Official Cup

Lions Den
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danny Flintoff started the match with the kick off. When Camron Rhodes came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Leicester Lions fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camron Rhodes couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute, Stu Hislop made a precise shot to the right of Arne Söderberg. Elizabeth Three Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elizabeth Three Lions FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Arne Söderberg, was totally fooled by Leicester Lions's Michal Budzyn, who 12 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 16 minutes into the match, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Arne Söderberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bobby Pirés. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Arne Söderberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 22 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's Michal Budzyn sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arne Söderberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 23 minutes into the game, Lucas Darling recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arne Söderberg. Lucas Darling showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Camron Rhodes might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arne Söderberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Camron Rhodes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Arne Söderberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michal Budzyn hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Arne Söderberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stu Hislop. Bobby Pirés received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arne Söderberg came out and tried to block the shot, but Bobby Pirés slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Camron Rhodes to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Camron Rhodes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arne Söderberg. Elizabeth Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camron Rhodes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Arne Söderberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camron Rhodes in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Bobby Pirés shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Söderberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Lucas Darling made a precise shot to the right of Arne Söderberg. Elizabeth Three Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Tony Cheeseman hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Dane Newman hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stu Hislop in the 73rd minute of play forced Elizabeth Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Arne Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grant Blacknell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danny Ings in the 79th minute. After 81 minutes of play, Leicester Lions's Camron Rhodes made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arne Söderberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi was substituted for Lucas Darling. 86 minutes into the game, Richard Scholten was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elizabeth Three Lions FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leicester Lions the free kick. In the 86th match minute, Elizabeth Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Scholten to maneuver through the defense. Arne Söderberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camron Rhodes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 87 minutes of play, Leicester Lions's Camron Rhodes made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arne Söderberg was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Şükür Hagi 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. A collision led to Elizabeth Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Dane Newman hit a great ball. Richard Scholten hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Leicester Lions's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.