Friendly League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcos Paulista hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Arlindo Guedes 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 10th minute. After 12 minutes AF CERRADO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was George Lukaku who took care of the corner kick. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. George Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arlindo Guedes 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 31st minute. Gunnar Ekeroth charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gunnar Ekeroth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Gunnar Ekeroth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the game, Three Lions FC's Gunnar Ekeroth nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arlindo Guedes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Messi in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Antônio Carlos Bueno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Antônio Carlos Bueno made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Gunnar Ekeroth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Three Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antônio Carlos Bueno in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arlindo Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gunnar Ekeroth in the 68th minute. AF CERRADO made a substitution. Felix Smits replaced Carlos Alberto Jacinto. In the 71st minute of the match Three Lions FC got a corner. AF CERRADO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. George Lukaku ran over to the corner to take the kick. George Kroos charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed George Kroos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's George Kroos got a free kick in the 75th minute. With a little luck, AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes got control of the ball when George Mbappè tried to sneak it across the goal line. George Messi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Guedes having to interfere. After 82 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Contaldi. 83 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Ekeroth. Arlindo Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gunnar Ekeroth in the 88th minute. Arlindo Guedes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gunnar Ekeroth in the 88th minute. George Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Three Lions FC's George Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murilo Lucas in the 90th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Murilo Lucas in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. George Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Damião in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Three Lions FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.