Friendly League

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gunnar Ekeroth made the kick off and thus started the match. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olivier Gilg in the 4th minute of play. If George Grealish had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Renato Quadros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving George Buffon. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. With a little luck, Three Lions FC's George Buffon got control of the ball when Song Xiong Hong tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chico Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gunnar Ekeroth in the 21st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Song Xiong Hong put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of George Buffon. In the 29th minute, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Olivier Gilg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind George Buffon. George Buffon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, George Buffon successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Olivier Gilg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but George Buffon made a huge save. Kléber Barral hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Ekeroth in the 45th minute of play. Renato Quadros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Buffon having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olivier Gilg to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Olivier Gilg got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Gunnar Ekeroth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Chico Donato made a huge save. Kléber Barral made in the 60th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DIPLOMATA FC PAB's José Augusto Lara. 62 minutes into the match, Olivier Gilg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of George Buffon. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Olivier Gilg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The throw-in from Kléber Barral in the 65th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by DIPLOMATA FC PAB's José Augusto Lara. A collision led to Three Lions FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. George Grealish hit a great ball. Olivier Gilg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. When Olivier Gilg came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the DIPLOMATA FC PAB 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 Olivier Gilg couldn't finish the play. Kajetan Filanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olivier Gilg in the 86th minute of play. Chico Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gunnar Ekeroth, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. George Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olivier Gilg's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teoman Tokhan in the 91st minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. DIPLOMATA FC PAB had won after a very even match.