Official Cup

Jo Dunlop Stadium
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sidney Doyle made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Lucas Darling managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leicester Lions's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Darling was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John England breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9th minute of the match Leicester Lions got a corner. Hilsea's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dariusz Rogoz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Leicester Lions's Dariusz Rogoz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but John England in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 10 minutes into the match, Hilsea's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Darling came free, but John England reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John England didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Leicester Lions's Nuno Gaúcho shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuno Gaúcho in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg John England saved Hilsea from getting behind. Nuno Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17thth minute of the game Nuno Gaúcho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hilsea's John England was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. John England took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Seth Sharples was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hilsea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leicester Lions the free kick. A collision led to Hilsea getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Seth Sharples hit a great ball. In the 20th minute of the match Denzil Howarth sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but John England skillfully saved the ball. In the 22nd minute, Nuno Gaúcho 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: 0-2. Zdeněk Köhler hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Gerard Costello was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christopher Gray showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 30 minute of play. John England stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Gaúcho's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. John England showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Darling in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 38th minute of the match Marc Nelthorpe shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gerard Costello showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Gaúcho in the 40th minute of play forced Hilsea's goalkeeper John England to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47thth minute of the game Nuno Gaúcho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hilsea's John England was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nuno Gaúcho made a kick off. John England took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Darling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John England made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuno Gaúcho in the 57th minute. Tony Cheeseman charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tony Cheeseman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th minute, Tony Cheeseman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Gaúcho didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-5 via right post in the game's 66th minute. Leicester Lions's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! John England showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Darling, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. John England showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Darling, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Christopher Gray hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nuno Gaúcho got free with John England in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, Leicester Lions's Lucas Darling ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind John England. John England yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-7. Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi was substituted for Lucas Darling. Leicester Lions's Benny White was substituted for Michal Budzyn. Nuno Gaúcho might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over John England. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nuno Gaúcho ran back to his position shaking his head. After 92 minutes, Şükür Hagi made it 1-8 with a short kick to the right side. Hilsea's John England tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.