim Hurren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Grant Blacknell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luke Deveraux made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Witney City's Andre Nethercott. Leicester Lions's Grant Blacknell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rio Best in the 95th minute of play. Leicester Lions's Mike Wadham pulled a muscle in his back after 95 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chip Archer during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chip Archer hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Jerome Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Freeman, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Witney City's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.