After winning 10-0 against Wandsworth Borough in the first round, Icarus met the finalists from two out of the last three years at RAF Uxbridge on a warm Saturday afternoon in the London Amateur Cup. The Civil Service began the game brightly forcing Icarus back, playing some high paced direct football. After 15 minutes the game settled and Icarus began to make chances. They were particularly dangerous from Rich Lowe corners, with the Civil Service having to clear off their line three times in the first half alone.

As the first half wore on Icarus held the momentum and were unlucky not to be in the lead at half time. The second half began much as the first had ended with Icarus pushing forward looking for the breakthrough. The Civil Service were playing on the break and it was one such attack after 58 minutes which saw Matt Whieldon faced with 2 forwards in the box. As he went for the ball he caught the Civil Service player and the referee awarded a penalty which was duly dispatched. 15 minutes later Icarus won a free kick on the touch line 18 yards out, which Hetherington fired into the top corner. With Jim Schofield and Joe Griffin both having magnificent games in midfield it looked like Icarus should win the match.

Disaster struck with just over 10 minutes to go when the Civil Service scored a good goal from 15 yards over Steve Taylor's head. It looked to everyone that the game had slipped away from Icarus as they piled forward looking to equalise for a second time. It was now that Dave Bond made the first of three vital contributions after coming off the bench. He was fouled in the box in the last 2 minutes of normal time and Schofield fired home the penalty taking the game into extra time. Bond gave Icarus the lead 5 minutes into extra time with a neat finish from 8 yards.

As the game moved into the second period of extra time it looked like Icarus had wrapped the game up however, a defensive mix up resulted in the Civil Service equalising with 5 minutes to go. With 4 minutes to go Icarus won a free kick 40 yards out. Griffin drove a high ball the far post which was met by Ben Fisher who headed it back across goal for Bond who tuned and hooked the ball into the roof of the net to win the game.

TEAM: Taylor, Turner, Lowe (Ruherford 62), Wheildon (Capt), Shutie, Hetherington, Griffin, Fisher, Hodgkinson (Bond 73), Schofield, Portaluri (Babington 102) Subs Not used: Kemp, Stone